Study of 163 confirmed bites by various Australian huntsman species. Effects recorded were minor, and had a median duration of 5 minutes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12906887/ Oh also, for the people commenting about my weight, I do actually eat quite a lot, I just don't really gain any weight. Thanks for your concern anyway.
Brazilian wandering spiders aren't huntsmen. Huntsmen form the family Sparassidae, while wandering spiders are in the Ctenidae family. There are huntsmen in Brazil, but they're mildly venomous, just like the Australian ones. And most bites by wandering spiders aren't severe enough to require medical intervention.
@@BugsandBiology" That's a good spot...right on a vein" 🤐😬 Glad she seemed to be really chill. Now imagine doing what you just did to a Sydney funnel web. The difference in their temperament is heaven and hell.
I knew the huntsman was reluctance to bite, however I was surpised that it stubbornly refused to bite, then only gave a half hearted attempt after all that agititation. Such a civilised creature.
Earned a sub from me. The fact you're not doing bite demonstrations for the wow factor but actually trying to show people what spiders are like is hugely refreshing! I'm a huge spider fan myself and hate seeing people kill them unnecessarily, rather than just relocating them.. going to watch more of your content. Keep up the good work! 👌
Thanks very much! Yeah, I don't do bite demonstrations because of "hey look how brave I am". If anything, I do it to show that many of the animals I work with require pretty much no bravery to be around. It took more bravery to show my skinny self on camera than to take the spider bite.
@@BugsandBiology Hi, I grew up in South Africa and as a child I kept these "Rain spiders". Unluckily that was a long time ago and I did not even own a camera, and it was long before mobile phones, so i have just my memory to go on. And lets not dwell on thatbpoint! 😆 I can remember mottled looking ones and banded brownish/greyish ones from the central highveld and yellowish ones from the Eastern coastal areas. The semi tropical specimens where obviously the largest. One rule every sane logical person would obviously adhere to, when handling spiders, is that when I acts threatening then leave it alone and let cool down. Normally after a bit of time I was able to handle any huntsman. I will post some more pics of my latest finds here in the Wet Tropics.
I walked into a small convenience store on Sumatra on my first visit to the island, I was shocked to see a huge huntsman sat in the corner and asked “is that thing dangerous?” His answer made me laugh “do you think I’d have a dangerous spider in my shop, you idiot?”
Haha! Sounds like he was keeping it there intentionally to help with pest issues. Honestly if spiders weren't feared so much I bet it'd be common for people to intentionally put them in their houses and stores.
I think a lot of huntsman bites come from an overenthusiastic feed response, rather than defensiveness. I've experienced a nip when trying to handle them, and I know of other people who have experienced the same. You place your hand near them, with the intention of getting to crawl on, and immediately they run to the closest finger and nip. It only happens when you first interact with them, not once you've annoyed them.
I've had them lunge at my finger in a feeding response, but back off before actually biting. Usually I'll "test" their temperament with a paintbrush before picking them up. That, or approach the spider with my palm, presenting a larger surface unlikely to be mistaken for food.
@@YortOK feels like 2 pin pricks but that's about it. it doesn't hurt if you get used to it. sometimes we tend to overexaggerate the pain because we were caught in surprise
What a great video 👍🏼 As someone who used to be so terrified of spiders (so much so that I'd uncontrollably shake, profusely perspire and feel nauseous), my fears were put to rest when I asked a client of mine to bring in a spider for me to actually face my fear. The lady in question owned 53 different variations of tarantulas, and she brought in one called Dave. When she removed him from his container, he slowly walked on her skin and was so placid. It made me feel calm, so much so that I ended up holding him and letting him walk all over me. That was the day that I realised that my fears were irrational and that it was the feeling of adrenalin that I disliked. I felt little to no adrenalin at all when I handled Dave. Since then, I've happily removed spiders from my/ my friends and families homes, and told them all about how interesting and amazing these creatures are. Of course I'd be wary of a naturally aggressive species, but on the whole I no longer fear them with such ignorance.
there really are no "aggressive" species of spiders as in they will never seek out a confrontation with humans. What you may see in the more nervous species is defensiveness as in a threat display, but this is only designed to deter attacks. The spider knows it has no chance of winning against an animal that is many orders of magnitude larger than itself, so it tries to look as intimidating as possible. This is true even for the most venomous spiders in the world, the don't stand a chance even if they empty their venom glands into you. No spider will attack you unless as a very last resort when all other strategies fail and they have no other options.
This is an amazing story! Thanks for telling it. Exposure is often the solution to _any_ kind of ignorance or phobia or fear. Not always, but it's a huge part of it. Also, while I don't have any phobia, the "peter longlegs" I think it's called in English (or something like that) is what I show most revulsion too, and house spiders. Tarantulas and huge spiders I kinda find cute sometimes. One time I feel asleep on a bench in my house, woke up with a tingle in my ear. Long story short, a poor spider had gotten lost. I got it out, full of earwax (it had gotten stuck). I shuddered obviously, but at the same time I learnt they can't (and won't/don't want to) simply crawl into your brain while you sleep lol. It was tiny by the way. House spiders (and other spiders) like cold and damp places and are skittish and want to be left alone for the most part. I don't really like spiders and I don't want to handle them but they're OK.
I was holding big tarantulas without fear, they crawled over my face, but i still have fear of other species, including huntsmen and another harmless spiders. It is about their "ugliness and creepiness" of the spiders, tarantulas aren't so ugly or creepy
Most spiders aren’t aggressive in the sense that they’d attack you for no reason. They are rather reclusive creatures that want to avoid interacting with humans at all cost.
huntsman spiders were the last group of spiders I was still irrationally afraid of even after the majority of my phobia was gone, I'm really glad that bit's gone by now too, they're wonderful and very cute!
Same for me. When I was getting over my fear of spiders, huntsmen were the last ones that still creeped me out a little, even though I was well aware of the fact that they're harmless. First time I held one was in Grade 9 school camp, when I relocated one out of a classmate's canoe. After that, they didn't bother me as much.
Big props for not making the spider go for a second bite because you didn't want to stress her out. Alot of other channels would just force it. Earnt my sub!!
Same here! I regularly freak out in autumn when giant house spiders discover the advantages of our warm, welcoming home 🥶 Let alone a spider of these dimensions… goodness gracious 😱😅
"Isn't big for a huntsman". These were both fully grown females of the two largest huntsman species in Australia. The only huntsman species that has the potential to reach (and exceed) dinner plate size that I am aware of is Heteropoda maxima, which does not occur in Australia. I've been hearing talk of dinner-plate sized huntsmen in Australia all over the place, yet images with a reliable sense of scale never seem to show up. They do tend to look way bigger than they are though, which probably explains why their sizes get overstated so much.
I was bitten by a Huntsman who was hiding under the car door handle and I had put my hand right on it . It did sting and swell up and go red on the bite sight but no major symptoms apart from almost giving me a heart attack because I fear Huntsmans.
