Giant House Spider, Hobo Spider, & Barn Funnel Weaver, Part 1 - The Spiders in Your House
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- I take a close look at three common, and closely related, spiders you might find in your house: the Giant House Spider, the Hobo spider, and the Barn Funnel Weaver. These species are Eratigena atrica, Eratigena duellica, and Eratigena saeva (the Giant House Spiders), Eratigena agrestis (the Hobo spider), and Tegenaria domestica (the Barn Funnel Weaver).
This video is Part 1 of 2, and in Part 2 I'll look into behaviours in your house, biteyness, and other things.
All un-credited photos and video herein are my own; all others are credited in video.
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0:00 Introduction
3:33 How They're Related
6:45 The New Genus
13:41 Identification
19:49 Senses - How They Perceive the World
20:50 How They Hunt
24:08 Life Cycle
28:02 The Bite
31:40 - The Disappearance of Darwin K. Vest
33:14 Conclusion
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Bennett RG, Vetter RS (2004). An approach to spider bites: Erroneous attribution of dermonecrotic lesions to brown recluse or hobo spider bites in Canada. Canadian Family Physician 50, 1098-1101.
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Bolzern, A., Burckhardt, D., & Hänggi, A. (2013). Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria-Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae) based upon morphological and molecular data. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 168(4), 723-848.
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It's hobo mating season, and they seem to LOVE me!!!! They JUMP, and make NOISE when they jump!
Thank you for your time researching and presenting this and other spiders! Your videos have been helping me to cure my arachnophobia, and for that I'm thankful.
For those wanting to read Bristowe's 'The World of Spiders' but can't track down a hardcopy for a reasonable price the Kindle edition is available on Amazon (and probably other places) now.
Spiders actually have 10 legs. There’s 2 more that grow out of their heads. Horrible disgusting creatures.
I cannot overstate how much I missed Travis and his excellent deep dives into spider species. ❤
His patreon has frequent background stories and updates.
Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
if they cross-breed... then even the spiders can't tell themselves apart
I can tell a m ix race white person lol.
@@zionistinspectionday6566Everyone can, he tried to be woke.
Look up the definition of species
@@zionistinspectionday6566How're you going be racist to a comment about spiders lmfao gotta think about your life my guy it'll get better.
@@wigwog9590 creepy video I watched 7 months ago.
I think the case of Darwin Vest tells us that it's much more rational to fear people than spiders! Excellent work, Travis!
Haha, that's very true!
Agreed! 😂
It was the Hobo spiders, they didn't like his theory on them so they made him sleep with the fishes.
I live in the range of the Brown recluse. Anything large and brown, and arachnid gets smushed
@@ReleasedHollow They probably hired a human assassin to cover their eight-legged tracks. Vendetta for tarnishing their reputation!
I'm from the pnw and have always been afraid of the giant house spider because they were huge and fast, but had found out recently that they're harmless. I was never really told that the hobo spider was anything to be afraid of. I've tried to assuage my arachnophobia by giving them names when I know we'll be sharing space, and even feed them. The last giant I saw I named Frank, fed them a grain moth. They disappeared for a day or so but when they came back, I actually felt happiness. Perhaps my plan is paying off...
Perhaps! For a lot of people, learning more about them lessens their fear, so you can try that, too. Thanks for the comment!
😀I was feeding 'Erica' clothes moths, when she lived in our bathroom. I needed to dust so I made her an enclosure, with her very own castle! Giving spiders names has helped me, as has seeing their eyes (best done looking at pics first). To me, knowing a creature's face makes it more relatable. The whole cute-jumping-spiders-helping-people-with-arachnophobia phenomenon seems to be mostly based on their huge eyes.
i love spiders so much and it's really refreshing seeing someone use actual scientific sources to talk about them instead of fearmongering, thank you!
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A person could have a full time job re-educating people on "dangerous" creatures.
I'm glad Travis is doing the good work!
You're most welcome, and thanks!
Spiders actually have 10 legs. There’s 2 more that grow out of their heads. Horrible disgusting creatures.
Idk which spider documentary-style shows you're viewing, but maybe they arent -in fact - documentaries if theyre fearmongering with house spiders.
I’m a presenter at natural history museum, and these videos have given me some really great ideas for how to talk to people about spiders. It’s difficult work trying to change people’s minds about creepy-crawlies. Thank you (and all of your collaborators!) very much for your hard work and diligent research!
