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Ah yes! It's so adorable how they prepare to murder and consume whatever is unfortunate enough to come across them, including you or me! (I mean "murder" you or me. If I ever meet a spider who can actually "consume" a 6' 225lb man, I will just have to change planets.)
Yeah, I sorta agree. Some of those traits move it from having a low score into a negative score. Cool spider... but not one I would ever want to be near.
I mean, sure it could kill me but did you see the way it buries itself?! Omg, so cute! Also, the way it just waits for food while being cozy under the sand is my 2024 mood, if I'm being honest... lol. XD
If you were to put a water bowl in or even just a small cap from a water bottle, would they drink from it? I’d feel bad leaving any animal without some kind of regular water source
@@agarcia3986 From what I gathered they don't need one and get their hydration from the food you give them. But, I wouldn't know if they would willingly drink from a small cap, or if that would even be advisable. Most spiders I see that do drink, it's usually from a wet sponge so they don't accidentally drown.
I don't think you're really supposed to see the spider very often unless you're feeding it? So I assume that this species hides under the sand all the time until it senses vibration, it's not just going to wander around the enclosure like other species and find a water bottle cap.
I remember reading that those two bite cases are dubious, and all we really know about them is venom study on mice, where we found their bite is 15 times more necrotic than brown recluses. From what I've seen from other care videos is getting these guys to bite is nearly impossible. They're just not panicky. The explanation I remember reading is that they don't really have a lot of predators to worry about.
I was thinking that I would love to have one. While their venom is nothing to take lightly, it certainly feels as though, with decent husbandry, the opportunity for bites should be minimal
"honey pack your things we are moving!" "wtf are you talking about and why are you pouring gasoline all over the house...." "my sand spider escaped because I was stupid" "ok i'll go start the car."
While this spider doesn't seem like a great candidate for a pet, it's still cool to learn about it and all its quirks. Not a spider that gets talked about a lot. Love your content!
I love that when you started to talk about handling, a second or so before you even said it i said out loud “I wouldn’t” because im somewhat familiar with these beautiful guys and what they can do if you’re not respectful of them 🤣
also “ human rhinovirus, the best pet common cold ? “ ( also no offense Clint, I love ur vids and you have kept me from buying a box of sand forever, and I know there are so many other animals you can do - like diving Beatles- before human rhinovirus )
@@thunderatigervideo aw man , forgot to mention rhinoviruses aren’t very easy to breed, so they will probably die out in a faster time in captivity then in the wild . But good news ! Rhinoviruses are unlikely to die in the wild, so just be careful with it .
I think the most important thing with these, is they have 2 saving graces. They are not defensive and they can't climb smooth surfaces. Its not like you need to worry about extreme acts of defense from them.
Absolutely love your videos Clint! I'm a huge animal lover, and your videos are really fun to watch and educational! Spiders aren't as intimidating as people make them out to be, but I can definitely understand wanting to avoid this little guy and their marriage (and life) ending venom. (big fan of the way they buried themselves though... Very fun and cute to see!)
Let's all be honest here, even a vinegaroon or tailless whip scorpion would put almost any marriage into some rocky territory (my wife, in no uncertain terms, has explicitly stated that fire WILL be involved if I try to get any creepy and/or scary looking inverts, especially arachnids).
I'm glad I'm single I hate when a significant other tries to impose their fear on their other instead of learning. I hope when I find one they love creepy crawlies as I do.
@kampfgeist7703 to be honestly, I'm much more of a reptile person, as is my wife. She can stand insects just enough to feed our babies XD I respect her enough not to try getting one, and she respects me enough to let me get a hognose (despite her general firm stance against anything venomous ((her personality treat is worry wort XD)))
I'm also glad that I'm single so that I won't have to worry about this. I wouldn't hesitate to choose to keep my pets. I won't date anyone who won't accept my interests.
I LOVE the look of tarantula cribs enclosures, but as someone with 30 tarantulas and several true spiders, my bank account couldn't handle it. So for the time being they're mostly in tupperware lol. But I'd love a sand spider, they're so unique looking with that abdomen.
@@IanTarrantula you're allowed to own them in the UK? That's interesting. I thought the UK was fairly strict about venomous species. Unless you're fully licensed of course.
@@IanTarrantula thank you for the reply! I could just be really ignorant on this, but I, wherever I git it from, had the impression that the UK was quite heavy handed on controlling exotic species. Anyway, cool that you can get these things there.
