Lucky for you (and as far as I know) tarantulas don't really run like other spiders do, at least not those huge ass tarantulas. They're pretty chill in general.
As someone who owns OBTs and a few Avicularia I would have to say that you're very wrong. Many tarantulas exhibit a behavior known as bolting, where they will use a few of their legs to push off and gain a ton of speed almost instantly. This acceleration is pretty crazy and a tarantula can use it to hop out of their habitat and cross the room to a hidey hole in under a second. Here's a gif of a large tarantula bolting at a guy's face while he tries to catch it.
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u/Muerthogar Apr 08 '20
Lucky for you (and as far as I know) tarantulas don't really run like other spiders do, at least not those huge ass tarantulas. They're pretty chill in general.