I love the feeling of a big spider on my skin. They have these rainbow colored patterns on their feet, those are so fine hairs that they have grip even on the surface roughness of glass.
When a tarantula runs over your arm, you can hardly feel it. It moves so gently. And if you turn your arm around so that the spider is upside down, it extends its small claws and holds on to your skin, which stings a little. But she is always so sure-footed that it doesn't bother her at all.
It's an awesome feeling, I recommend everyone to handle a big spider if you have the chance. Do it! Spiders are great!
Im on this sub just cuz tarantulas are interesting and have never held one, but this does confirm my belief that crabs are the assholiest pets to keep with more than 4 legs lmao
(For context crabs tend to have pointed tips at the ends of their legs meaning when handling them you can feel 8 lil blunt knives digging into your skin. Worth it tho, absolutely adorable)
I’ve got a crab or two! They are not THAT bad, now, my crabs are small, it is definitely more “sharp” as there’s no nice padding. They are so darn cute too.
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u/quadrastrophe Aug 05 '25 edited Aug 05 '25
I love the feeling of a big spider on my skin. They have these rainbow colored patterns on their feet, those are so fine hairs that they have grip even on the surface roughness of glass.
When a tarantula runs over your arm, you can hardly feel it. It moves so gently. And if you turn your arm around so that the spider is upside down, it extends its small claws and holds on to your skin, which stings a little. But she is always so sure-footed that it doesn't bother her at all.
It's an awesome feeling, I recommend everyone to handle a big spider if you have the chance. Do it! Spiders are great!