As a life long arachnophobe I find your videos very comforting. The more I learn the less intimidating they are. The personification spidey dialog helps too.
Spiders are amazing mate, no need to fear them and they are so beneficial to us. Like you I was, until I, he mentioned a money spider, we have them and handled them, then handled a small huntsman, well with a 2cmish span and all it done was sit there on my arm, silly me coughed and it ran away 😜 Give it a go mate, start small, handle them, get used to the sensation of how they touch, it's very unique and hopefully knocks the fear out! ❤️🤙🏼
Don't forget, that spider have "toesies" at the ends of their legs. Just imagine a spider wearing tiny little boots on their toesies and it's hard not to laugh a little LOL
YESSSSSS ANOTHER EPISODE!!! Something I, an arachnophobe, could never imagine saying before finding ur channel. You’re the best! You deserve ALL THE FLOWERS 💐 because you’ve truly made a fantastic channel, you’re engaging and educational!
Agreed. Big spiders scare the crap out of me - bonus points if they're fast aswell. Knowing more about them might ease that irrational fear so I am glad I found this channel, too :)
I think it's a good idea to point out that while most of these spider's venoms are harmless, there is a possibility for an allergic reaction, specially with the bigger ones that can inject more venom. If you're bitten by a spider you're not certain won't cause an allergic reaction, it's best to be prepared and get it checked out of there's any unusual symptoms, basically, like a bee sting but less likely to actually cause a reaction.
It's also a good idea if you get bit by any type of spider, tick, or any type of bug or insect, to keep the bug in a jar so you can bring it with you to the emergency room so they know for sure what they are treating you for and if it's venomous or poisonous, or if there's a chance you could have a bad reaction.
@dh yes, so they can see markings, size, shape, and color too. I remember getting bit when I was a kid by a spider that had been biting me over a few nights and so my mom changed my bed sheets and when she pulled the blanket off the bed a huge spider came running out so she killed it and flushed it, then fast forward to a couple days later and my skin was blistering around the bite area, like actual bumps filled with fluid, and she took me to emergency room cuz I was in pain and itchy and it was getting worse each day, and I can remember her telling doctor that it was a spider. And they asked " do you still have the spider?" And ever since then I know to keep anything thar bites you .
Allergic reactions from arachnid venom? Unlike insect venoms, people aren’t allergic to spider venoms. The size of the spider doesn’t make much difference in relation to allergy potential of the venom. Before stating possibility of an allergic reaction, one needs to identify clinical cases of where envenomation from an identified spider has occurred where an allergic reaction has also been noted and see if it’s even worth mentioning. I’m not saying it’s impossible but based on the clinical data thus far collected around the world, it’s extraordinarily unlikely.
@@amandarogerson9132 definitely a good idea to keep whatever did the biting. In your case, when you were a child and had been bitten multiple times over several nights, with physiological symptoms appearing a few days later, did your doctor identify the cause of what caused the symptoms? Bacteria infection such as Staph can present very similar symptoms.
I appreciate the personality you give the spiders. For example the "I'd rather DANCE at you!" caption helps alleviate the initial aversion I feel watching a spider flailing around... makes it quite funny and relatable, lol.
Glad to see you're doing well on the platform! Just a guy and his camera is what UA-cam was built on; good to see the algorithm doing well by people like you
Can I just say I was blown away by the research you did on the yellow sack spider. Going back and finding where the idea that they were venomous came from was above and beyond, and it made me feel a lot better about having them in my house. Thank you so much for the work that must have gone into researching that.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to find such a good channel early on as there aren't many videos to binge, but then again you get to see the birth of an amazing channel!
The fact that a lot of people are scared of the giant house spider tells me a lot about spiders in North America. I'm currently living in southern Ontario but I grew up in El Salvador. The biggest spider I've seen in my house is a small brown tarantula almost the size of my 8 year old foot. There were orb weavers outdoors that made webs practically my size (I'm 155cm). I would sometimes walk into them and feel like an insect struggling with the spiderweb all over me! Really puts things into perspective 😂
As a North American myself I get pretty amused by Brits freaking out about their spiders (they have zero medically significant species), so I can only imagine lol
It gets even funnier when you know that North America has like, 2 medically significant spiders, and they mostly stick to the southern part of the continent. Growing up with bigger or more dangerous spiders gives you an edge!
Like a surprising amount of people here, I am an arachnophobe, and and as 19yr old, 100kg, 6"2 male, it really shows how irrational of a fear them is, despite that, I'm terrified of there little guys. however, I love your content, it's educational, entertaining and engaging. You've gotten the pacing perfect as far as I'm concentration. Keep up the good work, and i cant wait to see more soon.
I live in West Virginia and we have some giant wolf spiders here. Its mostly what i see inside my house and they can get door knob size here. Its true that they aren't aggressive most of the time but i have been chased down by one on a few occasions. Especially the ones with babies on their backs. I think they can sense when you are terrified of them and they just choose violence. We also have Bold Jumping Spiders all over out porch. Some of them have the most beautiful metallic green chelicerae. I love them so much
Think about it -- if you are carrying your baby in your arms, are you gonna be chasing down a bad guy? No, you're gonna be doing your best to keep the baby safe. Most spiders just ain't that smart, they might just be like "holy shit, things are going down, is that a big old rock I can hide under there --" no you dumdum that's a shoe and the human wearing it is gonna freak out at you. Solifuges also have had this problem -- per their name they prefer shady environments, so they have the unfortunate tendency to run for the nearest shadow.... which sometimes is cast by the human standing over them and freaking out...
I heard you say femur ... i was under the impression its typically a Bone... well color me surprised .. I knew the term Segments but i had no idea the parts had proper names if you will . So heres what I learned . "Each leg is made up of 7 segments . Attached to the cephalothorax is the coxa, followed by the trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus. The tarsus is tipped with 2 or 3 claws, depending on the spider family" Cheers .
Parson spider! Glad to see them mentioned because they're the most common spider in my apartment. They're the first spider I went out of my way to photograph and identify since I saw them so often. Excellent vids so far!
I mostly get cellar and jumping spiders in my house, I really love the little jumpers, I would literally set them free in my house to hunt if I knew they'd have enough food to not just die lol. I love spiders
If/when you get around to doing the wolf spiders video, try to get some nighttime footage of you out walking on a warm summer night with a bright light like a head lamp. Those big eyes sparkle and reflect light, much like a dog's eyes, making them VERY easy to spot at night. Mom spiders carrying spiderlings are the coolest, because the spiderling eyes all light up too! Makes mom spider look like a sparkly disco ball.
Wow man, live that dream. You're doing great work, and it's wonderful to hear that after time and effort, you are now able to pursue your passions! And I get to benefit by learning more about spiders and slowly, slowly, learning to find even the ugly ones cute.
Love your videos! Spiders are amazing! We fear the things we don't understand. The more I learn the less I am afraid. Thank you for sharing all your research.
