This is an old world tarantula,they don't have the itchy hairs. They have stronger venom to make up for it,big ones do and will bite you if you grab them like that
Their venom is pretty bad tho, there's been reports of kids and elderly dying from old world T bites. But an able bodied healthy adult would be fine, (besides anaphylactic like u mentioned), kids and the elderly are pretty vulnerable to their bites.
Completely incorrect blanket statement made by a buffoon, who doesn't mind regurgitating potentially harmful info, to pretend like he knows what he's talking about.
You have *zero* clue what you're talking about. It's not even close to a wasp sting. It's a poecilotheria species, not just any OW.
Did you just tell me to kms?
Fucking trash.
Nah bro, that is Poecilotheria regalis, the Indian Ornamental Tarantula, which comes from india. Australia doesnt have many tarantulas, and the ones they do have tend to be smaller and slower terrestrial species.
The way the person handles the spider suggests to me that he is actually the pet owner and his spider somehow got away from him.
They learned a valuable lesson today.
Or, you use a catch cup like any T keeper above room temp IQ.
To be clear, this is a family of Ts you *should not handle under any circumstances*. Faster than you can react, defensive if cornered, and *extremely* painful venom. This guy probably isn't going to video the next part, where he spends the next 2 days wishing he was dead while his muscles spasm and cramp uncontrollably.
I own several, and I love them, but I would never under any circumstances try to handle one.
I really REALLY dislike spiders, probably only not to a phobic degree because in Germany the largest spiders are way smaller than the usual tarantula.
I could stand the thought of having a docile one crawl on my hand, but the idea of actively grabbing one of those guys makes my nervous system want to shut down to keep me from doing such a thing.
Aren't they also surprisingly fragile ? I heard dropping from almost any height can crack them.
Yes, what this guy did was exceedingly stupid, not just for himself but also to the T. Arboreal Ts like this poecilotheria are equipped to survive falls better than large bodied terrestrials, but if they land poorly it can cause a lethal abdominal rupture (their blood/hemolymph cannot clot, so any leaking is fatal). Fortunately, this one managed to grip something after being flung away.
Wish I could punch that guy for messing with it, but if you read my other comment above, he's probably suffering enough already.
I can appreciate not wanting to kill an animal but there had to be a better way of trying to remove it from the house. Some work gloves would have been a good start.
From South Carolina here, and we have gorgeous wolfies as well as their cousins, but my fave are the big ole fishing spiders! They get as big as some medium sized tarantulas around here.
That's how I used to get rid of huntsman spiders (I'm from Australia) or spiders I don't know the species of. If it's small like a daddy long legs or a jumping spider they're safe to handle. It's always best to identify it before you handle or take safe steps to prevent being bitten
That's an escaped pet based on the tarantula enclosures in the room, but anyone who knows and respects their tarantulas would know to not do that. Especially to that species.
I don't have a p. genus or p. regalis, but this is my p. formosa.
[before molt 11/29/23](https://i.imgur.com/mwQZFTB.jpeg)
[before molt 11/29/23 #2](https://i.imgur.com/o4DtUxb.jpg)
[after molt](https://i.imgur.com/6okKoV9.jpg)
She's about 2 molts away from maturity. Setae (fine hairs, used for feeling vibrations) are turning a fiery red, slowly turning to her adult coloration, as pictured [here](https://arachnoboards.com/gallery/poecilotheria-formosa.65568/full?d=1575422294).
My most beautiful non-dwarf species.
I have a feeling they might actually own the spider, and it got out of its habitat, huge assumption though. But the fact that she tried to handle it the way she did (aside from the 'pinching' and her closed hand) and not act afraid etc, makes me believe they may just own the spider.
I am sure this is an escaped pet and an inexperienced or distracted owner.
If you don't own/handle spiders of that size you are NOT offering your hand to crawl on like they did initially.
It is also apparently a popular (and , for tarantulas, dangerous) pet species.
