10 STRANGE Tarantulas FACTS You Won't Believe!

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  • @tarantulacollective
    @tarantulacollective  3 роки тому +14

    If you want to help support the channel, please share this video on social media with your friends, family, and other tarantula keepers! Or consider joining my Patreon community. I appreciate all the support! www.patreon.com/The_Tarantula_Collective

    • @petermeichan3160
      @petermeichan3160 3 роки тому

      sorry dude, Tarantulas get theirname from a dance in Italy, when people got bitten by the wolf spider your mention they would perom a dance called the
      tatatella to sweat out the poision

    • @rozalia648
      @rozalia648 2 роки тому

      If I could subsribe only one channel, it would be Tarantula Collective, 1000%

    • @luffebassen
      @luffebassen Рік тому

      One more crazy thing about T´s is that they can mutate and get additionally organs (Apparently)
      I just found out that one of my home bred LP`s has 6 book lungs.

  • @JayTee95
    @JayTee95 3 роки тому +369

    Little known fact: Those who love tarantulas are the most elite humans on the planet and have the best taste in hobbies.

  • @psyduck2747
    @psyduck2747 3 роки тому +79

    I’ve had severe arachnophobia but have been working for the past 5 years to over come it. I currently own and affectionately care for 2 jumping spiders! I’ve been doing a lot of research on Ts and I’m ready to over come my final hill and own a tarantula! I just found your Chanel and I love your content!

    • @psyduck2747
      @psyduck2747 3 роки тому +7

      I just got a Curly Hair T sling! It’s the cutest

    • @ladymiaeriksson5809
      @ladymiaeriksson5809 3 роки тому

      @@psyduck2747 I bought a curly hair in august as the final step of dealing with arachnofobia 🙂

    • @CrystalMouse1
      @CrystalMouse1 3 роки тому

      Same! 😀 I am saving up for the Carabena Versacolor and have a Phidippus Regius currently

    • @crowofjudgement8810
      @crowofjudgement8810 2 роки тому

      @@psyduck2747 how is its care been since you go it

    • @Tjikkko
      @Tjikkko Рік тому

      ​@@CrystalMouse1versicolor is fast right?

  • @MaliciousMollusc
    @MaliciousMollusc 3 роки тому +35

    The feet web may explain why they do the happy dance.

  • @nicoladolby2154
    @nicoladolby2154 3 роки тому +24

    Great video! One fact people aren’t aware of is that tarantulas are exceptionally clean animals. They groom themselves after every meal (at least mine do) and at least once a day, whether they eat or not. Further this grooming is very similar to the way a cat will groom itself. Further after finishing with a moult they always remove the exoskeleton from their burrow/arboreal hide, or web over it as though burying it ‘in the walls’. Also they never leave uneaten prey items in their burrows, and regularly will ‘re-web’ the insides of their homes.

    • @theothermrs.weasley4984
      @theothermrs.weasley4984 3 роки тому +2

      I don't have a tarantula, but I do have a female Jumper. She cleans herself constantly. Every time she eats, drinks, or just because, she'll bathe herself for over an hour lol.

  • @metalcorpseman5433
    @metalcorpseman5433 10 місяців тому +2

    Spiders are freaking metal, and I luv 'em

  • @c.l.6957
    @c.l.6957 3 роки тому +40

    I'm suprised you didn't talk about the Tarantella dance!
    In the same part of Italy that the "tarantula" wolf spiders come from, superstition led people to believe that a bite from these spiders gave you a condition called "tarantism," a kind of mania. The reccomended treatment for this condition was to perform the tarantella dance! This would supposedly make the affliction leave the body. It was perhaps used as an excuse for emotional release since the society was pretty repressed at that time.
    The term refers to a few different styles of dance, and you can even watch people doing the tarantella on UA-cam if you want! It's pretty entertaining.

    • @bubbahotep7682
      @bubbahotep7682 4 місяці тому

      @@c.l.6957was waiting on this comment.

