Frying up and eating Tarantulas

[twentyeggs]

I was watching "Tarantula Australias King of Spiders" documentary (not bad btw) And come across this section of the video I wanted to post. It's pretty crazy how many tarantulas are caught and killed everyday for this business!

[video=youtube;qenaN9gxHIg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qenaN9gxHIg[/video]

 

[The Snark]

Yup. Sigh.

 

[SuzukiSwift]

There's a lot of that here and especially in Vietnam. I don't know why people do it though because most do not like the taste (nor the concept) Although, here in China the number 8 represents blessing and a variety of other things, so eating something with 8 legs would bring 'good luck'

 

[twentyeggs]

There's a lot of that here and especially in Vietnam. I don't know why people do it though because most do not like the taste (nor the concept) Although, here in China the number 8 represents blessing and a variety of other things, so eating something with 8 legs would bring 'good luck'

Wow, that is really interesting!

 

[just1moreT]

Im with the guy in the video how in the world can such a demand not wipe them out must be a spider about every 3 foot or so lol and they all looked around the same size wonder if mostly males

 

[hmbrower]

The cultural differences across the world are what make this world great! However, I could not bring myself to harm one of my babies under any circumstances!

 

[kean]

I also have a copy of Rick West's Spidermania documentary where they ate Goliaths (T. Blondi/Stirmi/Apophysis "wasn't actually identified in the film") hunted by the locals in Brazil tied up and roasted on fire.

 

[advan]

If you are interested in this, I encourage you all to watch Andrew Smith's "Collecting and Eating Tarantula Spiders in Cambodia"

http://www.lovetarantulas.com/lectures.htm

In fact, browse and watch everything on the site.

 

[Forcep]

There's a lot of that here and especially in Vietnam. I don't know why people do it though because most do not like the taste (nor the concept) Although, here in China the number 8 represents blessing and a variety of other things, so eating something with 8 legs would bring 'good luck'

Wow interesting, I'm also from China and I've never heard anyone ate a spider for that reason... Such diverse custom we've got in our country

Seems you are from the southern part, did you get any chance to encounter a Haplopelma hainanum or H. schmidti in the wild?

 

[SuzukiSwift]

Wow interesting, I'm also from China and I've never heard anyone ate a spider for that reason... Such diverse custom we've got in our country

Seems you are from the southern part, did you get any chance to encounter a Haplopelma hainanum or H. schmidti in the wild?

Very diverse! haha Are you from the north or south?

I wish ae, I would love to take a trip to Hainan Dao to search for hainanum. I used to own schmidti (super cheap of course) and I see hainanums in every market that sells Ts lol

 

[Tongue Flicker]

I remember my sister buying some skewered scorpions and tarantulas during a trip in Vietnam. Upon getting back to the hotel she asked us, 'how do i eat this again?' Lol

 

[Shrike]

If you are interested in this, I encourage you all to watch Andrew Smith's "Collecting and Eating Tarantula Spiders in Cambodia"

http://www.lovetarantulas.com/lectures.htm

In fact, browse and watch everything on the site.

Whoa. How on Earth was I not aware of this site until now?

 

[CreepyCrawlies]

To each their own I suppose. I would never eat one of my babies.

 

[herpguy]

Well it's easy for us sitting behind our computers to condemn somebody trying to eke out a living in a third world country by killing and selling tarantulas. I know if I was in that situation I would pick my family over tarantulas.

 

[Forcep]

Very diverse! haha Are you from the north or south?

I wish ae, I would love to take a trip to Hainan Dao to search for hainanum. I used to own schmidti (super cheap of course) and I see hainanums in every market that sells Ts lol

I'm from Anhui province, just in between lol Wish I could live in the subtropical area as you are.