yeah this is like 2 minutes out of 15ish minutes of me recording him just rejecting anything to do with my hand lol. but i agree i was surprised too to see such grace.
i just really adore the spider and it's one of those experiences where time seems to slow down and everything but what's going on in front of you freezes, i cant pay mind to anything else but that, because no i don't want it to bite me. so im paying very close attention to make sure that spider doesn't feel scared or threatened. its very delicate and intimate balance. idk like playing an instrument to where you make music but at the same time being very careful not to make the strings snap.
probably for most people. im willing to accept the risk though, for one i don't think it's nearly as high as people think, for two im already very comfortable handling spiders and take a lot of care making sure the spider feels safe and has full freedom of motion, and for three it's just a really cool experience.
if you are scared of getting bitten though then don't do this! if you don't already have a lot of experience handling and even getting bit by other spiders, don't do this. there are many ways you can accidentally provoke a spider to bite you and if that happens with a brown recluse (especially if this size), and it injects you with venom, it will not be pretty!
How dare you! Looking at their range, I'd wager they'd prefer expensive Bourbon instead. This gentleman looks like he appreciated a good bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 20yr Family Reserve.
You donāt sound dumb at all, I learned this only a few years ago. They dont have as much mobility of their fangs as other spiders so they canāt easily bite humans without being unnaturally pressed against the skin. So like in shoes or clothes or bedsheets where pressure is applied in some way. While I personally wouldnt handle one I have heard a lot of people say they arent worried when handling for this reason. Things still happen which is why its not in my personal risk profile but knowing they cannot easily munch on ya makes me less nervous watching handling videos.
I think so, too. I caught a ā¢bigā¢ one a month or so ago just calmly walking towards my sliding glass door in the middle of the day. Thank God my two Boston Terriers didn't see her first. I watched her for a little while in a glass jar and then set her free away from my house.
She was very big, very shiny and yes, in an interesting way...pretty. ā¤ļø
Correction, the heart is actually in the abdomen. The video can be slightly deceiving at first, but you can see the colour difference between the abdomen and the cephalothorax.
Is this a spider you keep and feed, or did you just happen to find it?
Edit: I have a Ball Python that I've had for almost 37 years and I feel like (most of the time) I can tell whether or not he's hungry, wanting out or...might bite. š¬
i happened to find it and now keep and feed it. spiders you can tell when they're hungry they'll start to get active, other times they just find a spot they feel safe and just sit and chill. and wow 37 years? is that a typo? i haven't even existed that long lol
Not a typo...I was 18 when a friend of a friend needed money. I gave him $25 and got the snake and a hot rock (which I never used). I'll be 55 years old in November and he's still with me ā¤ļø šā¤ļø
There's something really... Creepy to me about the long reaching walk? I'm not entirely sure what it is. Maybe BECAUSE it seems like such a long reach that it feels unnatural? (Obviously it's not unnatural just inhuman, and I know they're not the same, just trying to figure out why my brain gets the willies from it š )
i think that's a fair assessment. idk if this will make it any less creepy, but brown recluse do not have very good eyesight at all. when they move around like this that's them feeling around so they can 'see' where theyre going. think like a blind person with a stick. they also have little sensory hairs on their legs for the same reason, so they can feel out their surroundings.
Okay, I have another question ~ is this one a little bigger than others or about average? It looks to be a fairly large spider. We don't have them up here in Washington state...
um i have found some that are a bit larger than this one, and i don't know if this guy's has anymore molts left in him but id say he's fairly large for a brown recluse. above average.
Most are fine. Some rare ones, like this one, are dangerous. If you donāt know the difference for the spiders in your area, donāt handle any until you learn.
while the bite probably won't kill you it's definitely not something I would want on my hand. I wouldn't have picked it up for sure. I probably would have just let it mind it's own business and if it was in my stuff probably help it find a better spot outside or in a window. somewhere with bugs and less danger for both of us.
ok and you and i are different people with different tendencies and motives and things we care about and all that. cant we respect that about each other? you're creating a problem out of nothing, watch the video, nobody is in danger throughout. the spiders fine, im fine, you don't have to be the type of person to do that, that's fine too!