I only kinda knew what this spider was from a funny clip of a guy narrating one covering itself (the spider who couldn’t hide) 🤣 it’s too much 😂 Always love the Macintosh sounds! 💕
I found your channel from your comment in Ants Canada just now.. Just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for all the interesting infos and featuring these beautiful creatures ❤
Other than rare exceptions like this I find that most medically significant arthropods aren't as bad as medically significant vipers and elapids. I've also seen that anytime legislators start talking about banning medically significant tarantulas or scorpions they start talking about banning them all since they don't know enough about them to know that different species have different venom.
Where I live, there are restrictions on "captive wildlife," which is essentially defined as "land-dwelling vertebrates that aren't farm animals." So invertebrates aren't covered. The prohibition list includes "all venomous animals" but things like tarantulas are still allowed so it's quite confusing.
You guys should to a US, state by state map of the radest reptiles, amphibians, aracnids, and arthropods! I live and grew up in Washington state, and my votes go to the common garter snake, the rough skinned newt, the hobo spider, and the spit bug!
I keep herps and arthropods, so I would love to see more content like this! I'd actually really like to learn more about the mantids and jumping spiders (well... spiders in general) in southeast Asian regions.
tarantula cribs should expand their shipping to Europe, we really don't have anything like those acrylic enclosures over here, it's mostly the panel enclosures put together with rubber bands, and those doesn't exactly feel safe.
i had been wondering if they were related to brown recluses as soon as i saw "six-eyed", and that eye-pattern made me wonder doubly-so glad i didn't have to wait long for confirmation! :)
I would absolutely LOVE to see you guys collaborate with amateur passionate Arachnologist Travis McEnery (his youtube channel is under that name!) and go bughunting. Clint, you, Rus, and Travis would probably have an absolute blast together.
Ahhhh I am so excited and happy you did the sicarous spider! I used to have a few of these back when I did exotic animal and reptile rescue and they were absolutely amazing. Such a fond memory. Thank you so much for this video ❤❤
You should take a cheap and easy trip down to Southern Utah, and show the world the amazing Arizona bark scorpion, the desert hairy scorpion, the tarantula hawk, the velvet ant. And some of the sweet reptiles like chuckwalla, desert tortoise, and rattlesnakes. I've seen them all down there while camping. (Except the desert hairy scorpion, and desert tortoise but I really want to)
I work at a bug museum and it's fun telling people about six-eyed sand spiders. They are very shy and disinclined to bite, but of the two suspected cases, one person lost their arm, and the other died from catastrophic internal hemorrhaging. Such adorable little murder spooders.
Am I the only one who sees this as a very romantic video? "This spider could take your arm... or *kill you* ... or worse of all... *end your marriage* !!!" (Paraphrased) I'm glad someone has their priorities in order. I salute you, sir.
When i was getting into inverts my local reptile shop offered to sell me one and didn't even say it was in any way dangerous, just kind of cool. But i bought a couple tarantulas and jumping spiders instead and honestly that was probably a very good decision lol. My adult male A. chalcodes, Brian, was an excellent starter and still excellent to interact with with no risk of losing my arm (or worse).
That happened with one of my favorite UA-camrs last year. He just lost his passion for the subject. Thankfully, I have never been more excited about the future of Clint's Reptiles than I am right now!
You could get death feining beetles so you can have a box of sand with something you'll see AND won't kill you. But what a cool spider. Just...one to admire from afar.
You know I’ve never really cared too much for bugs or keeping any such kind of a critter as a pet. Who would? But you really just have to stop and appreciate the presenter who has just clearly found something he’s passionate about. it’s inspiring to watch. Good for that guy.
Because of your channel I got myself a Brachypelma Boehmei. And yes lives in a very nice Tarantula Crib enclosure. It’s fantastic! The holes on top fit a pasture pipette and I can refill the water without even opening the enclosure XD
Do these spiders lack any body scent? It seemed like all of the scorpions & other spider prey dropped inside of their enclosure could not "taste" the 6 eyed spider their sensory hairs or feet are touching. The wolf spider can react to the moving 6 eyed, but any animal with bad eyesight doesn't even react to the stalking 6 eyed until they're bitten.
I've kind of wanted a pet tardigrade for a while now. I imagine getting a petri dish without agar and putting moss in it and getting a low power microscope to observe it occasionally. You should do that video. Maybe you have a better setup idea.