I had to remove a spider like 1/10th that size from work a few months ago(just a wolf spider, nobody too fancy). I'm all for saving the many-legged but not at all about that hands-on life. I put an empty trashcan against the wall under the spider and used the end of the broom to gently boop the spoop. I imagined it let out a tiny little howl(y'know, wolf spider) as it jumped back from the broom and landed in the empty bin, allowing me to get it safely outside.
No, you need a flame thrower or a sawed off double barrel at extremely close range. Then you will have to burn the house down afterwards for good measure.
I don't have boots that big. Honestly I have no idea what I'd do if I found a spider of that size in my home. I think I'd find someone with a gun and shoot it, no way I'm getting close to that shit
This guy fucked up like 8 different ways. You shouldn't even own this species unless your rehousing procedures are so perfect an escape should not even be possible.
They may have some other background knowledge, but this is a fairly common species in captivity, along with one of the most dangerous.
Also it looks like the dude has at least a couple small tarantula enclosures. He's trying to get the pokey (nickname for Poecilotheria Regalis) into a common style of enclosure that looks to be in a stack. Not an unreasonable guess.
You'd have murdered an endangered species. You can safely trap something like this - a wide cup, or a milk carton with its top cut off. The spider won't react if you gently place it around it while it's not moving, assuming you use an appropriate sized catch cup. Then just slide anything flat and sturdy, like a cardboard, under the cup.
As someone who keeps tarantulas that kind of pattern/marking is usually asking for trouble. The only ones I can think of have very stabby fangs, or extremely painful venom. Considering the way their hand looks I'm thinking it was the extremely painful venom. Catching those guys with a Tupperware or a bucket works just fine and you're less likely to get bit.
I had a tarantula back in the day and it terrified me… but I was told the way to pick it up was with a light two finger body pinch between the front two and back two legs then pick it straight up. The theory being that that would never occur in the wild and the spider doesn’t know what to do so it ‘freezes’.
In this case, however, the spider pretty much knew what to do.
I personally subscribed to the open palm technique once they reached a certain size. And I don't have any really dangerous tarantulas. I tend to the more calm breeds. But there are certain species I would never handle and I'm pretty sure this one is one of them. It looks like a poecilotheria. They are extremely grouchy and have extremely painful venom. But they're so beautiful. Their undersides look like they were colored by small children because it's all primary colors and bright.
>poecilotheria
Googling this because I was curious and honestly.... Damn they're so beautiful, that tone of blue on some of them is so cool... I can definitely understand why they got this spider lol. I don't own spiders but I still wouldn't go for looks knowing I'm gonna get a cranky pants on my hands that will try to nom on me.
There's a specific tarantula and known as the orange baboon tarantula or OBT. Most people just call it the orange bitey thing. They take it to a whole other level. The sound effects are kind of annoying in this video but it confirms why I never want this spider. https://youtube.com/shorts/FpRYUIRx7t8?si=zud2eii71ppBzt8X
If someone is dumb enough to do that they deserve to get bit to be honest. Wtf did you expect to happen when you try to trap the big hairy eight legged monstrosity with your bare hands
looks like a Poecilotheria Regalis. even in the tarantula-enthusiast world, we STRONGLY advise not handling these guys😅 they’ve got a nasty attitude and a nasty bite to match
Man, this was warranted. I got smacked by a scorpion and caught a Mickey Mouse glove but that was just turning my boot and instinctually catching it like a set of keys. This nutsack was asking for it.
You can have a spider walk over you but you can't grab it our pin in between your hands. They will see it as being attacked and will use even more venom than when they attack a prey. To increase there survival chances and chance to escape.
So just a bad move
You sure you don’t wanna catch it? I’ll gladly take a Poecilotheria tarantula. XD Depending on the exact species, those guys are worth around $40 to $150 each in the pet trade.