I remember being in primary school, Brisbane, Queensland (about age 12) and my teacher asking, "Are huntsman spiders venomous?", I assured him they were not and he tried to catch the one in our classroom. He was duly bitten and he complained to me, "I thought you said they didn't bite?". I responded, "No, I said they're not venomous!".
Technically all spiders are actually venomous. However, a huntsman venom, as with most spiders, is not particularly harmful to humans. So if he wants to be technical, he could say you were wrong; but pragmatically that's just being petty.
"...a highly complex and scientific term known as 🐃💩" 😆 That cracked me up. I can't even imagine having a spider that large running around...it would be amazing! They are so mild mannered. I'd definitely let it crawl on me but I'd probably still be a little nervous about it on the inside. Great video, thank you! New subscriber in Texas. 👍🏻😃🕷
I found this really helpful. I suffer from arachnophobia, but as a vegan I wish no ill to spiders. I've been watching videos daily about spiders since I got bitten by one a few months ago and found it wasn't so bad, trying to get more and more used to them. I love that you try to minimise the amount of stress caused to her - too many videos of spider bites involve people being really unpleasant to the spiders, so I liked your approach. Maybe one day I can finally overcome my fear of these incredible creatures. Thanks.
Being vegan is a misnomer in regards to treatment of animals. You're emphatic, is what you mean to say. Which is great:) If A -> B -> C, that doesn't mean C is A (and everything that entails).
I got over my fear of wasps the same way! I got stung and realized it wasn't bad at all. Now I'm almost fearless over wasps. Still get a bit on edge when they buzz really close to me repeatedly. But I remind myself they're probably just curious, which helps a lot.
Excellent explanation of the fact they are not aggressive nor dangerous. I always say if you leave them alone then they won’t even try bothering you. They just want the food and have no interest in you.
If only there were more people trying to understand this magnificent animals, all this fears and phobias will drop significantly. It doesn’t take much, just observe them, by nice to them, as good as they are at hunting, they are such delicate and fragile animals. And most of all, they’re not even aggressive nor dangerous to humans. Thanks for sharing this mate! Cheers!
Great video, i am a spider collector and it is a pleasure to see someone debunk all fears about spiders, a very misunderstood and beautiful animal that deserves this attention! Thank you!
it always surprises me how little these creatures actually want to bite you. its almost like she complied to get it over with and convince you to leave her alone lol. cool creatures
The huntsman is my favourite spider. They are amazing mothers, and it is they that first caught my attention and help me to fall in love with these tiny creatures. 💕
Mothers do often survive in my experience; it's probably related to how well-fed they were immediately before laying. If they've had a decent meal, they should be able to make it through the clutching period without starving.
@@BugsandBiology That’s fascinating!!! I was probably misinformed, but it’s still what first got me interested in spider’s. I am nowhere near as educated on the subject as you are, I am more just a lover and fan. I refuse to kill spiders and I dislike people that do. I just don’t understand why people can’t get a catch up and remove it… when I see a 6 foot tall man chasing around any spider with a spatula (and they’re the ones that are afraid) I think it’s absolutely absurd… people never stop to think that this tiny creature is billions times more frightened of this enormous thing swatting at it, then the man will ever be of the spider. Thank you for such amazing videos💕
I find myself unable to sleep so I've went from great white shark videos to this one... Really cool, I'm from Scotland and a little bit of an arachnophobe, but also find spiders fascinating. So much respect to anyone who can handle them the way you do. Especially the large ones. Really interesting video, educational and you've got a great presenting style. Keep it up mate. I take it you've never felt that fear and revulsion to insects/arachnids the way a lot of us do?
I was actually quite afraid of spiders throughout my childhood, and it didn’t really ease away until my early teens. I specifically remember being put off climbing a certain tree because I saw a huntsman on it once.
@@BugsandBiology ah, even more impressive. The closest I've ever came to overcoming my fear was holding the moulted exoskeleton of my friend's tarantula.......I lasted about 6 seconds!
One of the things that helped with my fear of spiders was realizing that they are just trying to survive like everything else and there's no malicious or cruel intent behind what they do. They just want to live like you and I.
@@Enruler totally, also we have to unserstand that they are more afraid of us than we are of them. most people don't really try and imagine a being the size of a mountain to try and touch them or walk towards them.
I am a recovering arachnophobe. My 'gateway' spider was Portia fimbriata. Over the years, and exclusively because of people like you, I rapidly gained an appreciation for all of them. I see them very differently now. I will probably never be fully at ease around them, though I do hope to one day be able to handle one this way. But I am not the implacable threat I once posed to their kind. Proof that education works and old dogs can learn new tricks.
To be honest I felt for it as you stressed it. I was hooked by just the view of it crawling along your hands and arms. It helps getting rid of fears. Thanks!
I'm trying so hard to get over my fear of spiders because even tho I'm scared of them I find them beautiful as well and I hate how my fear can cause me to sometimes kill them via flailing. I want to overcome that and videos like this are the baby step I think and so I really appreciate it and hopefully the spiders will too 🙂
You should stick with your healthy fear of spiders. Mine has always served me well. I despise them. I don’t wish them any malice, and I appreciate their ecological role, but I’ll never choose to be around them and if they wander onto my territory they’re probably done. I don’t have any guilt about it because there are no spiders sitting around saying “I wish I could get over my fear of humans” or “I feel bad for biting that human”. Lol.
@ascetic43 Clearly you've never had a conversation with spiders. @Voidish well the thing to realize is that they're generally not going to bite you and very, very few can even cause pain with a bite or poison. Even a black widow bite won't kill an adult. It's mainly just an instinctive reaction of being creeped out by something unexpectedly crawling on you. The irony is, people try to blame things on "spider bites" all the time when they wake up when really it's anything from kissing bugs to gnats, mosquitoes that got in the house you didn't know about etc., and those same spiders you blame for waking up with a bite are probably what's going to hunt down the biters. Watch videos on kissing bugs (not to be confused with assassin bugs, who look almost identical, assassin bugs also hunt down other bugs whereas kissing bugs feed on animal blood and spread disease) and realize in many parts of the US for example it's those things getting in your house and biting you as you sleep. I don't mind the small flies or whatever buy bugs on my screen is pretty annoying and my spider bros leave me alone. I've probably got half a dozen who I know about in here and another couple dozen more throughout my home. I don't wake up with bites or itches. They can't hurt me. In fact my main interaction is usually trying to make sure I'm not blasting one in the shower.
@@ClickKlack43 It's always better to overcome an irrational fear, especially if it leads to needlessly killing them. Frankly, no spider deserves to be truly feared, only respected. And spiders have orders of magnitude more reason to be afraid of us than the other way around. OP has a great attitude; its something you could possibly learn from.
@@BugsandBiology Wow. I didn’t expect to be chastised by spider lives matter, himself. What I said was not unreasonable. It’s not irrational when some can really hurt people and it’s not really fear. I just find them deeply unpleasant. As far needlessly killing them. I’ll let the first person who’s never squashed or swatted a bug throw the first stone. Is that you? Do you feel the same way about Mosquitos? Ever killed one? Just curious. Do you eat meat? Wear leather? Needlessly? Lol. F off dude.