Edit to add: Seconding consulting with online communities if you find a cool bug and want to ID it. We love iNaturalist at the museum!
Thanks so much, and I'm glad I could be helpful! Yes, it's difficult work. I've found that when I encounter someone who has a genuine deep fear, it's best to respect that fear and not push too hard. It's easy to accidentally make someone feel shamed for being afraid, and that usually makes things worse, so it can be a tricky business.
And iNat is great!
@@travismcenery2919 That’s very insightful; I completely agree with your whole comment! In conversations with visitors, I like to make a point to acknowledge that the fear of bugs (or snakes, lizards, etc.) is very real, and while knowledge can be empowering, I understand that I won’t be able to simply talk them out of it. Luckily for me, a great deal of the visitors I encounter are curious, polite, and open-minded - despite possibly being afraid, or having preconceived judgements of some of our specimens. I find that very admirable.
Spiders are a strange thing. Etenkin hereillä in Finland where the most venomous spider is only equivalent to a wasp sting and very rare (A. aquatica), people still have an aversion to them.
@singerofsongs468
"Knowledge [is definitely] empowering"
My own discomfort around spiders is dwindling, thanks to these videos. Last week, a first for me, I even rescued a (somewhat dazed and smallish) Eratigena sp. male with my bare hands!
I'm just a community support worker with The Salvation Army, but collaborate with a local environmental charity. I've twice now given talks on 'creepy-crawlies'. I've been able to use individuals caught in my house - one is even a 'pet' now - as part of my presentation, hoping my curiosity is passed on to the audience.
I've showed your videos to so many people to introduce them to spiders.
And I have a Less Wronger is More Better mug on my Christmas wishlist.
Thank you for being amazing!
The mug makes things like coffee, tea, and hot cocoa taste so much better!
Thanks so much for sharing the videos, it helps me out! And I hope you find the mug under the tree. ;)
"is it coffee or hot cocoa?" " well i can tell you its certainly not tea!"
From personal experience, I can say confidently that female barn funnel weavers do live for around 7 years. I always catch them when I clean my bathroom (where they love to make funnel webs behind my mirror). I really like them and don't want to kill them while cleaning, which led me to keeping them in small enclosures as pets. They tend to live around an average of 5 years in my care, BUT keep in mind I'm catching them when they're already completely mature, at least a year old and done with molting.
This was so fascinating. I’m a huge spider enthusiast, and this video will help me better identify the many spiders we encounter her in the middle of Appalachia. Thank you.
Glad it helps, and thanks!
I've known about the Hobo Spider not actually being medically significant for a while, but the story of why they're thought of as dangerous and what happened to the man behind it was fascinating!!
Glad you thought so. The story of Darwin Vest is worth looking into, there is more to the story, but in an effort to keep the video a reasonable length, I stuck to a few highlights.
If you think about it logically they are native to Europe and nobody in Europe is even aware of them beyond the generic “house spider” bracket.
Great to see you back, what a lovely video to watch before bed.
You is first
The way you explain some of those complicated science nomenclatures and topics really differentiates you from other creators. Thanks for what you do!
Glad it helps, and thanks!
Thanks to your videos I've had a much better perspective about spiders, fully ending my arachnophobia before beginning my camping endeavors, and even had a hobo in my tent keeping me awake with the frequent skittering about. I hope in part two you'll talk about how hobo spiders don't make webs and can't climb up walls very easily, as it took a solid hour or two to help my night time spider friend leave my tent to catch a dinner that my relatively sterile environment wasn't going to provide. Just the danger of winding up beneath me!
I also had a wolf spider hanging out with my socks one morning, and even recently woke up to what I now think was a barn weaver, in my armpit of all places, as in the video it looked much like that, and there are no hobos where I wound up in New Mexico 😥
I'm so glad I've been able to help you move beyond your fears, that's great to hear! And it sounds like you're getting along with spiders quite well now, so great work and congratulations!
Starting with some scientific discussion of spider classification only to go deep into a rabbit hole about someone's mysterious and shady disappearance definitely was an interesting experience.
Yeah, it was a bit of a weird path, but I thought it was interesting.
Ah, yes, the Giant Barn Hobo. Excellent.
I'm not that into spiders, and Im in the UK. But his voice is perfectly melodious for bedtime. I wake being a US spider genius.