  • @lucnadeau2821
    @lucnadeau2821 3 роки тому +53

    Here's one : While tarantulas gained popularity as pets during the '70s and '80s, they were first considered as pets since the late 1910s/early 1920s !
    William J. Baerg, a college professor from the University of Arkansas, was the very first to treat them as pets. It is thanks to him that knowledge about tarantulas became eventually available. From 1918 to 1958, he studied a local population of Aphonopelma hentzi.
    He also traveled to Mexico, Honduras and Trinidad, collected specimens for study. He also allowed himself to be bitten or stung by Black Widows, Scorpions and Centipedes, so he could research the effects of their venom on people. Crazy, huh ?!
    All this is found in his book, The Tarantula, published way back in 1958. You're not going to find the original prints, but reprints are occasionally available. Definitely worth getting and reading.
    Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)

    • @JayTee95
      @JayTee95 3 роки тому +4

      That's really informative. Thanks for the info

  • @birdspiders
    @birdspiders 3 роки тому +3

    now that's a pleasant surprise by youtube, the notifcation finally work for one time

  • @HBTori
    @HBTori 3 роки тому +4

    Fact number 8 is my favorite one; tarantulas keeping frogs in their burrows is fascinating and sounds like it would make for an excellent children’s book idea. Thanks for teaching us these cool T facts!

  • @zulemazahir666
    @zulemazahir666 3 роки тому +10

    Always happy to potentially learn something, anyway got to love a TTC Top 10. 🕷️

  • @LauraCordes
    @LauraCordes Рік тому

    I've been extremely arachnophobic for most of my life, but I am working on overcoming my fear and finding a new admiration for these amazing creatures. I'm a writer and needlecrafter, enjoying crocheting, knitting, needlework, and sewing, and they make beautiful webs and make their own yarn. How fascinating! I don't know if I will ever bring one into my home, but if I do, your channel has been tremendously informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing your expertise. I really enjoy your videos!

  • @taramazzoni1304
    @taramazzoni1304 Рік тому +1

    I am really enjoying your content, thank you so much 😊

  • @acruuz4612
    @acruuz4612 3 роки тому +11

    This is actually so funny earlier today i had a biology exam and one of the question had to do with the tarantule sharing it's borow with the frog.

  • @anna-graceholdsworth
    @anna-graceholdsworth 3 роки тому +3

    Great upload dude. Actually some facts in here that I didn't know, for once!

  • @sinistar426
    @sinistar426 3 роки тому +9

    Tarantulas can regenerate limbs and even drop them during stress "getting hung up/caught on something" or during a bad molt when a limb gets stuck during the process. Typically it will take 2 molts to fully regenerate the limb back to a state where its not even noticeable that it was ever gone.

  • @marieschneider13
    @marieschneider13 3 роки тому +1

    6:50 Those pink toe footsies at were the cutest things I've seen today.

  • @DLMonkey
    @DLMonkey 3 роки тому

    I shared this video with my students (4th grade to 6th grade) and they were glued to the screen in interest. Great video.

    • @tarantulacollective
      @tarantulacollective  3 роки тому

      That is AWESOME! I am glad they found it interesting. Thank you for sharing it with them!

  • @aliciatafoya2987
    @aliciatafoya2987 3 роки тому +8

    Any chance you're going to make an "evolution of tarantulas" type video? I think it would be amazing to see something like that

  • @lilnimbus4cr548
    @lilnimbus4cr548 3 роки тому

    The beat that starts at 0:47 is dope lol. Thanks for another great upload.

  • @LuckyStone888
    @LuckyStone888 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for everything you do for the TArantuals and the Tarantula community.

  • @alexandrosvafeiadis9049
    @alexandrosvafeiadis9049 3 роки тому +4

    Finally, a good video without dislikes. Theese are pretty rare.

  • @itssavvy2115
    @itssavvy2115 3 роки тому +1

    such a passionate tarantula owner. respect

  • @M7ofATC
    @M7ofATC 3 роки тому

    Awesome video! Learned some awesome facts!

  • @IrieRogue
    @IrieRogue 3 роки тому +3

    Perfect way to brighten my gloomy day...anything tarantula related 🥰

  • @imsolittt8595
    @imsolittt8595 3 роки тому

    Great channel dude you deserve more subs man 💯

  • @jamielovesjohn
    @jamielovesjohn 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! I knew they had little claws but I didn't know they were retractable. That was an amazing close up shot. 🖤

  • @jerrysworldofspidersdragon7550
    @jerrysworldofspidersdragon7550 2 роки тому

    I love your videos. They extremely informative and helpful.

  • @ishanroychowdhury6562
    @ishanroychowdhury6562 3 роки тому

    Wow this was a very well researched video, awesome video Tarantula Collective!

  • @alexpayne1364
    @alexpayne1364 3 роки тому +1

    3:31 haha that cricket though it went weee

  • @kymberlyfajohn7501
    @kymberlyfajohn7501 3 роки тому +6

    Richard: "Researchers recently discovered that tarantulas can actually spin silk from their feet!"
    Me: 👀🤯

  • @amicaaranearum
    @amicaaranearum 3 роки тому +4

    01:02 A common misconception was that _Lycosa tarantula_ was highly venomous, and its bite caused a hysterical condition known as "tarantism." This has been attributed to the origin of the tarantella dance from southern Italy.