Even with the most aggressive and venomous species like the Sydney Funnel Web and the Brazilian Wandering Spider it generally all about reading its behaviour, if its in defence mode it will be inclined to bite. No spider on earth wants to bite you no matter how aggressive it seems. Great video, subbed!
Absolutely agreed! I’ve been working with funnel webs for years, and to say that their reputation is undeserved is to put it mildly. For the most part, they’re very shy, timid spiders.
When I clicked on the video I said to myself "I thought it was rare to get bit by a huntsman?" Yep pretty much what I expected. I wish we had these cool spiders where I live. I've always wanted to see one. Thanks for making this video and alleviating people's fears and misconceptions about these creatures.
@@Ninnjette- If I woke up in the middle of the night and one skittered across my bed up toward my face, I wouldn't faint but I would probably need new sheets.
@@Ninnjette- Yeah it's really just the skittering motion and the unexepectedness, or having one on you crawling up your arm. I sometimes wonder how far back that fear goes, because you will notice for example every human has an instinctive fear of very large, black eyes and small needlike fangs (there was a good creepypasta about that). I think it's probably something different, but it's amusing to know going far back enough our ancestors probably were preyed on by spiders. Around that point in ancient history where small shrewlike mammals arose is about the time you had spiders the size of dogs. So I'm not sure why most humans still have that instinctive reaction when you'd have to go super far back to have them being a threat to us or anything like us, although to this day huntsmen are an active terrifying threat to tiny rodents and lizards afaik, also tiny birds.
@@pandemicneetbux2110 There were never dog-sized spiders known from any point in prehistory. The biggest fossil spider known is Mongolarachne jurassica, which is about the size of a golden orbweaver.
This was absolutely fantastic Jackson, from the presentations with those beautiful spiders to the very well-reasoned bite segment. You explained the value in that kind of presentation very effectively, and you did an incredible job of demonstrating how inoffensive and non-aggressive huntsmen are. Excellent stuff, I look forward to catching up on the rest of your work! - Harrison
Great Content man! I personally don't breed or care for any arachnids because they're not my cup of tea, ( I specialize in reptiles) but I love to learn about them and think they are really fascinating! I do also think its hilarious that people are freaking out over a huntsman that almost refuses to bite when they probably have large cats that attack you if you look at them wrong, can actually hurt you, and are 1000x times the size🤣🤣
Ive been trying to get over my arachnophobia, i know it’s entirely irrational, and i think alot of spiders are actually kind of cute, but i still just get freaked out seeing one in person. It makes me freeze up and i just feel this intense panic.
I recommend finding an exceptionally cute, docile, and painless species of spider and attempting to handle it after lots of observation. I recommend jumping spiders, especially bold jumping spiders if you can find them because they're very curious and many of them actually intentionally jump onto people because they enjoy it.
Two beautiful Spiders, thank you for not stressing her out even more, she didnt want to bite you, and that half hearted nip says so so much about these georgous creatures.
Im moving to Australia soon and these are beautiful creatures but im also terrified of spiders! Im gonna have to face my fears at dome point, ive heatd CBT therapy works and exposure therapy also! Love the video.
I’m from Scotland. Spiders have gotten way bigger here of late. But September to October is especially spider time as they try to find a mate I think. I live in an old house so if I see a small one downstairs it’s no biggie. Alas sometimes there is one almost as big as the medium Australian ones. Either a wolf or a brown spider I think. I have becoming adept at catching them in a plastic jar and letting them out in my big old shed. I don’t let them out into the air as I fear the rapid drop in temperature might hurt or kill the little BOi’s. I swear they have gotten faster too. I missed out the other night when he moved so fast it was like he teleported haha. Got away from me and I had to so ok I’ll see you tomorrow..
Yeah I’m the same, I try to help them out if I can and move them around, but never kill them. Or not deliberately anyway, it’s not my fault if they camouflage too well, but I would feel bad if it did happen though. I held a baby tarantula once and the fact I knew it was a baby kind of helped me feel more protective of it. This was under supervision of course and he followed the “path” I laid out for him and didn’t do anything unpredictable which also helped too. If I had a spider sneak up on me, especially if it wasn’t from the UK, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t going to freak out though!
It was like she decided at the last moment to give you a ‘pity bite’… like she sensed your disappointment at not being bitten, but couldn’t bring herself to bite you properly.
Brilliant video! I loved the clear demonstration of the almost total reluctance of this beautiful Huntsman to bite! Even when subjected to stress. I've shared this video to many of my Arachnophobic friends and their reaction is awesome. Thks so much for your love and vast knowledge and using it to debunk the irrational fear around these fantastic creatures. I live in Ireland and we don't have any very large or very venomous indigenous spider species. However, we do now have some invasive spiders like the Brown recluse and the "False Widow" I have handled both with no signs of aggressive behaviour. I was bitten once but it was a dry bite. I am grateful to you for educating us on the fascinating world of spiders . Thank you very much 🕷️🦂🐜
I really appreciate this comment! And I’m so glad that your arachnophobic friends seem to have reacted positively to my video. Love to hear that I’m doing my part to ease people’s fears of these animals.
This time a year ago, I couldn't have watched the full video without feeling shivers all over and being paranoid about a giant orb weaver slowly descending on a thread above me (yes, really). But after just a little education and the realization that spiders - and other spooky animals, like snakes - don't _want_ to bite you and will not actively chase humans, I sat and watched the full 10 minutes thinking how cute and curious the little guys are. My phobia is basically gone and I want a pet tarantula at some point (but only when I can properly take care of it). If there's got to be bite videos out there to prove that point, then these are the kind I'd prefer. Educational and calm, instead of... y'know. Short horror flicks. It was such a polite little bite too. "Sir, please stop pressing down on me with your tongs. I would like you to cease."
She’s a beauty! If you want to see one of her big Texas cousins, there’s a video on my channel about a large Golden Huntsmen that I handled before releasing it.
They’re definitely big spiders, just not as big as many people say they are. Plus the two species featured in this video are the biggest in the country.
I suddenly decided one day that my fear of spiders was irrational, I have a respect for them nowadays and find them beautiful and some even cute. It seems that these big spiders are in fact long legged puppies 🥺❤️
Having a spider or two at home to hunt the smaller pests is realy nice, in fact. If you see a spider web outside near your windows - DO NOT CLEAN, those are catching the bugs for you.
Videos like this are a massive part of the reason why my fear of spiders has turned into a healthy respect and appreciation for the beautiful and potent hunters. Instead of looking at them in terror, i look at them in wonder and excitement, even the spooky lookin ones 💙
Hi ,I got nailed by a huntsman last night, I didn't know what was crawling on me ,grabbed it and it bit me ,no reaction at all to the bite, just creepy knowing these things are walking over you when your asleep
I have walked upto huntsmans before and they have raised their front legs like a funnel web soon as I got even remotely close to them. so my guess is spiders can have moods.. But these guys are unbeatable at surprising the shit out of you while driving.
