[cw: irl footage of a live jumping spider. he jumps 4 times in the video, the first 3 in the direction of the camera. the only sound is the kokiri village theme from the legend of zelda: ocarina of time, but captions have been added to narrate his misadventures.]
did you know you can just post a full tiktok to tumblr and then link to the page for it underneath? i didn't! ...well, i did, but it didn't occur to me. this video is from [link: here]--it's my pet jumping spider, mako, being not great at the jumping part. i've been making tiktoks of my bugs, so i'll be crossposting them here now! so far i have videos of jumping spiders, an orchid mantis, and isopods.
many have told me seeing footage of my bugs in a safe and controlled context has helped with their phobias. it puts a face to the scary thing, as it were, since my bugs are specific individuals with their own personalities presented fondly by someone who loves and knows them and is recognized positively in turn. if you are not a bug fan, maybe consider giving mine a chance!
that said, if you need to blacklist any bug-related tags to be safe, PLEASE do it. your mental health is the most important thing! engage safely or not at all, and don't push yourself too hard. you know your limits better than i do; please work within them.
(i'm sorry about the autoplay/thumbnail situation. as far as i know tumblr has no workarounds at this time.)