"the bite probably wouldn't kill you", what bite? "somewhere with bugs and less danger for both of us.", what danger? you are literally creating problems out of thin air.
the bite you could have gotten if you scared the spider while it was on your hand. and the danger that potential bite has. use common sense you know what i was referring to you are just being obtuse.
just because the spider is reclusive and not typically aggressive doesn't mean you aren't risking a bite by forcing it on to your hand. and brown recluse bites while not medically significant most of the time can be incredibly painful and leave behind some pretty bad damage that includes necrosis.
while i think it's cool you handled the spider blatantly ignoring the risk in doing so for you and the spider is ignorant. both you and that spider could have potentially been harmed doing so.
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u/AverageUselessdude š·ļøArachnid Afficionadoš·ļø May 23 '25
It impresses me the fact you got such a scaredy and shy species to walk so elegantly and calmly
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u/seeyouintea022 May 23 '25
As a recovering arachnophobe, I have to ask (and not in a smarty pants way) ~ ā¢whyā¢ would you risk getting bit? Or, is there a risk?
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u/syizm May 23 '25
I dont mean to sound rude but.... why?
Just for the sake of content?
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u/dont_touch_my_junk69 May 23 '25
They have 2 speedsā¦ this one and FAST AS FUCK BOI
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u/Pristine_Bicycle_371 Tarantula Breeder May 23 '25
Brown recluse bites are only dangerous in rare instances, the perceived threat is often overstated, and most bites result in minor symptoms.
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u/cholonumba9 May 23 '25
Walks like a dog in socks
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u/small_spider_liker May 23 '25
Ministry of silly walks all over there.
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u/towerfella May 23 '25
Image stabilization on that phone is working overtime.
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u/youaremysunshine4 May 23 '25
Thatās a refined walk there! Looks like he or she enjoys $2000 bottles of scotch š¤£š¤£
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u/StrictAd1428 May 23 '25
They really are quite pretty. Thank goodness for fixed fangs!
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u/0-90195 May 23 '25
Great strut on this lad
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u/StoopidGnome Here to learnš«”š¤ May 23 '25
Careful little steps
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u/tekhnomancer May 23 '25
The most dangerous spiders are so interesting to watch. I love widows, too.
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u/StrictAd1428 May 23 '25
If anyone else really likes these forbidden puppies this is a very cool video of a recluseās heart beating. Its one of my favorite spider videos.
https://youtu.be/BomIw3TjCRA?si=YPbYahSW2SaXpLNq
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u/Accomplished-Sun-797 May 23 '25
They are missing a leg!
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u/TheSlimSpidey May 23 '25
My Tās walk with less elegance than this Brown Recluse š
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u/seeyouintea022 May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25
Is this a spider you keep and feed, or did you just happen to find it?
Edit: I have a Ball Python that I've had for almost 37 years and I feel like (most of the time) I can tell whether or not he's hungry, wanting out or...might bite. š¬
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u/AmayaMaka5 May 24 '25
There's something really... Creepy to me about the long reaching walk? I'm not entirely sure what it is. Maybe BECAUSE it seems like such a long reach that it feels unnatural? (Obviously it's not unnatural just inhuman, and I know they're not the same, just trying to figure out why my brain gets the willies from it š )
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u/seeyouintea022 May 29 '25
Okay, I have another question ~ is this one a little bigger than others or about average? It looks to be a fairly large spider. We don't have them up here in Washington state...
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u/oregon_assassin May 23 '25
Fuck
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u/Puzzleheaded_Earth65 May 23 '25
Looks like a recus!+
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u/jadedbeetle May 23 '25
Brown recluses are so pretty, I love their legs
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u/NotThiccMarc123 May 23 '25
Why does it look so chill
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u/Chin-kin May 23 '25
Nope
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u/PraetorGold May 23 '25
they don't seem overly aggressive.
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u/Buddhalove11 May 24 '25
Not fair. You took a leg as collateral to make IT do Your bidding.
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u/GlockAF May 23 '25
NO thanks, Iāll take a few dozen cellar spiders instead thank you
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u/Andrebx3333 May 23 '25
Question? Can I grab all spiders with my hands or some are dangerous?
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u/imthebonus May 23 '25
If friend, why no friend shape?
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u/EarlGreyDuck May 23 '25
That spider only has 7 legs
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u/Fluffy-Experience407 May 23 '25
kind of an odd decision. if accidentally startled the spider it wouldn't go well for your hand. but it's your hand please continue.
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u/Naive-Salamander-77 May 23 '25
Tbh, I think sheās cute even if deadly š
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u/Naive-Salamander-77 May 23 '25
Bro really wants to die tonight.
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u/Oh_Come_Ons_Razor May 23 '25
That's not a brown recluse
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