A lot of random spiders are dosile aka friendly I interact with them from time to time they are very interesting and I really appreciate the creative webs they make. interesting video and thanks for your video input. Please share more. they look like a tarantulas and they are very cool as well.. I've been bitten by brown recluse a few times but not any others.
Love the intent of the video and the filming! Have to say I was bitten by an unknown species of Huntsman when I was 13 and would not like to try it again. I was in no danger at all but it was a really crappy day or two, a little nausea and a bee sting like reaction.
Yeah obviously they can cause worse effects if they're really inclined to envenomate. But like I said in the video, I was more focused on showing their reluctance to bite as opposed to what the bites are like.
I have a couple of decently big huntsman’s in my home that have been there for years, there is always about four or five and you see them outside on my mailbox and in my office which has a broken fly screen. I love having them around and they are really quite beautiful up close. Overall these spiders are the most calm animals I have ever dealt with and the good thing about them being decently large is that you can spot them easily and handle them easily without loosing track of them and accidentally hurting a leg or something. Seeing them on my desk or on my window sill is so normal at this point that I’m more concerned if I don’t see them that they have moved on to another building, I could never live without my favourite bug control friends. Also im subbing right away lol
ahaha as someone who also loves holding spiders it was absolutely hilarious watching you desperately trying to get her to bite, i really admire the respect you have for spiders not wanting to stress her. i hope i can hold a big huntsman some day, they're so gorgeous i love the way all their legs move. i don't really see them around here but i love holding wolf spiders they're my favorites!
I've learned through experience that most of our fears if spiders are mostly unjustified with only a handful being truly dangerous. My time in the army got me bit, stung, shit and pissed on from everything from snakes to hornets and have learned to actually appreciate what they can do and are usually worth the risk.
Fascinating footage! Once more one can see that these animals, although we mostly fear them, aren't bad at all but even useful for us! Wish I had the guts to handle them like you do.
Only bite if they think their life is truly in danger. This can be csuse by people not seeing them and sitting on them for example. They have no interest in us otherwise. Very docile towards humans, and only jump when startled.
Study of 163 confirmed bites by various Australian huntsman species. Effects recorded were minor, and had a median duration of 5 minutes.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12906887/
Oh also, for the people commenting about my weight, I do actually eat quite a lot, I just don't really gain any weight. Thanks for your concern anyway.
What were the effects for the 5 minutes?
Mild local pain and itch
too bad it wasn't a brazilian hunts man we could have seen you in the hospital try to recover
Brazilian wandering spiders aren't huntsmen. Huntsmen form the family Sparassidae, while wandering spiders are in the Ctenidae family. There are huntsmen in Brazil, but they're mildly venomous, just like the Australian ones.
And most bites by wandering spiders aren't severe enough to require medical intervention.
@@BugsandBiology" That's a good spot...right on a vein" 🤐😬 Glad she seemed to be really chill. Now imagine doing what you just did to a Sydney funnel web. The difference in their temperament is heaven and hell.
I knew the huntsman was reluctance to bite, however I was surpised that it stubbornly refused to bite, then only gave a half hearted attempt after all that agititation. Such a civilised creature.
They look so beautiful.
they are individuals too! like humans
Suprising also because they dont know we are not predators?
Just goes to show spiders aren't the monsters they are made out to be especially with this gentle giant
Such a beautiful and docile creature
Amazed by how docile and gentle this spider is. After all that aggravation, it only gave a reluctant semi- bite
My foot Will just Never touch the ground of Australia !!! ! !!! Amennnnn !!! ! !!!
@@kopronkojust stay in the city and you will be fine!
@@Theplug926but then you have to worry about the Aussies
@@DragonTamer31K 😂🤣 can’t be worst than dealing with Texans
"Highly complex and scientific term known as bullshit." really got me! 😂 🤣
Earned a sub from me. The fact you're not doing bite demonstrations for the wow factor but actually trying to show people what spiders are like is hugely refreshing! I'm a huge spider fan myself and hate seeing people kill them unnecessarily, rather than just relocating them.. going to watch more of your content. Keep up the good work! 👌
Thanks very much! Yeah, I don't do bite demonstrations because of "hey look how brave I am". If anything, I do it to show that many of the animals I work with require pretty much no bravery to be around. It took more bravery to show my skinny self on camera than to take the spider bite.
Yeah usually when I see spiders in my home I just put them in a glass and put them.outisde
Me too, she was an awesome s
Ider and very curious, almost like she was familiar with humans.
I have handled so many huntsman, African and Australian species, and have never been bitten. Love your work and reasoning for doing it.
Which African species have you worked with? Africa has some amazing looking huntsmen, but I barely ever hear about people keeping them.
@@BugsandBiology Hi, I grew up in South Africa and as a child I kept these "Rain spiders". Unluckily that was a long time ago and I did not even own a camera, and it was long before mobile phones, so i have just my memory to go on. And lets not dwell on thatbpoint! 😆 I can remember mottled looking ones and banded brownish/greyish ones from the central highveld and yellowish ones from the Eastern coastal areas. The semi tropical specimens where obviously the largest. One rule every sane logical person would obviously adhere to, when handling spiders, is that when I acts threatening then leave it alone and let cool down. Normally after a bit of time I was able to handle any huntsman. I will post some more pics of my latest finds here in the Wet Tropics.
I walked into a small convenience store on Sumatra on my first visit to the island, I was shocked to see a huge huntsman sat in the corner and asked “is that thing dangerous?” His answer made me laugh “do you think I’d have a dangerous spider in my shop, you idiot?”
glad he called you an idiot though
glad he called you out though... like calling a structure a building even though it's already been built
Haha! Sounds like he was keeping it there intentionally to help with pest issues. Honestly if spiders weren't feared so much I bet it'd be common for people to intentionally put them in their houses and stores.
Yeah, they keep it for hunting down insects and litlle other critters
I get it but you can’t let random people call you names like that regardless and your question was valid by the way ..
I think a lot of huntsman bites come from an overenthusiastic feed response, rather than defensiveness. I've experienced a nip when trying to handle them, and I know of other people who have experienced the same. You place your hand near them, with the intention of getting to crawl on, and immediately they run to the closest finger and nip. It only happens when you first interact with them, not once you've annoyed them.
I've had them lunge at my finger in a feeding response, but back off before actually biting.
Usually I'll "test" their temperament with a paintbrush before picking them up. That, or approach the spider with my palm, presenting a larger surface unlikely to be mistaken for food.
What did your bite feel like.
@@YortOK feels like 2 pin pricks but that's about it. it doesn't hurt if you get used to it. sometimes we tend to overexaggerate the pain because we were caught in surprise
@@_spooT >if you get used to it
lol how many of you guys are Australians
I've had jumpers do that to me lol
What a great video 👍🏼
As someone who used to be so terrified of spiders (so much so that I'd uncontrollably shake, profusely perspire and feel nauseous), my fears were put to rest when I asked a client of mine to bring in a spider for me to actually face my fear.