Much love from Alberta! I personally used to HATE spiders, they freaked me out and i couldn't stand knowing they were around me. Now that i'm older I've got a weird appreciation for them, even enough to let them be and crawl where they please even if its on my desk inches from my hand because I know they're just curious creatures without the ability to harm me - regardless of how uncomfortable I feel.
Also albertan! I had a “daddy long-leg” crawl on me once and i think that sparked my arachnophobia. I howled like a banshee even though they’re perfectly harmless (and not even a spider). However the big dark horror that was in the sink of the bathroom next to my room in the mountains… when it disappeared i was quite scared…
We used to have tons and tons of these big fat, round spiders in our garage as a kid. I absolutely hated them because they are disgustingly big and we had multiple in every corner you could look at. To be honest, don't think i'd be very comfortable with those ones even today. They're just so... bulbous. And there's so many. We also found a black widow underneath our deck once when I was about 8 years old- that thoroughly freaked me out. @@colestock9980
I was curious if you would also cover the spitting spider. I see them all the time when I lived in my basement apartment. Pretty cool little guys that rival jumping spiders for cuteness
Which of these spiders i found in my appartement and surrounding (in Germany): 1. Pholcus phalangioides 2. div. Steatoda 3. Tegenaria domestica 4. Cheiracanthium mildei 5. Philodromus cespitum 6. Araneus diadematus 7. Argiope (bruennichi) 8. div. Lycosidae 9. Linyphia triangularis 10. Salticus scenicus 11. Eratigena atrica Ok, ok it would be much easier to say what we haven't. ☺
AAAHH Giant house spider my beloved, I was waiting for that one. I live on the west coast and I've found plenty of these guys inside near the colder months. They're such gentle giants and once they chill out, they're really calm to hold.
My girlfriend and I love your videos. We’re pretty close (eastern MI) and we have bold jumpers and tan jumpers in the house that we consider pets, as well as yellow sac spiders, cellar spider and false widows that we consider tentative allies
I love Eastern Parson Spiders! The first time I saw one, I was in bed, watching a youtube video, when a spider ran across my phone screen. I’ve seen them take shelter in the folds of blankets on the floor, so that must be how one ended up in my bed. Also, there’s a nearly identical species called the Western Parson Spider (Herpyllus propinquus) found west of the Rocky Mountains.
I used to have 3 spiders above my sink in the kitchen where I used to live. I was walking towards the sink one day and also saw a spider on the counter going in the same direction..But over it's back was a silk bundle and I could see cockroach legs sticking out of it...I was amused.
Cellars are all over my house, they Do like to hang out in bathrooms they like damp environments. Something I noticed: cellar and yellow sac Spiders love to share a space. I never see them interact with each other but I always see them together. The coolest spider I've found in my house was a red(think it's red, could be wood don't remember) louse hunter. Watching her she didn't come off as aggressive but very curious about me, found her watching me as much as I was watching her. I took her outside and she went on her merry way
Just want to say I'm really glad you're continuing with these videos. Had no idea it was a subject I wanted to learn about until I saw the first one. Really well done and each one getting better. Keep em coming!
The coolest spider I ever found “in” my house was Sphodros rufipes (red-legged purseweb). Saw one two years in a row just outside my door in a wooded community in Atlanta. Almost stepped on it one time but noticed it in time and it gave me quite a scare. Definitely didn’t look like one you’d want to mess with.
This has become one of my favorite series, I'm known as the bug girl to my family and friends and I eat up informational content on my favorite 8 legged friends
Every video you upload is amazing, and this video is no exception. Incredible detail, precise information, pervasive citations, and subtle deadpan humor make this quite the fun errand. Thank you! I don't mind spiders as long as they, you know, don't scare the living daylights out of me. I live in Alaska and so our spider population fluctuates considerably.
the barn funnel weaver looks like a tiny grey tabby cat! so cute! really, all of these spiders look so beautiful up close. the pachygnatha brevis is particularly striking. thanks again for another informative video, i will be looking into purchasing sara rose's book for sure
I had a pet wolf spider for about a year before she died (she was certainly already quite elderly). She was the biggest one I've ever seen in person and was caught indoors by a friend who said he was going to throw her and her catch container in the dumpster if I didn't come take her. They're extremely interesting to observe and are super cute and photogenic. Mine was a burrowing species but was also relatively active above ground.
Living in San Diego I've encountered lots of interesting spiders. We have black and brown widows nesting on our trash cans, we have plenty of argiopes around during certain times of year. Found a giant wolf spider wandering around the house, and also a couple of solfugids, which are non-spider arachnids that look like their bite would be very painful. Orb weavers and crab spiders in the yard too! The one spider I have never encountered is a brown recluse.
I love Giant House Spiders, our old house was infested with them, but it was almost 400 years old. I love the patterns on their abdomens, and if you find one that's in a calm mood they can be quite chilled out when you pick them up.
I just found out that the cellar spiders in Australia are an introduced species. They're super common though. Just found out we get Steatoda in Australia too.
When I have a close encounter with a spider of any variety, it's nearly always near a source of water, like the sink, toilet, or my cats' water dishes. The one exception is the yellow sac spider. I find those most often on the walls or ceiling, just as you said in your very entertaining video on them. I used to be afraid of spiders until I finally realized that all they are trying to do is survive, just like me and every other living creature. I've been part of the relocation (or pretend I didn't see it) club ever since. I think your videos may win over a lot of arachnophobes because of the humor. Good job on that. May your channel continue to grow.
Great video, very interesting. One slider I would be interested in knowing more about is Dolomedes tenebrosus. It huge and very common at my parents cottage near the water.
What a great presentation! I'm surprised you didn't come across any actual black widows. I've got a few places around my house in CO that I find them and they are so beautiful! Also this year I found my first red velvet jumper and couldn't have been more pleased! I can't wait for more of your videos!
I've theoretically got all three native North American widow species in my area but I've not seen a single one -- I guess if the local environment isn't super friendly to them they don't have any reason to come out into places to encounter humans, and tbh I can relate lmao
I love your videos. Living in Michigan, I grew up around all kinds of spiders, including Jumping, Wolf, many Orb Weavers, and an occasional Fisher since I grew up on a lake. At night, I would get tunnel spiders outside my window, and I would hold a light up and just watch them feed! lol Always found them very fascinating creatures, and because of that, I don't have a fear of them. I guess a good example of knowledge is power. Anyway, keep up the great work!
The Yellow Garden Spiders are everywhere in Alabama! I noticed when I fed them (from very far away via tossing spittlebugs at the web) that they started to make bigger and thicker zig-zags. Not sure if this is the exact reason, but when I was a kid, I always thought they had to get rid of the excess web so by feeding them I was increasing the rate they produced web and thus they had to expel it. They are amazing to watch wrap prey but they always scared me because of how fast they are in their web!
Interesting theory. I know some scientists think it might be to warn off birds so they don't fly through the web and destroy it, but last I checked, no one's really sure.