My understanding of the black widow (and variants) venom, is that it basically kills you by overwhelming you with false pain. It short-circuits your nervous system into thinking it's being attacked, and things will either shut down, or your lungs will basically lock up because everything is seizing or spasming.
My car got stuck in the sand for 12 hours in Botswana and we forgot our shovel. Digging through the sand with my hands for hours, I was thinking of this thing the whole time, that and the hippos that kept getting closer!
When pet hole tarantulas are just too darn interesting...there's the sand spider, which is like a pet rock....except sand ;) I love the look of these spiders but the venom is a good reason I'll never keep it.
these fellows are incredibly manageable as pets so long as your enclosure is properly affixed in place. they are all but pet rocks, and while their bite seems real nasty, actually earning one is quite challenging (still I'd recommend against tempting fate on that one)
At a factory job. I had armored gloves to protect my hands from being cut by blades. So I kind of feel like there's something I could use to protect myself from a spider.
This is fascinating to me. My general impression is that spiders by and large were generally harmless. In the US for example, I’d be willing to bet that the VAST majority of “brown recluse bites” and yellow sac spider bites are MRSA or basic staph infections that are misdiagnosed. Actually I want to see research on this, but I’ve had a theory that the proliferation of brown recluse bites across the country several decades ago WAS the start of MRSA outbreak outside of hospitals. And as you mention most widow bites (all American species) are generally just…. Unpleasant emergencies but not necessarily fatal. Hobo spiders round out the list, but shotty research and scientific reporting seems to have given them a reputation when they’re basically harmless. So I was under the assumption that it was basically just Brazilian Wandering Spiders and Sydney Funnel Webs being potentially life threatening. It is fantastic to know that the list is a little bigger than I thought!
Recluse spiders are more dangerous than you give them credit. Definitely a bigger chance of serious complications than any widow bites, not to mention no antivenin or specific treatments. Six eyed sand spider is basically just a giant recluse with similar venom to the Chilean recluse. Very dangerous even compared to funnel webs and wandering spiders which have faster acting, albeit easier to treat venoms.
I’ve gotten over my mild arachnophobia in recent years thanks in no small part to the various spider videos on this channel and of course the plethora of adorable jumping spider content available on TikTok but I can safely say that as awesome as they are the six eyed sand spider is definitely not a species I’d ever consider keeping.
It is really easy to keep and contain and also their venom is overestimated, at least for the most common South American ones. I would trust them more than an Old World tarantula.
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wait how can it say you posted comment this 9hrs ago if it says you posted the video 17min?? but love ur vids
Hmm weird this video was made 23 minutes ago as im watching it
Hey dude, you're the highlight of the drive home after a week of graveyard shifts. I love the whimsy and knowledge.
The fact that this spider scores much higher than the human child is hilarious.
A human child usually can't kill you lol
Both might end your marriage.
Nice callback
i am a step parent, i agree with his scoring
😂😂
So basically, this spider is extremely easy to care for. The only downside is that YOU MAY DIE. 😂
That about sums it up.
No risk, no reward ? 😮
I'm failing to see a downside for myself so I'm ordering 13! :D
@ClintsReptiles I thought it was break up your marriage!
@@murger1286 No, much risk and extremely low reward
The slightly maniacal look in Clint’s eyes as he explains that you may lose an arm or die is GOLD!
I think he may have finally cracked.
or worse, your marriage XD
One of the first zero, if not the first i see in this channel; for handling at least
Can you do it? Yah!
Should you do it? Ye ye, No 😀
_"I cannot see you, you cannot see me, I am hidden now. "_
I see you're a fellow man of culture
oh hon hon hon hon hon
Had to keep scrolling until I saw this, all these years later it still lives in my mind rent free.
I'll never not laugh at that video. Just thinking about it made me laugh just now
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"So... It's a zero. Zero's good."
If Biology doesn't work out for you Clint, I'd say you have a promising future in stand-up comedy.
That or a TV host/Game Show host.
It's his level of enthusiasm!
Especially if death is involved. 😅
@@alicecain4851 Clint Laidlaw for The Price is Right! Let's make it happen!
It's so cute the way they wiggle themselves into the sand.
I love the way they bury themselves! It looks so silly and cartoonish
Check out the plains spadefoot toad 🐸
Ah yes! It's so adorable how they prepare to murder and consume whatever is unfortunate enough to come across them, including you or me!