The lady in question owned 53 different variations of tarantulas, and she brought in one called Dave.
When she removed him from his container, he slowly walked on her skin and was so placid. It made me feel calm, so much so that I ended up holding him and letting him walk all over me.
That was the day that I realised that my fears were irrational and that it was the feeling of adrenalin that I disliked. I felt little to no adrenalin at all when I handled Dave. Since then, I've happily removed spiders from my/ my friends and families homes, and told them all about how interesting and amazing these creatures are.
Of course I'd be wary of a naturally aggressive species, but on the whole I no longer fear them with such ignorance.
there really are no "aggressive" species of spiders as in they will never seek out a confrontation with humans. What you may see in the more nervous species is defensiveness as in a threat display, but this is only designed to deter attacks. The spider knows it has no chance of winning against an animal that is many orders of magnitude larger than itself, so it tries to look as intimidating as possible. This is true even for the most venomous spiders in the world, the don't stand a chance even if they empty their venom glands into you. No spider will attack you unless as a very last resort when all other strategies fail and they have no other options.
This is an amazing story!
Thanks for telling it.
Exposure is often the solution to _any_ kind of ignorance or phobia or fear.
Not always, but it's a huge part of it.
Also, while I don't have any phobia, the "peter longlegs" I think it's called in English (or something like that) is what I show most revulsion too, and house spiders. Tarantulas and huge spiders I kinda find cute sometimes.
One time I feel asleep on a bench in my house, woke up with a tingle in my ear. Long story short, a poor spider had gotten lost. I got it out, full of earwax (it had gotten stuck).
I shuddered obviously, but at the same time I learnt they can't (and won't/don't want to) simply crawl into your brain while you sleep lol. It was tiny by the way.
House spiders (and other spiders) like cold and damp places and are skittish and want to be left alone for the most part.
I don't really like spiders and I don't want to handle them but they're OK.
I was holding big tarantulas without fear, they crawled over my face, but i still have fear of other species, including huntsmen and another harmless spiders. It is about their "ugliness and creepiness" of the spiders, tarantulas aren't so ugly or creepy
they are all aggressive, it just depends on the spider you get..
Most spiders aren’t aggressive in the sense that they’d attack you for no reason. They are rather reclusive creatures that want to avoid interacting with humans at all cost.
I've been trying to find a video like this for months, and I'm glad I found this. Thank you for spreading your knowledge, and doing this.
Glad you appreciate it! I haven't seen many videos about huntsman bites, so I figured I might as well try myself.
@@BugsandBiology again the spider never pierced your skin
@@daledenstedt6369 And as I said in the video, it's not about what the bite is like, but about how uninclined they are to inflict one.
huntsman spiders were the last group of spiders I was still irrationally afraid of even after the majority of my phobia was gone, I'm really glad that bit's gone by now too, they're wonderful and very cute!
Same for me. When I was getting over my fear of spiders, huntsmen were the last ones that still creeped me out a little, even though I was well aware of the fact that they're harmless. First time I held one was in Grade 9 school camp, when I relocated one out of a classmate's canoe. After that, they didn't bother me as much.
How do you feel about the Brazilian Wandering spider?
They certainly look impressive, and it seems that, like with funnelwebs, they aren't as scary as they're widely believed to be.
@@BugsandBiology Idk I wouldn't mess with a Funnel web or a wandering spider, luckily I live in New England (United States) lol
I mess with funnelwebs all the time, as I keep several as pets. Easy spiders to deal with, way less scary than people say.
Big props for not making the spider go for a second bite because you didn't want to stress her out. Alot of other channels would just force it. Earnt my sub!!
The size is what creeps me out. To see something like that crawling around your home, would just make my skin crawl😂😂😂
😂😵💫
Same here! I regularly freak out in autumn when giant house spiders discover the advantages of our warm, welcoming home 🥶 Let alone a spider of these dimensions… goodness gracious 😱😅
Tbh, the one he's holding is a "mid sized" huntsman. You can get ones whose leg spans are literally like a dinner plate.
@@MartenMarder That one isn't that big for a huntsman haha
"Isn't big for a huntsman". These were both fully grown females of the two largest huntsman species in Australia. The only huntsman species that has the potential to reach (and exceed) dinner plate size that I am aware of is Heteropoda maxima, which does not occur in Australia. I've been hearing talk of dinner-plate sized huntsmen in Australia all over the place, yet images with a reliable sense of scale never seem to show up. They do tend to look way bigger than they are though, which probably explains why their sizes get overstated so much.
I was bitten by a Huntsman who was hiding under the car door handle and I had put my hand right on it . It did sting and swell up and go red on the bite sight but no major symptoms apart from almost giving me a heart attack because I fear Huntsmans.
I believe I would have just feel over and died of fright even if its was a dry bite.
@@LuminaryCursorem Yes I wasn't too happy about it I looked down to see the spider as big as my hand scurrying away down the door LOL😀
I remember being in primary school, Brisbane, Queensland (about age 12) and my teacher asking, "Are huntsman spiders venomous?", I assured him they were not and he tried to catch the one in our classroom. He was duly bitten and he complained to me, "I thought you said they didn't bite?". I responded, "No, I said they're not venomous!".
Technically all spiders are actually venomous. However, a huntsman venom, as with most spiders, is not particularly harmful to humans. So if he wants to be technical, he could say you were wrong; but pragmatically that's just being petty.
@ryanr5534 that's true, although I'm not sure the technicality would have occurred to a 1970s teacher or a 12 year old precocious student.
"...a highly complex and scientific term known as 🐃💩" 😆 That cracked me up. I can't even imagine having a spider that large running around...it would be amazing! They are so mild mannered. I'd definitely let it crawl on me but I'd probably still be a little nervous about it on the inside. Great video, thank you! New subscriber in Texas. 👍🏻😃🕷
I found this really helpful. I suffer from arachnophobia, but as a vegan I wish no ill to spiders. I've been watching videos daily about spiders since I got bitten by one a few months ago and found it wasn't so bad, trying to get more and more used to them. I love that you try to minimise the amount of stress caused to her - too many videos of spider bites involve people being really unpleasant to the spiders, so I liked your approach. Maybe one day I can finally overcome my fear of these incredible creatures. Thanks.
Being vegan is a misnomer in regards to treatment of animals. You're emphatic, is what you mean to say. Which is great:)
If A -> B -> C, that doesn't mean C is A (and everything that entails).
I got over my fear of wasps the same way! I got stung and realized it wasn't bad at all. Now I'm almost fearless over wasps. Still get a bit on edge when they buzz really close to me repeatedly. But I remind myself they're probably just curious, which helps a lot.
Excellent explanation of the fact they are not aggressive nor dangerous. I always say if you leave them alone then they won’t even try bothering you. They just want the food and have no interest in you.
This is the real gigachad right here
If only there were more people trying to understand this magnificent animals, all this fears and phobias will drop significantly. It doesn’t take much, just observe them, by nice to them, as good as they are at hunting, they are such delicate and fragile animals.