THE INTERNET SPIDER MAN IS BACK AT IT!
I understand that technically Harvestmen, or Opiliones, are not spiders, however, I wondered if there would be any chance you could cover these types of spider-things? They are commonly in and around houses, and there is a lot of hearsay about how supposedly deadly their venom is, while being unable to bite a human, this that the other. I think you would do a great service to everyone and Harvestmen if you could gather the most accurate information on these creatures!
Good idea. Harvestmen don't even have any venom and they are commonly confused with cellar spiders (which are also completely harmless to humans).
I might get to them one day, but there are still so many spiders to cover. I've considered covering some of those fringe topics in shorter videos, though.
We call those Daddy Longlegs here in Canada. Confused yet?
@@vovin8132That's what we called them in Wisconsin, too. Though, it gets cold enough in Wisconsin that it might as well be Canada. 😂
@@anyascelticcreationsit's pretty warm right now on Dec 30 in Vancouver Canada, it's like spring. Not all of Canada is cold
Your humor always gets a solid chuckle out of me. I really appreciate your work.
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Thanks so much, glad you enjoy it!
yesssssss, never change that intro, it is just too catchy!!!!
before it is too cold, any cool garden spiders with giant webs?
i wonder if this is the spider that was living behind the painting on my wall..... not a wolf spider, we get a number of types in the midwest
I've got some nice orb weavers I'm going to try to film before it gets too cold. Had to get this video out first, though!
I have a sweet male GHS that I found crawling across my kitchen floor. He was a sub adult and at the time I thought female. "She" molted out male and he lives in an enclosure on top of my Avic. avicularia. I should let him go in my basement so he can find a lady, but I find him so interesting I keep feeding him little crickets and teeny mealworms. These are wonderful spiders and our house is a spider safe zone. :)
Great Video! Thank you for posting, looking forward to part 2.
Thanks so much! I like keeping the GHS's I've got, too.
Like everyone else, I was eagerly awaiting this video, and it is a hit! Love your mix of science and humor, with true affection for these creatures with so much personality! Thank you!
You're most welcome, and thanks!
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Growing up as a kid in BC I used to catch Giant House Spiders with my hands all the time and can confirm that they're super chill - I was never bitten once. It was really cool to learn more about these lovely creatures through your video!! And we definitely had the impression that Hobo Spiders were super dangerous, so I'm glad to learn otherwise. Looking forward to part 2!
I'd love to see a video on grass spiders :) We have them all over our property. They're a type of funnel weaver as well
They're very similar to these, but tend to inhabit different spaces. I might get to covering them at some point.
They are generally much smaller and happy to be outside their funnel. Much more "friendly" character, and some of em have some pretty patterns and stripes.
@@AaronHendu One lives right next to our backyard door and she's beautiful :) Keeps to herself and occasionally I throw her a moth or an ant to help her out :)
I'm glad to see these videos again, and especially on a spider I caught and put in an enclosure
while i adore jumpers and your video on them, THIS is the video i have been waiting for. these three species are the ones i encounter the most where i live in the PNW and i am constantly confusing the funnel weaver and the hobo and feel i don't know nearly enough about all 3. thank you~
edit: so years ago in the early 2000s here in Oregon, an old abandoned greenhouse next to my uncle's house was demolished, and an outrageous number of the spiders that had resided there made their way into my uncle's house. there was SO many spiders there that it was pretty difficult for him to avoid them, and he was bit many, many times, and these bites formed necrotic lesions. the bites were so numerous i believe he was even sent to the hospital bc one of his organs (i forget which) were having issues keeping up with the venom or the infections or something. this was blamed, and still is blamed, in hobo spiders and has contributed to my fear of them..... to learn there are NO hobos in the PNW is very interesting. my uncle said all of the spiders looked similar so i suppose there's a chance this was GHS, funnel weavers, and maybe recluses, but i guess i will never really know unless time travel is invented. this story has stuck with me for years and so i will be eagerly awaiting the next video from you on these guys to ponder who it was that terrorized my uncle all those years ago.
I think I explained this badly - the PNW is sort of the ONLY place hobo's DO occur, except southern Ontario. It's the rest of the continent that they don't occur in. They almost definitely wouldn't have been recluses, as those don't live anywhere near the PNW. The question is, did he see these spiders bite him, or were they just diagnosed as hobo spider bites after the fact? These spiders aren't aggressive, so it's hard to figure that he would be bitten that many times.
