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Yeah, that was what I was thinking.

For humans, put a realistic-looking rubber tarantula toy near them when they aren't looking and they're likely to have similar reactions when they finally notice it.

howtofearfirebugsdeath...what a concept

Brown recluse tips:
Don't live where she wants to be or in doing so provide the conditions for her to flourish
or/and
Don't crawl around where they live in Speedo

Your chance of being stricken is less than losing chin-blood in a fender-bender.
The least-scary spiders are the ones there are so very few of.

What you don't want is to wake up to a tarantula infestation in the bungalow you just rented on your honeymoon in Guatemala....That shit can ruin a marriage!

Shoe vs tarantula = a lot of mess. I think I'll go with a big stick. I can throw that away afterwards.

Aww! Just a little tarantula!

Oh man, and I just saw two rattle snakes a couple of days ago. Thank goodness I was in a car! I don't know if I can live here anymore. Bears, mountain lions, bobcats, tarantulas, all sorts of fucking snakes, black widows, sharks, scorpions, coyotes... man it's a fucking jungle out there and I think I am going to be sick.

Needs to be in the downunder channel, as these guys are from Perth.

My favourite rack of theirs is Tarantula.

Belatedly thank you for the promote!
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*quality

>> ^Trancecoach:

the music and narration gives this a Disney quality


It certainly does!

lol. Political book-writing tarantula. burrrn.

>> ^dapper:

Thanks for the clarification. i love that people on here know about this stuff....
>> ^oritteropo:
Spider respiration isn't like ours, it's based on diffusion rather than forcing the air through like we do.... or, in other words, no.
I felt quite sorry for the poor little fellow.
>> ^dapper:
Is it possible that the movement is a consequence of it breathing rather than the heart beat?




I know some insects (and spiders) pulse their abdomen to force air through their spiracles (little breathing holes on their underside), similarly to the way we use our diaphragm and intercostal muscles to draw air in and force it out again. Reading about it, it seems spiders tend to mix and match their breathing systems, depending on the species - but only "more advanced species" use spiracles"

Spiders hearts are located on the back of the abdomen. See this picture of a tarantula for example: http://i.imgur.com/7kexx.jpg (elongated yellow thing). So it could be it's heartbeat.

TL;DR - It could be breathing or a heartbeat. But due to spider anatomy, heartbeat would appear more likely.

FYI. No one has been known to die from a tarantula bite.
AMazing seeing how big they are. How much noise they make,

>> ^Ryjkyj:

Is it just me or is she pretty fast for a tarantula?


It's just you. That thing is way faster than this when it wants to be. Most tarantulas are quite quick when they feel like it.

Is it just me or is she pretty fast for a tarantula?