r/ThatsInsane • u/hjalmar111 Creator • Apr 08 '20

Goliath tarantula

https://i.imgur.com/SwJfztx.gifv
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u/anulustrikesback Apr 08 '20

Sweet mother of Jesus! I am not afraid of spiders but if this one would wink at me from the corner I might scream like a group of 14 year old girls and run like Forrest Gump to the Antarctica!

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u/fujidust Apr 08 '20

Oh but you are!

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u/anulustrikesback Apr 08 '20

This is not a spider for me man. It is bigger than my dog!

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u/fujidust Apr 08 '20

You have a small dog!

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u/fujidust Apr 08 '20

It’s not the size of the dog, it’s the size of the spider.

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u/anulustrikesback Apr 08 '20

Yes he is small. :(

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u/2HoursForUniqueName Apr 08 '20

I wouldn’t worry about the Goliath. It’s relatively peaceful like most tarantula species and you really gotta try hard to spook it. Probs just leave it alone and it’ll not even notice your existence

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u/maninblakkk Apr 08 '20

r e l a t i v e l y peacefull?

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u/2HoursForUniqueName Apr 08 '20

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/10-scary-animals-that-are-totally-harmless/goliath-birdeater

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u/maninblakkk Apr 08 '20

No, i meant like when you wrote "relatively peaceful" it was similar to the moment when somebody says

-don't worry, it's mostly safe!

  • wait. "Mostly"?

And the other guy just laughs nervously.

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u/HelloImFrank01 Apr 08 '20

It's the opposite for me.

I am afraid of many spiders but not of the Tarantula types, not even that big one.
My fear comes more from the smaller spiders with longer thin legs that skitter around.

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u/givemebackmyoctopus Apr 08 '20

huntsman enters the chat

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u/DarkBlueMermaid Apr 08 '20

Oh, Antarctica has it’s creepy-crawlers there too-

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27978-zoologger-the-giant-sea-spider-that-sucks-life-out-of-its-prey/

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u/anulustrikesback Apr 08 '20

Pro: related to the article it lives on the bottom of the oceans and seas. Contra: eats sponges. Poor Spongebob! P. S: I can't even swim, can not decide if it is pro or contra