Fangs... touching finger...

[AlanMM]

After sitting on my fist...

Gently touching the finger with the fangs...

 

[Fille]

Cool pics and very nice GBB you have there.

 

[pitbulllady]

Neat pic! A lot of my T's do that, especially the bigger ones. They use their fangs like a parrot uses its beak for climbing and "stablizing" their position, though it can be a tad unnerving at first!

pitbulllady

 

[cricket54]

I've experienced that before too from several species. And scorpions use their tail and stinger to push themselves around without trying to sting.

Sharon

 

[Mina]

That is a beautiful baby!!! You are very lucky, I can't wait until mine gets that size.

 

[jwasted]

very cool pic

 

[Keith Richard]

NO FREAKIN THANKS!!!

Nice GBB nonetheless.

 

[SheWithFangs]

Gosh you are brave!

 

[ErikH]

Wow! I don't know if I could have held still for a picture at that point......

 

[PA7R1CK]

I love the picture. Very cool

 

[Beardo]

This is one of the many reasons I don't handle the vast majority of my spiders lol.

 

[Scolopendra55]

I'd probably instinctivly fling it off my hand

 

[somberloathing]

cool pic ,can;t wait till mine gets that big!

 

[SPIDERBYTE]

Once I saw my 3.75in rosie contemplating this, when she was doing a steep climb up my arm one day,the fangs did not come out, but the chelicerae just barely began to spread . Like she was thinking "what if I start to slip". I have also seen pics of a big fat rosie using her fangs just like your T was, so she wouldn't slip off a guys hand. I hope I can remain as calm when my T gets bigger and does that.

 

[common spider]

That 2nd pic is SWEET!!!!!!


:clap:

 

[bluebell]

Great pics. You have nerves of steel!!!

 

[audiogarden]

i had a similar experience with my 6'' rosea. i had one of my friends over and i got it out. i had just finished telling him that the T had never tried to bite me and when i looked down at my arm i saw the two fangs sitting on my wrist.
it startled me so i dumped him on a pillow. at the the time i didn't know what had happened and was scared but if it happens again i think i want to get a pictture of it too.

 

[AlanMM]

hmm... i even took the time to take a second pic...

 

[SPIDERBYTE]

I can think of a good caption for that pic "How much do you trust your T?"
But seriously having a T sit like that and not being worried about it munching your own "pinkies" deserves a :clap: and :worship:

 

[KJE]

If the fangs would have pierced the skin I seriously doubt any venom would have been injected. Tarantulas normally save their venom for more important things, like eating and defending themselves.