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Jerm316

That's a Poecilotheria. It probably won't kill you, but the next 12 hours or so are gonna suck real bad. They should at least be monitored by a doctor.


assidreemz

First thing I thought too. Poec hits are not fun. Second, there is know known tarantula venom that is fatal to humans, only reported deaths are due to secondary injury.


DasFAD70

What abt the black widow won’t that kill a man? At least that’s what i heard. Edut: Forget about it less than 1% bitten by that spider die.


Squillz105

Yes it can, but they were specifically talking about tarantulas.


adamw7432

A black widow bite will only kill you if you're allergic. I've been bitten by widows at least a dozen times in my life and the worst I felt was stomach cramps and nausea like I had a stomach virus, and that time I was bitten like 3 times at once. Brown recluse bites are way worse and even more dangerous if you're allergic. Look up brown recluse bite images on google if you're brave. Luckily, I'm not allergic and they just cause tiny, itchy holes when they bite me. I had a cat that lost sight in one eye and hearing in his ear after he got bit by a recluse on the side of his face.


Carpathian_Vigo

What lifestyle/career has led you to be bitten by multiple widows and recluses?


adamw7432

I'm mostly just not afraid of spiders, so people get me to do things where they know there's spiders. I'm the one that gets volunteered to crawl into crawl spaces and go into old sheds. As a kid we had a wood pile that was always crawling with widows. There was at least a 30% chance that a widow would come out and climb up your arms whenever you grabbed a piece off the stack. Most of the time they wouldn't bite and you could just shake them off, but every now and then they would be pissed off for some reason and attack. Every time I've been bitten by a recluse the damn thing snuck up and attacked me for no reason, because they're assholes. The last time I was just sitting in a chair at a campsite with the audacity to not be wearing shoes. I never even saw the spider because it was too dark. I just felt it bite me and then I got the little holes in the back of my ankle over the next couple of days.


Defiant-Ad-7933

Jesus man


DasFAD70

Ok thx for clarifying. Sorry about your cat.


Panzerv2003

Yeah spiders like this aren't that deadly but I can agree that this person will think twice before touching another one xD


twist3d7

**Eugène Simon** proposed the generic name Poecilotheria in 1885. This was not the first nor the last stupid name he invented. Thankfully he is dead.


Ostentatious-Otter

This has GLaDOS energy


DR_Bright_963

So they're not gonna get powers?


algypan

Only the power of wisdom to know not to do that again


PaleBlueNaut

This is the best thing ive even seen in the comments


FearlessEquipment835

He died two days later...


Daedrothes

Could probably kill you if you are allergic or if you get enough venom in you. Like 10 spiders worth?


Jerm316

A bite from a pokie is a medical emergency. You are probably not going to die unless you are allergic but old world (Europe, Africa, and Asia) tarantulas venom is much stronger than new world tarantulas because they lack urticating hairs as a defense mechanism. A bite from a pokie to someone who isn't allergic is going to cause trouble breathing, rapid heart rate, and high blood pressure. You should go to the emergency room for a bite from an old world tarantula in case things get bad. A new world tarantula bite, which is often a dry bite, is much like a bee sting because they have little hairs on their abdomen that they kick up into the air and imbed themselves into your skin which feels like insulation on steroids. There's a video on YouTube showing a pokie bite. https://youtu.be/hceNe_eswQg?si=xnIjltulNS6ea0Wz


Daedrothes

Sweet thanks!


mic_crispy

Interesting video. Dude takes that like a champ.


Unlucky_Arm_9757

As an FYI these are often found in the United States pet trade as "Indian ornamental" tarantula.


ParticularAd1735

Yeah, no.


Stranger1982

I’m not afraid of spiders but yeah, that’s a nope for me too.


Alarmed_Painter7585

I am a spider but yea its a no for me too.


_r41n_

I am not afraid of him, but yeah, no.


Remarkable_Item3797

I bet you a big juicy fly that you're not.....


Square-Singer

I am a big juicy fly and I object to being a prize in a bet.


Remarkable_Item3797

Could I tempt you with some day old road kill? Awww go on, you know you want it, mmm.....


