Tarantula!

This tarantula was encountered near the mouth of Knight Canyon in the Argus Range in October of 2009. It seems that October is the month for tarantulas here in the northern Mojave Desert. While working on the song that accompanies this video, I did a little research on tarantulas. While tarantulas can bite with their fangs, the greater concern is their urticating hairs (hairs that are barbed and mildly venomous). Although usually no worse than a bee sting, the hairs can cause problems if they get into the eyes or are inhaled in any way. Also I found out that tarantulas have eight eyes and occasionally eat lizards and mice! Very interesting little creatures. Apparently, although the spinnerets look threatening, they're just used to help manage web silk.

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Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• tarantula
• spider
• arachnids
• arachnophobia
• urticating
• hairs
• venomous
• spinneret
• fangs
• eight
• eyes
• desert
• nocturnal
• carnivorous
• pedipalps

[Monstersification]

sick song epic :) :)

[blackturtleshow]

@Monstersification Thanks for watching!

[faffytunes]

A follow up tarantula song this time

With more information I did not know

About them five *****

[blackturtleshow]

Thanks! Snakes and tarantulas always inspire me to write a song for some reason!

[BRACK3N]

Cool song and lyrics, your video is great

love the way he walks well with eight legs cant help but admire.

: )

[blackturtleshow]

It seems like it should get old after awhile, but every time I see a tarantula I get down and get video of the little guy! The same goes for rattlesnakes and any kind of snake for that matter!

[AngryReptileKeeper]

Goodness, he's all legs, isn't he?

[Hashpotato]

fuck yea! tarantula!

[kdkretch1993]

@saulhudson420 he's a mature male, and judging by the size of his butt, he probably doesn't/didn't have very many more months left on this earth. mature males can live up to 2 years after their final molt, in which they mature and go hunting for females to mate with. their life span after their final molt depends on the species. females however continue to molt their whole life. i <3 tarantulas! hehe

[saulhudson420]

Damn his butt is tiny. He must be hungry!

[hordichuck]

the music is .....an aqquired taste

[Homm3dude88]

awsome :D

[maybe2243]

@Uxhenik yeah thats a male dude. it has mating hooks. and the females dont wander around just the males do. hes serching for a female. 

[AussieSpiderCouple]

@Uxhenik it's a Male.. has spurs on leg I and has his male sexual organs on the end of it's pedipalps.