  • @brianlindsay9097
    @brianlindsay9097 3 роки тому

    Great video! A number of things I knew, but a few totally shocking things I didn't. Awesome!

  • @lukesmithson1347
    @lukesmithson1347 3 роки тому

    Cool video and thanks for pushing #1! Good messaging.

  • @PETROCK-NROLL
    @PETROCK-NROLL 3 роки тому +1

    Another great top ten! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @michaeltaylor2449
    @michaeltaylor2449 3 роки тому

    AWESOME video Richard some facts there I didnt know about thanks for the INFO

  • @wordawakeningny
    @wordawakeningny 2 роки тому

    Great video sir! Glad I found your channel! Thanks for giving tarantulas love!

  • @Shrek_Smith
    @Shrek_Smith 2 роки тому

    Great video I love your content best tarantula channel 🔥🐐🕷️🕸️

  • @dapperexotics8896
    @dapperexotics8896 3 роки тому

    Great video man, I learned so much! The bit about web coming out of the feet was so cool!!

  • @thesilkkradle9558
    @thesilkkradle9558 2 роки тому

    This was magic. I jumped ahead for this one. I popped up on my feed. Only a few hundred to go.

  • @georgecardiff1946
    @georgecardiff1946 3 роки тому

    Ah super video Richard, very informative and very enjoyable for novice and experienced keepers alike.

  • @GothyBunny
    @GothyBunny 3 роки тому +1

    Video is very cool. It gives me more a reason to love them so much more

  • @justrosie
    @justrosie 3 роки тому

    This is a great list! I find their eight little toe beans so fascinating.

  • @fareebug8439
    @fareebug8439 3 роки тому

    Love the, "Only Buy Captive bred" sign off. 💕

  • @diamonCruz
    @diamonCruz 10 місяців тому +1

    I love Tarantulas

  • @aphiliarachno
    @aphiliarachno 3 роки тому

    As always a nice video. There were definitely some facts I didn't know. The thing with the frog is cute, I think.

  • @thyeconomy
    @thyeconomy Рік тому +1

    I have 2 bonnetina minaxes that I got together as lil spederlings . They don't fight they just have 2 different borrows on opposite side of the enclosure. But I've never had any reason to split them up..

  • @Inkedscales
    @Inkedscales 2 роки тому

    This video is awesome. So much amazing info I’m going to watch it again now!!! Lol

  • @nolipush3915
    @nolipush3915 2 роки тому +1

    "adult tarantulas have been observed going many years without food"
    So people just out here starving tarantulas. Got it 👍🏽😂

  • @timothywehmeyerjr8544
    @timothywehmeyerjr8544 2 роки тому

    I really love your channels.💯😏

  • @philipingvar3652
    @philipingvar3652 3 роки тому

    I love these educational videos!

  • @Vercus100
    @Vercus100 3 роки тому

    Anyone else see the crickets going flying at 3:28? I love that clip.

  • @Bryanc-nq8bs
    @Bryanc-nq8bs 3 роки тому

    Always informative and you make it fun to learn more and more about tarantulas

  • @MarcusRefusius
    @MarcusRefusius 3 роки тому

    I drove a Garbage Truck in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for years. My understanding of Hydraulics is similar to your Garden variety Tarantula. It’s very efficient way of moving things.

  • @Freshly_YK
    @Freshly_YK 3 роки тому +1

    Man I would love too see more of these😉

  • @marciasmith6993
    @marciasmith6993 3 роки тому

    Very cool info. I knew a few of the facts but had no idea about the other facts. Thank you for the education😊

  • @FeralSheWolf
    @FeralSheWolf Місяць тому

    I was surprised when they found that E. campestratus also lives with li'l frogs! It's a neat concept!

  • @MOONOVERMIAMI
    @MOONOVERMIAMI 3 роки тому +1

    Hello great video information Richard

  • @marjorieinverts
    @marjorieinverts 2 роки тому

    I don’t know how I missed this video but new fave

  • @candimoomey1698
    @candimoomey1698 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the info! I have a pink toe, she's my third tarantula in 21 years.

  • @abowen4951
    @abowen4951 3 роки тому

    Love this type of video such a fountain of knowledge and very interesting especially the the medical side of things keep up the amazing work your doing great 👌

  • @gaiataylor8215
    @gaiataylor8215 10 місяців тому

    6:45 you got me at "-3 small claws". Sorry what do you mean by THREE???😂😂

  • @leafwitheyes2473
    @leafwitheyes2473 3 роки тому

    Loving the music!

