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ABOUT ME:

Hi, Im Jonathan, sometimes Frank, he/they/it, this is my comfort/special interest sideblog because I love any and all spiders. I'd love to be a hobbyist someday. I also dont check this blog daily, most of everything is on a queue.

My icon is Louis Wain's art because I dont want to jumpscare arachnophobic people through my icon, should they find my blog at random. And because I want all spiders to be that cared for as the image suggests as well, haha.

My favorite spider youtuber is Richard from @thetarantulacollective who helped me in my final hurdle of overcoming my own arachnophobia back in 2018 :) !

! However, I do not own any spiders at the moment (also see below *! ), even though I'd love to, but due to my declining health and the need for a more stable home, it's just impossible to atm.

My favorite spiders are Golden Silk Orb Weavers, AKA Trichonephila clavipes (especially older females with their widows robe look), and any giant spider because you can take good photos of them with any camera, and I cant accidentally kill them. I am also into books and have a little library in my 500sqft apartment :) ! ♡

ABOUT THIS BLOG:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not talk about wanting to harm/kill/eat the spiders I share. Its highly upsetting. If you wouldn't say it to someone's beloved cat/dog/iguana/pet in general, dont say it around me.

! However, if its scientifically interesting, or such alike of post mortem preservation by natural death, I will sometimes post dead spiders, but they are all tagged "#bug death" or "#animal death" so its filtered out. If I need to be more specific, please let me know! Asking to tag doesn't hurt anyone, and I will not mock you.

*! I try to learn what I can about proper husbandry or updated informationals on all of them, but sometimes I am a little ignorant (but working on it!) So please feel free to share information with me to keep me informed!

Also! Please feel free to show me spiders you find throughout your day, or ones you find that you'd love to know what kind of critter they are (with general location, example being: SW Missouri, or Linconshire, UK) (use Submissions if you want your location removed, or i can make a new text post and @ or credit you!) and I'll do my best to find to find out more about them! Its fun for me.

#personal #i didnt realize i have close to 1k followers even though i mainly reblog what makes me happy #and please dont think i post for clout #i started this because i kept forgetting to tag spider reblogs on my main for a friend at the time #i hope you all are having fun either way xoxo #👆#<- important tag

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Monocentropus balfouri

(Socotra Island Blue Baboon)

Image Source: www.archiwumallegro.com.pl

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Heteroscodra maculata

(Togo Starburst)

Image Source: www.tarantulasforsale.co.za/demo/product/685

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Eddie , Grammostola pulchripes

no need for identification, just wanted to show this little guy i saw (and their snack)

whoah!

big snack

#spiders #spider #arachnophobia #arachnid #arachnids #invertebrates #Ask #Asks

worrywyrms

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anarachnophobicnightmare

Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus

(Indian Psychedelic)

Image Source: www.tarantupedia.com

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Now known as Haploclastus psychedelicus !

tarantuling

look at my newest addition, he’s so tiny and pretty. 0.0.1 Pamphobeteus sp. platyomma

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Well I certainly didn’t expect to illicit so many questions when I reblogged this post and added some tags about jumping spider content online.

Firstly, let me say there’s nothing wrong with keeping jumping spiders as pets. I have one myself. She’s a captive bred regal jumping spider. She’s currently a bit over two years old. I’ve had other jumping spiders as well, but they passed of old age and in one instance, a failed molt, which is fairly common.

Before and after getting pet jumpers, I joined some jumper groups, read a lot of care guides, and watched a slew of videos about keeping them.

It became obvious pretty quickly that apparently due to their cute fuzzy appearance, large round eyes, and intelligent behavior, people (owners, admirers, and popular content creators) assign human and mammal emotions and behaviors to them, often to their detriment.

I personally believe bugs are complex creatures that can be intelligent and have emotions, but that those emotions and behaviors are NOT analogous to human or mammal behavior and ignoring their natural needs and behaviors means you’re likely not providing proper care for them.

