Behind the lens: The spider room by Gil Wizen

[@StarWarsMan69]

That looked absolutely massive out of context. Also how he is ok with that under his bed is psychotic

[@Balt9mm]

Right like minimum I’m sleeping somewhere else. Dude sleeps above death 💀

[@jena.alexia]

Because he's a scientist who finds it interesting.

[@あなた以外の誰でもない]

he must love having spiders crawling on him at night

[@RonalUr-m9z]

Like Bro i rather do the impossible then sleep obove dealth

[@DemocracyManifest]

Looked like some Australian loungeroom

[@DreamFearless]

"They get a bad rep because they're large, aggressive, and have a medically significant bite." Bro that's not a bad rep that's a public service announcement 😂

[@GameFuMaster]

They're also skittish and prone to "defence". Basically it's like a paranoid schizophrenic holding a knife. And scientists wonder why people won't go near him.

[@Jonj57]

That is crazy, he just casually says all the things everyone is worried about and that they have a "bad rep".

[@b1nary_f1nary]

yeah thats an accurate rep lol

[@leoleo1035]

@@Jonj57 Pretty much "I know people have self-preservation instincts, BUT WAIT"

[@leobriccocola8141]

Sounds about right for the average zoologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist, or entomologist. They get crazy.

[@AntonioVivaldi-1678]

Ecosystem be damned, if I found that under my bed the whole house is going up in flames.

[@JayPlayz707]

Nah champ we need more than flames!

[@davekiddie4467]

​@@JayPlayz707Flame thrower

[@Balt9mm]

Nuke

[@kylehowat6775]

@@Balt9mmgenius 🗿

[@jena.alexia]

Lol. Same.

[@Kadsee]

I thought it was a basement wall on the Thumbnail and the spider as big as a living room carpet

[@NaturalHistoryMuseum]

😱

[@crazycatlady39]

Me too!

[@ThisIsAYoutubeHandle.]

On god

[@dragomegaman3711]

Same

[@nicktrueman224]

Girlfriend troubles

[@traceydelfs2657]

An actual monster under the bed.

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

Why does he still sleep there? I'd be so afraid of either the spider climbing onto my bed, or as soon as I step my feet on the ground my feet getting attacked 🫣

[@happyjz]

I can't believe I was afraid of the Boogeyman all this time😢

[@Adrian-vb6gy]

It's not a monster. First of all. It's a creature, just like all of us who live on this planet. Humans tend to think that insects that are considered "ugly" are monsters because we're afraid. They aren't.

[@puremisanthropia]

@@Adrian-vb6gy 1- spiders aren't insects 2- wandering spiders are VERY defensive and pretty agressive when bothered even by a small gust 3- they're highly venomous and due to anti-venom it might not kill you but the pain alone is HELL so yeah, if you see one of these its better to kill, they're VERY fast and agile but if you want to try your luck and get the spider on a pot to leave it outside, its up to you but i really don't suggest trying, seeing them on an internet video is easy but dealing with them in real life is a whole other thing... i love spiders and i'm not in favor of killing them but if you are unsure of what a spider does or you know its dangerous, its better to be safe than sorry and i actually dislike when biologists try to be like "oh they just have a bad reputation... they're misunderstood" and as a person who LIVES with these spiders around, its not a "bad" reputation because they can indeed cause you great pain and if you have elderly people or kids around, it way better to just get rid of the spider for good.

[@Account-Deleted-2024]

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GIANT SPIDER ON A WALL

[@NaturalHistoryMuseum]

🤣 still gets us every time!

[@dragomegaman3711]

Same

[@lestercarter116]

That's what it looks like. How big would it have to be to cover a wall like that??!???😮

[@crackedblack1410]

We all did

[@CarsNkids22]

Even after watching the whole video, it took me way longer than I want to admit to realise it WAS'NT a spider in the wall!

[@canuck21]

I would never be able to sleep if I knew that was under my bed.