And most of all, they’re not even aggressive nor dangerous to humans.
Thanks for sharing this mate! Cheers!
No worries! Glad you enjoyed!
I was bitten by a spider while hiking. I lost my arm because of that
This is great. I’m glad someone out there is showing the world they shouldn’t be feared.
Loved the vid and it was fun to film with you. All the huntsmen are back home and seem to be fine currently. The barbata female even took a cricket.
Glad she's doing well. She deserves a treat for putting up with me haha
Well done.
Great video, i am a spider collector and it is a pleasure to see someone debunk all fears about spiders, a very misunderstood and beautiful animal that deserves this attention!
Thank you!
Appreciate it! Absolutely agree about the widespread fear towards these animals, and I'm glad to be doing my bit to dispel it, if only slightly.
@@BugsandBiology so you did!👍
It's actually illegal to take spider from the wild.
@@mastertorryn5397 its actually my job, so.....?
@@artsolomon202 Don't bother engaging this guy, you'll be wasting your time. He's been hate-watching my channel for years.
it always surprises me how little these creatures actually want to bite you. its almost like she complied to get it over with and convince you to leave her alone lol. cool creatures
He's so chill! I had a rose hair that was chill too for 7 years, miss him 🖤
"A highly complex and scientific term known as bullsh*t"
Subscribed!
Spencer from My Wild Backyard recommend this video. Good stuff!
Thanks! I only recently found Spencer, and he's got a great channel.
The huntsman is my favourite spider. They are amazing mothers, and it is they that first caught my attention and help me to fall in love with these tiny creatures. 💕
Mothers do often survive in my experience; it's probably related to how well-fed they were immediately before laying. If they've had a decent meal, they should be able to make it through the clutching period without starving.
@@BugsandBiology That’s fascinating!!! I was probably misinformed, but it’s still what first got me interested in spider’s. I am nowhere near as educated on the subject as you are, I am more just a lover and fan. I refuse to kill spiders and I dislike people that do. I just don’t understand why people can’t get a catch up and remove it… when I see a 6 foot tall man chasing around any spider with a spatula (and they’re the ones that are afraid) I think it’s absolutely absurd… people never stop to think that this tiny creature is billions times more frightened of this enormous thing swatting at it, then the man will ever be of the spider. Thank you for such amazing videos💕
I see huntsmen all the time and the only time I've seen them be aggressive is when the female is defending an egg sac.
I find myself unable to sleep so I've went from great white shark videos to this one... Really cool, I'm from Scotland and a little bit of an arachnophobe, but also find spiders fascinating. So much respect to anyone who can handle them the way you do. Especially the large ones. Really interesting video, educational and you've got a great presenting style. Keep it up mate.
I take it you've never felt that fear and revulsion to insects/arachnids the way a lot of us do?
If you have arachnophobia check out jumping spiders. they might change your mind completely and make you forget your fear.
I was actually quite afraid of spiders throughout my childhood, and it didn’t really ease away until my early teens. I specifically remember being put off climbing a certain tree because I saw a huntsman on it once.
@@BugsandBiology ah, even more impressive. The closest I've ever came to overcoming my fear was holding the moulted exoskeleton of my friend's tarantula.......I lasted about 6 seconds!
One of the things that helped with my fear of spiders was realizing that they are just trying to survive like everything else and there's no malicious or cruel intent behind what they do. They just want to live like you and I.
@@Enruler totally, also we have to unserstand that they are more afraid of us than we are of them.
most people don't really try and imagine a being the size of a mountain to try and touch them or walk towards them.
Huntsman are like the Orca of spiders. Apex predators in their world. Intelligent. Intelligent enough to leave us alone (unless provoked).
I am a recovering arachnophobe. My 'gateway' spider was Portia fimbriata. Over the years, and exclusively because of people like you, I rapidly gained an appreciation for all of them. I see them very differently now. I will probably never be fully at ease around them, though I do hope to one day be able to handle one this way. But I am not the implacable threat I once posed to their kind. Proof that education works and old dogs can learn new tricks.
My gateway spider was bold jumping spiders
Aren't Portia's the ones who attack other spiders in their webs? Your gateway spider was an assassin!? Classic!
@@catpoke9557I almost hate them(spiders), but the jumpers are kind of cute.
Omg the pedipalp crawl at 2:26 is adorable. Love huntsman faces, they are just so fuzzy and sweet looking.
I appreciate your concern for the spider. Great vid 👍
To be honest I felt for it as you stressed it. I was hooked by just the view of it crawling along your hands and arms. It helps getting rid of fears. Thanks!
I'm trying so hard to get over my fear of spiders because even tho I'm scared of them I find them beautiful as well and I hate how my fear can cause me to sometimes kill them via flailing. I want to overcome that and videos like this are the baby step I think and so I really appreciate it and hopefully the spiders will too 🙂
You should stick with your healthy fear of spiders. Mine has always served me well. I despise them. I don’t wish them any malice, and I appreciate their ecological role, but I’ll never choose to be around them and if they wander onto my territory they’re probably done.
I don’t have any guilt about it because there are no spiders sitting around saying “I wish I could get over my fear of humans” or “I feel bad for biting that human”. Lol.
@ascetic43 Clearly you've never had a conversation with spiders.
@Voidish well the thing to realize is that they're generally not going to bite you and very, very few can even cause pain with a bite or poison. Even a black widow bite won't kill an adult. It's mainly just an instinctive reaction of being creeped out by something unexpectedly crawling on you.
The irony is, people try to blame things on "spider bites" all the time when they wake up when really it's anything from kissing bugs to gnats, mosquitoes that got in the house you didn't know about etc., and those same spiders you blame for waking up with a bite are probably what's going to hunt down the biters. Watch videos on kissing bugs (not to be confused with assassin bugs, who look almost identical, assassin bugs also hunt down other bugs whereas kissing bugs feed on animal blood and spread disease) and realize in many parts of the US for example it's those things getting in your house and biting you as you sleep.
I don't mind the small flies or whatever buy bugs on my screen is pretty annoying and my spider bros leave me alone. I've probably got half a dozen who I know about in here and another couple dozen more throughout my home. I don't wake up with bites or itches. They can't hurt me. In fact my main interaction is usually trying to make sure I'm not blasting one in the shower.
@@ClickKlack43 It's always better to overcome an irrational fear, especially if it leads to needlessly killing them. Frankly, no spider deserves to be truly feared, only respected. And spiders have orders of magnitude more reason to be afraid of us than the other way around. OP has a great attitude; its something you could possibly learn from.
@@BugsandBiology Wow. I didn’t expect to be chastised by spider lives matter, himself. What I said was not unreasonable. It’s not irrational when some can really hurt people and it’s not really fear. I just find them deeply unpleasant. As far needlessly killing them. I’ll let the first person who’s never squashed or swatted a bug throw the first stone. Is that you? Do you feel the same way about Mosquitos? Ever killed one? Just curious. Do you eat meat? Wear leather? Needlessly? Lol. F off dude.