This is mainly about handling. Bugs don’t want to be handled. They get nothing positive out of it emotionally. They don’t want to be pet or cuddle with you. They don’t want to hang out with you. You’re a big scary predator, and it likely wants to get away from you. Forcing handling can stress, injure, or kill them. That’s why I tagged the post (linked above) “your spider is not a cat.” It doesn’t seek affection from you.

I can’t tell you how many posts or videos I saw where people were super upset because they let their jumper out of its enclosure to handle it and it either escaped and got lost or they somehow crushed it and killed or injured it badly. I’ve also seen people chasing their jumper around its enclosure trying to grab it or get it to jump onto their hand when it’s clearly just trying to hide.

As an example, a very common thing I’ve seen in videos about jumpers is people saying when they lift their front legs at you and jump or climb onto you/your hands it’s because they “want uppies” and want to be pet and be close to you. This is a wild misreading of behavior. Sometimes raising the front legs is a defensive display, trying to make itself look larger to scare away a threat. Other times, they’re waving their legs around to sense and feel their environment, or preparing to jump onto something. They are arboreal, and their natural behavior is to find a high vantage point, so climbing onto the big thing (you) nearby is normal. It’s not because it seeks your affection.

Certainly if you DO handle them frequently they can get used to it, and it becomes less stressful for them. But in my opinion the dangers outweigh any positives, and I don’t handle mine. These are wild animals that have not been domesticated, even when captive bred. If you want to give them enrichment, and you should, offer them prey to chase or interesting things to explore in a larger enclosure. For those that do still handle them, I’d encourage you to watch their behavior closely and read the spidery cues they’re giving you rather than assuming they’re feeling what a cute little mammal might be feeling in the same scenario.

I could go on with specifics about certain videos, but I wasn’t planning on writing a huge post and this is already long. Also I’m sure many people would disagree with me about some things I’ve said, and I’m not going to argue about anything. This is just how I feel based on what I’ve seen of online jumping spider content, and it’s why I no longer interact with most of it.

#husbandry #Spider care

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wonda-ch

Attention spider!

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this time a blue baby, with red hair.🥰

the8thpage

Monocentropus balfouri | Socotra Island Blue Baboon (juvenile female, 2.5″)

See more photos of this species here!

Hello!!! I've been following your blog for a while to help my arachnophobia and it has helped IMMENSELY!! I love spiders so much now, still get spooked by sudden movements that they do but I still cherish them! However- quick question about hobo spiders! I recently caught one mistaking it for a jumping spider due to my really bad eyesight, he was really friendly surprisingly, casually crawling in the little container I gave him, it was hard putting him in his big jar of dirt, (it's fairly moist in there bc of the moss, I even put leaves and tiny rocks in there for him, he's being really sweet and I just want to know some tips for him if you can help!! His name is snickers :) (I don't have a picture of him yet since I was rushing to help him get out of the bathroom, and he's hiding now)

Tell snickers I said hi !!

Sorry for responding 2 days late !

But I believe the care for them is similar to what I have found one board and one article for wolf spiders that really goes in depth of what's best.

12 foot tank with mesh lid, sand mix (and maybe some cocoa fiber?) (always bake your dirt first !), peat moss, ceramic hiding places (or cork bark or hollowed out log, etc)

And do not buy meals, or materials from Petco or any chain supply store ! (They usually have parasites.) As well as dont feed them crickets/bugs you find in the wild, as they could have been exposed to pesticides 😱

Shallow water dish always !! Could even be a teacup saucer.

I believe Fear Not Tarantulas has a lot of reasonably priced items in which they can do same-day/overnight shipping.

If you buy decor at nearby stores, its best to boil them for a little bit (if its safe to do so) so its sterilized!

You can also find tanks and such on Facebook marketplace,

Good luck, spider friend 🫡 ❣️

#Ask #Asks #P.s. id love to see the they