[@Badm00nrRising]

Don’t.. move.. around.. a lot.. it.. will.. crawl.. up.. an.. take.. a …nibble.. then u wake up ded!

[@BarTom-zg3sh]

Can’t sleep anymore in my life

[@mweskamppp]

There is a statics about how many spiders you eat in your sleep in a normal year.

[@TheFormActually]

@@mweskamppp that statistic is a made up stat for a different study. It was made up to see how fast can misinformation spread over internet. There's no reason for spiders to go into your mouth since they prefer cold and super dry environments. People eat zero spiders during sleep. Google it.

[@mosesslippers6370]

​@@mweskamppp0, no spider just go into your mouth for no reason, just to die

[@leonav218]

Ok not only is that a huge spider but it's also a dangerous and venomous one! No way I'll sleep with that under my bed💀

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

We are also forgetting the Baby spiders

[@FahimHoq]

​@Vor_Tex_Sun Yes, and all those will also grow the same size soon as well.

[@toastermctoastin4641]

I know! Its ok! Its not big as a wall. Just as big as your hand!

[@kinglobsterpeterson6001]

@@Vor_Tex_Sunmost the babies will not survive

[@myusername3689]

@@kinglobsterpeterson6001 Good

[@amyshirateitel1884]

You really sleep with that under your bed!!???

[@NigelVeroni]

Bruh I would pray to Allah

[@LethalTOPHAT]

if that many big spider from the thumbnail comes to my basement I WOULD PRAY TO ALLAH THAT THEY WON'T EAT ME LIKE THEY USUAL EAT, BRO AIN'T NO WAY I CAN HANDLE THAT MANY SPIDERS I WOULD JUST GET A FLAMETHROWER

[@ZEMAIDER]

Bro Pray to Allah only he can save us

[@Jimmilyn1982]

Right like naw heck to the naw naw naw 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️

[@Asiansxsymbol]

​@@NigelVeroniDafuq is allah? 🤔

[@strahinjagov]

That bed belongs to the spider now

[@heavenpiercer5095]

Bed?? Lmao the entire neighbourhood is theirs now I'm moving out of state.

[@CL2-]

It always belonged to the spider...

[@jasperrafols750]

Thank you. The next time I see a spider the same size as me, and about to eat me, I will think about the ecosystem. Yeah no.

[@joshuaj8188]

lol right, so he just let the spider live under the bed? silly AF.

[@motionmix2523]

Same size as me?? It's very small, same size of a cockroach.

[@SekiberiusWelkesh]

Yeah, i think i'd rather protect myself first. Ain't no way I'm letting the most deadly spider on earth wander around.

[@doughnutzaj]

I don't know what nasty assed, massive cockroaches you're used to seeing but a wandering spider has a 7 inch legspan ​@motionmix2523

[@amai2307]

​@@motionmix2523yeah, thats silly who would be scared of fist size spider, who can kill you in one bite?

[@ECPlex]

you must really love nature when its trying to take you out all the time

[@OnlyBobGreen]

Nature is beatiful. That inclues the deadly animals, the harmless animals and of course, the amazing landscapes, lakes, mountains, terrain...

[@chyaboi11]

​@@OnlyBobGreenIt is but it's also ugly, nasty, and scary. Sometimes, even nature needs to be controlled.

[@DLBBALL]

@@chyaboi11 Controlled in what way?

[@theviniso]

@@DLBBALL They mean controlled as in destroyed, obliterated and vaporized. I'm all for nature conservation but if I see this spider under my bed that's exactly what I'll be doing.

[@OnlyBobGreen]

@@theviniso The funny thing about this is that this is on us. We want to exterminate it because we scared or disgusted by it. Meanwhile, another one could simply let it be or remove it and put it somewhere else.

[@avantgardeaclue]

I watched this just to scare myself........it worked.

[@chaosiscoming9184]

I was just watching a Spiders horror movie called ''Infested'' yesterday LMAO I ain't scared of Spiders but that movie made me fear em, it's a french horror movie and it was messed up

[@Moaningbird]

@@chaosiscoming9184 if you like this kind of movie I advise you to watch "Vermines" (Vermins in english), a french film from 2023, you'll love it !

