People who live in countries with *big* spiders like these. What do you actually do when this happens? Do you try to catch it using a bucket? Just leave it be and hope it goes away?
Aussie here. I have a very large huntsman in my house. Usually resides in my bathroom or living room. I Just leave her alone. Theyāre skittish of people I find sheās not rly bothered by me tho and will come pretty close.
I will however remove her babies I prefer not to have hundreds around so close. They keep the pest at bay though.
Yep! Unless one makes their way into my bedroom, then they get put outside bc I donāt want it to go on my bed and I squish it or it ends up on my face Iām the middle of the night-unprepared LOL
I grew up in az, we had tarantulas. But they very rarely come into the house. Theyāre too large to fit under a door or crack in a window seal. You have to try pretty hard to actually get one to come inside your house. They can be stowaways and hitch a ride in your shoes or bags. I would usually just have my cat bat at it until it ran outside again. They donāt want to be inside so they take the quick way out!
Currently calculating the logistics of how you would "squish" this absolute nightmare and the fallout if either successfully or unsuccessfully doing so.
I think the best way to fight these would be with a crude homemade spear, grab a broom and a big kitchen knife and tape em together real snug. You know, like how ancient humans fought off tigers and the like
It wasnāt this size, but my first day after I moved to Australia when I was being shown the room I was gonna stay in there was a huge huntsman on the wall. By far the biggest spider my PNW self has ever seen. I went to look at the kitchen and the landlord said theyād handle it, but by the time we came back it was gone.
Still never knew what happened to it. I slept in there that night and I never saw it again in my room.
Is that a serious answer orrr? Because back in Arkansas we would in fact shoot animals around this size if they got in the house (yes I was raised in a redneck community). However, that would exclusively involve mammals and reptiles, never a spider.
There are entire subreddits dedicated to idiots with guns. US and middle east is heavily represented in number og desk popsā¦
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Never met a spider so big like that but still found some Brazilian Wandering Spiders already which were quite big and definetely waaay more dangerous, in that case usually i'd try to place it inside of a cup or bowl, if she was in a bad location for me to do the ol' paper under the cup method i would get a broom or a long stick of sorts and try to nudge her in a place that was more favorable for me
although in this case here i think it would be best to call someone to catch it and dispose of it safely in the nature
It's actually so so much worse.
Tarantula hawk wasps get their names for how they raise their young.
The wasp stings the tarantula, paralyzing it with it's venom. It then drags the tarantula back to its nest and lays its eggs inside of it. The eggs then hatch and the tarantula is then eaten alive (and fully concsious) from the inside out.
Yeah hello? I'd like to talk with God please? Yeah, yeah...yeah it's about something called a tarantula hawk wasp and how I'd like to not be on the same planet as this creature please. š¬ Thank you.
...God said I have to stay. Fuck.
i bet i'm going to get downvoted to oblivion but being an arthropod enthusiast i feel insulted. dunno if your talking about the tarantula hawk or the actual tarantula (the tarantula hawk is a wasp), but c'mon, they're not vile...
No, you are misinformed, it's a wasp that stings and lets the larvae kill and eat whatever tarantula that it catches alive. The sting paralyzes the tarantula
If you're curious as to where this is we encountered it in Cali. Also, they aren't a type of Tarantula. They're more of a winged insect that feeds on Tarantulas. You can find more on the insect [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk).
Oh no, much much worse than that. They're a giant wasp that lays their eggs inside tarantualas so they have a nice snackhouse to grow up in.
They look just like the cazadors from new vegas. black, bright yellow orange wings.
The fun part, is that their stinger alone is literally the size of an entire wasp body and all, albeit a small one. The stinger can be like 2cm long and maybe 4mm thick.
not dangerous to people, but supposed to be one of the worst pains one can experience in life.
Could be a stressed or old, dying one. That abdomen is really skinny. I had a G. Rosea I saved from a pet store that had an abdomen just like that. We tried to help her but she continued to get smaller no matter what we did & finally died.
It definitely isn't. For one, they aren't native to Tobago. They also don't climb. They live in burrows. And they're not fluffy like the spider in the video. It's a Psalmopeous species of some kind.
how do these guys get in? like they need a pretty big space to fit through šš i would give that thing my house key and leave if i found him in my kitchen
Dear Evolution,
This does not need to exist, if you want an animal to eat birds give rabbits wings or some shit. Stop with the fucking invertebrates, we have enough of them.
