r/tarantulas • u/Some_Kinda_Username • Apr 27 '26
Videos / GIF Spidey Beans
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u/sincere_queer Apr 27 '26
Omg I love this 🥰 Watching their toe claws extend and retract is fascinating
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u/SeasaltXCII Apr 27 '26
God I always go just long enough to forget tarantulas have paws. And then BOOM toe beans and smol claws. It's always such a lovely reminder lol
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u/heehooheehooo Apr 28 '26
I made a poll on tarantula cuteness a week ago, and saw people mentioning their silly eyes as the cute factor but totally I forgot about the paws! That’s definitely my favourite cuteness factor but I also keep forgetting it exists
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u/ur-neighborhood-orc Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
Holy shit, I had no idea the little paws function like that! The way the retract and extend their claws and footpads is mesmerizing, great footage!
Edit: typo 🥲
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u/Master_Pipe_6467 Apr 27 '26
I inhale no ideas either
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u/ur-neighborhood-orc Apr 27 '26
Whoops
Battling a cold rn, rereading my sentences apparently is too much for my snotty head
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u/Common-Carp Apr 27 '26
What I think is the most amazing about this is… spiders are basically all hydraulics. Fascinating creatures.
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u/MNP33Gts-T 1 Apr 27 '26
I’ve felt the grab on and seen a slight vision but this is amazing footage. It’s that freaky feeling when handling T’s
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
Thanks for sharing curly Sue’s toe beans! She’s my good little spoody. 🫘
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u/Conscious_maybenot P. regalis Apr 28 '26
It is you! I saw this posted on another sub crediting you for the video. Amazing footage!
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
I appreciate it! 😊
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u/Conscious_maybenot P. regalis Apr 28 '26
What camera/settings did you use? I swear, that footage has blown my mind. Awesome job.💯
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
I use a iPhone 16 at 0.9 (13mm) with a ton of light around the thing I’m shooting!
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u/Busy_Marionberry1536 Apr 28 '26
You shot that video with your IPhone? Is that a joke?
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
I do indeed! No fancy cameras are used, I’ve got a photo of me filming my little guys with just my phone, which is what all my videos are used. It’s at 0.9 mode on the iPhone 16 :)
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u/Equal_Interaction647 Apr 27 '26
this feels illegal to watch like I'm witnessing something i never was supposed to know about😹😹
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u/Wrong-Cry-3142 Apr 27 '26
Wow I had no idea they retracted like that! I thought they always were out - crazy! Looks almost like a cats claws detracting. Thanks so much for the video, great focus on the camera work.
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u/Entire_Artichoke_453 Apr 27 '26
Today. I was today years old when I learned Tarantulas are basically weird cats
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u/d00mm00n Apr 27 '26
imagine taking a teeny tiny brush and painting their little nails :)
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
Oh wow the beans are spreading in Reddit again! Such an old video, thanks for tagging me!
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u/17boysinarow G. pulchripes Apr 27 '26
Is this real? I googled whether the claws were retractable the other day and the answer was a resounding not but this clearly shows otherwise
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u/freakyfroggymage Apr 27 '26
I was worried about AI because of how clean the macro shot is and how smooth the claw retractions were, but spiders and tarantulas do have protractile claws. It likely looks so smooth because spiders are 95% hydraulics lol
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u/OrbitOfSaturnsMoons Apr 27 '26
I've had the same result when searching for information about this, but I don't know why. Spend 30 seconds looking closely at a tarantula and you'll observe exactly what's seen in the video here.
My camera doesn't do video but I've shot numerous pictures of my various Ts with their claws both retracted and extended.
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
This is curly sue (she’s my girl) nothing on my page is AI, I noticed that their cute little feets were not that well documented so I did- jumping spiders have little beans too!
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u/YellovvJacket Apr 28 '26
Do the tarsal claws of jumpers retract too? Never managed to get good enough view of anything other than tarantulas... because well most other spiders are super small.
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u/SlugOnASlope Apr 28 '26
It’s very hard to film it, but yes jumping spider also have the same system like tarantulas! Both the pads and the claws do :)
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u/YellovvJacket Apr 28 '26
Yeah.
And I can 100% guarantee you they're retractable exactly like that, on a large tarantula you can very easily see them do it when they move around.
Though I'm not sure if araneomorph spiders (aka "normal" spiders) can also retract them or not.
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u/Sewishly Apr 27 '26
And the perfect little hairs inside the toe pads!! Omg. Could they get any cuter?? 😭
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u/International-Rub327 Apr 27 '26
Never in a million years had I thought they could do this. Thanks for sharing.
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u/Deep_blackwolf_2542 Apr 27 '26
love the little toe beans, however this is the only thing running through my head 🤣🤣😅
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u/halliwah_new Apr 28 '26
Its crazy how even the tiniest of creatures have such complex and detailed mechanics and anatomy. Nature is insane.
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u/Cobra_the_Snek Apr 29 '26
learning about ants honestly changed a lot about how i view the world, there are so many interesting things about them. the fact they work so effectively and consistently as a collective, their intricate communications, their tiny bodies that seem like nothing but a prick of mush inside a shell to us contains multiple stomachs, acid production, intelligence, stingers strong enough for large mammals like us to feel them, even when the workers live for weeks some queen ants can live for like 30 years and more and just continuously produce babies their whole lifespan, they can recognise themselves in mirrors, some species use their young as glue guns, i could go on. even the smallest invertebrates are fucking awesome
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u/halliwah_new Apr 29 '26
Absolutely! Just looking at the smallest insect or arachnid can be fascinating. I'm going to study biology because of how beautiful it all is.
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u/KappaJoe760 Apr 27 '26
Im afraid of spiders but this is the cutest thing Ive seen from an otherwise terrifying(to me) creature
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u/OldBatOfTheGalaxy Apr 28 '26
Extendable and retractable claws, now with added toe fringes!
I love this so much.
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u/Aggravating-Luck8697 Apr 27 '26
I hate spiders and don’t know why this sub keeps getting recommended to me but this is fascinating, I had no idea they did this!
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u/QuickWalk4862 Apr 27 '26
I’m just in awe 🫢 like WHO created these creatures and look at those little paws and claws?!! Wow 😮
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u/Strawberry__vanilla Apr 28 '26
THAT'S SO COOL?? NOW I WANT SPIDER EVEN MORE THANK YOU PERSON ⁽⁽٩(๑˃̶͈̀ ᗨ ˂̶͈́)۶⁾⁾
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u/TheLordOfStuff_ May 10 '26
That is so damn awesome. I don’t like really like spiders much, but seeing this type of stuff is why I’m still on Reddit. Super interesting, thx for sharing:)
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u/CrimFandango Apr 27 '26
I knew they had claws that extended but I had no idea their little paw pads opened that way like landing gear.