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PAW’S CORNER SPIDERS (continued) Answer on page 8
By Sam Mazzotta Answers on Page 7
DID HICCUPS LEAD TO Using pellets made from the remains of insects,
GUINEA PIG’S DEATH? old leaves, empty egg sacks, and silk, this spi- Answers on page 7
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a syringe. This morning, he started to hiccup, and an hopefully landing on the back of its airborne 5. ENTERTAINERS: What rapper/songwriter’s
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back up to a high spot again. hunger?
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guinea pig. They’re such wonderful pets. end. When a cowboy throws a bolas at a run- the coasts of which two countries?
When guinea pigs get sick, it can be difficult to figure ning cow, the bolas wraps itself around the 8. LITERATURE: Who are the best friends of
out the exact treatment. Head tilt is one of those ill- cow’s legs and trips the animal so it can be Nancy Drew in the mystery series?
nesses that could be an ear infection but could also be caught. The bolas spider forms a similar weap- 9. LANGUAGE: The archaic term “grippe” was
something more serious like pneumonia or another on from its silk. Hanging from the underside used to describe what common ailment?
infection. of a leaf, the pea-sized spider will dangle a line 10. ASTRONOMY: What kind of star is the sun
I’m a little curious about using Nurokind (Mecobala- of silk with a sticky ball at the end. In the early in our solar system?
min) to treat the illness, as it is a treatment for vitamin evening hours of dusk, it’s hunting for cutworm
B-12 deficiency in humans. Perhaps a guinea pig moths, which are active at sunset. The spider (c) 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.
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when they’re stressed out or sick. cutworm moth. If a moth flies by, the spider
When an illness is prolonged in guinea pigs, the stress swings the bolas at it, hoping to ensnare it. If
and pain make them weaker, and they begin to experi- the hunt is unsuccessful, the spider reels in the
ence other problems. The hiccupping is usually a sign bolas and eats it, absorbing its protein. Later in
of indigestion in healthy guinea pigs, but even for the evening, it lets the bolas dangle once again,
them, it’s very uncomfortable and stressful. That may but this time the spider gives off the scent of
have been the last straw for his system. a moth called smoky tetanolita which is ac-
I wish I could give you a definitive answer. Because tive around midnight. Now the spider emits the
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Foster are credited with developing what shooting well as the beach.
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6. On June 4, 1974, what promotion resulted in riots
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NBA Draft and was named NBA Rookie of the Year
in 1984.

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