It's amazing to me that there are so many stories about hobo spider bites doing this, but there seem to be no actual medical records of confirmed cases (where we know with certainty that a spider bit the person, and the spider was captured and professionally identified).
So excited for a new video and having it be these particular spiders!
The Jojo figure bit was a complete curveball that knocked the wind out of me
Hehe, I had fun making that part. Thanks!
I only recently saw my first giant house spider… I was so shocked, I didn’t think spiders that big could live in my area (Portland, OR) it barely even fit in the cup I usually use to catch them.
Edit: I catch them if they’re upstairs and I put them in the basement or garage; I don’t mind them in the house - they catch all the other bugs - but I’m pretty scared of spiders so I don’t like to see them too much, sorry!
Hehe, fair enough! All three of these species occur in that area, but the Giant House spider is by far the largest.
What!! I'm way to scared to capture them. You're much braver than me.
Your videos are the perfect compromise between actual scientific information and anecdotes that make them delightful to listen to. You're doing such a great job man, cheers!
Been looking for a research video on spiders like this for years! I always enjoy your videos. Great work.
Thanks so much!
Someday I'm going to sit down and binge watch every spider video that you've posted. I look forward to that day.
Hope you enjoy it! Make snacks for the False Widow video, it's a marathon...
Great episode Travis! As always! I’m happy to see how much your channel is growing! Great job! Thank you for sharing!
"Lucky you Toronto" earned a good laugh from me.
But seriously, thank you so much for your videos. They've been incredibly helpful for me to get over an old fear.
Great episode!!! Can't wait for part two.
YIPPEE!!!
The unparalleled best series on UA-cam and it’s not even close
It's always great to see another of your fascinating spider videos come out. Thank you for all your hard work!
Thank you for saying so, I'm always glad to see my work appreciated.
About time for a new video! As always it was excellent!
Sorry for the wait, and thanks!
Thank you so much for these videos! You help feed my spider interest and are a model of excellent sharing your references, both of which I greatly appreciate.
I love your videos. It's great to be able to get updated information from what I learned growing up
Thanks so much, glad you enjoy them!
These are by far the most common large spiders where i live and they really do freak me out more than any other spider, but learning about them does make it better and your well researched and high effort videos are the best place to do that.
Thanks so much, glad I could help!
I love these videos. I'm binge watching them all in one sitting. I've come across a lot of Mouse spiders in my house, and would love to know more about those? Thank you for the interesting videos! Can't wait for part 2 of this!
Awesome! Been waiting to hear about these guys. ^_^
Happy to deliver, and thanks!
I cant wait for part 2. Ive seen all of your videos now, and you are the absolute BEST at making all this easy to understand and FUN to learn!!! You are extremely good at these videos. I could listen to you all day.
Wow, thank you!
I feel like I could watch anything from you, very interesting channel btw!
So glad I found this channel!!
I very much enjoy your videos and appreciate all the work you put inti them,🕷🕸
Many laughs, and much delightful information! You've done it again! (Also, it's partly thanks to you that I now have a little Phidippus regia living in a custom suite in my home, with regular fruit fly meals.)
Excellent video and excellent channel! I'm becoming a big fan!
Cheers to you sir! Keep the videos coming, they are great!
Thanks so much!
Ooooo I’ve been waiting for this one!! Thank you, Travis!!! 🎉❤🎉
You're most welcome!
Thanks for your videos. I used to feel uneasy around spiders, then I got a yellowjacket nest in my house and discovered I had a wasp phobia and that took precedence. After going through that and seeing how many of those bastards the spiders killed, we're best friends now. No vacancy for wasps, spiders welcome!
Haha! Yup, they keep the stuff you REALLY don't want away. Very hard working, helpful creatures!
We had a hornet nest this year, and the spiders staight up moved in and wiped em out. Orb weavers are the best, man.
Wasps also kill spiders so it can go both ways.
Loved this episode and can't wait for the next one!
Yay!!! Been waiting impatiently for a new video!!! Really going to enjoy this!!!
Hope it lived up to the anticipation, and thanks for the comment!
Oh yes!! It absolutely did!! I love the touches of humour, it makes what can sometimes be seen as "boring" information much more interesting and keeps attention from wandering. You are doing an excellent job! Looking forward to part 2 now!! 😁
We have a funnel weaver in the bottom corner of the basement, he's a pretty good boy and he pays rent.