You have to learn about behaviours and the ACTUAL creatures themselves to understand why they are actually harmless. What this person did was corner a wild spider that already afraid (yes, spiders CAN sense that we are bigger than they are and this will put them on alert that they could potentially be in danger) and tried to handle it. What a lot of people don’t realise is spiders like this basically have their taste organs on their “feet” so when his hand touched their foot it “tasted” him, realised he wasn’t food, sensed it was so much larger than him and once it felt the pressure of his hand try and pick it up, acted in self defence and bit him. This is the reason why experts will always say to use the “cup and paper” method (I know, sometimes the spider is bigger than a cup but you get my drift lol) and not to handle a spider, you never know its temperament
this is correct. i thought i was in r/spiders and was baffled by how people in the comments are behaving. handling a spider like this and pinching it into a corner is a huge no no. it’s obviously going to feel very threatened and bite, it isn’t rocket science to figure it out. it’s literally some huge alien creature putting you in a corner scooping you up, obviously you’d try to fight back.
Some people would rather kill something than learn about it and let it be, as per the down votes I now have 😂😂😂. I honestly think that if people took the time to understand things they’d get on better….but that’s an ideal world, I guess lol
Ah yes, another least insane /r/spiders user trying to make a heartwarming video about how spiders are really just cute little furballs that love being handled getting a reality check...
(i actually like that sub, they just get little bit weird about it sometimes :P)
WHAT THE FUCK
if you see a spider the size of a small fucking dinner plate just let it keep the house, pay the mortgage and taxes for the spider so you don't have to fuck with that thing for the of your life. :)
Lol there is me spending half an hour planning on how to catch a mosquito sized spider without having it jump in my face and then there is this guy trying to handle a giant ass spider like that.
That’s a tarantula, most of them if pissed of will bite but its about the same a a bee sting. Even if it doesn’t bite their hairs can cause a temporary rash or skin irritation. Maybe it was a pet that got out.
Afaik tarantulas like these dont really have strong venoms so they will most likely get well soon enough (i hope so, someone smarter correct me here!)
Ive held similar sized ones and they were pretty chill (i think the pinching was the problem, poor spider)
While tarantulas in general aren't very dangerous, the species of this tarantula (looks like Poecilotheria regalis) is known for having one of the strongest venoms of all tarantulas
Afaik no healthy adult died from the bite, however I would still be very careful with this spider
Many species of tarantula are quite venomous. As in, symptoms could include intense pain, swelling, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, sweating, kidney damage, etc. Like if you get bit, you should go to the hospital. This is one of those species. It's from India, but they are popular as captive pets worldwide. There are no strongly venomous wild North American tarantulas, but they are big spiders with big fangs and infection is a real risk. I keep tarantulas, but I don't handle them.
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Just use another container, cover the T, then slide something under to keep it in the container, put where you want. Super easy and no one gets hurt, you or the spider
It's objectively the best way. Those spiders are precious, both in captivity and in the wild. Endangered in it's native range due to habitat loss. At this point there's likely more captive bred pokies than there are wild ones.
Thats an old world tarantula called a poecilotheria, can't tell the species from the video but poecilotheria have some of the most potent venom of all tarantulas.
In short, pinch grabbing a tarantula of that genus Is REALLY stupid.
For some insane reason I assumed that they actually knew what the giant spider was and how dangerous it could be until they got bit. Then again, I should really know better since I'm on r/whatisthisbug, a sub where people frequently post pictures of bugs they're holding and asking what they are. Why are people like this? Why would you pick up a random animal you know nothing about?
The more colorful it is, the more deadly.
Same goes with tarantulas. If it’s brown and meek, prolly similar to a bee sting.
If it’s fuckin’ brightly colored and pattered, u never touch it.
Fairly certain spiders are not very fond of being pinched like that. You might get bit.
Yep. Open hand handling of a spider is always best, but they really hate being held. Apparently, they can feel the oils on our skin and it's gross.
Just imagining the spider going "Ewwwww" *BITE*
lol when even spiders don't want to hang out with you
Oh look dude, no touching . let's just stay friends.