  • @GlitzyWitch
    @GlitzyWitch 2 роки тому

    Awesome facts thanks 😊

  • @pythonpatrolexotics
    @pythonpatrolexotics 3 роки тому

    Love these types of vids!

  • @UmarKiTech
    @UmarKiTech 3 роки тому

    Mera apko full support rahegha Dil se ❤️you are great bro ❤️

  • @ernestopreciado3743
    @ernestopreciado3743 3 роки тому

    Great Facts 👍

  • @Shadowthehedgehog50-o50
    @Shadowthehedgehog50-o50 3 роки тому

    Great video like always!

  • @cornbread2002
    @cornbread2002 3 роки тому

    Great job
    Love it.

  • @taypants2
    @taypants2 3 роки тому

    very interesting!! thank you!

  • @tokehound216
    @tokehound216 3 роки тому

    Can you do a video or piece on the happy dance after the Tarantula catches it's prey, it's so cute 🥰🕷️

  • @chrishatton865
    @chrishatton865 3 роки тому +4

    Richard this was such a great video. I'm not gonna lie I feel the collective have taken a different spin on videos recently.. iv not really enjoyed it. Great to see your back to the content iv been craving.. Great work bro

    • @tarantulacollective
      @tarantulacollective  3 роки тому

      What videos in particular are you referring to that you haven't been enjoying?

    • @chrishatton865
      @chrishatton865 3 роки тому +2

      @@tarantulacollective I feel for the past few months you have deviated away from your normal content and style of videos.. don't get me wrong I'm.sure lots of people like them. Just not the content iv been after. I much preferred your husbandedey and rehousing and feeding videos. Anyway it's all good brother. Long live the collective

  • @Littletreasuresofafrica
    @Littletreasuresofafrica 2 роки тому

    Love your videos

  • @PhoenixIronworksNS
    @PhoenixIronworksNS 2 роки тому

    That ramones shirt though ❤️

  • @jodilynn9514
    @jodilynn9514 3 роки тому

    Best. Video. Everrrrr!

  • @hazelramos5007
    @hazelramos5007 3 роки тому

    Ooh just thought of a video idea! Could you do a top 10 list of most endangered tarantula species? Would it also be encouraged to adopt captive bred t’s that are endangered? Maybe also include other ways to help these species too!

  • @meagandoodlebug
    @meagandoodlebug 3 роки тому

    Awesome shirt! I think I have about as many Ramones shirts as I have tarantula shirts haha

  • @ihearvoicess
    @ihearvoicess 2 роки тому +1

    Tarantella is the name of a chaotic, fast spinning dance, from the southern Italian town of Taranto. The dance mimics the actions of the locally found wolf spider named "Tarantula".

  • @cesarvaladez7128
    @cesarvaladez7128 3 роки тому

    awsome video!

  • @kush2075
    @kush2075 Рік тому

    I love the intro music

  • @susannebuchholz785
    @susannebuchholz785 3 роки тому

    Absolutely fascinating! I admire all the extraordinary colours of tarantulas.And I love your tarantula merchandise, I like the artwork with the skull,that’s why I will order a tank top and a hoodie!🕷💀👍🏻

  • @cubbi2789
    @cubbi2789 3 роки тому

    So glad I saw the notification, new and exciting information, Richard. Very sad that some tarantulas are now on the endangered species list because of farming or deforestation 😔😔😔

  • @basementpets5327
    @basementpets5327 3 роки тому +5

    AWESOME VID! Aren't there certain species of tarantulas that can stridulate? And make noise such as the L. Striatus and some theraphosa? That is a pretty cool fact I think. I am not 100% sure if it is true though

    • @amicaaranearum
      @amicaaranearum 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. Most of the stridulating species use specialized setae ("hairs") on their legs, palps, or chelicerae. However, the sound is _very_ soft and easy to miss.
      From: www.theraphosidae.be/en/vogelspinnen/anatomy/
      "Stridulation is the act of making a shrill creaking noise by rubbing special bodily structures together and is used as a warning sign when threatened. Those structures consist of either torn setae, paddle setae, plumose setae or small pikes (strikers). Forms and combinations differ from species to species and are proven to be a powerful taxonomical tool. In tarantulas those structures are located on the opposing faces of the chelicerae, on the opposing faces of chelicerae and pedipalps, on the opposing faces of the maxillae, or between coxae and trochanter of pedipalps and forelegs. In some species, such as Pelinobius muticus, stridulatory bristles are located on coxa and trochanter of the first two leg pairs. Length, frequency and loudness of stridulation depends on the species."