Glad to found your channel, it's very helpful and informative! I'm also a spider enthusiast and my hobby is nature photography. Although I live in eastern Europe, most of the spiders you introduced are common here too. Keep going!
I wouldn't say people are paranoid, so much as they are uneducated. If i knew as much about spiders as tge average person, i would assume all spiders are brown recluses or black widows too, just to be safe. Nost people just dont have the disposable time to look into spiders when its really easy to instead just assume tge worst about all of them, you know? @jadedesigns6171
I love spiders, people think I’m crazy because I let the jumping spiders run free through my house. I also sometimes have cellar spiders and I think one was a yellow sac. I couldn’t identify it at the time so I put that one outside.
Impressed to realize you’ve never taken a university course on these topics!!!! As a scientist (formal, academic kind) I gotta say you are a phenomenal field scientist! Great grasp of scientific method, biases, and wonderful experimental design 😁 Have you heard of the genius mycologist Paul Stamets? He’s a phenomenal scientist respected by his peers - with NO formal university education. Your love for spiders and scientific analyses remind me of him! Maybe you can stake your claim in the world of entomology 😁
Paul Stamets! I watched that Netflix doc he was a part of, definitely shares some energy with Travis. I love scientists and science lovers who are really just nerds excited to be able to share info on their interests. It makes the field feel alive.
@@twemp9837 i one hundred percent, emphatically agree! People who are purely driven by their passion and curiosity. I love it. It absolutely does bring new perspectives into the field. Stamets is brilliant and a testament to the love of learning.
@@childofcascadia you two are birds of a feather then 😁 Stamets is very inspirational! I admire that guy a whole lot. I wish more ppl knew of him, so they would be inspired to feed their passions like he does
Funny you should say that... my wife has a book of his on her nightstand as we speak. We used to mushroom hunt on Vancouver Island all the time when we lived there (man I miss chanterelles...). And thanks!
20:45 Very interesting, i would think switching prey capture strategies would be more for a spider that grows much bigger since that would make more sense.
Just wanting too stop by and say, i really enjoy these videos and want to thank you for going so indept of diffrent species, i have really lernt alot and gotten diffrent views about some of the spider you have allready covered
Thank you so much for these videos, they're super educational and inspiring! I’ve been fascinated by spiders for years, but only able to overcome my (irritatingly debilitating) arachnophobia recently, and these videos are everything I’ve always wanted in order to learn! You do a fantastic job of breaking down complex information in an easily digestible way, especially in your yellow-sac spider video, and I’m super excited to learn more come your next video! Also, thank you for the book recommendation, it sounds awesome and I can’t wait to pick up a copy! :D
You're an awesome example of a good UA-cam essayist. So well thought out and researched, so much obvious love for what you're talking about, and you're completely endearing. Spider-fearers, beware! With you leading the charge, we shall all be escorting problematic spiders off the property instead of squishing them. Keep it up, sir!
I actually work for pest control, but I love being able to learn details about certain species. that way I can put the customers minds to peace, you do great work hope to see more content like this!
So cool to see some common "cold weather" spiders. I live fairly far south of you, but looking up spiders generally gives me creatures whose ranges don't generally cross into my area. So excited to learn more about these lovely neighbors!
I just can't tell you enough about how much I'm enjoying the content you're providing. I've have always been so terrified, but after watching your videos I now find myself fascinated! Thank you so much for being part of my getting over my fear of spiders! I can't wait to see what you will cover next. I hope you are well, and having a great day!
As a long time bug enthusiast, it is super cool to find a channel like this that takes the time to really know and discuss the spiders that people often encounter every day. I especially love the mix of both anecdotal and scientific information to help give a well rounded view of what to realistically expect from these spiders in day to day life. Plus, as a photography nerd who takes lots of nature photos, I absolutely adore the excellent spider pictures n videos!
Thanks for this! I've learned a lot about macrophotography even in the short time I've been doing this series. And I'm intending to cover the hobo spider eventually (spoiler: it's a similar story to the yellow sac). And I'm still learning about the bites - I seem to remember learning that allergies to spider venom were nearly nonexistent but I haven't got that far yet.
ive been interested in spiders for my entire life, me and my mom are both obsessed with identifying them and baby talkin them while we catch and release them. i adore these videos
Thank you for bringing us informed yet amusing videos of spiders we're likely to actually encounter! Can you do wolf spiders, jumping spiders, and the like? Would love to see your take on those guys. And those huge water spiders you hear about from time to time. When I lived in Florida we routinely had a mouse get in that would stop in the middle of the living room and squeak at us. This would be followed by a decent sized (by FL standards) wolf spider that after a couple days would also stop in the middle of the living room and wave at us. It never did catch that mouse. Adding: A lot of the ones you cover aren't dangerous to most people, but what about pets? Pets are more likely to try eating them and get bitten in the mouth, tongue, face, etc. Even minor swelling could be life threatening depending on the pet. Re: beepbeep, there's a dinosaur that was named Irritator.
Oh, and the Joro spiders that made a home in Georgia US but are expected to spread! You should team up with @MyWildBackyard for a video. He's got some good videos on spiders from his area.
Giant house spider... think we've had some of those. Kiddo describes them as "big, by Indiana standards." If we still lived in Florida they would be average, lol. It would need to be big enough to tackle a palmetto bug (American cockroach, which gets really big in Florida and never forgets it can fly - nightmare fuel) and win. I'm not getting close enough to see a spider's eyes. My ability or inability to ID from a distance determines if it lives or dies. Your Patreon link doesn't work.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention - fixed it. I think. Also, I don't think the Giant House Spider lives in that area - they're mostly PNW, and a few on the east coast, but I'm not positive on that. The Joro spiders are expected to make their way here to Nova Scotia in the next couple of years, and I'm actually excited to see them.
I've been a horrible arachnophobe since I was a small kid. Learning about spiders has helped me SO MUCH, so thank you for videos like this. I've been loving the ones living outside our front and back doors, keeping bugs I really don't want to get inside from getting in. Good to know that one of our back door spider friends likely just relocated when it disappeared one day.
I'm so glad that learning has helped you. I hear that a lot, and I really believe learning about them is the best "treatment" for arachnophobia. Glad you're enjoying the channel, and thanks!
thank you so much for starting this channel! i moved about two years ago, and yellow sac spiders LOVE my new house. i've always been a spider pacifist, but of *course* the first thing i saw when i started researching them was that their bites cause necrosis. i still refused to kill them, but it made me anxious having them hanging around. your in-depth video on the species made me feel so much better about my little yellow pals, and now i'm looking forward to seeing them around again in the springtime. 💕
Spiders were the first animal ever covered taxonomically according to the Linneus model in the book Svenska Spindlar (Swedish Spiders), years before Linneus even published his first book on taxonomy. All because an enthusiast heard one of his lectures. Clearly, spiders have always been weirdly intriguing
A good friend of mine got a very dangerous bite from a jumping spider, but it was an alergic reaction. He barely escaped amputation. But like most spider alergies, this is incredibly rare and most will only hurt from the bite.