(I mean "murder" you or me. If I ever meet a spider who can actually "consume" a 6' 225lb man, I will just have to change planets.)
I noticed that right off!
Right? Adorable little weirdos
The morbid happiness while describing this spider made this my favorite video 😂
Agreed
Cool animal? Yes. Cool pet? At this point, I would simply have an empty enclosure and pretend something was in there.
Yeah, I sorta agree. Some of those traits move it from having a low score into a negative score. Cool spider... but not one I would ever want to be near.
I had assumed that was what Clint was doing...
It was funny watching him talk with a box of sand in front of him.
The way you say "you bleed out internally and externally" with that creepy smile on your face was my highlight of the video
I mean, sure it could kill me but did you see the way it buries itself?! Omg, so cute! Also, the way it just waits for food while being cozy under the sand is my 2024 mood, if I'm being honest... lol. XD
If you were to put a water bowl in or even just a small cap from a water bottle, would they drink from it? I’d feel bad leaving any animal without some kind of regular water source
@@agarcia3986 From what I gathered they don't need one and get their hydration from the food you give them. But, I wouldn't know if they would willingly drink from a small cap, or if that would even be advisable. Most spiders I see that do drink, it's usually from a wet sponge so they don't accidentally drown.
@@agarcia3986 they are a desert critter. their hydration comes from prey items.
I don't think you're really supposed to see the spider very often unless you're feeding it? So I assume that this species hides under the sand all the time until it senses vibration, it's not just going to wander around the enclosure like other species and find a water bottle cap.
I remember reading that those two bite cases are dubious, and all we really know about them is venom study on mice, where we found their bite is 15 times more necrotic than brown recluses. From what I've seen from other care videos is getting these guys to bite is nearly impossible. They're just not panicky. The explanation I remember reading is that they don't really have a lot of predators to worry about.
Yeah, you'd probably only have to worry about them if you wiggle your finger on the sand in their enclosure, or if you step on them barefoot
I was thinking that I would love to have one. While their venom is nothing to take lightly, it certainly feels as though, with decent husbandry, the opportunity for bites should be minimal
Go buy a Huntsman Spider instead. It looks so similar and they're really just sweethearts that eat your bugs for you if they got loose ❤
Typical Austrailian thinking that letting a spider the size of your hand roam around your house freely is a normal thing. 😆
Clint, you are a literal modern treasure. Your knowledge and enthusiasm are contagious! Please never stop educating 😊
i do want my spider daddy to stop advertising to me atm though when I am so very poor
I so agree. His presentation is immaculate.
"and you have one more arm than you really need..." Great line.
"honey pack your things we are moving!" "wtf are you talking about and why are you pouring gasoline all over the house...." "my sand spider escaped because I was stupid" "ok i'll go start the car."
honestly.. don't even pack your things. just go. it could have buried itself in your clothes
While this spider doesn't seem like a great candidate for a pet, it's still cool to learn about it and all its quirks. Not a spider that gets talked about a lot. Love your content!
2:19 that smile. A true psychopath. I love it 😄
Joking aside, I love how you present things on this channel. It quickly became one of my favourites.
I love that when you started to talk about handling, a second or so before you even said it i said out loud “I wouldn’t” because im somewhat familiar with these beautiful guys and what they can do if you’re not respectful of them 🤣
Damn. I was hoping to find out if a box of sand makes a good pet....
It does, well, except for that one little issue...
also “ human rhinovirus, the best pet common cold ? “ ( also no offense Clint, I love ur vids and you have kept me from buying a box of sand forever, and I know there are so many other animals you can do - like diving Beatles- before human rhinovirus )
Confession: Every pet rhinovirus I’ve had has been wild caught. I’m deeply ashamed.
@@thunderatigervideo aw man , forgot to mention rhinoviruses aren’t very easy to breed, so they will probably die out in a faster time in captivity then in the wild . But good news ! Rhinoviruses are unlikely to die in the wild, so just be careful with it .
( also may be cause some sneezing, reddish eyes, and others . but it quite cool .. )
😂😂😂😂 "anthrax. the best pet bacteria?"
I think the most important thing with these, is they have 2 saving graces. They are not defensive and they can't climb smooth surfaces. Its not like you need to worry about extreme acts of defense from them.
