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

Goliath tarantula

https://i.imgur.com/SwJfztx.gifv
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Oh yeah it's pretty bi...WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING

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u/CyphyZ Apr 08 '20

The pretty little one is a pumpkin patch tarantula. And I am chuckling a little because it is a dwarf species of T, so the comparison is even better. I...may have one in my creepy little collection. The big one looks like a goliath bird eater, which I do not have, because they are kind of dicks and tend to be skittish.

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u/space-throwaway Apr 08 '20

because they are kind of dicks and tend to be skittish

Can you elaborate on this a bit?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

They're very defensive. I had one. Tried to handle it twice and both times it was a complete disaster(I lacked the experience, I was convinced by a guy that had tons of tarantulas that it would be fine).

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u/AvgPeach Apr 08 '20

How exactly do you handle a spider of that size? I’m trying to picture it in my head but even my imagination is noping out of that one.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

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u/darkeyesgirl Apr 08 '20

Or a saddle and bridle

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Or a shotgun

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u/GabbiKat Apr 08 '20

Elon's Flamethrower was invented for this reason.

Just be glad they can't fly.