Hey Travis, loving the content thus far (even though I am firmly an arachnaphobe). I was wondering: even though it may be pretty difficult to find any information on this topic, would you mind also trying to cover the potential effects for _pets_ as well as humans? I live in Colorado, and usually each late-summer, you can find multiple black widows hiding in the brickwork of my home. As a person, unless I have an unknown allergy, I am not all that concerned if I were to be a bit...However, I know that if one of my kittens were to be bit, as they love to bat around bugs that make their way into my home, it would more or less be a death sentence. I was wondering if this sort of mentality is potentially applicable to other spiders that are common around homes, especially ones that we may not normally consider as people?
I'll keep this in mind for upcoming videos, and see if I can find any information on that. Thanks for the idea; that's actually a thing people would likely want to know.
I've been enjoying your content. Keep up the good work 👍 Also, I live in northern Maine and obviously I like spiders. However, the Giant House Spider certainly took me off guard during our first encounter (in a crawlspace about a foot from my face).
I wouldn't fault your attitude toward spiders for that one... I bet it would have been as startling to suddenly come across a strange human in a crawlspace a foot from your face, after all :P
It always made me laugh the scare of Brown Recluses and Black Widows, I've never seen one of either in my whole life, and I'm the type to actively go check out any spider I see, and because of this, and the fact I've never been bit by a spider in my life and all my time handling them, I've never been afraid of the idea of these spiders existing.
Can you do a video on cardinal spiders one day? Supposedly they're a separate species to giant house spiders but are similar in appearance and even larger.
So in eastern Pennsylvania, it’s actually not uncommon for grass spiders to climb up a building and make its home in the corner of a window screen, especially if it’s either above where trash cans are stored or is to a room insects want to be in (like your kitchen). I had an exterior roommate for a summer, which meant I could actually clearly see the spider in the bottom of its web-it was pretty awesome!
I've seen plenty of the Yellow Garden Spiders here in Poland. I once tried to make one angry with a piece of flower stem and I could not make it react in any way at all despite trying my best to annoy it. I'd poke it all over and do all kinds of things that would definitely make me mad, the spider didn't even care. As for the Giant House Spider, one ran inside my sleeve once when I tried to pick it up, which was a little scary, but I never got bitten by any in my life. Very common here too.
As a person raised in the northwest, we don't have much in the way of spiders. When I was a teenager, I caught and kept a giant house spider as a pet. They've had a special place in my heart since. I knew then spider were cool but that species was something special. They're crazy common in western Washington. My neighbor's had one living in an old wood box in her yard for 2 years that I'm aware of. Pretty cool when I thought they couldn't survive winter outside.
My new favourite channel, I’ve been binge watching all of these yesterday and today I love it! Nothing like taking things I’m scared of and learning so much more about them is awesome
Your channel is a vital resource that to my understanding really hasn't existed. May the spirits of the spiders bless you and your loved ones with their protection. I put in here something about how you should set up a patreon soon so you can get properly compensated for this service. I then checked the description, and while I cannot currently contribute (college) I will be damn sure to throw money your way once I can. The fact that you are getting the money you deserve for your hard work here is something that brightens my day greatly, and I hope that only increases healthily into the future.
Learning from you, while enjoying your unique and wonderful sense of humor is not only entertaining but has helped me overcome my fear of certain spiders.
I have a pet giant house spider. It was on my living room floor and now it’s safe in an enclosure. Had 2 molts so far, maybe 25/30mm leg span now. Has gone from fruit flys, to small crickets. Have seen some with leg spans up to 100mm or so. It will be interesting to see how big this one gets. All the best 👍
As a life long arachnophobe I find your videos very comforting. The more I learn the less intimidating they are. The personification spidey dialog helps too.
Glad it helps!
Spiders are amazing mate, no need to fear them and they are so beneficial to us.
Like you I was, until I, he mentioned a money spider, we have them and handled them, then handled a small huntsman, well with a 2cmish span and all it done was sit there on my arm, silly me coughed and it ran away 😜
Give it a go mate, start small, handle them, get used to the sensation of how they touch, it's very unique and hopefully knocks the fear out! ❤️🤙🏼
Don't forget, that spider have "toesies" at the ends of their legs. Just imagine a spider wearing tiny little boots on their toesies and it's hard not to laugh a little LOL
YESSSSSS ANOTHER EPISODE!!! Something I, an arachnophobe, could never imagine saying before finding ur channel. You’re the best! You deserve ALL THE FLOWERS 💐 because you’ve truly made a fantastic channel, you’re engaging and educational!
Agreed. Big spiders scare the crap out of me - bonus points if they're fast aswell. Knowing more about them might ease that irrational fear so I am glad I found this channel, too :)
Glad you enjoy it!
Id like to see a vid on micrathena. They seem highly irregular
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Dito that and by the way live in Sweden 🇸🇪 and I do appreciate what you do!
I think it's a good idea to point out that while most of these spider's venoms are harmless, there is a possibility for an allergic reaction, specially with the bigger ones that can inject more venom. If you're bitten by a spider you're not certain won't cause an allergic reaction, it's best to be prepared and get it checked out of there's any unusual symptoms, basically, like a bee sting but less likely to actually cause a reaction.
It's also a good idea if you get bit by any type of spider, tick, or any type of bug or insect, to keep the bug in a jar so you can bring it with you to the emergency room so they know for sure what they are treating you for and if it's venomous or poisonous, or if there's a chance you could have a bad reaction.
@@amandarogerson9132 not squashed too, some more identified there movement, and flattened example's do a lot of that
@dh yes, so they can see markings, size, shape, and color too. I remember getting bit when I was a kid by a spider that had been biting me over a few nights and so my mom changed my bed sheets and when she pulled the blanket off the bed a huge spider came running out so she killed it and flushed it, then fast forward to a couple days later and my skin was blistering around the bite area, like actual bumps filled with fluid, and she took me to emergency room cuz I was in pain and itchy and it was getting worse each day, and I can remember her telling doctor that it was a spider. And they asked " do you still have the spider?" And ever since then I know to keep anything thar bites you .
Allergic reactions from arachnid venom? Unlike insect venoms, people aren’t allergic to spider venoms. The size of the spider doesn’t make much difference in relation to allergy potential of the venom.
Before stating possibility of an allergic reaction, one needs to identify clinical cases of where envenomation from an identified spider has occurred where an allergic reaction has also been noted and see if it’s even worth mentioning. I’m not saying it’s impossible but based on the clinical data thus far collected around the world, it’s extraordinarily unlikely.
@@amandarogerson9132 definitely a good idea to keep whatever did the biting. In your case, when you were a child and had been bitten multiple times over several nights, with physiological symptoms appearing a few days later, did your doctor identify the cause of what caused the symptoms? Bacteria infection such as Staph can present very similar symptoms.
