What the average person thinks when I tell them I own a tarantula

[moshpitpanda]

This is a rough preview of what I believe goes through the mind of my family / friends that do not like spiders when I tell them I own a tarantula .

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Love such creepy atmosphere

 

[boina]

That poor spider only has 6 legs and no pedipalps . Must have been a really bad molt.

 

[moshpitpanda]

That poor spider only has 6 legs and no pedipalps . Must have been a really bad molt.

But it is so big! Maybe this is a mature male who molted through maturity?

 

[PidderPeets]

That was oddly adorable until he did the stab. The stab and the lip quivering were unnerving. But if he had just snuck in to pet the human, that would have been precious

 

[Storm76]

That was oddly adorable until he did the stab. The stab and the lip quivering were unnerving. But if he had just snuck in to pet the human, that would have been precious

More like creepy as hell...

 

[ShyDragoness]

OH NO! IT POKED THEM!

 

[PidderPeets]

More like creepy as hell...

He just wants to feel the same kind of love people give to their Ts, and especially to jumping spiders! He's not a nightmarish murder-beast looking to destroy any hope you have of a calm sleep, he's a fragile and sensitive soul desperately crying out for love

 

[Storm76]

He just wants to feel the same kind of love people give to their Ts, and especially to jumping spiders! He's not a nightmarish murder-beast looking to destroy any hope you have of a calm sleep, he's a fragile and sensitive soul desperately crying out for love

Not sure about the stuff running through your bloodstream - but I want some! Rainbows and unicorns everywhere, eh?

 

[PidderPeets]

Rainbows and unicorns everywhere, eh?

It varies from day to day