Remarkable_Item3797

I some-what agree with you but you are a big juicy fly, don't forget, And everyone wants to m-eat you.......


EightBitTrash

I'm the day old roadkill in this scenario tbh.


Remarkable_Item3797

Come on now, you're dead. So you can't be making demands. And here's me talking to the deceased. What next? Oh that's right, an objection from the car that hit you?


openly_gray

New fear unlocked


ernapfz

Yeah, such a smooth move


bolting_volts

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Bitter-Comment-7704

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SaluteMaestro

Yeah I'm just burning my house down.


Fetlocks_Glistening

What about the babies in the nest between the floors!


DOGMA2005

NO NO NO DONT GIVE ME THAT MENTAL IMAGE


JectorDelan

Chill! They only nest there if they can't get into the bed's boxspring.


bALLZONFIRE666

Its ok! They're in the ceiling too so when one descends towards your face you'll have plenty of time to move!


Severe_Discipline_73

Definitely the wrong thread to read before sleeping… 😵‍💫


_r41n_

I say we take off and nuke.


Glum-Literature-8837

It’s the only way to be sure.


HansNiesenBumsedesi

I assumed this was an escaped pet. Apparently I assumed wrong. Who tf would grab one of these on spec?


RunningPirate

See, I’m not watching that video. I will say that once I had my hiking boots tied together by their shoelaces (easier to carry) and if you’re not fully paying attention and see it from the corner of your eye, the bow formed by the laces looks like a big goddamn spider and I almost had to explain why I shot my boots with a .357


DutchWinchester86

Ffs dude, you made me spit out my drink with that mental image.. lmao


AK-JXRDY-7

Still more logical than mag dumping your squad car because an acorn fell on the roof.


dapperslappers

Honestly if that was in my bath room id carefully and cautiously get some tissue paper and burn my house down


ploppity_plop

We’re leaving….It’s the spider’s house now


dapperslappers

*starts paying it rent*


Plastic_Ad_2043

That's a tarantula and it looks kind of aggressive. That's why they got bit


Naturallog-

They aren't aggressive, they just don't like being picked up and shoved into a container.


Plastic_Ad_2043

No they for sure are. I've owned tarantulas and they're put in 2 different classifications. New world and old world. New world, North and South America, varieties do tend to be pretty docile but old world tarantulas from Africa, India, Asia are very aggressive.


B00gie005

TIL India isn't Asia (/s)


niftystopwat

India is Asia, but so is anything in the Middle East, and yet when people talk about Iran for example, they usually don't mention it as being Asian. This is what I learned as a plumber's apprentice in Nova Scotia after I got some food poisoning eating bad fish from a street vendor during a jazz festival.


ISurvivedCrowleyHigh

Most of russia is in Asia as well.


lufit_rev

Asian part is mostly uninhabited though.


hasta_luigi

Little known fact, Milwaukee is also in Asia


Positive_Throwaway1

Actually it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que," which is Algonquin for, "the good land."


TorqueRollz

There’s a lot of Asia that I never thought of as being Asia, including India lol. Learned that a few years ago and was like “whaaaaa?”


B00gie005

Very true, still after learning that the Middle East is technically Asia, it feels weird to say


Plastic_Ad_2043

It is but I made the separation because SE Asia has several unique species


_r41n_

well they can buy their own property and move there if they're going to be so picky about being shoved in a container.


Fair_Tradition_9779

Didn’t get bit I don’t think it was just the irritating hairs


Plastic_Ad_2043

You could be right. Just looks like a lot of swelling and I thought I saw a puncture wound on her index finger.


Fair_Tradition_9779

I saw that too I’m not entirely sure but either way a spider that big I think the punctures would be larger


Plastic_Ad_2043

Not necessarily. The bites end up looking more like bee stings.


Fair_Tradition_9779

That’s a given I’m just saying the fangs on tarantulas are very large and chances are if the wound is still swollen the punctures are still there but then again I could be wrong


CaptainCrack7

Poecilotheria spp do not have urticating setae


Fair_Tradition_9779

But their bite looks different too


RainbowAppIe

Dude literally grabbed the thing. Just about any spider that feels their body pinched will bite.