I appreciate the personality you give the spiders. For example the "I'd rather DANCE at you!" caption helps alleviate the initial aversion I feel watching a spider flailing around... makes it quite funny and relatable, lol.
The captions deserve more praise. Haha
Glad to see you're doing well on the platform! Just a guy and his camera is what UA-cam was built on; good to see the algorithm doing well by people like you
Thanks so much!
I am so in love with this series oh my god, it's literally curing my fear of spiders one video at a time
Glad I could help!
Can I just say I was blown away by the research you did on the yellow sack spider. Going back and finding where the idea that they were venomous came from was above and beyond, and it made me feel a lot better about having them in my house. Thank you so much for the work that must have gone into researching that.
Thank you! Yes the research is a lot of work, but also fascinating.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to find such a good channel early on as there aren't many videos to binge, but then again you get to see the birth of an amazing channel!
The fact that a lot of people are scared of the giant house spider tells me a lot about spiders in North America. I'm currently living in southern Ontario but I grew up in El Salvador. The biggest spider I've seen in my house is a small brown tarantula almost the size of my 8 year old foot. There were orb weavers outdoors that made webs practically my size (I'm 155cm). I would sometimes walk into them and feel like an insect struggling with the spiderweb all over me! Really puts things into perspective 😂
As a North American myself I get pretty amused by Brits freaking out about their spiders (they have zero medically significant species), so I can only imagine lol
It gets even funnier when you know that North America has like, 2 medically significant spiders, and they mostly stick to the southern part of the continent. Growing up with bigger or more dangerous spiders gives you an edge!
Like a surprising amount of people here, I am an arachnophobe, and and as 19yr old, 100kg, 6"2 male, it really shows how irrational of a fear them is, despite that, I'm terrified of there little guys. however, I love your content, it's educational, entertaining and engaging. You've gotten the pacing perfect as far as I'm concentration. Keep up the good work, and i cant wait to see more soon.
I live in West Virginia and we have some giant wolf spiders here. Its mostly what i see inside my house and they can get door knob size here. Its true that they aren't aggressive most of the time but i have been chased down by one on a few occasions. Especially the ones with babies on their backs. I think they can sense when you are terrified of them and they just choose violence. We also have Bold Jumping Spiders all over out porch. Some of them have the most beautiful metallic green chelicerae. I love them so much
Think about it -- if you are carrying your baby in your arms, are you gonna be chasing down a bad guy? No, you're gonna be doing your best to keep the baby safe.
Most spiders just ain't that smart, they might just be like "holy shit, things are going down, is that a big old rock I can hide under there --" no you dumdum that's a shoe and the human wearing it is gonna freak out at you. Solifuges also have had this problem -- per their name they prefer shady environments, so they have the unfortunate tendency to run for the nearest shadow.... which sometimes is cast by the human standing over them and freaking out...
The way I would’ve been running down the street getting chased by the spider yelling “ help me Jesus , help me Jesus” hauling ass to the church 😂😂😂😂
I heard you say femur ... i was under the impression its typically a Bone... well color me surprised .. I knew the term Segments but i had no idea the parts had proper names if you will . So heres what I learned .
"Each leg is made up of 7 segments . Attached to the cephalothorax is the coxa, followed by the trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus. The tarsus is tipped with 2 or 3 claws, depending on the spider family"
Cheers .
Parson spider! Glad to see them mentioned because they're the most common spider in my apartment. They're the first spider I went out of my way to photograph and identify since I saw them so often.
Excellent vids so far!
Thanks, glad you're enjoying them!
Dude these videos are amazing I literally show them to everyone that's scared of spiders. I love what your doing. I love spiders so much.
Thanks so much for the boost, I appreciate it.
@@travismcenery2919 Hey man no problem I look forward to your next video!!
just recently saw a Parson's spider for the first time and man that's the fastest crawling insect I have ever seen.
I mostly get cellar and jumping spiders in my house, I really love the little jumpers, I would literally set them free in my house to hunt if I knew they'd have enough food to not just die lol. I love spiders
If/when you get around to doing the wolf spiders video, try to get some nighttime footage of you out walking on a warm summer night with a bright light like a head lamp. Those big eyes sparkle and reflect light, much like a dog's eyes, making them VERY easy to spot at night. Mom spiders carrying spiderlings are the coolest, because the spiderling eyes all light up too! Makes mom spider look like a sparkly disco ball.
That's a great tip, I'll try that this spring!
You are a caring and passionate man who has helped so many that are curious and show these little creatures the reverence that they deserve. 🕷️ 🕸️
Wow man, live that dream. You're doing great work, and it's wonderful to hear that after time and effort, you are now able to pursue your passions! And I get to benefit by learning more about spiders and slowly, slowly, learning to find even the ugly ones cute.
Thanks for the encouragement! There will be more videos coming.
Love your videos! Spiders are amazing! We fear the things we don't understand. The more I learn the less I am afraid. Thank you for sharing all your research.
Much love from Alberta! I personally used to HATE spiders, they freaked me out and i couldn't stand knowing they were around me. Now that i'm older I've got a weird appreciation for them, even enough to let them be and crawl where they please even if its on my desk inches from my hand because I know they're just curious creatures without the ability to harm me - regardless of how uncomfortable I feel.
Thanks! I'm originally from Alberta too!
Also albertan! I had a “daddy long-leg” crawl on me once and i think that sparked my arachnophobia. I howled like a banshee even though they’re perfectly harmless (and not even a spider). However the big dark horror that was in the sink of the bathroom next to my room in the mountains… when it disappeared i was quite scared…
We used to have tons and tons of these big fat, round spiders in our garage as a kid. I absolutely hated them because they are disgustingly big and we had multiple in every corner you could look at. To be honest, don't think i'd be very comfortable with those ones even today. They're just so... bulbous. And there's so many. We also found a black widow underneath our deck once when I was about 8 years old- that thoroughly freaked me out. @@colestock9980
I don't know how exactly I came across these, but I love them dearly. Thanks for the spider facts!
I was curious if you would also cover the spitting spider. I see them all the time when I lived in my basement apartment. Pretty cool little guys that rival jumping spiders for cuteness
I've been asked a few times about these, and I'm fascinated by these spiders, but I haven't come across them yet.
Fellow valley spider enthusiast here- So happy to see your channel growing!
Thanks so much!
Which of these spiders i found in my appartement and surrounding (in Germany):
1. Pholcus phalangioides
2. div. Steatoda
3. Tegenaria domestica
4. Cheiracanthium mildei
5. Philodromus cespitum
6. Araneus diadematus
7. Argiope (bruennichi)
8. div. Lycosidae
9. Linyphia triangularis
10. Salticus scenicus
11. Eratigena atrica
Ok, ok it would be much easier to say what we haven't. ☺
AAAHH Giant house spider my beloved, I was waiting for that one. I live on the west coast and I've found plenty of these guys inside near the colder months. They're such gentle giants and once they chill out, they're really calm to hold.