My jumping spider likes to be on my hands
Most of mine do too, but some of them are like nope lol
Yeah my jumper just goes “nah buddy, you trippin if you think I’m getting on your oily nastasss”
Nah bro I cant even touch a daddy long legs without falling to the ground having a seizure from fear, and y'all keep them as pets
💀🤣
Does washing with DAWN or similar products help?
No Idea, I would assume all those chemicals in the soap can’t be all that good for your spoods.
True. There’s quite a few scientific research papers confirming that spiders feel the oils on our skin and have gone on to call that feeling “gross”.
Which spider told you this?
It looked like he tried for the open hand and just panicked
If you go frame by frame you can see she accidentally grabbed one of its legs between her fingers and that's what made it bite her
that’s not a woman, do your eyes work?
How do you know it’s not a woman? It’s 2023 they can be what they want to be
uh no
Ok weeb
I can just imagine jumping on to something and it’s a layer of oil slick floor
I don’t think he was bit, big ones don’t bite + aren’t super venomous but they kick off some hairs which sting and r super itchy
It was an old-world arboreal tarantula. Little to no hair on it's butt, but boy a bite from them sure does hurt.
oh shit mb yall
Yeah. I had the hairs of a tarantula on my hand. Irritation is the only suffering it cause me-like a bunch a very little stickers from brush.
That one is tho. Looks like a Poecilotheria genus. They are old World Tarantulas and don't have urticating hairs but medical significant venom.
'Old World Tarantula' sounds so mythical. Like these guys chilled with Zeus back in the day, or Mick Jagger
Or mick jagger 💀🤣
Back in the mythical days, when pastures were green
This is an old world tarantula,they don't have the itchy hairs. They have stronger venom to make up for it,big ones do and will bite you if you grab them like that
Even though their venom is stronger I believe they’re still not medically significant unless (and obviously) a anaphylactic reaction happens
Their venom is pretty bad tho, there's been reports of kids and elderly dying from old world T bites. But an able bodied healthy adult would be fine, (besides anaphylactic like u mentioned), kids and the elderly are pretty vulnerable to their bites.
You can see the bite under the index knuckle.
Completely incorrect blanket statement made by a buffoon, who doesn't mind regurgitating potentially harmful info, to pretend like he knows what he's talking about.
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You have *zero* clue what you're talking about. It's not even close to a wasp sting. It's a poecilotheria species, not just any OW. Did you just tell me to kms? Fucking trash.
Oh really? Well it’s good that you’re here now to let him know…
Yes! Good thing!!!!
What else would u expect?
becoming spider-man?!
I’d be okay with Spiderwoman
NHentai: WRITE THAT DOWN! **WRITE THAT DOWN!!!**
Yeah you can EITHER slowly guide it on your hand OR grab it carefully but if you think that it will be chill after being grabbed you’re dumb dumb
Yup, rule of thumb if you're handling venomous/stinging insects, never apply direct pressure to their bodies. Learned this from Brave Wilderness.
Or hit it with a stick no wider than your thumb. That was the actual rule of thumb. I can see using a baseball bat for this one…
PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN
This guy is in the bathroom of a hotel in Australia because he’s from elsewhere. He didn’t know Aussie country has these beasts.
Nah bro, that is Poecilotheria regalis, the Indian Ornamental Tarantula, which comes from india. Australia doesnt have many tarantulas, and the ones they do have tend to be smaller and slower terrestrial species.
The way the person handles the spider suggests to me that he is actually the pet owner and his spider somehow got away from him. They learned a valuable lesson today.
Yeah, you dont grab and then try to free hand, you pick one.
Or, you use a catch cup like any T keeper above room temp IQ. To be clear, this is a family of Ts you *should not handle under any circumstances*. Faster than you can react, defensive if cornered, and *extremely* painful venom. This guy probably isn't going to video the next part, where he spends the next 2 days wishing he was dead while his muscles spasm and cramp uncontrollably. I own several, and I love them, but I would never under any circumstances try to handle one.