I know it's gonna be a good day when you drop a video. Thanks for the hard work!
You're very welcome, and thanks!
It is so good to have fresh spider content! Especially around Halloween time :)
Guess it's a good time for it! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
Btw I LOVE that you’ve given your spiders people-names like Gary and Harriet, it’s adorable 😂
Found one of these guys curled up in a waterfilled pot yesterday. Took her out and put her in our basement. Don't tell my GF...
Would they survive outside this time of year? In Sweden it's about freezing point right now.
I've always since a small kid handled these, and all other spiders, with my bare hands and never got bitten.
Love this channel, thanks!
These spiders naturally overwinter, so as long as they go outside with enough time to acclimatize I would think they'd be fine. I know when the temperature drops they start producing basically a natural antifreeze in their blood, which allows them to survive sub-zero temperatures, but I'm not sure how long that takes - I'd like to read up on that.
Always a nice morning when this channel posts.
Glad I could make your morning, thanks!
Very informative. I never knew I liked learning about spiders until I subscribed a while back. Good job👍🏻
Great content, as usual.
You are indeed the Bob Newhart of spiders. 😅
Keep up the good work.
I'd love to see a video about Grass Spiders. We have a lot of them here in the late Summer.
Thanks so much! Might get to covering grass spiders next spring or summer, maybe.
Thank you for the awesome and informative video. Spiders never fail to be fascinating and interesting, and it's always cool to learn something new about them. Thank you for all of the excellent work you do on these amazing but often misunderstood creatures. I'll definitely be looking forward to part 2.❤️🕷️
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks!
Magnificent production (as always).
Thank you.
Thank you!
Great episode! Fascinating spiders.
Glad this channel is growing
Thanks to the viewers, yes! Thanks!
Incredible work as always. I love when you focus on the actual scientific process around these little guys. It's nice to see the scientific method in action.
Glad you enjoy it, and thanks!
I’ve been very fascinated by your own research and your compiling of other’s research. I just found and identified a yellow sac spider and I was able to do that after watching your video on them. I appreciate what your doing and I love your content! Thank you can’t wait for part 2.
Thanks so much, and I'm glad it's helpful!
another excellent video, i love just listening to these while i do things i don't need to think abt. best way to learn abt spiders fr
Glad you're enjoying the channel, and thanks!
Haven't even watched it yet but man I was JUST thinking about you and the channel and wondering when the next vid would be, Travis!
Not even hours later do I wake up to see the man has dropped another amazing video for me to enjoy. Liked, shared and the play button pressed. Away we go for another arachno-deep dive. :)
Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks!
@@travismcenery2919I did, thank you kindly!
Great delivery and fascinating. Thank you!
I’m always delighted when you drop a video! I’ve always defended the spiders in my house from would-be attackers (human) and love learning more about them. ❤❤ Love your work!
Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the channel!
That was an awesome dive to those little fells, thank you.
Very educational, as always, thank you. Look forward to part 2.
Thanks so much!
Ah yes, it's always a good day when there's a new Travis McEnery video
I very much agree
Glad I could make your day, thanks!
Great video, can't wait for part two!
Thanks so much!
I don't like spiders, but this has been delightful, especially hearing W.S. Bristowe's antics of chasing spiders with pencils and measuring the results.
I love these videos, appreciate you sharing your knowledge
You're most welcome, and thanks!
Just woke up the other day here in Maine with a big ol hobo spider on me in my bed. While I appreciate spiders, I couldn't let this particular instance go unpunished however, as the place I discovered said spider sent an absolute chill up my spine for the potential discomfort that could've been. It was promptly fed to my green frog who was very pleased. I have barn spiders I keep in my bathroom ceiling corners and I regularly feed them like pets quite affectionately. But that hobo spider crossed a line. Mainly A belt line. And that sealed it's fate.
Well, you didn't just squish it, you fed it to a frog, so... circle of life, I guess?
Spiders creep me out. However, I have a great deal of respect for the work they do. I live with all three of these guys and can confirm they would rather run than fight.
Yup, they don't often choose violence.
Ive been afraid of spiders all my life but its facinating to see them explained by an expert
Haha! I'm not exactly an expert, I just hunt down and compile the information from actual experts, but I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!
If I had any influence on this video being made I'm extremely honored. If I didn't I'm still very very happy you're covering the giant house spider. Thank Mr. Travis McEnery.