Yup, I like them too. I really want to do the video on those ones as soon as I can, but I don't have one handy. I know they're here in town, though.
I love them, although I nearly soiled myself the first time I saw one! I'm in northern europe, so I had no idea we even had spiders that large.
My girlfriend and I love your videos. We’re pretty close (eastern MI) and we have bold jumpers and tan jumpers in the house that we consider pets, as well as yellow sac spiders, cellar spider and false widows that we consider tentative allies
Lol “tentative allies” is cracking me up
It's a fragile alliance between the spiders in my house and my wife... and I'm glad you enjoy the channel!
I love Eastern Parson Spiders! The first time I saw one, I was in bed, watching a youtube video, when a spider ran across my phone screen.
I’ve seen them take shelter in the folds of blankets on the floor, so that must be how one ended up in my bed.
Also, there’s a nearly identical species called the Western Parson Spider (Herpyllus propinquus) found west of the Rocky Mountains.
Yup, that's the western version. Nearly identical, I think, but it IS a different species.
I used to have 3 spiders above my sink in the kitchen where I used to live.
I was walking towards the sink one day and also saw a spider on the counter going in the same direction..But over it's back was a silk bundle and I could see cockroach legs sticking out of it...I was amused.
Cellars are all over my house, they Do like to hang out in bathrooms they like damp environments.
Something I noticed: cellar and yellow sac Spiders love to share a space. I never see them interact with each other but I always see them together.
The coolest spider I've found in my house was a red(think it's red, could be wood don't remember) louse hunter. Watching her she didn't come off as aggressive but very curious about me, found her watching me as much as I was watching her. I took her outside and she went on her merry way
Just want to say I'm really glad you're continuing with these videos. Had no idea it was a subject I wanted to learn about until I saw the first one. Really well done and each one getting better. Keep em coming!
Thanks, I'm working on it!
These are absolutely brilliant. I get Parson's spiders all the time and now I know what they are!
Glad the video was helpful!
The coolest spider I ever found “in” my house was Sphodros rufipes (red-legged purseweb). Saw one two years in a row just outside my door in a wooded community in Atlanta. Almost stepped on it one time but noticed it in time and it gave me quite a scare. Definitely didn’t look like one you’d want to mess with.
Pursewebs are fascinating. I've never actually come across one, only read about them.
This has become one of my favorite series, I'm known as the bug girl to my family and friends and I eat up informational content on my favorite 8 legged friends
Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Every video you upload is amazing, and this video is no exception. Incredible detail, precise information, pervasive citations, and subtle deadpan humor make this quite the fun errand. Thank you!
I don't mind spiders as long as they, you know, don't scare the living daylights out of me. I live in Alaska and so our spider population fluctuates considerably.
Glad you like them!
the barn funnel weaver looks like a tiny grey tabby cat! so cute! really, all of these spiders look so beautiful up close. the pachygnatha brevis is particularly striking. thanks again for another informative video, i will be looking into purchasing sara rose's book for sure
It's great to hear I'm not the only one who appreciates their beauty. And you won't be disappointed in the book - I think it's fantastic.
It's really interesting seeing a channel just talking about spiders. I've learned a lot about these little guys through you!
I live in rural Missouri and see lots of the Yellow Garden Spider every year.
I had a pet wolf spider for about a year before she died (she was certainly already quite elderly). She was the biggest one I've ever seen in person and was caught indoors by a friend who said he was going to throw her and her catch container in the dumpster if I didn't come take her. They're extremely interesting to observe and are super cute and photogenic. Mine was a burrowing species but was also relatively active above ground.
Also I'm definitely buying Sarah's book, it's exactly the thing I've been wanting
You won't be disappointed.
Living in San Diego I've encountered lots of interesting spiders. We have black and brown widows nesting on our trash cans, we have plenty of argiopes around during certain times of year. Found a giant wolf spider wandering around the house, and also a couple of solfugids, which are non-spider arachnids that look like their bite would be very painful. Orb weavers and crab spiders in the yard too! The one spider I have never encountered is a brown recluse.
I don't think you'll encounter a recluse there, that's well outside their range.
You probably wouldn't encounter Loxsceles reclusa (the brown recluse) in San Diego. You might find the uncommon L. palma, the Baja recluse, however.
Just keep at it man, this is such great content
Thanks, will do!
I love Giant House Spiders, our old house was infested with them, but it was almost 400 years old. I love the patterns on their abdomens, and if you find one that's in a calm mood they can be quite chilled out when you pick them up.
I just found out that the cellar spiders in Australia are an introduced species. They're super common though. Just found out we get Steatoda in Australia too.
cellar spider is overall a cosmopolitic species
You're a really good presenter, keep it up.
Thanks, that's really encouraging.
When I have a close encounter with a spider of any variety, it's nearly always near a source of water, like the sink, toilet, or my cats' water dishes. The one exception is the yellow sac spider. I find those most often on the walls or ceiling, just as you said in your very entertaining video on them. I used to be afraid of spiders until I finally realized that all they are trying to do is survive, just like me and every other living creature. I've been part of the relocation (or pretend I didn't see it) club ever since. I think your videos may win over a lot of arachnophobes because of the humor. Good job on that. May your channel continue to grow.
Nice to see there are other people who actually like these wonderful creatures. Thank you fine Sir.
My pleasure.
Great video, very interesting. One slider I would be interested in knowing more about is Dolomedes tenebrosus. It huge and very common at my parents cottage near the water.
We have them here where I live, so when I get to covering outdoor spiders, they'll be high on the list.
What a great presentation! I'm surprised you didn't come across any actual black widows. I've got a few places around my house in CO that I find them and they are so beautiful! Also this year I found my first red velvet jumper and couldn't have been more pleased! I can't wait for more of your videos!
I've theoretically got all three native North American widow species in my area but I've not seen a single one -- I guess if the local environment isn't super friendly to them they don't have any reason to come out into places to encounter humans, and tbh I can relate lmao
Enjoy your info on spiders. I guess it's normal to be creeped out by them - and fascinated. . at the same time!
I love your videos. Living in Michigan, I grew up around all kinds of spiders, including Jumping, Wolf, many Orb Weavers, and an occasional Fisher since I grew up on a lake. At night, I would get tunnel spiders outside my window, and I would hold a light up and just watch them feed! lol Always found them very fascinating creatures, and because of that, I don't have a fear of them. I guess a good example of knowledge is power. Anyway, keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot!
The Yellow Garden Spiders are everywhere in Alabama! I noticed when I fed them (from very far away via tossing spittlebugs at the web) that they started to make bigger and thicker zig-zags. Not sure if this is the exact reason, but when I was a kid, I always thought they had to get rid of the excess web so by feeding them I was increasing the rate they produced web and thus they had to expel it. They are amazing to watch wrap prey but they always scared me because of how fast they are in their web!
