Spider Season - Giant House Spider Handling

Spider Season - A short video about the Giant house spider, (Eratigena Atrica) and a quick message to help rather than hinder them. Narrated by Myself with short clips of spider handling and closeups.

[remigusker]

Love that while you're handling him he just can't keep still. Like "Got things to do and places to go dude!"

[MrBCB]

I'm glad that some people care about these poor things. I hate it when people kill them and call them 'gross and evil'. It's so sad and i'm glad you're making people feel a lot better about them. I need to subscribe.

[Fricasso]

"Now I know it's a giant house spider and not one of the others because IT'S FUCKING MASSIVE"

[Stibly]

Holding these guys and keeping them as pets cured my arachnophobia. They're surprisingly friendly and it's almost humanising when I see them eat their food and clean themselves.

[BlackFoxFalcon]

A lot of people actually don`t believe me this. I have arachnophobia. I can control it a bit. It`s not that bad. But, like a lot of those folks, I also don`t appreciate this spider inside my home. However, in our shed, where we got two horses, I saw one in the water bucket. I thought it is dead. I lifted it out and suddenly she began to move. There I said, damn it, I`m gonna rescue her. That`s what I did. Took her out with a broomstick and put her on the wall where she disappeared. I`m glad that I did it. Feels good.

[nagyesszep]

I've been working on my arachnophobia for years. I used to be freaked out by the smallest of arachnids, now I'm okay with the occasional bigger false widows that start dangling from the ceiling as soon as I turn off the lights (freak behaviour honestly) but just now I saw either a giant house spider or a cardinal and it was bigger than 10cm and I can't sleep. seeing you handle them freaked me out and calmed down at the same time. it's always good to know more about these creatures.

[Warriorking.]

I agree, spiders do indeed play an important role, and I encourage them strongly to do it... in my neighbours houses!

[kevinmathewson]

I'm a recovering arachnophobe and videos like this have helped me a ton. I hope to some day handle a giant house spider like you do in this video. So far the largest spider I have handled was a flat one about the size of a coin that wandered in through my window. Every time I handle a spider, I feel a lot less afraid of other spiders the same size, so now the game is just to work up to the biggest one I can manage.

[adammichna]

Coolest spider.
Excellent at running, poor at hiding.
When I see one, I make sure it is not in a place where someone might accidentally hurt it.
Last year I helped a particularly gorgeous one out of the sink.
They are so calm and well-behaved.

[Stance_Mindset]

This looks professional af! Great job!

[the_neutral_container]

I love the delivery, production value and editing on this! Sounds more like a 200.000 subscriber channel than a 20 subscriber one. Keep those videos coming – especially the creepy crawlies.

[NoNameUK]

Wow! You should be on TV doing this stuff! Soo professional, your a natural and TV needs fresh talent like yourself! Well done 👍

[spooksbukowski]

I don’t want them to die in the cold so I just leave them be. Most of the time they run away hiding when humans enter the room so why should I bother. If you don’t have any bugs they will leave voluntarily, too, so one more reason to just leave them be. But five yrs ago this would have been a huge problem, I used to be afraid (don’t calling it a phobia tho) of most spiders as well. I had to reprogram my brain with videos like this! Great work!

[Cathee.M.]

I just wish they cooperated more. Like, sat there calmly while I catch & relocate them instead of freaking out and darting under furniture and stuff. They're frustrating to interact with. I wouldn't be half as scared of them as I am if they just acted calmer. How am I supposed to relax around them if they're so jerky and jumpy? Come on, spiders, get a grip. ;P

[CopperBoom]

Just wantd to pop by and say thanks for putting this out there! I'm trying to lessen my arachnophobia, and while I never like killing spiders I find it really hard to cohabit with these larger fellas, so finding vids like yours where someone's handling them (while the spider calmly wanders about their hands) with narration and jaunty music is really helping.

[Soarific]

This is like some david attenborough editing and stuff! great camera work and editing, thanks

[PrimeClipz]

I had a house spider who live in my old bedroom of a farm house, made a nice thick nest across 2 wooden beams on the low ceiling and would tuck away in a little crack in one of the beams, he would chill on the web often I’d see him everyday for 2 years, he caught so many bugs. I’m pretty certain he recognised me as i go near him and speak to him😂 He was there until the day I moved out, miss you Trevor.

[Cattrix]

Love these spiders! We have them as a introduced species here in the PNW, USA.
I once saw one upstairs on the wall, a male that was so large I swear it was almost the size of my hand. Gentle inoffensive creatures, they are always welcome in my home.
Great Video!

[scottyourback]

I'm 37 and I've had Aracnaphobia all my life. However for charity this year. I held a Chilean Rose Tarantula. She was docile and I've no idea what I was afraid of all along.

[mobilemodular]

If I see one I just leave them. Feed them if I can. But they'll move if the feeding ground sucks lol. Literally impossible to get a giant house spider to bite you. They help out a lot and pretty cute.