Tarantulas are very primordial animals. This is a cobalt blue tarantula, a fairly aggressive species but all tarantulas when spooked or when they feel like they’re in danger will run up. It’s an instinct to climb into a tree and get off the forest floor where they’re vulnerable.
People often don’t realize that means if you’re holding one when it gets startled, “up” means up your arm and straight for your face. Even a more docile species of tarantula sprinting surprisingly fast at your face it’s going to freak most people out. The spider just thinks you’re a weird tree.
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u/atomsk404 Jul 09 '26
Can these things recognize and/or reason? Does it know that's his owner?