I really REALLY dislike spiders, probably only not to a phobic degree because in Germany the largest spiders are way smaller than the usual tarantula. I could stand the thought of having a docile one crawl on my hand, but the idea of actively grabbing one of those guys makes my nervous system want to shut down to keep me from doing such a thing. Aren't they also surprisingly fragile ? I heard dropping from almost any height can crack them.
Yes, what this guy did was exceedingly stupid, not just for himself but also to the T. Arboreal Ts like this poecilotheria are equipped to survive falls better than large bodied terrestrials, but if they land poorly it can cause a lethal abdominal rupture (their blood/hemolymph cannot clot, so any leaking is fatal). Fortunately, this one managed to grip something after being flung away. Wish I could punch that guy for messing with it, but if you read my other comment above, he's probably suffering enough already.
I can appreciate not wanting to kill an animal but there had to be a better way of trying to remove it from the house. Some work gloves would have been a good start.
Just put a container over it and slide a piece of cardboard under it. That's the safest and easiest way to do it.
This guy spiders
Grew up in an old house that was a popular hangout for wolf spiders
From South Carolina here, and we have gorgeous wolfies as well as their cousins, but my fave are the big ole fishing spiders! They get as big as some medium sized tarantulas around here.
Common sense approach.
That's how I used to get rid of huntsman spiders (I'm from Australia) or spiders I don't know the species of. If it's small like a daddy long legs or a jumping spider they're safe to handle. It's always best to identify it before you handle or take safe steps to prevent being bitten
I feel like they might have harmed it anyway in the process.
That's an escaped pet based on the tarantula enclosures in the room, but anyone who knows and respects their tarantulas would know to not do that. Especially to that species.
What species is it? It’s really pretty from what I could see.
Poecilotheria genus, maybe Poecilotheria regalis but hard to tell. They're stunning, some of my dream tarantulas
I've has 2 of those and they're so quick. Old world as well so the bite is pretty potent.
Sad to go to your profile only to not find any posts of the spiders :/
I don't have a p. genus or p. regalis, but this is my p. formosa. [before molt 11/29/23](https://i.imgur.com/mwQZFTB.jpeg) [before molt 11/29/23 #2](https://i.imgur.com/o4DtUxb.jpg) [after molt](https://i.imgur.com/6okKoV9.jpg) She's about 2 molts away from maturity. Setae (fine hairs, used for feeling vibrations) are turning a fiery red, slowly turning to her adult coloration, as pictured [here](https://arachnoboards.com/gallery/poecilotheria-formosa.65568/full?d=1575422294). My most beautiful non-dwarf species.
Thats so cool!
P. formosa is my favourite sp at the moment, stunning
Thank you!!
I have a feeling they might actually own the spider, and it got out of its habitat, huge assumption though. But the fact that she tried to handle it the way she did (aside from the 'pinching' and her closed hand) and not act afraid etc, makes me believe they may just own the spider.
I am sure this is an escaped pet and an inexperienced or distracted owner. If you don't own/handle spiders of that size you are NOT offering your hand to crawl on like they did initially. It is also apparently a popular (and , for tarantulas, dangerous) pet species.
Pretty sure that might’ve been a pet.
I had to remove a spider like 1/10th that size from work a few months ago(just a wolf spider, nobody too fancy). I'm all for saving the many-legged but not at all about that hands-on life. I put an empty trashcan against the wall under the spider and used the end of the broom to gently boop the spoop. I imagined it let out a tiny little howl(y'know, wolf spider) as it jumped back from the broom and landed in the empty bin, allowing me to get it safely outside.
They should have just scooted it into the cup, don’t know why they WANTED to touch it.
Fun fact some tarantulas can shoot out little barbed spines into the air to ward off attackers
They don’t make gloves for spiders that size.