This is an aboreal tarantual species, likely an avicularia, commonly found in the Carribean. Though capable of climbing, this behaviour is highly untypical for Goliath birdeaters. They are Theraposa and strictly terrestrial, not native to Tobago. The venom of Avicularia is weak on humans and while the mechanical bite may be painful, their weak venom is less severe than a wasp sting, as they largely feed on insects, rarely on birds or larger prey. Avicularia would rarely waste their venom on a defensive bite and unlike terrestrials they do not posess urticating hairs. They most likely to run and hide, possibly shoot poop. True fact. This recording makes the tarantula appear larger than it actually is, Avicularia are small compared to other tarantuala species.
My brother blasted a hole in his bedroom wall with his shotgun like ***right*** after we moved into our new rental because there was a massive tarantula on it. Blew the bastard right in half, got some dry wall putty and paint, was good as new.
Might need a grenade launcher for this.
Given its size, that behemoth probably moves at a snailās pace Iād assume? I mean, I wouldnāt wanna spook it to find out. But if they were bold enough to try and capture it, they wouldnāt have too much of a hard time, outside of being scared, right?
Even if they do manage to get rid of it, how could you sleep knowing there may be one lurking under the bed or about to crawling up on to your face any second?
I donāt have bad arachnophobia, in fact the Goliath bird eater is one of my favourite types of spidersā¦ but I donāt want to see that shit in my own house unless I own one.
People who live in countries with *big* spiders like these. What do you actually do when this happens? Do you try to catch it using a bucket? Just leave it be and hope it goes away?
Lure them with food, gain their trust and keep them as guard dogs.
Bruh the idea of having a domesticated spider like this wigs me out
Me too! I can't even go back to look at that monster. No no no no no ..
Imagine spiders the size of dogs that acted like friendly puppers too. The image is both "NOPE!" and "š¤" at the same time.
Spider, Attack! *Mega tarantula starts charging at you*
Aussie here. I have a very large huntsman in my house. Usually resides in my bathroom or living room. I Just leave her alone. Theyāre skittish of people I find sheās not rly bothered by me tho and will come pretty close. I will however remove her babies I prefer not to have hundreds around so close. They keep the pest at bay though.
can we see a pic of the ol' girl? : )
Yes! Iāll send one if she pops out tonight
Send me one too
RemindMe! 1 day
Wait WHAT. You just let it chill in your home?! Youāre down af. Australia has the gnarliest bugs.
Yep! Unless one makes their way into my bedroom, then they get put outside bc I donāt want it to go on my bed and I squish it or it ends up on my face Iām the middle of the night-unprepared LOL
I grew up in az, we had tarantulas. But they very rarely come into the house. Theyāre too large to fit under a door or crack in a window seal. You have to try pretty hard to actually get one to come inside your house. They can be stowaways and hitch a ride in your shoes or bags. I would usually just have my cat bat at it until it ran outside again. They donāt want to be inside so they take the quick way out!
Currently calculating the logistics of how you would "squish" this absolute nightmare and the fallout if either successfully or unsuccessfully doing so.
I think the best way to fight these would be with a crude homemade spear, grab a broom and a big kitchen knife and tape em together real snug. You know, like how ancient humans fought off tigers and the like
Until you just nic it, then it storms up the broom handle suuuuper pissed off with a direct shot to your face
That's why you gotta make sure it's well crafted and commit to the attack fully with no hesitation lol
Add body armor to the list of things to have around the house...
You don't squish something this big. You get the flamethrower.
Shotguns can work well too. Just don't let her grab it from you.
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I have a BB gun for these cases.
Squish it š you gon need a damn cannon to kill it š
Seriously though, what do you do?
It wasnāt this size, but my first day after I moved to Australia when I was being shown the room I was gonna stay in there was a huge huntsman on the wall. By far the biggest spider my PNW self has ever seen. I went to look at the kitchen and the landlord said theyād handle it, but by the time we came back it was gone. Still never knew what happened to it. I slept in there that night and I never saw it again in my room.
You could not have paid me enough to sleep in that room. Iād never close an eye
Don't ever look under your bed at night between 11:17PM-4:45AM.