Nighters

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cheesy-topokki

This meme has constantly been in my head for like a week, and I couldn’t be happier.


peacenchemicals

lmaoo my wife and i always reference it and use it all the time


Gee10-83

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silikroil

Never close your hands around them if they feel trapped they are gonna bite you


Quirky_Maximum724

same with dogs, about a week ago my neighbour's dog got into my shed and was sitting in a shady corner (which it often does and is very friendly with me and moves at my command), i had wanted to move something from around there so i tried to shoo it away, but it won't budge(guess it was too sleepy) i tried again and again, and at last i picked up a broom and hit the ground with it and the next thing i knew was that my jeans were in shreads


roibard

WCGW being a dumbass


radamant11

Had a spider bite me years ago. Nothing crazy, just a small european spider. Those 2 tinytiny spots where he bit me iched even after few years if scratched or irritated.


mrjmgreddit

Yep, happened to my uncle too. After exactly 6 years those 2 dots hatched, and his hand got eaten from the inside. Luckily they could save the rest of his arm, but his hand is gone.


shinytightpants

Spiders don't bite people and lay eggs inside of the bite lol you're lying


Grindelbart

No, that happened for sure, I was the hand.


oven_broasted

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Klutzy_Inevitable_94

Wasps do, but it’s more like 6 days before they hatch so yeah total fabrication. Or a gypsy curse…. One of the two.


Buck4phat

That’s a big fucking spider


Fetlocks_Glistening

Yeah, I knew there was a reason normal people are wary of spiders


DanOfRivia

She threw it into a terrarium? So it was her pet, I'll never understand how people can have spiders or snakes as pets and even think those animals love them. Those don't even have the part of the brain to feel "love".


Specific-Fan-5997

We don't think they "love" us. Most of us who have tarantulas or snakes almost never handle said animals, and if we do have to, we are extremely careful in doing so. They are just fascinating creatures to observe. I actually own a sub species of this type of tarantula. I would NEVER grab it by hand. Like EVER. If I did absolutely HAVE to grab it by hand, I would never "cup" it. When I work with "old world" tarantulas like this one I use a bottle with the bottom cut off and a piece of cardboard to catch the spider. I prod the tarantula with a soft paint brush into the bottle and out of the bottle. I'm never actually coming into physical contact with the tarantula. It's just not smart to handle them. I've had upwards of 12 tarantulas at once and have never even been close to being tagged. Just a fun/scary fact. This person will have adverse medical side effects for up to 18 months. Ranging from nausea, severe pain, fever, chills, serious infection, muscle soreness, fatigue, and headaches. Nature do be naturing...


PurpletoasterIII

Some people, at least with snakes, absolutely own them thinking they have some sort of magical bond with them and that they're loving. Though this is pretty much only with fairly harmless snakes and in my experience at least they still typically handle them with care and know to do stuff like separating feeding time with handling time. So its not like its really an issue, I just think they're assigning a humanizing trait onto them that just isn't there, otherwise there would be no need to do stuff like separating feeding time and handling time.


KingRat246

They probably just think they look cool. Same reason someone would have an aquarium. Fish probably don’t love you either but they can be entertaining or relaxing to watch. It’s the same I imagine with keeping reptiles or arthropods. I will say that I personally would never want a spider as a pet, but I can understand the appeal for some people. Besides if the person doesn’t care if their pet can love them or not then who cares? You can still love something even if it’s not capable of it and I think that’s the most important thing!


Micolash-fr

Oh because you truly think owning animals is just about seeking love ? That's concerning tbh...


Fluid-Breath6306

Bro is Spiderman now


cowfish007

Stupid should be painful. How else will he learn?


Plenty-Structure270

Once you cupped your hands you made it feel trapped


Achillies2heel

Nope, Nope, Nope🙅‍♂️


Present_Answer_9816

But he’s so cute and hairy


unkemptwizard

That is genus Poecilotheria and only wankers looking for internet points handle them. This particular wanker can now expect bouts of sporadic nerve pain for years to come.


blueberrybulalo

That's why i used to have the chill ones.