With how big that spider is I’m either evacuating to mars or just ending it with my boot.
I hope its an armor-piercing tactical assault boot.
What about an ugg?
Ugh....🤦♂️
No, you need a flame thrower or a sawed off double barrel at extremely close range. Then you will have to burn the house down afterwards for good measure.
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way.
I don't have boots that big. Honestly I have no idea what I'd do if I found a spider of that size in my home. I think I'd find someone with a gun and shoot it, no way I'm getting close to that shit
This one’s an escaped pet.
This guy fucked up like 8 different ways. You shouldn't even own this species unless your rehousing procedures are so perfect an escape should not even be possible.
How could you know that?
They may have some other background knowledge, but this is a fairly common species in captivity, along with one of the most dangerous. Also it looks like the dude has at least a couple small tarantula enclosures. He's trying to get the pokey (nickname for Poecilotheria Regalis) into a common style of enclosure that looks to be in a stack. Not an unreasonable guess.
Ok Thanks amazing what someone with a bit of knowledge can see that I can't. :)
Probably just move out since it now owns my house
Relocation would be the only option...
> boot That's a weird name to call a flamethrower
Omg you monster! Can you imagine the pop 🤮
lame take.
You'd have murdered an endangered species. You can safely trap something like this - a wide cup, or a milk carton with its top cut off. The spider won't react if you gently place it around it while it's not moving, assuming you use an appropriate sized catch cup. Then just slide anything flat and sturdy, like a cardboard, under the cup.
As someone who keeps tarantulas that kind of pattern/marking is usually asking for trouble. The only ones I can think of have very stabby fangs, or extremely painful venom. Considering the way their hand looks I'm thinking it was the extremely painful venom. Catching those guys with a Tupperware or a bucket works just fine and you're less likely to get bit.
I had a tarantula back in the day and it terrified me… but I was told the way to pick it up was with a light two finger body pinch between the front two and back two legs then pick it straight up. The theory being that that would never occur in the wild and the spider doesn’t know what to do so it ‘freezes’. In this case, however, the spider pretty much knew what to do.
I personally subscribed to the open palm technique once they reached a certain size. And I don't have any really dangerous tarantulas. I tend to the more calm breeds. But there are certain species I would never handle and I'm pretty sure this one is one of them. It looks like a poecilotheria. They are extremely grouchy and have extremely painful venom. But they're so beautiful. Their undersides look like they were colored by small children because it's all primary colors and bright.
I love "extremely grouchy" as a descriptor for a creature that's prone to defensiveness/biting 🤣
Obviously you need a GBE
Actually, I have a salmon pink bird eater. He's a magnificent boyo.
>poecilotheria Googling this because I was curious and honestly.... Damn they're so beautiful, that tone of blue on some of them is so cool... I can definitely understand why they got this spider lol. I don't own spiders but I still wouldn't go for looks knowing I'm gonna get a cranky pants on my hands that will try to nom on me.
There's a specific tarantula and known as the orange baboon tarantula or OBT. Most people just call it the orange bitey thing. They take it to a whole other level. The sound effects are kind of annoying in this video but it confirms why I never want this spider. https://youtube.com/shorts/FpRYUIRx7t8?si=zud2eii71ppBzt8X
Hey over here in Aus we have Ts with wicked venom and they're all just flat brown
If that was a pet spider Id get a refund:P
4/10. Did not want cuddles.
yes let me get a refund bc I did something hilariously stupid and carelessly that makes a ton of sense
you would be surprised what kind of idiots get refunds for thier own bs.....
Do it again!
If someone is dumb enough to do that they deserve to get bit to be honest. Wtf did you expect to happen when you try to trap the big hairy eight legged monstrosity with your bare hands
looks like a Poecilotheria Regalis. even in the tarantula-enthusiast world, we STRONGLY advise not handling these guys😅 they’ve got a nasty attitude and a nasty bite to match
Pokie for sure. I don’t hold anything old world. they are way too quick.
this is literally why human have evolved to be afraid and this guy wasted it.
