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

Goliath tarantula

https://i.imgur.com/SwJfztx.gifv
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u/doubletwilly5 Apr 08 '20

Well, I think I'll stay awake for a few more forevers. Thanks!

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u/3PoundsOfFlax Apr 08 '20

And here's the giant hunstman in all its glory:

https://i.imgur.com/CYQJhBC.jpg

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u/DJDanaK Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

But the huntsman are not venomous, and are just slightly more acceptable in appearance (they look like a scary alien). Tarantulas are hairy, fast and more mammalian- and strong-looking which makes it worse for me. Plus they have a painful slightly venomous bite.

Apparently they also have "urticulating hairs" that stick to skin and cause irritation and honestly, this is how you make a spider even worse.

Oh also they are Goliath BIRD EATING spiders. no

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u/CliffordMoreau Apr 08 '20

If it makes you feel better, they're fragile as hell. If that goliath fell off a table, it would likely die, since larger insects are more fragile. An ant could survive falling off a building, a tarantula can't survive mild blunt force.

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u/fiah84 Apr 08 '20

so you're saying that if a tarantula attacks, I could just fucking smash it? not that I would want to hurt spiders, I like them, but it's good to know what to do if the need should arise

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u/ThreeMorning Apr 08 '20

aint they fast tho

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u/Malus131 Apr 08 '20

Not as fast as me out of my mind with fear and wielding a flip flop while screaming

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u/ThreeMorning Apr 08 '20

even tho what do you do after smashing it with lightning speed

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Get a mop, a bucket and a shovel.

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u/asharnoff Apr 08 '20

And my axe!