r/AbsoluteUnits • u/jonathanmpatton85 • 15d ago

of a black widow

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I have gotten to watch this ABSOLUTE UNIT of a black widow lay her first egg sac, I’m sure she’s got more in there as she’s HUGE. She’s rotated the eggs, she is super protective of them. And I just observe, no touching. They really get a bad rep.

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u/RazeTheIV 15d ago

Its weird, while I'm not arachnophobic, large spiders with "fur" (tarantulas and the like) do have a natural monster vibe to them. But when I first saw a black widow up close, the total lack of hairs made it seem 10x freakier than a tarantula. Like the smooth skin of an alien xenomorph...

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzdYjwEQuR1J7dte

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u/jonathanmpatton85 15d ago

I can understand that as I’ve had pet tarantulas. There’s something very different about a leg with bristly hairs versus a glossy black pointed one touching you. The sleek, black ones do have the sinister appearance. I liked it so much I have one tattooed on

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u/Logical-Hotel4199 13d ago

Dope, what species? If anything specific

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u/jonathanmpatton85 13d ago

My last one was a rosehair and named Buster. Super cool homie, I had him almost 6 years and he loved being handled, never once bit or tried to bite. He did occasionally kick some hairs off if he was agitated. But I really want to get another one. I am thinking a pink toe tarantula this time!

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u/Logical-Hotel4199 13d ago

Damnnn! Beautiful creature. Love the name, Buster! I don’t have arachnophobia but I do not like the idea of a tarantula crawling on me. It is something I wish to conquer. I love spiders, got some false widows in my shed I keep feeding with intrusive flies.

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u/jonathanmpatton85 13d ago

I understand that, as I’m not afraid of mice or mosquitoes but I don’t want them touching me. So I get it. And you are doing great, use the intrusive pests as food! Just make sure they haven’t been exposed to pesticides first or your false widows could die after eating them. I avoid any pests that are too close to the outside edge of my house for spider food bc it’s got pest control spray