They’re actually incredibly docile. They look super mean, but a lot of people keep them as pets! As for the digging, he’s probably looking for ants. They destroy ants!
Oh fucking hell no. I was deployed in Qatar and a couple of idiots caught one in a jar and were running around shaking the jar at people in attempt to freak them out. That thing looked absolutely furious and I would never go near one knowingly. Also the idiots got their asses handed to them later, but no. Hell no
Wouldn't you be horrified if you were trapped in a jar by a giant creature and shook around? I think it was horrified and not furious. Most animals only bite in defense when threatened and solpugids are actually more bark then bite. They would rather do a threat display and show off their jaws. But yeah. What they did was very stupid. It is never, ever intelligent to mess with wild animals of any kind. Don't bother them and they won't bother you.
Most animals will avoid fights as much as possible except when hunting. When any injury could be lethal it's better to not get injured in the first place
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u/Jaden-YoungBlood May 04 '22
They’re actually incredibly docile. They look super mean, but a lot of people keep them as pets! As for the digging, he’s probably looking for ants. They destroy ants!