@@BugsandBiology grandpa handing me a rolled up magazine as a kid: _”And now, they will fear you”_
Beautiful creatures, so gentle and timid. Never kill them in our family ever!!
Even with the most aggressive and venomous species like the Sydney Funnel Web and the Brazilian Wandering Spider it generally all about reading its behaviour, if its in defence mode it will be inclined to bite. No spider on earth wants to bite you no matter how aggressive it seems. Great video, subbed!
Absolutely agreed! I’ve been working with funnel webs for years, and to say that their reputation is undeserved is to put it mildly. For the most part, they’re very shy, timid spiders.
When I clicked on the video I said to myself "I thought it was rare to get bit by a huntsman?"
Yep pretty much what I expected. I wish we had these cool spiders where I live. I've always wanted to see one. Thanks for making this video and alleviating people's fears and misconceptions about these creatures.
Still, if I seen one of those in my bath tub I would faint and hit my head on everything on my way down to the floor.. It's the size.
@@Ninnjette- If I woke up in the middle of the night and one skittered across my bed up toward my face, I wouldn't faint but I would probably need new sheets.
@@Bloodbain88 Oh! Not that! A monster sized spider crawling through your bed at night.. Hey, we just came up with a horror movie! 😹
@@Ninnjette- Yeah it's really just the skittering motion and the unexepectedness, or having one on you crawling up your arm.
I sometimes wonder how far back that fear goes, because you will notice for example every human has an instinctive fear of very large, black eyes and small needlike fangs (there was a good creepypasta about that). I think it's probably something different, but it's amusing to know going far back enough our ancestors probably were preyed on by spiders. Around that point in ancient history where small shrewlike mammals arose is about the time you had spiders the size of dogs. So I'm not sure why most humans still have that instinctive reaction when you'd have to go super far back to have them being a threat to us or anything like us, although to this day huntsmen are an active terrifying threat to tiny rodents and lizards afaik, also tiny birds.
@@pandemicneetbux2110 There were never dog-sized spiders known from any point in prehistory. The biggest fossil spider known is Mongolarachne jurassica, which is about the size of a golden orbweaver.
Great video ! She remains rather calm , you are one brave person handling her .
This was absolutely fantastic Jackson, from the presentations with those beautiful spiders to the very well-reasoned bite segment. You explained the value in that kind of presentation very effectively, and you did an incredible job of demonstrating how inoffensive and non-aggressive huntsmen are. Excellent stuff, I look forward to catching up on the rest of your work!
- Harrison
Thanks a lot, glad you had the time to check it out.
“Madam, what sort of bite is that?” “At least commit to it” 🤣
Has anyone tested their intelligence level? They remind me so much of jumpers, and they say jumpers are quite intelligent.
The last spider looks like it's got boxing gloves on haha.
Great Content man! I personally don't breed or care for any arachnids because they're not my cup of tea, ( I specialize in reptiles) but I love to learn about them and think they are really fascinating! I do also think its hilarious that people are freaking out over a huntsman that almost refuses to bite when they probably have large cats that attack you if you look at them wrong, can actually hurt you, and are 1000x times the size🤣🤣
Yeah absolutely! Glad someone who isn't even that into spiders can still see the absurdity of it all.
What a sweet girl! Don't ever kill them. They eat more pests than you'll ever know and do nothing to you.
Ive been trying to get over my arachnophobia, i know it’s entirely irrational, and i think alot of spiders are actually kind of cute, but i still just get freaked out seeing one in person. It makes me freeze up and i just feel this intense panic.
I get it. I used to be scared of spiders myself, and it's a pretty hard thing to shake off.
@@BugsandBiologyhow did you work on your fears?
I recommend finding an exceptionally cute, docile, and painless species of spider and attempting to handle it after lots of observation. I recommend jumping spiders, especially bold jumping spiders if you can find them because they're very curious and many of them actually intentionally jump onto people because they enjoy it.
barbata: "If you persist in threatening me with that sponge, I warn you, I may eventually be forced to defend myself!"
aurea: "QUEENSLANDAH!"
Its videos like these that I love to reference when people say they're scared of getting bitten by spiders
Two beautiful Spiders, thank you for not stressing her out even more, she didnt want to bite you, and that half hearted nip says so so much about these georgous creatures.
I been watching so many videos about spiders, that they seem more adorable than scary.
"madam what kind of bite is that?" lol A true gentle man.
Great video. I love seeing Huntsmans around our home.
Must be great. I unfortunately don’t get many at all. Mostly cause I’m in an apartment really close to the city.
After all that irritation to the spider, and not a single real bite.. huntsman ? More like a gentleman
Im moving to Australia soon and these are beautiful creatures but im also terrified of spiders! Im gonna have to face my fears at dome point, ive heatd CBT therapy works and exposure therapy also! Love the video.
She said: "Tf you expect me to eat all of you? Bro ur tripping.."
I’m from Scotland. Spiders have gotten way bigger here of late. But September to October is especially spider time as they try to find a mate I think. I live in an old house so if I see a small one downstairs it’s no biggie. Alas sometimes there is one almost as big as the medium Australian ones. Either a wolf or a brown spider I think.
I have becoming adept at catching them in a plastic jar and letting them out in my big old shed. I don’t let them out into the air as I fear the rapid drop in temperature might hurt or kill the little BOi’s. I swear they have gotten faster too. I missed out the other night when he moved so fast it was like he teleported haha. Got away from me and I had to so ok I’ll see you tomorrow..
Yeah I’m the same, I try to help them out if I can and move them around, but never kill them. Or not deliberately anyway, it’s not my fault if they camouflage too well, but I would feel bad if it did happen though.
I held a baby tarantula once and the fact I knew it was a baby kind of helped me feel more protective of it. This was under supervision of course and he followed the “path” I laid out for him and didn’t do anything unpredictable which also helped too.
If I had a spider sneak up on me, especially if it wasn’t from the UK, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t going to freak out though!
She called your bluff and knew you weren't a threat
It was like she decided at the last moment to give you a ‘pity bite’… like she sensed your disappointment at not being bitten, but couldn’t bring herself to bite you properly.
Thank you for your great content! We must end spider discrimination!
@@mikefeliciano3848 k
The way he asked the spider not to poke him in the eye though HAHAHSHDHSH
And the same day you comment this, one puts its foot in my mouth while I’m presenting to children.
Thank you for spreading some spider love!! Gorgeous huntsmen. I hope I can get my hands on some.
Brilliant video! I loved the clear demonstration of the almost total reluctance of this beautiful Huntsman to bite! Even when subjected to stress. I've shared this video to many of my Arachnophobic friends and their reaction is awesome. Thks so much for your love and vast knowledge and using it to debunk the irrational fear around these fantastic creatures. I live in Ireland and we don't have any very large or very venomous indigenous spider species. However, we do now have some invasive spiders like the Brown recluse and the "False Widow" I have handled both with no signs of aggressive behaviour. I was bitten once but it was a dry bite. I am grateful to you for educating us on the fascinating world of spiders . Thank you very much 🕷️🦂🐜
I really appreciate this comment! And I’m so glad that your arachnophobic friends seem to have reacted positively to my video. Love to hear that I’m doing my part to ease people’s fears of these animals.