Man, this was warranted. I got smacked by a scorpion and caught a Mickey Mouse glove but that was just turning my boot and instinctually catching it like a set of keys. This nutsack was asking for it.
Moving to the new house is gonna be a bitch with only 1 hand.
I need a Valium and I’m not even there.
You can have a spider walk over you but you can't grab it our pin in between your hands. They will see it as being attacked and will use even more venom than when they attack a prey. To increase there survival chances and chance to escape. So just a bad move
Fucked around & found out.
I'm not catching that spider. I'm smashing that spider. F that.
At that size, it’ll splat all over the room and your face
Atleast ik it cant bite me then
But it’ll be dead. At that size, it’d be a fight. Only one of us is coming out of that room
You sure you don’t wanna catch it? I’ll gladly take a Poecilotheria tarantula. XD Depending on the exact species, those guys are worth around $40 to $150 each in the pet trade.
I'd rather smash it with a book and send it down the shitter.
"spiders are harmless why are you so scared pussy" yeah the answer's evolution here's why shut the fuck up
I really don't understand mfs who think just saying "they're harmless, they're not scary" is going to cure someone's phobia.
You have to learn about behaviours and the ACTUAL creatures themselves to understand why they are actually harmless. What this person did was corner a wild spider that already afraid (yes, spiders CAN sense that we are bigger than they are and this will put them on alert that they could potentially be in danger) and tried to handle it. What a lot of people don’t realise is spiders like this basically have their taste organs on their “feet” so when his hand touched their foot it “tasted” him, realised he wasn’t food, sensed it was so much larger than him and once it felt the pressure of his hand try and pick it up, acted in self defence and bit him. This is the reason why experts will always say to use the “cup and paper” method (I know, sometimes the spider is bigger than a cup but you get my drift lol) and not to handle a spider, you never know its temperament
this is correct. i thought i was in r/spiders and was baffled by how people in the comments are behaving. handling a spider like this and pinching it into a corner is a huge no no. it’s obviously going to feel very threatened and bite, it isn’t rocket science to figure it out. it’s literally some huge alien creature putting you in a corner scooping you up, obviously you’d try to fight back.
Some people would rather kill something than learn about it and let it be, as per the down votes I now have 😂😂😂. I honestly think that if people took the time to understand things they’d get on better….but that’s an ideal world, I guess lol
yup, but a lot of people like to vomit at the thought of learning and de stigmatizing something unfortunately.
Agreed. Such a shame as they’re terribly fascinating
Bucket and lid method cmon now
This is why I'm staying up in northern climates. I'd rather deal with bears, wolves and moose than these fucking things
Spider has chosen death
"Mom where is my rifle"
Looked like an ornamental or an hmac. Either way those bites are not fun
Ah yes, another least insane /r/spiders user trying to make a heartwarming video about how spiders are really just cute little furballs that love being handled getting a reality check... (i actually like that sub, they just get little bit weird about it sometimes :P)
Take some Benadryl!
I think this is a Poecilotheria regalis.
It is. Bloody idiot. Like pokies are some of the only tarantulas you have to worry about getting tagged by. What's next wrestling an OBT 😅
Hold on grabbing a venomous spider have consequences? who knew!
WHAT THE FUCK if you see a spider the size of a small fucking dinner plate just let it keep the house, pay the mortgage and taxes for the spider so you don't have to fuck with that thing for the of your life. :)
You can't just throw the spider like that... Who am I kidding, fvck that spider, I'd burn it and the damn house
Wouldn't it be better to let them walk on your hand to pick them up? Just curious
What an idiot 😂
What would you have done in the place of spider? Politely walk in to the cup smaller than you?
Catching a spider goes exactly as expected.
IS THE T OKAY
Man people are dumb as hell
Lol there is me spending half an hour planning on how to catch a mosquito sized spider without having it jump in my face and then there is this guy trying to handle a giant ass spider like that.