Interesting theory. I know some scientists think it might be to warn off birds so they don't fly through the web and destroy it, but last I checked, no one's really sure.
wait whats wrong with mango
This is the best "first comment in" ever.
Ive tried 3 types of mango. They all were yucky to me.
If you ever get a chance, try a paw paw fruit
@@bungholjio ive heard of it. Ill look forward to it.
@@dagoodboy6424 don’t eat too much though. It’s sweet but also slightly neurotoxic. So don’t eat it as the only fruit in your diet and you’re good.
Glad to found your channel, it's very helpful and informative! I'm also a spider enthusiast and my hobby is nature photography. Although I live in eastern Europe, most of the spiders you introduced are common here too. Keep going!
Thanks! Photography of these spiders is a challenge I enjoy. Couldn't do it without an external strobe.
"Some people mistake these for Brown Recluse" - Every spider that people do not mistake for a black widow.
People are paranoid
Probably some unlucky bastards out there who get mistaken for both. Spiders got it rough.
Okay, today I have just witnessed somebody mistaking a brown recluse for a black widow, which is a new one for me.
I wouldn't say people are paranoid, so much as they are uneducated. If i knew as much about spiders as tge average person, i would assume all spiders are brown recluses or black widows too, just to be safe. Nost people just dont have the disposable time to look into spiders when its really easy to instead just assume tge worst about all of them, you know? @jadedesigns6171
I love the wolfies and the little jumpers! They have the sweetest faces!
I love spiders, people think I’m crazy because I let the jumping spiders run free through my house. I also sometimes have cellar spiders and I think one was a yellow sac. I couldn’t identify it at the time so I put that one outside.
i've identified two of the spider species in my house thanks to you spider nerd, keep it up
Impressed to realize you’ve never taken a university course on these topics!!!! As a scientist (formal, academic kind) I gotta say you are a phenomenal field scientist! Great grasp of scientific method, biases, and wonderful experimental design 😁 Have you heard of the genius mycologist Paul Stamets? He’s a phenomenal scientist respected by his peers - with NO formal university education. Your love for spiders and scientific analyses remind me of him! Maybe you can stake your claim in the world of entomology 😁
Paul Stamets! I watched that Netflix doc he was a part of, definitely shares some energy with Travis. I love scientists and science lovers who are really just nerds excited to be able to share info on their interests. It makes the field feel alive.
Paul Stamets is amazing. I say that as an amateur mycologist who also is a northwesterner.
@@twemp9837 i one hundred percent, emphatically agree! People who are purely driven by their passion and curiosity. I love it. It absolutely does bring new perspectives into the field. Stamets is brilliant and a testament to the love of learning.
@@childofcascadia you two are birds of a feather then 😁 Stamets is very inspirational! I admire that guy a whole lot. I wish more ppl knew of him, so they would be inspired to feed their passions like he does
Funny you should say that... my wife has a book of his on her nightstand as we speak. We used to mushroom hunt on Vancouver Island all the time when we lived there (man I miss chanterelles...). And thanks!
20:45 Very interesting, i would think switching prey capture strategies would be more for a spider that grows much bigger since that would make more sense.
Just wanting too stop by and say, i really enjoy these videos and want to thank you for going so indept of diffrent species, i have really lernt alot and gotten diffrent views about some of the spider you have allready covered
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy them!
You made this channel the same time I had a lot of yellow sac spiders in my shed for the rest time. Wicked cool shit !
Thank you so much for these videos, they're super educational and inspiring! I’ve been fascinated by spiders for years, but only able to overcome my (irritatingly debilitating) arachnophobia recently, and these videos are everything I’ve always wanted in order to learn! You do a fantastic job of breaking down complex information in an easily digestible way, especially in your yellow-sac spider video, and I’m super excited to learn more come your next video!
Also, thank you for the book recommendation, it sounds awesome and I can’t wait to pick up a copy! :D
Thanks so much! I'm glad the videos are helpful.
You're an awesome example of a good UA-cam essayist. So well thought out and researched, so much obvious love for what you're talking about, and you're completely endearing. Spider-fearers, beware! With you leading the charge, we shall all be escorting problematic spiders off the property instead of squishing them. Keep it up, sir!
Thanks so much, I'm glad you're enjoying the series!
I actually work for pest control, but I love being able to learn details about certain species. that way I can put the customers minds to peace, you do great work hope to see more content like this!
So cool to see some common "cold weather" spiders. I live fairly far south of you, but looking up spiders generally gives me creatures whose ranges don't generally cross into my area. So excited to learn more about these lovely neighbors!
I'm glad you're enjoying the series! Thanks!
I just can't tell you enough about how much I'm enjoying the content you're providing. I've have always been so terrified, but after watching your videos I now find myself fascinated! Thank you so much for being part of my getting over my fear of spiders! I can't wait to see what you will cover next. I hope you are well, and having a great day!
Glad it's helping!
31:35 „That‘s just … rude!“
Yeaaa, tell’em!
As a long time bug enthusiast, it is super cool to find a channel like this that takes the time to really know and discuss the spiders that people often encounter every day. I especially love the mix of both anecdotal and scientific information to help give a well rounded view of what to realistically expect from these spiders in day to day life. Plus, as a photography nerd who takes lots of nature photos, I absolutely adore the excellent spider pictures n videos!
Thanks for this! I've learned a lot about macrophotography even in the short time I've been doing this series. And I'm intending to cover the hobo spider eventually (spoiler: it's a similar story to the yellow sac).
And I'm still learning about the bites - I seem to remember learning that allergies to spider venom were nearly nonexistent but I haven't got that far yet.
ive been interested in spiders for my entire life, me and my mom are both obsessed with identifying them and baby talkin them while we catch and release them. i adore these videos
Glad you're enjoying them!
EXCELLENT! Thanks for the book link!
My pleasure!
You are onto something here. Brilliant channel. Very nice comparisons to aid in distinguishing species and good jokes!
I hope you also start to cover other common pests that live in your house. Things like silverfish, roaches, house centipedes, weevils, etc.
Thank you for bringing us informed yet amusing videos of spiders we're likely to actually encounter! Can you do wolf spiders, jumping spiders, and the like? Would love to see your take on those guys. And those huge water spiders you hear about from time to time.
When I lived in Florida we routinely had a mouse get in that would stop in the middle of the living room and squeak at us. This would be followed by a decent sized (by FL standards) wolf spider that after a couple days would also stop in the middle of the living room and wave at us. It never did catch that mouse.
Adding: A lot of the ones you cover aren't dangerous to most people, but what about pets? Pets are more likely to try eating them and get bitten in the mouth, tongue, face, etc. Even minor swelling could be life threatening depending on the pet.
Re: beepbeep, there's a dinosaur that was named Irritator.
Oh, and the Joro spiders that made a home in Georgia US but are expected to spread!