Thank you for this video. Those are some seriously cool spiders. You're very lucky to have them.
Spider: lets not bite this godzila and I maybe survive.
Man: did everything to force the spider to bite hime.
This time a year ago, I couldn't have watched the full video without feeling shivers all over and being paranoid about a giant orb weaver slowly descending on a thread above me (yes, really).
But after just a little education and the realization that spiders - and other spooky animals, like snakes - don't _want_ to bite you and will not actively chase humans, I sat and watched the full 10 minutes thinking how cute and curious the little guys are. My phobia is basically gone and I want a pet tarantula at some point (but only when I can properly take care of it).
If there's got to be bite videos out there to prove that point, then these are the kind I'd prefer. Educational and calm, instead of... y'know. Short horror flicks.
It was such a polite little bite too. "Sir, please stop pressing down on me with your tongs. I would like you to cease."
Omg I'm not reading that- and certainly no one else is
Champ, it's three paragraphs, not The Silmarillion. Hardly a stretch to assume someone would read it. I for one really appreciated the comment.
I read this too and thought the comment was really cool!
I personally think typing 3 paragraphs of praise isn't necessary
@@INsectusOfc same
I came here for spider drawing references, and stayed for the great info you spread
She’s a beauty! If you want to see one of her big Texas cousins, there’s a video on my channel about a large Golden Huntsmen that I handled before releasing it.
"its not that big" he says while holding a spider the size of his hand
They’re definitely big spiders, just not as big as many people say they are.
Plus the two species featured in this video are the biggest in the country.
I suddenly decided one day that my fear of spiders was irrational, I have a respect for them nowadays and find them beautiful and some even cute. It seems that these big spiders are in fact long legged puppies 🥺❤️
The toes!! LOOKIT THE TOES!! 😆
@@slightlyxxhaunted7634 toes!? Where!? 😆
No ma'am noooooo ma'am
Having a spider or two at home to hunt the smaller pests is realy nice, in fact. If you see a spider web outside near your windows - DO NOT CLEAN, those are catching the bugs for you.
@@gokkiyoutube I know it’s great! I don’t think anything can help with my mosquito problem though 😭
Videos like this are a massive part of the reason why my fear of spiders has turned into a healthy respect and appreciation for the beautiful and potent hunters. Instead of looking at them in terror, i look at them in wonder and excitement, even the spooky lookin ones 💙
Huntsmen are awesome spiders
She was like “but I don’t want to!”
They’re cutie pies
Hi ,I got nailed by a huntsman last night, I didn't know what was crawling on me ,grabbed it and it bit me ,no reaction at all to the bite, just creepy knowing these things are walking over you when your asleep
I have walked upto huntsmans before and they have raised their front legs like a funnel web soon as I got even remotely close to them. so my guess is spiders can have moods.. But these guys are unbeatable at surprising the shit out of you while driving.
Imagine if you were just minding your own business, and a huge creature walked up to you. Of course you're gonna get defensive at first.
"Hey, Spiderman? ..you got a Spider on your Head."🤷
A lot of random spiders are dosile aka friendly I interact with them from time to time they are very interesting and I really appreciate the creative webs they make. interesting video and thanks for your video input. Please share more. they look like a tarantulas and they are very cool as well.. I've been bitten by brown recluse a few times but not any others.
Everyone: OMG A Spider!! He will bite me!!
Huntsman spider: Yeah, I really don't want to bite you man......
you are my hero, I see spiders in a different way now.
anybody else kinda disappointed by the fact that they aren’t dog sized
😂😂😂😂
I just wish I knew why seeing you handle these spiders makes me shiver yet I can pick up beetles, moths, rats, larvae, grasshoppers, etc
Love the intent of the video and the filming! Have to say I was bitten by an unknown species of Huntsman when I was 13 and would not like to try it again. I was in no danger at all but it was a really crappy day or two, a little nausea and a bee sting like reaction.
Yeah obviously they can cause worse effects if they're really inclined to envenomate. But like I said in the video, I was more focused on showing their reluctance to bite as opposed to what the bites are like.
Good for you for not stressing the poor thing out too much.
You had the perfect approach, my guy, especially the addresal at the end of the typical response to such things.
when I see spiders on videos Im like "it's so chill" but if I saw one irl I would already shit my pants
"oh youre giving me that attitude young lady youre grounded for a week"
I have a couple of decently big huntsman’s in my home that have been there for years, there is always about four or five and you see them outside on my mailbox and in my office which has a broken fly screen. I love having them around and they are really quite beautiful up close. Overall these spiders are the most calm animals I have ever dealt with and the good thing about them being decently large is that you can spot them easily and handle them easily without loosing track of them and accidentally hurting a leg or something. Seeing them on my desk or on my window sill is so normal at this point that I’m more concerned if I don’t see them that they have moved on to another building, I could never live without my favourite bug control friends. Also im subbing right away lol
ahaha as someone who also loves holding spiders it was absolutely hilarious watching you desperately trying to get her to bite, i really admire the respect you have for spiders not wanting to stress her. i hope i can hold a big huntsman some day, they're so gorgeous i love the way all their legs move. i don't really see them around here but i love holding wolf spiders they're my favorites!
I've learned through experience that most of our fears if spiders are mostly unjustified with only a handful being truly dangerous. My time in the army got me bit, stung, shit and pissed on from everything from snakes to hornets and have learned to actually appreciate what they can do and are usually worth the risk.
I have major arachnophobia and thus begins me desensitization journey
Huntsmans have very cute faces to me. They're more pleasant and appealing than most spiders their size.
yeah if you look at it closely its cute. but imagine opening the bathroom lights and its right there, or jumping at you
He so fluffy I love it.😂👌
Okay, FINE, I BIT YOU, CAN I GO NOW?!? JEEZ THIS GUY
-the spider, probably
The spider is like "hell no i aint biting you" lol
Him holding the spider in the "Welcome" part is so fucking lit
Haha, much appreciated
Fascinating footage! Once more one can see that these animals, although we mostly fear them, aren't bad at all but even useful for us! Wish I had the guts to handle them like you do.
For handling huntsmen, the first time is always the biggest step. Once that barrier has been broken, it’s easy to be comfortable holding them.
Spooder doesn't want to bite, it wants friend.
She likes you. She's not going to bite what what she likes.
It's just a gentle giant who doesn't want to be near anyone ❤️
I'm surprised the spider didn't sink its fangs into a vein
Excellent vid, proven whiteout a shadow of a doubt they don't bite even when provoked!🥰
Only bite if they think their life is truly in danger. This can be csuse by people not seeing them and sitting on them for example.
They have no interest in us otherwise. Very docile towards humans, and only jump when startled.