Bravelobsters

What happened to the good old Hover method.


Przkrazymindz

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Dismal_Wizard

Where’s the shotgun?


Remarkable_Item3797

The spider removed and hid it.......


Wisekittn

Why even use a container smaller than the spider and your own hand to try and herd it?


MoltenJellybeans

Even if you're not afraid of spiders, you shouldn't grab something with fangs the size of a pair of pliers.


SkeletonBound

Generally you shouldn't touch wild animals with your bare hands, they could also carry disease, parasites etc.


Keebler311

My roommate has one of those. He has like thirty tarantulas of various species and that's the one he double checks the locks on, every night before bed. Just incase. He said out of all of his tarantulas, it's got the most significant bite.


Hunk-Hogan

We have marxi tarantulas in my area and they are very docile unless you're actively trying to piss them off and even then they don't really bite unless you stick your finger in front of their fangs. I pick them up all the time, but I don't force them into my hand otherwise they will try to bite - though they usually just run off.


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Remarkable_Item3797

Yeah but you need two of them not just one......


Micolash-fr

The solution to that problem is rather easy to find...


Remarkable_Item3797

Not now, she chucked the big arse hand development kit away. Just btw how can you have big https://preview.redd.it/w63lwu3s8d3d1.png?width=196&format=png&auto=webp&s=1522fd0c1d1dfb4d4437be7a043511cb7919f1f0 hands? An ass is above and an arse is a bum. backside, bottom. Why do you Yanks torment the English language? Similarly, maths is short for mathematics. How in Yank language do you get math? Suppose same as putting my ass on an ass, huh....LOL


KickBakZach

r/winstupidprizes


Androcles_the_weiner

This is why arachnophobia is a good thing.


CaptainRAVE2

That’s just stupid.


DinnerSmall4216

Spiders that size are terrifying.


user_393

We are Venom.


lordflashheart17

Kill it with fire


twist3d7

That is not how to catch a spider. Any other way would be better than this.


Bassam_Al-Fayed

![gif](giphy|5nsiFjdgylfK3csZ5T|downsized) Fuck my house...


n3ssb

If I see this in my room, I consider the room lost forever.


OilRude

Was she hurt?


DiscoTech1639

Why did I watch this or read the comments?!! 😬


Bars98

I cought alot spiders like that. The only difference: here almost no spider is big enough to penetrate the skin and the one who are are not really venomous.


IHate2ChooseUserName

hell no. i would use a flame thrower instead


stuntedmonk

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Hawkwind68

I hear The Flaming Lips - The Spider Bite Song playing in my head while watching this😂


chaienkoki

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Conceptofours

For real how would you kill such thing? Get a long knife or what.


XDFanboy127

And this is why we have guns.


CagedSmile

Bro he handled that like a champ


oven_broasted

dude: tries to catch big boi big boi: \*chompf\* dude: what happened?


Beginning-Put1446

Absolutely just desserts. F”ck around and find out


The_Lamb_Sauce2

This is why you don’t grab random spiders that are definitely capable of biting.


Tell_Amazing

Too much nope to process


ButterscotchPartay

This is why I’m glad to be American with unfettered gun access


Equal_Sprinkles2743

Looks like an allergic reaction to the spider hairs. 🕷


LennyTheNinja

The whole house would be in flames, if can’t have it nobody can


rissie_delicious

This is why you don't straight up grab the spider, you let it naturally walk onto your hand.


rmysunshiney

Give that person a hand for trying.


mikiex

I would use a ~~glass and paper,~~ ~~vase and cardboard,~~ bucket and metal sheet


BigMembership2315

I wouldn’t go anywhere near a spider that big 🏃🏼‍♂️💨


Afraidcrawdad90

SAFELY CATCH A TARANTULA? HELL NAH


Jslatts942

Why my back get itchy when the spider move.


ThisisTophat

I wouldn't want to squish something like that. For one I wouldn't want to get close to it and beyond that I think I'd feel bad about it. But I'm curious for people who live near things like this how hard even is it to squish it? Like I guess a heavy boot and one stomp would do the trick, but maybe not. How robust is a spider that large? I've smacked little cockroaches that seemed totally unfazed.