Absolutely love your videos Clint! I'm a huge animal lover, and your videos are really fun to watch and educational! Spiders aren't as intimidating as people make them out to be, but I can definitely understand wanting to avoid this little guy and their marriage (and life) ending venom. (big fan of the way they buried themselves though... Very fun and cute to see!)
Most tempting box of sand I've ever seen in my life.
Let's all be honest here, even a vinegaroon or tailless whip scorpion would put almost any marriage into some rocky territory (my wife, in no uncertain terms, has explicitly stated that fire WILL be involved if I try to get any creepy and/or scary looking inverts, especially arachnids).
I'm glad I'm single I hate when a significant other tries to impose their fear on their other instead of learning. I hope when I find one they love creepy crawlies as I do.
@kampfgeist7703 to be honestly, I'm much more of a reptile person, as is my wife. She can stand insects just enough to feed our babies XD I respect her enough not to try getting one, and she respects me enough to let me get a hognose (despite her general firm stance against anything venomous ((her personality treat is worry wort XD)))
I’m the one who wants tailless whip scorps, my husband is NOT on board with anything with more than 4 legs. 😢
I'm also glad that I'm single so that I won't have to worry about this. I wouldn't hesitate to choose to keep my pets. I won't date anyone who won't accept my interests.
I LOVE the look of tarantula cribs enclosures, but as someone with 30 tarantulas and several true spiders, my bank account couldn't handle it. So for the time being they're mostly in tupperware lol.
But I'd love a sand spider, they're so unique looking with that abdomen.
I have recently purchased 3 of these after searching for them for a while. They are still very small spiderlings, but fantastic species 😁
Were did you purchase/find them?
@@someoneOFearth I am UK based. I got them from So Many Legs
@@IanTarrantula you're allowed to own them in the UK? That's interesting.
I thought the UK was fairly strict about venomous species. Unless you're fully licensed of course.
@bjrnhalfhand2258 Yes. They are not on the DWA list currently.
@@IanTarrantula thank you for the reply! I could just be really ignorant on this, but I, wherever I git it from, had the impression that the UK was quite heavy handed on controlling exotic species. Anyway, cool that you can get these things there.
The time of the week I most look forward to! New Clint!
The sand spood looks a little bit like a huntsman at a glance
I only kinda knew what this spider was from a funny clip of a guy narrating one covering itself (the spider who couldn’t hide) 🤣 it’s too much 😂
Always love the Macintosh sounds! 💕
Clints reptiles is a channel that i hit the like button as soon as the video starts...
I found your channel from your comment in Ants Canada just now.. Just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for all the interesting infos and featuring these beautiful creatures ❤
Ants Canada and Clints Reptiles got me thru Covid
It’s peculiar that states have such restrictive laws on venomous snakes, but venomous arthropods not so much
Other than rare exceptions like this I find that most medically significant arthropods aren't as bad as medically significant vipers and elapids.
I've also seen that anytime legislators start talking about banning medically significant tarantulas or scorpions they start talking about banning them all since they don't know enough about them to know that different species have different venom.
Where I live, there are restrictions on "captive wildlife," which is essentially defined as "land-dwelling vertebrates that aren't farm animals." So invertebrates aren't covered. The prohibition list includes "all venomous animals" but things like tarantulas are still allowed so it's quite confusing.
You guys should to a US, state by state map of the radest reptiles, amphibians, aracnids, and arthropods! I live and grew up in Washington state, and my votes go to the common garter snake, the rough skinned newt, the hobo spider, and the spit bug!
I keep herps and arthropods, so I would love to see more content like this! I'd actually really like to learn more about the mantids and jumping spiders (well... spiders in general) in southeast Asian regions.
1:04 Sounds like a wonderful and lovely pet so far! 🤣
Cute but deadly. Still can't get over how they cover themselves in sand, it's so adorable.
Wow. I might get into the reptile hobby just because of tarantula cribs! I really like that clear acrylic!
tarantula cribs should expand their shipping to Europe, we really don't have anything like those acrylic enclosures over here, it's mostly the panel enclosures put together with rubber bands, and those doesn't exactly feel safe.
I wouldn't want to keep one of these spiders in an enclosure made with rubber bands.
i had been wondering if they were related to brown recluses as soon as i saw "six-eyed", and that eye-pattern made me wonder doubly-so
glad i didn't have to wait long for confirmation! :)
Is this video on the Sicarius Thomisoides? Probably picking two of those up tomorrow.