    • @basementpets5327
      @basementpets5327 3 роки тому

      @@amicaaranearum ya that is what I thought. It is quite interesting

    • @amicaaranearum
      @amicaaranearum 3 роки тому +1

      @@basementpets5327 My _Ceratogyrus marshalli_ hissed at me twice during the time I had her: once when I was removing her from the deli cup that she came in and once when I was trying to remove an uneaten prey item.

    • @basementpets5327
      @basementpets5327 3 роки тому +1

      @@amicaaranearum Thats awesome! I have a juvenile L. Striatus which are supposed to have the capability to hiss. I will obviously try not to stress him out but I may be able to hear that during a rehouse

    • @amicaaranearum
      @amicaaranearum 3 роки тому +1

      @@basementpets5327 Make sure the room is silent, and you're listening really carefully. It's like a soft whisper.

  • @cloudstrife6435
    @cloudstrife6435 2 роки тому

    I learned about hemolyph in zoology during my associates degree. It's amazing how they work! I still have an irrational fear of spiders, but I learned a bit about them.

  • @rfraser5094
    @rfraser5094 3 роки тому

    Nice vid 👍

  • @Nico-San666-69
    @Nico-San666-69 3 роки тому

    Great video

  • @lucamagni99
    @lucamagni99 3 роки тому

    Great in-depth video / curiosity! One question, what species would it be at 7:39?

  • @luluguilherme8908
    @luluguilherme8908 3 роки тому

    Cool video i ve got a geniculata for some time and i am enjoying all about this hobby with this and Other Channels like lobo exóticos and the dark den greetings from brazil

  • @triciasmith319
    @triciasmith319 3 роки тому

    I LOVE the information about the toxins being used in research! This video is fabulous!!! I wish I knew about what toxins are in the venom and which spiders have what toxins! Such a pharmacological gold mine! Also, how do they extract the venom?!? You don’t have to answer my questions, I’m just saying I love your videos and they inspire me to want to know more! 😄

    • @WhiteBoogeyman
      @WhiteBoogeyman Рік тому

      They gas the tarantula with CO2 to calm it down, then stimulate the fangs over a vial. Depending on the venom type they sometimes have to have a mini suction device to extract the digestive vomit away from the venom.

  • @critterwhisperer5821
    @critterwhisperer5821 3 роки тому +2

    3:29 cricket is like "peace out"
    #ah yes, explains my sneaky avics multiple escapes. Once in a lit lamp and another behind a dark door

  • @jgscatsandthings5208
    @jgscatsandthings5208 3 роки тому +2

    Some I knew, and some I didn't. I love hearing facts. I own cats as well as tarantulas. Cats have many hairs which are sensitive to detect the environment they are in also, and if they can squeeze into compact areas. ( Just glad the don't climb glass, and they don't get into the tarantula room)

  • @hakeemsd70m
    @hakeemsd70m 3 роки тому

    Awesome video about tarantulas, I learned so much about these beautiful spiders! Silly question, but do tarantulas drink water the same way they "drink" their prey? I subbed and left a like!

  • @unscripted3209
    @unscripted3209 3 роки тому +1

    My first and only T (small juvenile G. Pulchra) finally molted after 4 months 🥳 Though I kinda screwed up after and ruined the exo skeleton 🤦‍♂️😂 But whatever, the new darker color on her looks super cool👍

  • @bonniehawkins2979
    @bonniehawkins2979 3 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @Ghostoad
    @Ghostoad 2 роки тому +1

    Hope the new room is coming along well.

  • @zekmy2932
    @zekmy2932 3 роки тому

    Togo Starburst is soooo beautiful

  • @EmiBangtan
    @EmiBangtan 3 роки тому

    So cool!!!

  • @olgabahirkina1286
    @olgabahirkina1286 3 роки тому +3

    In Russian the world "tarantula" refers to wolf spiders, such as Lycosidae.
    Tarantulas themselves are called "bird-eaters". And you can't mix them.

  • @brianlindsay9097
    @brianlindsay9097 3 роки тому +1

    Also, if I might make a new video request: "How to re-house fast, flighty spiders"?

  • @Bloopie666
    @Bloopie666 3 роки тому

    What T. is that at 9:31-ish? Omg that is an extreme beauty! Sorry folks, I'm very new at T's and going to be getting my first T soon, just not sure which one I want. Thank you!