Real world Spiders domesticated Frogs

[Christopher#2411504]

Today I learned that there is a species of spider that keeps one species of frog as pet - while happily eating other frogs.
And I thought that might be a intestines piece of information.

https://youtube.com/shorts/JJDNid3EVZI
https://youtu.be/PdNS0u3oQX4

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenesthis_immanis
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiasmocleis_ventrimaculata

Lost Omens has Tripkee, Anndi, awakened animals, frog fey, and spider monsters.
And the whole relationship reminds me of Kobolds and Dragons. Except it works with animals.

As I understand the animals work together because:
The spider was raising children and thus defending a nest, making her rather stationary and territorial.

The frogs taste bad or might be toxic. Juveniles have been seen picking up the frog with their mouths, tasting and then quickly setting them back down.
Giving other species a suit of the frogs skin had a similar effect.

The frogs don't eat the eggs. And they might actually hunt insects that do eat the eggs.

[Maya Coleman]

This post was flagged as spam, but I think actually because of the rest of your post history, it's just an informational post about frogs and spiders, which is neat! Does anyone have any personal experience exploring the Tripkee/Anndi relationship in their own campaigns beyond what is described in the setting?

[Here4daFreeSwag]

Christopher#2411504 wrote:

Today I learned that there is a species of spider that keeps one species of frog as pet - while happily eating other frogs.

And I thought that might be a intestines piece of information.

https://youtube.com/shorts/JJDNid3EVZI
https://youtu.be/PdNS0u3oQX4

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenesthis_immanis
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiasmocleis_ventrimaculata

Lost Omens has Tripkee, Anndi, awakened animals, frog fey, and spider monsters.
And the whole relationship reminds me of Kobolds and Dragons. Except it works with animals.

Now absolutely linkified for all that extra convenience. :)

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Now I'm imagining a happy anadi-tripkee commune in the Mwangi Expanse!

[Christopher#2411504]

Maya Coleman wrote:

This post was flagged as spam, but I think actually because of the rest of your post history, it's just an informational post about frogs and spiders, which is neat! Does anyone have any personal experience exploring the Tripkee/Anndi relationship in their own campaigns beyond what is described in the setting?

I was looking for the right place to put "interesting real world thing that might be worked into character concepts or future worldbuilding".

And my best idea was to put it here.

I do ocassionaly stumble over such details, I am just not sure where the right place is to share them.

[Christopher#2411504]

Archpaladin Zousha wrote:

Now I'm imagining a happy anadi-tripkee commune in the Mwangi Expanse!

It is the Tripkee protecting the Anandi eggs, while the Anandi protect the eggs of giant frogs and they all worship a spider god.

"It is frogs and spiders all the way down".

That place would be the worst nightmare for any insect based villains. Because everything tries to eat them or their soldiers.