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

@@chaosiscoming9184 _in my best Irwin impression_ spoidahs are freend-lah!

[@chyaboi11]

​@@sweetsunnyvibesWhere are you from then lol

[@evydaemon]

Benefits of your workplace? 1 million little spiders and 1 extra large that can also kill you. Ah, yeah.. they live under your bed.

[@paugirones6083]

*Family of spiders living under your bed* Most people: I'm gonna burn the entire building Gil: imma take a photo

[@Melvinplaysssss]

If I see that I’m burning down the city 💀

[@F4cad3]

Escaping to Atlantis real quick. Won’t ever be returning.

[@ankitasingh-w6w]

Still you found it 💀sticking on your back💀

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

@@F4cad3 SPIDERS CAN SWIM 😭😭

[@F4cad3]

@@sweetsunnyvibes AHHHHHH

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

@@F4cad3 let's go to the moon that should be spider free!!

[@crazycatlady39]

I thought this was some sort of art installation about arachnophobia….

[@minuishaq631]

Same

[@StompDeni42]

Me too!

[@helmaschine1885]

Is this man okay? Why would he willingly sleep with venomous animals close by? Can this mad scientist please take care of himself before he becomes Spiderman?!

[@hardboiled2987]

@gilwizen_com what was the point of sleeping with venomous spiders under your bed? Genuine question. To prove something?

[@khymaaren]

He didn't say he kept sleeping in that same bed AFTER he found the spider and took the photo...

[@Toffee-Nug78]

The unknown sense of scale is unnerving, makes you think it looks more like a room (as others have stated) as opposed to under a bed, incredible photo. Wonder how he slept the following night? 😂

[@jeredquidlars8819]

First I saw this on Google images I thought was taken from an outside from a window of an abandoned house or something because that almost gave me a heart attack because it do look like a masssive a life sized spider.

[@NaturalHistoryMuseum]

We've seen this image thousands of times and it still tricks us 🤣 It's a fantastic shot!

[@Dipj01]

​@@NaturalHistoryMuseumI still don't get it, it's not a wall this spider is on? It looks as big as a person

[@rupeeslang5121]

@@Dipj01 The intent of the photographer is to make it look like it's a giant spider on the wall of a room but it's actually taken underneath a bed. What you think is the ceiling is actually the bottom of the bed. The spider is pretty small but it looks huge, I love this picture.

[@deand5602]

"This spider killed my infant daughter, but it's important to remember that it has a large part to play in the ecosystem

[@AllForJesusAndMary]

This is the twisted logic of animal rights nuts.

[@AbstractJJJ]

@@AllForJesusAndMary You don't even have to care about the inner lives of animals to apply this logic though. Seeking to eradicate a dangerous animal and thereby destabilizing an entire ecosystem is all but guaranteed to cause greater human suffering in the end. Preserving nature is normally the safer route; we just don't have the capacity and capability to serve all roles artificially. That said, killing individuals in your own home is not the same as going out and trying to hunt to extinction.

[@neodymium8936]

@@AllForJesusAndMary You mean the logic that's not "Gosh I'm so scared of this animal, let's burn it to ash"? Yeah fair enough, mate.

[@AllForJesusAndMary]

@@neodymium8936 firstly I’m not your mate and secondly people with common sense have a duty to protect themselves from venomous creatures in their living spaces especially when there are children there.

[@neodymium8936]

@@AllForJesusAndMary They kill from 0 to 5 people per year, and I'm talking about all spiders, not this specific family. Why would it make more sense to have a dog at home than to have a spider, when dogs are 5000x deadlier than spiders ? Also why do you have a staircase ? Why do you drive your kids to school in your car ? Are you aware of how many people die because of car crashes and domestic accidents ? You're just speaking nonsense. Like I said to another person here, the fact that they can eventually kill you doesn't mean they will.