You should team up with @MyWildBackyard for a video. He's got some good videos on spiders from his area.
Giant house spider... think we've had some of those. Kiddo describes them as "big, by Indiana standards." If we still lived in Florida they would be average, lol. It would need to be big enough to tackle a palmetto bug (American cockroach, which gets really big in Florida and never forgets it can fly - nightmare fuel) and win.
I'm not getting close enough to see a spider's eyes. My ability or inability to ID from a distance determines if it lives or dies.
Your Patreon link doesn't work.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention - fixed it. I think. Also, I don't think the Giant House Spider lives in that area - they're mostly PNW, and a few on the east coast, but I'm not positive on that. The Joro spiders are expected to make their way here to Nova Scotia in the next couple of years, and I'm actually excited to see them.
love the spoder vids thank
I've been a horrible arachnophobe since I was a small kid. Learning about spiders has helped me SO MUCH, so thank you for videos like this. I've been loving the ones living outside our front and back doors, keeping bugs I really don't want to get inside from getting in. Good to know that one of our back door spider friends likely just relocated when it disappeared one day.
I'm so glad that learning has helped you. I hear that a lot, and I really believe learning about them is the best "treatment" for arachnophobia. Glad you're enjoying the channel, and thanks!
would you consider doing an episode on wolf spiders? I see them (probably) in my bathtub and they won't seem to leave on their own! I am in the SE US.
They're high on the list, but it'll need to wait until spring when they show up here again.
thank you so much for starting this channel! i moved about two years ago, and yellow sac spiders LOVE my new house. i've always been a spider pacifist, but of *course* the first thing i saw when i started researching them was that their bites cause necrosis. i still refused to kill them, but it made me anxious having them hanging around. your in-depth video on the species made me feel so much better about my little yellow pals, and now i'm looking forward to seeing them around again in the springtime. 💕
Glad it was helpful!
Spiders were the first animal ever covered taxonomically according to the Linneus model in the book Svenska Spindlar (Swedish Spiders), years before Linneus even published his first book on taxonomy. All because an enthusiast heard one of his lectures.
Clearly, spiders have always been weirdly intriguing
A good friend of mine got a very dangerous bite from a jumping spider, but it was an alergic reaction. He barely escaped amputation.
But like most spider alergies, this is incredibly rare and most will only hurt from the bite.
Hey Travis, loving the content thus far (even though I am firmly an arachnaphobe). I was wondering: even though it may be pretty difficult to find any information on this topic, would you mind also trying to cover the potential effects for _pets_ as well as humans?
I live in Colorado, and usually each late-summer, you can find multiple black widows hiding in the brickwork of my home. As a person, unless I have an unknown allergy, I am not all that concerned if I were to be a bit...However, I know that if one of my kittens were to be bit, as they love to bat around bugs that make their way into my home, it would more or less be a death sentence.
I was wondering if this sort of mentality is potentially applicable to other spiders that are common around homes, especially ones that we may not normally consider as people?
I'll keep this in mind for upcoming videos, and see if I can find any information on that. Thanks for the idea; that's actually a thing people would likely want to know.
I am excited for the future of the channel. Thank you for being you and sharing the knowledge with us.
I've been enjoying your content. Keep up the good work 👍
Also, I live in northern Maine and obviously I like spiders. However, the Giant House Spider certainly took me off guard during our first encounter (in a crawlspace about a foot from my face).
I wouldn't fault your attitude toward spiders for that one... I bet it would have been as startling to suddenly come across a strange human in a crawlspace a foot from your face, after all :P
I love your channel. I love all the information you give. Thank you so very much.
You're very welcome, and thank you!
It always made me laugh the scare of Brown Recluses and Black Widows, I've never seen one of either in my whole life, and I'm the type to actively go check out any spider I see, and because of this, and the fact I've never been bit by a spider in my life and all my time handling them, I've never been afraid of the idea of these spiders existing.
So excited to get the notification for this video!!
Can you do a video on cardinal spiders one day? Supposedly they're a separate species to giant house spiders but are similar in appearance and even larger.
So in eastern Pennsylvania, it’s actually not uncommon for grass spiders to climb up a building and make its home in the corner of a window screen, especially if it’s either above where trash cans are stored or is to a room insects want to be in (like your kitchen). I had an exterior roommate for a summer, which meant I could actually clearly see the spider in the bottom of its web-it was pretty awesome!
I'm so here for this!! Thank you for putting out this fantastic content! 🥰🕷️🕸️
Thanks, and you're most welcome.
Your videos make me so happy 💜 thank you for sharing your knowledge and love of spiders.
Thanks, and you're very welcome!
How tf do cellar spiders kill giant house spiders?
cuddles of DOOM
House spiders have a Skill Issue
Long legy + entangling web = ha ha u cant bite me
Thanks for sharing the spiders in your house!
I've seen plenty of the Yellow Garden Spiders here in Poland. I once tried to make one angry with a piece of flower stem and I could not make it react in any way at all despite trying my best to annoy it. I'd poke it all over and do all kinds of things that would definitely make me mad, the spider didn't even care.
As for the Giant House Spider, one ran inside my sleeve once when I tried to pick it up, which was a little scary, but I never got bitten by any in my life. Very common here too.
I could watch anyone talk about something they are passionate about!
As a person raised in the northwest, we don't have much in the way of spiders. When I was a teenager, I caught and kept a giant house spider as a pet. They've had a special place in my heart since. I knew then spider were cool but that species was something special. They're crazy common in western Washington. My neighbor's had one living in an old wood box in her yard for 2 years that I'm aware of. Pretty cool when I thought they couldn't survive winter outside.
My new favourite channel, I’ve been binge watching all of these yesterday and today I love it! Nothing like taking things I’m scared of and learning so much more about them is awesome
Thank you so much, and I'm glad the channel is helpful!
Really love spiders. Thanks for the place to learn more about them.
Anytime, it's my pleasure.
Your channel is a vital resource that to my understanding really hasn't existed. May the spirits of the spiders bless you and your loved ones with their protection.
I put in here something about how you should set up a patreon soon so you can get properly compensated for this service. I then checked the description, and while I cannot currently contribute (college) I will be damn sure to throw money your way once I can. The fact that you are getting the money you deserve for your hard work here is something that brightens my day greatly, and I hope that only increases healthily into the future.
I do have a patreon! Link in description, I'm actually working on something for it right now.
Thank you for making these! Seeing someone just sharing things they know and care about is the best thing about UA-cam and I'm learning a lot!
Learning from you, while enjoying your unique and wonderful sense of humor is not only entertaining but has helped me overcome my fear of certain spiders.
I have a pet giant house spider. It was on my living room floor and now it’s safe in an enclosure. Had 2 molts so far, maybe 25/30mm leg span now. Has gone from fruit flys, to small crickets. Have seen some with leg spans up to 100mm or so. It will be interesting to see how big this one gets. All the best 👍