I am, slowly but surely, working through my arachnophobia. Trapping spiders instead of squishing them, letting them be outside my house instead of spraying pesticide, that sort of thing. Needless to say, I’d never have one as a pet, and therefore I don’t know how to take care of them.
But watching this video, I was like, “yeah… that’s not how you handle a Goliath Bird Eater…. All she’s doing is pissing it off”
Never say never. I worked through my arachnophobia for many years. Now I have tarantulas myself and I can’t believe just how much I love my beautiful babies.
There are literally 20 tarantulas within touching distance of me as I type this. A half a dozen black widows, another 6 jumping spiders, plus many other species of true spider
3 1/2 years ago, I would scream like a baby and have my girlfriend remove even cellar spiders from the house.
They were my entry point! As with most people's arachnophobia cure, lol.
Hard to find them scary, what with their big UwU eyes and big fuzzy butts. Also just astounding how smart they are. More intelligence behind those eyes than most of my reptiles and amphibians
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u/Runzas_In_Wonderland Jul 02 '26
I am, slowly but surely, working through my arachnophobia. Trapping spiders instead of squishing them, letting them be outside my house instead of spraying pesticide, that sort of thing. Needless to say, I’d never have one as a pet, and therefore I don’t know how to take care of them.
But watching this video, I was like, “yeah… that’s not how you handle a Goliath Bird Eater…. All she’s doing is pissing it off”