Anakin is probably going to hate that particular Spider because SAND
I desperately need more tarantula videos. Specifically, the M. balfouri. Communals of this species are so stinking rad
i am so glad you finally covered these guys!!!
This is definitely my favorite one yet. Though I hope one day soon you do a Humboldt squid. I think it might score lower than the child. Maybe.
Loving seeing more arachnid content, Clint! Six-eyed sand spiders are awesome. I know someone personally who breeds them.
I would absolutely LOVE to see you guys collaborate with amateur passionate Arachnologist Travis McEnery (his youtube channel is under that name!) and go bughunting. Clint, you, Rus, and Travis would probably have an absolute blast together.
Ahhhh I am so excited and happy you did the sicarous spider! I used to have a few of these back when I did exotic animal and reptile rescue and they were absolutely amazing. Such a fond memory. Thank you so much for this video ❤❤
So many people are wanting these, so thank you for doing this one!!
You should take a cheap and easy trip down to Southern Utah, and show the world the amazing Arizona bark scorpion, the desert hairy scorpion, the tarantula hawk, the velvet ant. And some of the sweet reptiles like chuckwalla, desert tortoise, and rattlesnakes. I've seen them all down there while camping. (Except the desert hairy scorpion, and desert tortoise but I really want to)
I work at a bug museum and it's fun telling people about six-eyed sand spiders. They are very shy and disinclined to bite, but of the two suspected cases, one person lost their arm, and the other died from catastrophic internal hemorrhaging. Such adorable little murder spooders.
I got a male he's been going for over a year fully grown female can live over 10 years good pet 😊
Woah, now you best be doin a video on whether a Tardigrade makes a good pet.
Tardigrades are my favorite animal, I would be suuuuuuper happy to see a Water Bear video!!! ❤❤❤
Love the channel! Hermit Crabs when? :)
Why not crotch crabs?
I love how he sounds like Charlie from It's Always Sunny. Thank you Charlie, I needed this in my life.
Am I the only one who sees this as a very romantic video?
"This spider could take your arm... or *kill you* ... or worse of all... *end your marriage* !!!"
(Paraphrased)
I'm glad someone has their priorities in order. I salute you, sir.
When i was getting into inverts my local reptile shop offered to sell me one and didn't even say it was in any way dangerous, just kind of cool. But i bought a couple tarantulas and jumping spiders instead and honestly that was probably a very good decision lol. My adult male A. chalcodes, Brian, was an excellent starter and still excellent to interact with with no risk of losing my arm (or worse).
excellent vid as always, spiders are my favorite, but i must say this is possibly the funniest video thumbnail ive ever seen
i noticed he smiles no matter what hes saying and i love that
I had a nightmare last night that Clint said he was retiring from UA-cam. Thank goodness I woke up and found out it wasnt true lol
That happened with one of my favorite UA-camrs last year. He just lost his passion for the subject. Thankfully, I have never been more excited about the future of Clint's Reptiles than I am right now!
@@ClintsReptiles Yay! Im happy to hear that :D
You could get death feining beetles so you can have a box of sand with something you'll see AND won't kill you. But what a cool spider. Just...one to admire from afar.
You know I’ve never really cared too much for bugs or keeping any such kind of a critter as a pet. Who would? But you really just have to stop and appreciate the presenter who has just clearly found something he’s passionate about. it’s inspiring to watch. Good for that guy.
Because of your channel I got myself a Brachypelma Boehmei. And yes lives in a very nice Tarantula Crib enclosure. It’s fantastic!
The holes on top fit a pasture pipette and I can refill the water without even opening the enclosure XD
This video just came out and Ive been shopping around for one of these beuties for the last week. Its a sign!!
Ooh tarantula cribs preview! So exciting their new products!!
Also come to Australia! 🦘
Yeah the sand spider was to simple to care for so he had to spend some time on something else
Do these spiders lack any body scent? It seemed like all of the scorpions & other spider prey dropped inside of their enclosure could not "taste" the 6 eyed spider their sensory hairs or feet are touching. The wolf spider can react to the moving 6 eyed, but any animal with bad eyesight doesn't even react to the stalking 6 eyed until they're bitten.
This might be not only the best pet arachnid but the best pet animal and even the best pet living organism.
... to keep...
I've kind of wanted a pet tardigrade for a while now. I imagine getting a petri dish without agar and putting moss in it and getting a low power microscope to observe it occasionally. You should do that video. Maybe you have a better setup idea.
