Once an oklahoman wolf spider strikes a fly, how long does the venom take to work?

Question

We have tons of these spiders that come into the house, we used to catch and release, but they kept comming back inside, so we just started putting them into a large aquarium tank, with sand and fresh grash and stuff. we have been trying to figure out what to feed these critters, they are so large-2-3 inches and so we have been dropping in flys and crickets... the srickets are still there.

When i dropped in a fly, the spider hit it fast, looked like it bit it, but the fly is still alive... how long will it take to die so i can finnaly show my daughter it eating the fly?

Answer 1

10-15 minutes tops, unless it's what spider people call a dry bite.

Answer 2

Well, it freaks me out a little that you're collecting and feeding pet spiders. Spider venom is 15 times more potent than snake venom, drop for drop. (learned that from a Spider-Man comic) so the fly should have been dead before your question could be posted. Maybe the Oklahoma Wolf Spider has no venom?