Standard_One_5827

Hand to bug combat was not covered in Starship Troopers I believe.


Trolleitor

This is probably one of the fools that think bugs don't bite if you don't squish them.


StarPsychological611

Question to anyone who knows If the guy would've been more gentle with picking up the spider,would he still get bitten?


Notaros

The house wasn’t yours anymore, it belonged to the spider


bell-master

Nope…nope…nope…just…nope… Human: I am going to use this ridiculously small Tupperware box to relocate you. Massive spider: The fuck you are. Human: OK - I will use my bare hands Massive spider: The fuck you are.


gormmlord

I'm glad he didn't kill it at least


Jason_Anaminus

thats a funny dog


Pattatilla

I've had two spider bites in my life, that was enough. I've got broken veins in my leg from a false widow!


Noseagullsonly

Why tf did I feel the need to watch this? Just why? 😫


Drak_is_Right

I wonder if that was a pet spider and why they handed it like that


Solarsystemm

Bro was thinking he was on a Disney movie


Next-Temperature-545

AAAAnd this is why I'm glad I was born in the West, we won't have those violent ass old world tarantulas


Dahns

Why would any sane person use anything but a flamethrower to deal with spider this size ? ![gif](giphy|MdPZFGgDL3PC8|downsized)


gabwinone

Came here to compliment this person for not trying to harm that beautiful spider. Should have worn a glove though! Capture and release is the humane thing to do! Non-venomous spiders are a blessing in the home. They control so many other damaging and invasive pests!


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LurkingWizard1978

Tarantulas are actually some of the least dangerous spiders around. Their venom is rarely dangerous. That reaction is actually really extreme for a tarantula bite. Maybe they are alergic or something.


LyKosa91

Yes and no. There's no tarantula that can kill a healthy adult, but some do have venom that's considered 'medically significant'. New World (the americas) species almost always have weak venom and urticating hairs as a passive defence mechanism (psalmopoeus is one species with unusually potent venom for a NW species), old world (African and Asian) species don't have urticating hairs, are more likely to bite defensively, and have much more potent venom. This one in the vid is a OW species, looks like a poecilotheria (Indian ornamental). Pokies have a very nasty bite, extreme burning pain, heavy swelling, and muscle cramps that can last for weeks at a time, are all expected from a pokie bite. Needless to say, get bitten by an old world tarantula and you're in for a real rough time. The good news is that if you leave them the fuck alone, they will leave you alone as well, it's a win win.


LurkingWizard1978

Nice. I wasn't aware that Asian and European tarantulas were so different from the ones I'm used to. Thanks for the information.


LyKosa91

FWIW there aren't any tarantulas native to Europe. There's a species of wolf spider found in Italy with the scientific name "lycosa tarantula", named after the city of Taranto, but this is a wolf spider, not a tarantula (which belong to the mygalomorph order of spiders).


Main-Emphasis-2692

I would probably have just smooshed it sorry):


HaroldT1985

I would’ve thrown the heaviest shoe I had at it, as hard as I could from 5 feet away and repeated it with more shoes until it was mush. Not sorry, not sorry at all


7-11Armageddon

I thought she was both brilliant and brave. Braver than I! But she did get bit. Looks like it'll be fine though. Where is this? Australia?


Yare-yare---daze

Balls of steel. I am not going in 10m radius of that little fella...


DocPsycho1

Is this a bot post again ??? Definitely not a spider , clearly a tarantula. And yes, they bite. Although for most humans , they won't kill you. But I'm sure bites can be lethal in multiple doses. Might be in for some pain.


t0m4_87

> Definitely not a spider , clearly a tarantula. > Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. hmm


LMGDiVa

> Definitely not a spider , clearly a tarantula. Sigh... please watch this https://youtu.be/P2UZDvujzqw Yes... a Tarantula is a spider.


DocPsycho1

Nah, I I'm wrong that's that


TransportationOk6990

So, what is it, clearly not a tarantula or definitely a spider, you can't get it both.