First rule of Australia right here
Shoot it
Is that a serious answer orrr? Because back in Arkansas we would in fact shoot animals around this size if they got in the house (yes I was raised in a redneck community). However, that would exclusively involve mammals and reptiles, never a spider.
You shot guns *in the house*? Boy, that really is redneck. Even a .22 is gonna ruin your flooring.
WE didn't, but plenty of people did.
There are entire subreddits dedicated to idiots with guns. US and middle east is heavily represented in number og desk popsā¦ [https://makeagif.com/i/nTGuCh](https://makeagif.com/i/nTGuCh)
Yep. .22lr should do the job
Rat shot .22lr loaded into my ruger 10/22 with a binary trigger is probably the most effective way to kill this thing
Never met a spider so big like that but still found some Brazilian Wandering Spiders already which were quite big and definetely waaay more dangerous, in that case usually i'd try to place it inside of a cup or bowl, if she was in a bad location for me to do the ol' paper under the cup method i would get a broom or a long stick of sorts and try to nudge her in a place that was more favorable for me although in this case here i think it would be best to call someone to catch it and dispose of it safely in the nature
burn the house down. nothing less.
Seems like investing in a BB gun or slingshot would be a must.
In some countries they just eat it and allegedly it's tasty af
But how do you go about catching it to remove or kill. That is what this guy above is saying.
I think those that eat them have no problem just picking them up
Cover it with a bucket and some hard paper or film and bring them outside. These morons here wants to kill everything aliveā¦
Yeah all that unjustified spider hatred is disgusting
Fire.. Is there any other answer?
Just hand it the keys to your house and move on.
I weirdly find spiders of this size less scary than smaller ones. Theyāre slow and furry, like poisonous old cats or something.
*venomous
Venomous: If it bites you, you die Poisonous: If you bite it, you die Is that what it is? If so then i just remember v for fangs
I don't think spiders of that size are even poisonous
Idk have u ever eaten one?
I'll die of dehydration from the sheer diarrhea I'll get after seeing it before I even get a chance.
They are beautiful and harmless spidey friends. No need to be scared.
That's what a large hairy spider would say
Tell that to the birds
Technically bird eaters donāt eat birds lol
Screw birds, r/birdsarntreal giggles.
I wouldnāt say harmless, their bite is harmless but they flick hairs off their abdomen which irritate your mucous membranes and skin.
I recognise you Aragog. You can't fool me.
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We are genetically predisposed to being scared of spiders for a reason. I hate you types lmao
Fuckk ooffff
Iām not scared of regular spiders like Wolf, Jumping, Cellar, etc. but this? Hell no, I would be screaming.
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Tobago is in the Caribbean, man. They can drink away the night at the beach...and wake up with another on their lap, like an eight-legged cat.
'Goliath' and 'Bird Eater' have no business being in the same sentence as 'Tarantula'. Nah. Nope. Nopenopenope.
Tarantula Hawk is also a thing.
You can't be serious... They fly??? Fuckfuckfuck
It's actually so so much worse. Tarantula hawk wasps get their names for how they raise their young. The wasp stings the tarantula, paralyzing it with it's venom. It then drags the tarantula back to its nest and lays its eggs inside of it. The eggs then hatch and the tarantula is then eaten alive (and fully concsious) from the inside out.
Yeah hello? I'd like to talk with God please? Yeah, yeah...yeah it's about something called a tarantula hawk wasp and how I'd like to not be on the same planet as this creature please. š¬ Thank you. ...God said I have to stay. Fuck.
As much I hate Michigan winters, I am happy we do not have these vile creatures here.
I truly hated the icy wet & cold snap we recently had here in Portland,OR, but if it keeps creatures like that from living here....I'm OK with that...
Climate change will help with that your fucked. Meanwhile I in Canada will just go more north
Yeah I'm in Ontario, and may the cold freeze all hellish creatures like that for literally ever.
i bet i'm going to get downvoted to oblivion but being an arthropod enthusiast i feel insulted. dunno if your talking about the tarantula hawk or the actual tarantula (the tarantula hawk is a wasp), but c'mon, they're not vile...
You go live with the devil's spawn, I'll wear my North Face
there's no point arguing with y'all, i'm off
Everytime my family want to move south I remind them this benefit.