I just love Clint's energy
Wonderful video as always, thanks for giving so much spotlight to inverts these days, truly appreciate it
Do the recap on a Rough Green Snakes, they're very very VERY special snakes..!!!!
ngl, I thought these dudes weren't THIS venomous back when I first found out about them
This is terrifying but I love how he’s so enthusiastic about it lol
on the theme of fairly hardy invertebrates, I'd love to see a leech video eventually!
My understanding of the black widow (and variants) venom, is that it basically kills you by overwhelming you with false pain. It short-circuits your nervous system into thinking it's being attacked, and things will either shut down, or your lungs will basically lock up because everything is seizing or spasming.
Ok that little spider is adorable. I want one.
My car got stuck in the sand for 12 hours in Botswana and we forgot our shovel. Digging through the sand with my hands for hours, I was thinking of this thing the whole time, that and the hippos that kept getting closer!
The enclosures look superb! Thats really something for my shopping list
Can we expect a video on tardigrades!!!???? 😮😮😮
"Ummm... I wouldn't..." 😂 best advice ever 😂
i like how clint assumes people are getting married
When pet hole tarantulas are just too darn interesting...there's the sand spider, which is like a pet rock....except sand ;)
I love the look of these spiders but the venom is a good reason I'll never keep it.
Another rad, potentially dangerous creature! Thank you Clint!! These videos are fun :)
so when will we have 'Blue Whale, The Best Pet Mammal?'
And here I thought we were finally getting a video on my pet sand colony.
these fellows are incredibly manageable as pets so long as your enclosure is properly affixed in place.
they are all but pet rocks, and while their bite seems real nasty, actually earning one is quite challenging (still I'd recommend against tempting fate on that one)
I love a good upload by Clint's Reptiles
Only two known bites to humans EVER? I don't know sounds like a pretty friendly spider to me.
they are very dedicated method actors.
you ever heard of sand biting someone?
I had one they are very hardy and easy to care for. It lived for 6 years!
100% please do some arthropod expeditions!!!!! That would be absolutely amazing!!
Check out Bugs & Biology for such a focus. This be reptile town.
At a factory job. I had armored gloves to protect my hands from being cut by blades. So I kind of feel like there's something I could use to protect myself from a spider.
"Hi there, this is a box of sand". That was enough for me to like the video, close it and be satisfied.
a dirt box zoo must be amazing. this is a rainbowsnake, this is a sand boa and this is a six-eyed sand spider. 😂
Clint is giving us a little frantic Charlie Day energy here and I'm totally here for it 😂❤.
I would love to see a video about Tentacled Snakes. I learned about them recently and I think they are fascinating creatures.
This is fascinating to me. My general impression is that spiders by and large were generally harmless. In the US for example, I’d be willing to bet that the VAST majority of “brown recluse bites” and yellow sac spider bites are MRSA or basic staph infections that are misdiagnosed. Actually I want to see research on this, but I’ve had a theory that the proliferation of brown recluse bites across the country several decades ago WAS the start of MRSA outbreak outside of hospitals. And as you mention most widow bites (all American species) are generally just…. Unpleasant emergencies but not necessarily fatal. Hobo spiders round out the list, but shotty research and scientific reporting seems to have given them a reputation when they’re basically harmless.
So I was under the assumption that it was basically just Brazilian Wandering Spiders and Sydney Funnel Webs being potentially life threatening. It is fantastic to know that the list is a little bigger than I thought!
Recluse spiders are more dangerous than you give them credit. Definitely a bigger chance of serious complications than any widow bites, not to mention no antivenin or specific treatments. Six eyed sand spider is basically just a giant recluse with similar venom to the Chilean recluse. Very dangerous even compared to funnel webs and wandering spiders which have faster acting, albeit easier to treat venoms.
Yes, there are so many arthropod lovers! The bug fandom is huge
Could make for a really spicy Zen garden for your desk!
I’ve gotten over my mild arachnophobia in recent years thanks in no small part to the various spider videos on this channel and of course the plethora of adorable jumping spider content available on TikTok but I can safely say that as awesome as they are the six eyed sand spider is definitely not a species I’d ever consider keeping.
It is really easy to keep and contain and also their venom is overestimated, at least for the most common South American ones. I would trust them more than an Old World tarantula.
Very cool video... How the hell did i know so little about these awesome little guys?? Thanks Clint!