[@AntiDote-m5t]

He definately deserves that award, that spider is something else.

[@RedPhantom307]

I thought it was a wall and still can’t see it as under a bed

[@DigoTP_]

Me too Man, i Just a wall

[@Lifesuccsalways]

Same 😭

[@ICEcoldAryan]

0:45 what else are we supposed to do

[@doxfie.]

so what you're saying is there are monsters under your bed and you should move

[@FirstnameLastname-rc8yd]

They aren’t just highly venomous they’re almost instantly lethal. Brutally quick. And if that were me, the largest rainforest on earth would’ve been updated to the Congo.

[@1BeGe]

Well that's not true. The quickest reported death from one is 30 minutes, and that was a small child. More commonly it takes hours, if the bite is fatal at all (which it still usually isn't). However, it is still terrifying because it's known for inducing priapism in men which can mess up your junk permanently if not treated.

[@FirstnameLastname-rc8yd]

@@1BeGe also true. And I would concede the fatality point, although would counter argue hours is still quick and if you’re in the middle of a jungle 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@1BeGe]

@@FirstnameLastname-rc8yd Yeah, they're pretty quick. The term "instantly lethal" is what I was referring to.

[@sandcastlevibes]

​@@1BeGehope you can get to the hospital AND get anti-venom if it exists in an hour. (You prob wont lol)

[@senseiwu7814]

@@sandcastlevibes yeah IF it is a lethal bite.

[@GaudyMarko]

Apparently, monsters do live under beds. I guess the fear all kids had is now validated.

[@vminhope3040]

The fear of living things is worse

[@emerylsg]

​@@vminhope3040you must get quite a shock whenever you step outside then

[@thebrokenglasskids5196]

Imagine finding that and then realizing they were there every night you had previously slept in that bed.

[@haysan32]

Bro literally has a monster under his bed

[@debbiehellionandtheapocaly845]

Imagine a real live monster under bed

[@jackiefox7224]

They can have their important role in the ecosystem OUTSIDE!!!! 🇨🇦

[@cyberlord64]

Other kids: "mom... There's a monster under my bed. Can I sleep with you?" This guy as a kid: "mom... There's a monster under my bed. Can I sleep under my bed?"

[@aes0p895]

"they're misunderstood" because they're huge venomous and aggressive? no I think ppl understand just fine lol.

[@chyaboi11]

Fr lol it's crazy how some people are until they (hopefully) get bit by one. I had to argue against someone who was arguing against someone for saying he'd kill this to defend his infant daughter... Think about that, he was argued against like he said something wrong, this world is a joke lol

[@sharonshumpert1917]

That thing is so big you could use it as a blanket! I would loose my ever loving mind if I ever saw something like that!😳

[@user1001001000]

No way at any chance i will sleep with that spider in the same room😮

[@BarTom-zg3sh]

😂😂😂😂

[@TasteTheRambo]

My biggest fear -is- *was* cockroaches under my bed. My new biggest fear is the wandering spider that ate all the cockroaches under my bed.

[@kiwigirl3107]

I would totally protect them. They can have my room, my job, and the country I am in.

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I'll sleep better knowing that spider isn't the size of a wall. I'll sleep worse with the notion that could be under my bed. Basically, I'm not getting any sleep tonight.

[@EverythingsEventuall]

" they get a bad rep " proceeds to adequately explain why one should be weary lmao

[@MamaLana.]

I could NEVER live somewhere where they have SPIDERS THIS DAMN BIG‼️ I have arachnophobia….. I would LITERALLY have an anxiety attack seeing this and probably PASS TF OUT‼️😮😳😳😳😳

[@haadhinabeelahmad6773]

On the thumbnail it looks like the spider only has 6 lags

[@kuronoyuichiro-ri7ti]

Id have a panic attack and dioreah seeing that under a bed at night

[@Jeeminbunny]

nah, how tf do you still sleep, my guy

[@Dr.Dingle-q6c]

As an Australian this is the smallest spider I’ve ever seen in my life!