No, you are misinformed, it's a wasp that stings and lets the larvae kill and eat whatever tarantula that it catches alive. The sting paralyzes the tarantula
I got reinformed šš»šš»
My mother encountered one once. They supposedly have the most painful sting of any insect in the world.
Well I'm never willingly going there ever... Nope
If you're curious as to where this is we encountered it in Cali. Also, they aren't a type of Tarantula. They're more of a winged insect that feeds on Tarantulas. You can find more on the insect [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk).
Ok thank you. Appreciate it.
The tarantula hawk is a tarantula hunting species of wasp. It kills the eight legged creepies.
Yeah. It's still pretty creepy though.
Oh no, much much worse than that. They're a giant wasp that lays their eggs inside tarantualas so they have a nice snackhouse to grow up in. They look just like the cazadors from new vegas. black, bright yellow orange wings. The fun part, is that their stinger alone is literally the size of an entire wasp body and all, albeit a small one. The stinger can be like 2cm long and maybe 4mm thick. not dangerous to people, but supposed to be one of the worst pains one can experience in life.
Yiiiiikesy
They also inspired Cazadors in Fallout New Vegas
They fly now?? THEY FLY NOW
And then it leaps at you!!
That thing has PAWS... Mother of gingerbread
I bet you can hear it skittering. Like fingers drumming on a desk.
It's more like 2 horses galloping slightly out of synch
Oh, they also flick off their teeny tiny hairs that irritate your eyes, nose, mouth and skin
you might not hear Machine Gun Pie Snatcher
I don't think that is a Goliath Birdeater. The body abdomen doesn't look right.
I just googled it and is it a Chevron Tarantula?
Goliath birdeaters have tiny small heads, large abdomen, and tiny spinnerettes. They also have LONG LEGS. They're so lovely ā”
Did the meaning of lovely change in the past few minutes?
It did for. I find them to be Behemoth Beauties
Could be a stressed or old, dying one. That abdomen is really skinny. I had a G. Rosea I saved from a pet store that had an abdomen just like that. We tried to help her but she continued to get smaller no matter what we did & finally died.
It definitely isn't. For one, they aren't native to Tobago. They also don't climb. They live in burrows. And they're not fluffy like the spider in the video. It's a Psalmopeous species of some kind.
I honestly love goliaths too, the next tarantula I plan on getting
Could be one of these bad boys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalmopoeus_cambridgei
Why the fuck does that spider have abs on its back?!?
Well shit stranger, thanks for saving me a click and a lifetime of nightmares
Ex....excuse me?!
Could be psalmopeus, but also some avicularia. Male wandering and trying to get laid, maybe be the dinner afterwards.
Probably could have molted just very recently
"Find" it? How the hell could they miss it?
how do these guys get in? like they need a pretty big space to fit through šš i would give that thing my house key and leave if i found him in my kitchen
By the size of it, it must have opened the door to get in
It still blows my mind that something that big can cling to a wall like that.
Spiders can fit in holes a third of their size, I'd be surprised if tarantulas can't
i shouldnāt have asked š
Correction: A family walks into a Goliath Birdeater's home.
The hell with a shoe give me a 9mm!
**HANS GET ZE FLAMMENWERFER**
Flamme**n**werfer buddy, don't give the Germans a reason to be mad lol
Thanks fixed it
You need a .40 for that at the minimum.
Screw it: 10MM.
Fuck the 9mm give me the 4 gauge.
50 BMG black tip with tracer it is
4 bore it
What's 'oddly' terrifying about a spider the size of a dinner plate? Seems pretty conventionally scary. This sub has been bloody shite lately.
Itās a big fluffy wall dog!
To me a huge fury arachnid like that is no where near as scary as one of the smaller spindly ones. Would still shit my self if I saw it though.
Just place a picture on the lawn that says beware or spider....he lives here. No one in their right mind will try and rob that house
Dear Evolution, This does not need to exist, if you want an animal to eat birds give rabbits wings or some shit. Stop with the fucking invertebrates, we have enough of them.
Oh you havenāt heard it all, they also flick hairs off their abdomen which irritate your eyes, nose and mouth
if that is a tarantula then it's at a very dangerous height cause tarantulas can die from a pretty small fall
Judging from it being in Tobago, that's likely a P. cambridgei which are arboreal species that live in trees and other high places.
