Sight or vibrations ?

[Otteresting]

Hi there !

I just wanted to ask a simple question.

When I walk in front of the enclosures placed on a shelf, it happens my tarantulas run away staight to their holes. Is it because they saw me or because they felt vibrations ?

Thanks

 

[DanBsTs]

Hi there !

I just wanted to ask a simple question.

When I walk in front of the enclosures placed on a shelf, it happens my tarantulas run away staight to their holes. Is it because they saw me or because they felt vibrations ?

Thanks

More than likely vibrations. To my understanding T eyesight is fairly poor.

 

[Anoplogaster]

Could be a little of both.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Most likely the vibrations from you walking past, it's thought that tarantulas can only see for a distance of a few cm (which would mean they're effectively blind).

 

[PanzoN88]

Vibrations

 

[Otteresting]

It's amazing how sensitive they are .

Thanks everyone !

 

[Mjb30]

Ts are very responsive to light/dark in a very binary way. If you’re shading or unshading a light source as you walk past then they could certainly have a flighty response.

 

[Jonroe]

Ts are very responsive to light/dark in a very binary way. If you’re shading or unshading a light source as you walk past then they could certainly have a flighty response.

I agree, depending on the species they react quite strong to change in lighting.
My large Geniculata doesn't react to a change in lighting at all, H. Mac will often bolt when I switch the light on and shes on a wander.
So I'd guess its the same with you throwing a shadow on them.

That being said most of my spiders don't care about lights or shadows and only react to vibration.

 

[FrDoc]

One of the things I enjoy about diverse specimens is the variety of responses to various stimuli. Out of 11 T's, only three respond immediately to light, B. Vagans and H. Himalayana bolt, but P. Muticus slowly saunters back to her burrow in manner that says, "I can't believe you turned that on, idiot."

 

[Otteresting]

Ts are very responsive to light/dark in a very binary way. If you’re shading or unshading a light source as you walk past then they could certainly have a flighty response.

Oh it may be the cause then. I don't think I am making any vibrations, I always walk with slippers

 

[Chris LXXIX]

They are 'of contemplative' animals that love peaceful and 'darky' environments, that's why. They hate noise, vibrations and such, and actually I agree with those eight legged point of view.

I fail to realize why in those huge U.S libraries where someone is 24/7 always ready to say 'Pssht! Silence!' there's tons of those green coloured lamps but not a single Theraphosidae enclosure.

Mah, I say

 

[Mjb30]

They are 'of contemplative' animals that love peaceful and 'darky' environments, that's why. They hate noise, vibrations and such, and actually I agree with those eight legged point of view.

I fail to realize why in those huge U.S libraries where someone is 24/7 always ready to say 'Pssht! Silence!' there's tons of those green coloured lamps but not a single Theraphosidae enclosure.

Mah, I say

I’d love to live in a world run by you one day... it would be bonkers!

 

[viper69]

I suspect if the clothes you were wearing that day clashed, they ran out of embarrassment and shame that their owner didn't match.

 

[Otteresting]

I suspect if the clothes you were wearing that day clashed, they ran out of embarrassment and shame that their owner didn't match.

I hope you're happy, I feel ashamed everytime I pass in front of them now