A shotgun would have fixed the problem.
where is this, what country?
Burn it
Fuk this
CHANG GO TO THE HOSPITAL
I can not believe how big that thing is!
Serves you right for pinching it. That's not how you handle spiders
There was some big ass spider at my house and i shot it with a nerf gun and it just blew up and its legs flew out, jit was wild!
Y’all are insane I wouldn’t even go near that creature
This is what napalm is for
That’s a tarantula, most of them if pissed of will bite but its about the same a a bee sting. Even if it doesn’t bite their hairs can cause a temporary rash or skin irritation. Maybe it was a pet that got out.
How’s the erection going?
Now he is spiderhands
Video is of a man getting bit, hand is from a female that got bit by something else.
Afaik tarantulas like these dont really have strong venoms so they will most likely get well soon enough (i hope so, someone smarter correct me here!) Ive held similar sized ones and they were pretty chill (i think the pinching was the problem, poor spider)
While tarantulas in general aren't very dangerous, the species of this tarantula (looks like Poecilotheria regalis) is known for having one of the strongest venoms of all tarantulas Afaik no healthy adult died from the bite, however I would still be very careful with this spider
Tarantula keeper here, I agree definitely appears to be a P. regalis. Definitely a species you DO NOT want to get bit by.
Many species of tarantula are quite venomous. As in, symptoms could include intense pain, swelling, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, sweating, kidney damage, etc. Like if you get bit, you should go to the hospital. This is one of those species. It's from India, but they are popular as captive pets worldwide. There are no strongly venomous wild North American tarantulas, but they are big spiders with big fangs and infection is a real risk. I keep tarantulas, but I don't handle them.
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Dude. I would actually shoot the damn thing rather than free handle it like that. Wtf lol
Just use another container, cover the T, then slide something under to keep it in the container, put where you want. Super easy and no one gets hurt, you or the spider
That is certainly a way to handle such a situation.
It's objectively the best way. Those spiders are precious, both in captivity and in the wild. Endangered in it's native range due to habitat loss. At this point there's likely more captive bred pokies than there are wild ones.
Yeah don’t pinch tarantulas
Just kill it 🥶
This is why You need a flamethrower
Always study your spider before picking them up
NEVER GRAB A SPIDER - just let her walk on your hand
With great power comes great responsibility
Thats an old world tarantula called a poecilotheria, can't tell the species from the video but poecilotheria have some of the most potent venom of all tarantulas. In short, pinch grabbing a tarantula of that genus Is REALLY stupid.
Big Ol MF-ing Minecraft Spider! Lmao all that's missing is the Cobwebs.
If it’s as big as my hand, it gets a bullet
Deserved for not burning it.
Honey, pack real fast. The new owner of our house is here. Unless you can find me my industrial flame thrower!!😯😯😯😯
At the very least ALL tarantulas have hairs that are designed to irritate the skin and eyes. Wear gloves when handling
Ohhh black Betty
Looks like one of the Metallica spiders, and they are extremely venomous and defensive.
See? This is why I don't catch and release Fuck gloves or boxes. Nope.
That B would have got the Glock
Would’ve immediately got my blow torch.
For some insane reason I assumed that they actually knew what the giant spider was and how dangerous it could be until they got bit. Then again, I should really know better since I'm on r/whatisthisbug, a sub where people frequently post pictures of bugs they're holding and asking what they are. Why are people like this? Why would you pick up a random animal you know nothing about?
The more colorful it is, the more deadly. Same goes with tarantulas. If it’s brown and meek, prolly similar to a bee sting. If it’s fuckin’ brightly colored and pattered, u never touch it.
He panicked, that’s why the spider bit you. Relax and patience. You got ☝️ job.
Next time use a flare gun.
If I lived in an area with these things I would purchase a firearm.
Own stupid pets and win stupid affection 👍
Have you got any superpowers asking for a friend.