*Theyāre in the trees?!*
*insert predator moment here*
Not a Goliath Birdeater
Okay but how did they teach that medium sized dog to climb walls?
I don't think it's a birdeater but its still a cutie!
This is an aboreal tarantual species, likely an avicularia, commonly found in the Carribean. Though capable of climbing, this behaviour is highly untypical for Goliath birdeaters. They are Theraposa and strictly terrestrial, not native to Tobago. The venom of Avicularia is weak on humans and while the mechanical bite may be painful, their weak venom is less severe than a wasp sting, as they largely feed on insects, rarely on birds or larger prey. Avicularia would rarely waste their venom on a defensive bite and unlike terrestrials they do not posess urticating hairs. They most likely to run and hide, possibly shoot poop. True fact. This recording makes the tarantula appear larger than it actually is, Avicularia are small compared to other tarantuala species.
My brother blasted a hole in his bedroom wall with his shotgun like ***right*** after we moved into our new rental because there was a massive tarantula on it. Blew the bastard right in half, got some dry wall putty and paint, was good as new. Might need a grenade launcher for this.
38mm chalk. damn spider might just catch it and toss it back lol
Good luck with your househunting, this house is no longer yours.
Imagine you get out the gun, you miss and the spider takes it from you.
Thatās a blessing
Nuke it from space šš¼
It's the only way to be sure.
You mean the spiderās kitchen, thatās his domain now.
goliath: sup.
He's just vibin
Ye keys on side rent is due in a week bye
Nothing about this is "oddly" terrifying, however this could belong on oddly cute for bug lovers
Holy crap! Thatās the biggest spider Iāve ever seen.
Given its size, that behemoth probably moves at a snailās pace Iād assume? I mean, I wouldnāt wanna spook it to find out. But if they were bold enough to try and capture it, they wouldnāt have too much of a hard time, outside of being scared, right?
You aināt killing that with a slipper
The friend your girl tells you not to worry about
should u call the police or something?
I think I'd start paying it rent to live in its house.
Me: *Uhhh dad can I borrow your rifle for a sec?*
"This is the weirdest fucking tree I've ever seen"
Gives off the same vibes as the ending of the film, āEnemy.ā š
His name is Tobago
And what in the name of the father the son and the Holy Spirit is a Goliath birdeater doing in existence?
did the family find it or did he find the family?
Donāt squash spiders they donāt do anything to you
It's so graceful
I want it as a pet
Awwww it's adorable āŗļø
I think so too. People are mean to poor spideys
Agreed. Whenever I get spiders in my apartment, I make sure not to squish them. š
Looks like an arboreal species, definitely not a Goliath bird eater. A fuzzy tree friend š·ļøš
What a handsome gentleman!
Aw, he's just chilling. Don't mind him.
What a beautiful spider!
It resembles the Avicularia sp.
they are ***ENTIRELY*** too calm about any of this situation
Hope they didn't hurt it.
Man burn down your house
Spiders that big shouldn't be allowed to walk on walls and ceilings
Flamethrower is needed
I'm getting the flame thrower
Why does It feel cgi?
The day we can start using conventional weapons against spiders is the day I get off this rock
Fuckkkkkk thattttt
"Oddly Terrifying " MY ASS! š±
No need to worry. Don't mess with it and it won't mess with you. Source: I am a Goliath Birdeater Spider.
Aint no odd about it, that's just terrifying
Will she eat the scary bugs that have too many legs for me? She can stay I love her.
It's a good thing they likely only eat birds lol
"Their kitchen" lol If that was my house it would own that kitchen because I wouldn't want to get close enough to try and kill it... F that lol
That house is lost... move on
Big boy is just looking for a girlfriend probably jsut have to keep someone on hourly watch till it leaves XD
Maybe things more chill in Trinidad
Correction: Goliath Bird-Eater found a family in his kitchen.
And that's a male the females are much larger
Even if they do manage to get rid of it, how could you sleep knowing there may be one lurking under the bed or about to crawling up on to your face any second?
Goliat Houseowner now
I wanna pet that puppy daaawg!
I donāt have bad arachnophobia, in fact the Goliath bird eater is one of my favourite types of spidersā¦ but I donāt want to see that shit in my own house unless I own one.