Thank you for the banded legs identifier for barn weavers 🙏 I've been struggling to tell hobo vs barn weaver for FOREVER
This is seriously my favorite show! I can't wait to get home and watch, I've been waiting on the GHS!
Happy to be able to deliver, and thanks!
I LOVE that you gave them all names! ! ! ! ! Big love to Toopy, Harriet, Gary, Patricia, Harley, and Hobo Spider #1. I hope they live fulfilling and full-of-bug-in-tummy lives. This video was super educational getting into the taxonomy of these spiders and the knock-on cultural effects. Part 2 we eagerly await!
Just wanted to say I love your videos. I'm a Big Spider Respecter (I think they're very cool animals, but also get very freaked out if anything bigger than a little sling touches me... I'm working on it) and have always had a hard time finding the information that you present in your videos. Including your sources gives me tools to identify the little fangy guys I find in my yard and my house and that helps me feel much more comfortable with their presence. Thank you!
Incredible to say the least. Thank you!
I am in new brunswick, and im not sure why but we only see the empty nests and only 2 in the past year for the yellow sac spiders. We clean up their little beds and move on. Both of them are abandoned and have been empty😅
Although our home is so old, its actually a 1800s barn converted into a farm house. We own one of the actual oldest homes downtown moncton. When we moved in here with our mother in law the upstairs was not overly habitated by humans as she is disabled and her room and accessible bathroom is right by the kitchen so she had no use for the upstairs. Including 2 large rooms and a large bathroom, with a large storage closet. When we first moved in the yellow sac spiders were everywhere. The sacs were all over. I kept finding cellar "spiders" in my tub and the top of the shower... just chillen. Id find them a lot more if our walls werent light grey with white mouldings.
Ive now gotten the yellow sac spiders under control but ive oops and left a window open on the back of the house where the sun shines on the siding..... the back of the house is rarely touched. So I am SURE some spiders have taken a climb in😂
Before here i lived in the basement of an apartment bulding and it was absolutely impossible to control the yellow sac spiders and the cellar spiders. Their homes were all over the place. Hahah i moved out within a year because I have slight arachnaphobia but as a child id handle any spider 😂 i want to get a pet jumping spider to try to combat the fear😅. Do you reccomend this?
Also where would i look in moncton n.b for a regal jumping spider? I know in the spring they will start to come out in the sun right?
As an arachnophobic person i have a perverse fascination/ wish to learn my way out of fear (not very successfully mind!) But i usually imbibe only the largest most venom laden content. Yours is the exception, very interesting and thorough, i look forward to part 2. Thank you
Learning about them seems to be how a lot of people overcome, or at least lessen, their fear, so you're on the right track. Happy I could help!
I’m in the same boat- I have arachnophobia and desperate to overcome my fear. Large house spiders terrify me and I want to be able to get close enough to use a spider catcher on them, so that I can put the outside. I’m using this video as a form of exposure therapy. I love the idea of them, but currently wish they would stop controlling my life.
Wow that took one hell of a turn, the last thing you expect on a spider video is a missing persons case. Great video, can’t wait for part 2 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks! Yeah, it was a bit of a curveball when I found out about Darwin Vest, too.
YES!! I've been waiting for this one. Thanks Travis. Bookmarked.
Hope you enjoyed it, and thanks!
The behavior at 28:40 when you're handling the Giant House Spider matches what I've observed. I'm scared to death of those things, but do recognize it as an irrational fear. I have a couple friends that can handle handling them and I've never seen one act anything other than docile while handled. I always dread September because a few males will inevitably find their way into my house. I also always find really large females in my garage since there's lots of good homes for them there.
Love, Love, LOVE your content, Travis! I've always loved spiders (despite being bitten by a recluse ALMOST on top of a brand-new tattoo) so your videos add knowledge to my love. THANX!
Thanks so much! Glad the spider missed your new tattoo!
The more I understand how important spiders are the more beautiful they become. ❤
I can definitely understand that.
I appreciate knowing that there is not a good reason to eat one.
Glad I could clear up that burning question for you. ;)
Super excited as always to learn more of these misunderstood fellas
Happy to help!
Whoa, never knew about the Darwin Vest cold case! The genus anagram is hilarious. I knew some about these guys, but now I know so much more, yay!!
Glad I could be helpful!
Very good video dude!