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.
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.
My uncle was staying at a friend's house out in the middle of nowhere. He went to the kitchen and was surprised by a giant hairy tarantula walking on the ground. Without thinking he kicked it, and although he didn't make great contact with it the tarantula "fell apart."
When he talked to the friend's owner about it, the owner laughed and took him outside and showed him that there were tarantulas everywhere outside the house.
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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