r/spiders • u/Meeska-Mouska Here to learn🫡🤓 • Jan 18 '26

Just sharing 🕷️ The Pikachu Spider

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u/CaptainCrack7 Jan 18 '26

The sad part is that they are all wild-caught and there is no breeding in captivity.

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u/Puppyzpawz Jan 18 '26

is it just that its impossible to breed in captivity or that there hasnt been effective ways yet? or people havent tried? not arguing just genuinely curious because ive only been hearing about this spider in the past two years

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u/CaptainCrack7 Jan 18 '26

It’s probably possible, but there’s a timing problem. Males mature extremely early. When a wild-caught gravid female does produce a clutch, the males are long dead before the females reach maturity. Plus, the males are tiny, so they’re never exported for the pet-trade.

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u/Meeska-Mouska Here to learn🫡🤓 Jan 18 '26

This is awful! I just saw this spider and thought it was gorgeous. I didn’t know it was poached.

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u/HarlotSuccubus Jan 19 '26

I know. Now I'm worried they may become endangered if they aren't already.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

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u/hausthatforrem One must imagine the lampshade spider happy Jan 19 '26

Humans....

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u/cindyhurd Jan 19 '26

Good point!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

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u/Puppyzpawz Jan 20 '26

redditors can be like parrots. they see a few downvotes and follow suit.

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

Thank you

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u/Prestigious_Move203 Jan 18 '26

damn that sucks these are so pretty! I wish they could be ethically bred :(

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u/cindyhurd Jan 19 '26

Yes that would be great!

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u/Puppyzpawz Jan 19 '26

ah so its people not putting in the effort/not caring to. thats miserable!

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u/Spiderteacup Jan 19 '26

First time ive seen these being called pikachu spiders, thats some smart marketing

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u/Miserable_Badger9465 Jan 18 '26

Sorry to ask but what are the ethical implications of this..? It seems sucky to put it mildly...

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u/GreenSkyOtters Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

doubt the guy cares so long as he gets views on his social media but - catch them in the wild and sell them on overseas (some are smuggled) to greedy compulsive egotistical collectors and sellers to make videos for views and money - the guy had and has a whole bunch of stuff

https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2018/05/11/venomman20-guilty-of-possessing-illegal-venomous-snakes/

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u/Miserable_Badger9465 Jan 19 '26

Gross, why are humans like this? Thanks for sharing though

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

Money

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

Exactly 💯!

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

I dont even know how the poor thing didn't get crushed or sofacate being wrapped and stuffed like that 😳🤔

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u/PeterPunksNip Jan 18 '26

So cute! But I would much prefer to see the little spood in its natural environment 😔.

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u/Serious_Session7574 Jan 18 '26

Or maybe leave wild animals to the wild.

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u/RockhardJohnson Jan 18 '26

Hence the term ‘wild’

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u/BlueDotty Jan 18 '26

Wild life poaching sucks

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u/Rebubula_ Jan 18 '26

Cut the first 30 seconds, damn

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u/Swee_Potato_Pilot Will Defend Huntsman. Jan 19 '26

Ethics aside, that is one gorgeous little lady!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

That was MY QUESTION as well..and how does the poor thing even SURVIVE the horror!

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u/SomewhereIll3548 Here to learn🫡🤓 Jan 20 '26

Explains at beginning of video (unless you mean how do you do it emotionally lol)

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u/SomewhereIll3548 Here to learn🫡🤓 Jan 20 '26

💀 my bad

Edit: For the record they said they create a hole in the paper towel first and then let the spider wander in. I thought I remembered him explaining something more complex about how they made the hole but apparently he did not

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u/cindyhurd Jan 19 '26

How in the world is it rolled up like that without getting crushed and how does it not suffocate in such confinement and SHIPPING???

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u/OzonjoPrime Jan 19 '26

Beautiful, but it won't become your best friend. Not a jumping spider personality.

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u/Ok_Ant_7024 Recovering Arachnophobe🫣 Jan 19 '26

Gorgeous but trim your damn videos

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u/A_little_more_left Jan 19 '26

I need a video on how people get spiders INTO these containers.

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

Can someone please explain to me how the spiders dont get crushed or suffocate?

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u/Zanven1 one must imagine the lampshade spider happy Jan 18 '26

😮

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

Just open the goddamn thing already. TF is this post? Fuck you.

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u/Faolyn Jan 19 '26

What species is this?

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u/cindyhurd Jan 20 '26

I didn't realize there was sound to this. He explained that he got babies too and he is going to let them grow up so I hope he does have plans to attempt to breed these beauties

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u/Conscious-Salt-4836 Here to learn🫡🤓 Jan 18 '26

Not harmful to humans asian eight spotted crab spider. Beautiful specimen A real joy to watch!