[@salvagethewolvefurry4235]

Imagine waking up one morning and you see this thing on your face what's the first reaction that comes to mind

[@shadowotter3116]

I’d be screaming like marv from home alone

[@Monitice]

Don't move, feel no fear. Wait for it to leave your face or gently try to remove it from there. If you scream it will sense your fear and bite you. If you are bitten, rush to an hospital asap.

[@neodymium8936]

@@Monitice They don't "sense your fear", mate. They're not dogs. If they bite you like that, it will mainly be because they'll get startled after sudden movement and screams. They're sensitive to vibrations, not emotions.

[@alexander777-n3s]

Wait until it leaves it has no reason to bite.

[@mollywoodshots6503]

There won't be any reaction after I die from heart attack

[@maxulic]

0:52 Well, I'll protect myself first, thank you very much.

[@0815-]

Mom, look under my bed to see if there's a monster there......

[@complexmind8041]

Got so scared when I watched this that I sneezed... LOWKEYYY.

[@complexmind8041]

I mean shat**

[@dave4deputyZX]

"They are important to the ecosystem and we need to protect them" Nope. Flamethrower please.

[@kurbisfurst5194]

Seems like a very logical reason to have a bad reputation. The humans main priority is still to make sure to survive, something that will attack you and might kill you is an obvious threat and therefore should not be ignored. There is no gain from letting the spider live just to kill you. You should deal with it in a logical way.

[@subtle0savage]

Little known fact, this was the last interview Mr. Wizen ever gave. His skeletal husk remains to this day in that condemned shack. The brave can visit and watch thousands of Wandering Spiders crawl in to and out of his orbital sockets. Beside him, on the wall, purportedly drawn in his own blood, is a spider with a heart-shaped body.

[@Nigel-nar53]

I'm glad it's not under my bed!

[@aaronrandolph261]

What an awesome photo. I love Brazilian wandering spiders and thank you for making sure mom and her babies were undisturbed. I wonder what kind of phoneutria it was? Quite beautiful but I most likely would have switched cabins and left that one to mom lol

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

6 legs? oh wait, there's 8

[@SkarsnikofdaCrookedMoon0013]

Thats the most poisonous spider in the world. Its pretty lethal and pretty aggresive (for a spider)

[@Ziknich]

Gild's respect and admiration paved the way to that awesome picture!

[@okmega22]

He was in the Amazon with my mom taking photos of spiders under the bed just before she died

[@chyaboi11]

What killed her, though?

[@okmega22]

@@chyaboi11 Working at Amazon

[@dvz19777]

I wouldnt sleep with a house spider under my bed. Let alone the most deadly spider in the world

[@goattm2]

You know you can teach yourself not to be scared of spiders. They used to creep me out, and then I decided it was a ridiculous behaviour to have so I started handling them and now they are cool little creatures to me.

[@LEAD-DISPENSER]

All i heard him say was this place is not for you .........an i'm going to take that on board

[@elanbaharie7274]

You protect it. I'm grabbing a shovel.

[@jessegreene4553]

I’ll sleep outside.

[@crypto66]

I actually sighed in relief after hearing "under my bed." The title made it seem like either an exhibit or 5-foot-long spiders are real.

[@bearliongaming2464]

When he said "under my bed" my heart started beating again XD I ll have to move planets if we get bear sized spiders looool

[@Endless_Night842]

How are they important, what do they do exactly?

[@Watesegmea]

"Theres a monster under my bed!" "No theres not😄😄" "Just look!" 😰😰

[@keep22]

Yeeaaahhhhh.... I'm burning the whole house.

[@justins21482]

Great! Just when I thought at 42 yrs of age, I was over my fear of under the bed, I see this stuff hahaha

[@wingsofatlantis]

I would not be sleeping if that was under my bed. Heck, I wouldn’t even get anywhere near that bed if I knew what was under it.

