Yeah I agree. The Aussie one was pretty good, though I did think they over stated T venom a bit. Only thing I did like about the one with Rick West was when they were checking out the B. vagans in Florida.
Was it me or was every tarantula Rick West encountered "incredibly rare and never filmed before"?
and also "never photographed in the Wild..."..
Maybe not a decade ago, but with a relase date of April 2002, I bet most of the footage was filmed the year before, making it about 8 years old.
Animal Planet air's there shows to poeple who are not tarantula enthusiast as well, and need to keep things simple for a broader audience. For a less "Produced" but more inforamitve show, check out this DVD by Andrew Smith
Lol, Yeah that is true.
Have you seen better film footage of wild C. cyaneopubescens & H. redelli? ? ( if thats what it evan was ) Its ben years since I've seen that show, and although its dated , I havent seen many other people posting video's from there natural range.
Hi Bianca and everyone,
Full respect to the man for bringing us those first time images (and all others who strive to do the same). To say they are not, or even suggest it, is a little rough and not true. When he makes that statement, it is true, I can assure you. Many years on since those were filmed, you must remember this, that spider was non-existant in the hobby when that was filmed, that is a fact, I was around to remember that one, so will some of the others, before this board was created by Scott and Debbie. I don't know if he actually knew at the time (or does now), but it was a new species regardless.