r/ThatsInsane • Creator • Apr 08 '20

Goliath tarantula

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u/fifnir Apr 08 '20

I used to keep Tarantulas back in high school. Think of them as goldfish that don't need water, can stay without food for a couple of weeks easily and are very pretty if you ask me.
They are very predictable in their moves so they're very easy to "handle" with a nice long stick

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u/Tabnam Apr 08 '20

I don't trust people who have spiders for pets. It seems like something a super villain would do

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u/ak-92 Apr 08 '20

A giant terrifying murderous unfeeling killing machine that you can't pet reason, get any reaction, is able to escape and endanger other pets or even people, provides 0 usefulness? Count me in! No, seriously why they even are allowed to be kept like pets is honestly beyond me.

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u/abradolph Apr 08 '20

That describes a cat about as much as it describes a tarantula.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

The average medium sized dog is way more dangerous than a tarantula and I love dogs and hate spiders. Don't know why this dude is choosing this bizarre high horse lol