[@_Hyda_]

This guy makes Addams family look like frightened deers

[@Vinnay94]

Not all Wandering Spiders are highly venemous like the Brazilian Wandering Spider.

[@erickg667]

The realest "I have no enemies" attitude.

[@Billnana-j4u]

I ain’t sleeping ONE NIGHT on that bed

[@Cjust15]

What if you were paid a million USD to sleep on the bed? 😂

[@jaffa3717]

I always thought it was a photoshopped photo of a spider the size as a bear sitting on the wall of a room

[@Hellokingshere]

Bro, I’m surprised you guys didn’t burn down the whole place you got balls

[@Rainbow_Offical]

If my house was with that lot of spiders ah yes I will get a flame thrower because my fear is spiders(especially when a tiny pit of it I get scared if it I’m kind of looks like a scaredy-cat)

[@droggellord]

Bro if that thing shows up under my bed I'm moving country

[@endtimesdarknessdescending5634]

Man, I'm getting that image off my screen. 🧐

[@starless4146]

🤣🤣🤣

[@_R8x_]

If this thing lived under my bed, I would burn down the entire house.

[@anshuldwivedi1919]

I would've set the bed on fire if I knew this was under it

[@rickg.5171]

Great. Now I'm going back to checking under my bed at night.

[@NaturalBiotopes]

Nature is amazing!

[@mad_gamerontrack]

No it's not

[@ThisIsAYoutubeHandle.]

lmao you serious?

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Nature does not care about anyone's safety!...We humans have had to struggle for thousands of years to exist in a rather hostile environment...we do not need to protect spiders, we need to continue to make our way in this rough environment! Survival of the fittest, remember?

[@gamer-px5cu]

Except when it isn't.

[@aaronrandolph261]

It is ! I wouldn’t stop talking about that awesome sighting for a month lol. Hope I get to see one in the wild some day

[@brumanLenard]

Dude i kid you not when i saw that thumbnail i nearly crapped my pants, i thought at first it was a giant 4ft long spider hanging on the wall

[@adminmovie]

plot twist : they are his babies

[@raptor2684]

godammmit....why isnt this comment blowing up. PEOPLE COME HERE! SEE THIS!

[@sledgecorp]

So that's why he's calling for their protection!

[@chyaboi11]

That's just f-ing weird tf

[@chyaboi11]

​@@raptor2684I'm glad it's not lol tf

[@CharlieTheMuffin]

I have seen a spider that was a size of a palm. At first I thought it was a butterfly.

[@Railwayhub1828]

I always thought the photo was of a massive spider in a derelict room

[@nadie823]

Bro really casted 3/4 spider with reach, deathtouch

[@Jerry-u3v]

If thats under your bed while you sleep, dont expect to wake up haha

[@flows30]

so, did he burn the bed afterwards?

[@alexfurious2121]

Yeah nah, ecosystem can go to hell, that spider is getting a double slapper if it came anywhere near my home.

[@yootoob2078]

umm, why does the pic of the spider nest show the boards all the way to the floor in 2 directions, yet the pic of the bed shows nothing touching the floor but the legs?

[@ProAimer884]

I wonder if I will sleep tonight💀

[@AVGCM2]

People who do not fear spiders have balls of steel, and I don’t wanna mess with em cause I definitely ain’t winning

[@okolona1]

Notice how they hold their front legs together as if to mimic a large mandible

[@Staralium]

I thought it was a giant spider on a living room wall the size of a TV 💀

[@spidervillekentucky6752]

It looks like a fishing spider. Nursery Web family.

[@OTisnochOT]

Hes the sole reason the average amount of spiders we eat while sleeping is so high

[@thomasanu9106]

naw bro im getting a flamethrower

[@parishana540]

that house is now the spider's house

[@emmanuelellis4996]

Nah, I wouldn't have been crawling anywhere near that spider! Dude, that thing looks like a clip from a scifi movie!

[@itsTheTruthTeller]

That is not under your bed sir, that is an abandoned home that the spidersaurus invaded and conquered