You know you're a hobbyist when...

[billrogers]

You know your a hobbyist when you use an invert form more than Facebook.

 

[ratluvr76]

when you literally can't give the common name for most species of T, just because you don't remember it. Yet true Latin species names are peppered throughout the conversation.

 

[BobBarley]

when you're on a forum called "Arachnoboards" and replying to a thread called "You know you're a hobbyist when..."

 

[Steelo Johnson]

You know you're a hobbyist when you start learning the prononciation of latin words

I started learning the binomial from the start. Latin name, no problem. Tell me the common and I'm clueless, unless I can see a picture of the tarantula.

 

[Garth Vader]

When you feel like a kid on Christmas morning while you're waiting for your Fedex package of Ts to arrive! So exciting!

 

[magicmed]

When you feel like a kid on Christmas morning while you're waiting for your Fedex package of Ts to arrive! So exciting!

So true! And my mailman is soooo slow, I have to wait until around 3 pm for mail delivery when it's the normal guy, the substitute mail men get it here by noon, I don't get it lol.

 

[JumpingSpiderLady]

When driving by yard sales, the decision to stop is made because they look like they might have plastic containers that would be easy to drill.

 

[Otis Driftwood]

When the highlight of the week was a sale on Moss at the local hardware store. $2.50 for 4 quarts!!! I have so much Moss now...

 

[Staehilomyces]

When you're playing Pokemon Go: Arachnoboards style - instead of a phone you've got a UV light, and instead of Pokemon you've got scorpions.

 

[Staehilomyces]

AND...

You know you are a hobbyist when you have this stuck to your door.

 

[louise f]

Well let me tell you this dear friends !! You know because when you speak latin names all the time, all friends and family members go What was just that you said ?? Ohh nothing, that`s just my spiders names. Oh didn`t you know that. Oh I`m sorry..

 

[hennibbale]

when the only things you want for your birthday/Christmas/anniversary/other gift receiving occasions are spiders, enclosures, accessories for your enclosures etc etc. Or art.... Spider art.

Money. For spiders.

 

[trinette]

When the movie you'very been watching for the last hour gets to the climax and you're still checking new posts on here.

 

[Sarkhan42]

You know you're a hobbyist when friends and relatives, as well as friends of said people, are constantly sending you pictures of the spiders and other inverts they find, both for ID and just because they thought you'd appreciate it

 

[Staehilomyces]

You know you're a hobbyist when a friend of yours does this Photoshop of you (btw, I'm not normally that ugly, I just happen to pull some pretty grotesque faces when tickled).

 

[Otis Driftwood]

When she says it's me or the T's and you blankly stare at her as if that was an actual statement

 

[Octagon]

When all your computer, banking, etc passwords are the names of your tarantulas.

 

[Octagon]

When you start conversations with strangers about tarantulas.

 

[gypsy cola]

any container that is clearish and boxish immediately is put up to consideration. I do not see storage bins, I do not see sweater boxes, I do not see office supplies... I see home.

 

[BorisTheSpider]

You watch Eight Legged Freaks or Arachnophobia and cry at the end because all the spiders are killed .