Bitten By The Brazilian Wandering Spider!

[@ClintsReptiles]

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[@steveshoemaker6347]

Damn that is a HELL of a way to get a hard on🥵🥶🥴🤢👀....Very scary Spider 🤬.....Thanks Clint's Reptiles 👍 Shoe🇺🇸

[@someguyto4675]

I cant help it. Here in the states I have handled just about every spider I came across in the wild. Anything from jumping spiders to wolf spiders. I still have yet to handle a brown recluse and black widow.

[@melodymaker1979]

You showered with one of these things?!

[@someguyto4675]

@@melodymaker1979 Not yet.

[@anenzephalie]

Wow, a wolf spider…and you still live to Tell the tale?! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@trendyfish5652]

Man Clint owns a 4 foot lizard and a snapping turtle he can speak FULL SPANISH and he’s got a family this man is a legend

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you for the reminder that I am living the dream. Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of that. This was a very kind comment. It made me feel really good. Thank you.

[@mattwilliamsonguitar]

@@ClintsReptiles and you've got a huge social following and own your own business. You're really just winning at everything

[@jimmygreenspan8832]

He's a true cholo homes

[@earljohnson2676]

I wouldn’t say owns it stays with him how’s that haha

[@earljohnson2676]

If it’s Brazil they speak Portaguese

[@The.Spicy.Raccoon]

I’m so glad this man is healing and he’s helping save lives being part of the study. Bless this man. May his family and him live long happy lives.

[@RealJRoyall]

A spider bite that changes the function of your junction? No sir. Not me lol. Awesome video! I'll be terrified of these spiders for forever hahaha

[@FMeyer-zg5mg]

they also get freaking big, have seen females above 15cm diameter myself.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

Researchers are studying the venom as a possible treatment for ED.

[@peepawthecat]

@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Priapism isn't the kind of boner you want lol.

[@Vakator-29]

It's being studied to see if it has growth effects on certain body parts

[@davidwesley2525]

​@@georgesakellaropoulos8162Brazilian Wandering Spider Venom can give Men a WOODY. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@daniimariin]

As a Chilean, as I was hearing him describe his symptoms, I was so nervous as to how you were going to translate that 😆 There's a saying for when people have... THAT going on, like a euphemism to not mention it directly that goes "picao de araña" (picado de araña -> spider pricked), which goes to show that people are kinda aware that some spiders can produce this Thank you Clint! 🤍💙❤

[@ggoannas]

I learnt my Spanish in Chile. Clint did very well.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

Lol, that's interesting there's a slang term that references the wandering spider. I wonder if it's a newer term or if it has been used for a while

[@jaungiga]

Tbf this Peruvian man's Spanish was reasonably easy to understand. You guys are the final boss for understanding spoken Spanish: if a non native speaker can understand a Chilean person at full speed, they're basically bilingual

[@recipoldinasty]

@@jaungiga that only applies if the chilean is of low resources, a high born chilean normally speaks good

[@recipoldinasty]

Aguante dani

[@spiderpickle3255]

All spiders deserve respect Some spiders demand it.

[@lorrainemunoa791]

Very aptly put! And true!

[@DiddyCanFly]

Wolf Spider - Deserves Respect Brazilian Wandering Spider - Demands Respect Sidney Funnelweb Spider - Rears up, shows fangs that can pierce human fingernails, runs your ass down and teaches you to show some respect

[@PrisPrivate]

@@DiddyCanFlyExcept they physically CAN NOT chase you. They cannot climb, are some of the laziest and least mobile spiders on the planet, and haven’t killed anyone in over forty years and ever since antivenin was created the chance of survival is just about 100%, and even before then it was more likely than not to survive… so no, they aren’t dangerous. Please don’t fear monger these beautiful animals, they deserve/demand our respect, and that’s all that needs to be said.

[@dustinbaker4445]

⁠@@DiddyCanFlyif a Sidney Funnelweb spider tries to run me down it’s going to get squashed.

[@lukemckee2255]

Apparently they also demand erections

[@Level_1_Frog]

I love these interviews you do with people that have been attacked or harmed by animals (like that really cool woman that got death rolled by a crocodile), because it really helps to demystify the fears that people have about dangerous creatures. Some people might have a fear of these animals that goes beyond just being wary or cautious and turns to hate for them- and these help to show that while yes it's good to leave these dangerous creatures alone, it's not a death sentence if you do end up being attacked by them.

[@Level_1_Frog]

@Fable Vulpes No, sure, but some people get wrong information about stuff like this and think that if they get bit they ARE going to die (even though statistically this is wildly unlikely- only 15 people have died from the Brazilian wandering spider in the past 120 years) that they will just kill every potentially dangerous (or even ones that aren't but they THINK are) animals they see. But these interviews show that realistically, you're going to be okay.

[@RedDesertRoz]

@Fable Vulpes Exactly! Here in Sydney, we have the Sydney funnel-web, who shares the dubious honour with the Brazilian wandering spider of being the most dangerous spiders on the planet. These spiders are DEADLY and people should make no mistake about that! Once our children were playing barefoot in the driveway and noticed, almost hidden amongst the little stones that are within the concrete, a small black spider on the ground where they were playing, which on inspection turned out to be a baby funnel-web (also deadly, not just the adults). We also have the redback, which is almost identical to the Black Widow, and these are *everywhere*, plus some other nasties like the white-tailed spider whose bites are associated with necrosis and people have lost limbs to it (had one of these come inside in my washing basket on one occasion and fall out of the clothes I was folding, my sister in law was bitten by one...) What's more, having other less harmful spiders around provides a source of food for some of the bigger or more dangerous hunting spiders, so it is a bad idea here to have any spiders around, especially when you have children as we do. Some people feel safe by telling themselves there is no danger. I feel safe by knowing and teaching our children how to avoid the danger, what to do in the case of a bite, and reducing the risk by keeping spiders out of our yard. The right first aid and administration of anti-venom when it is required are the reason we would almost certainly survive a funnel-web bite, despite how deadly the venom is.

[@Laz3rCat95]

More than anything else it shows how remarkable medical care is in modern times, because those situations would've been death sentences otherwise.

[@josephdowling3745]

Ya mean if you're a guy and one of these things bites you, not only do you get wood like nobody's bidness, but ya stay sprung for quite awhile. Oh lawd now them ol horns wimens will be trying to get ahold of them thanks so they can bite their men's folk and get em some long time hoochie koochie poochie.

[@leeannjohnson1808]

Did you miss the part about his "equipment" not working right after the "swelling" went down? And that it can have that non-working gift for years?!

[@lunahemera6387]

The genus name 'Phoneutria' comes from the Greek word 'φονεύτρια' meaning 'Murderess', according to wiki. Fitting name for this spider when hearing his story

[@nikhtzatzi]

Well , according to this greek , yea , φονευτρια is a fancy way to say murderess

[@chuddlefunk3352]

Incredible story. Also, love for the guy in the back carrying the axe, just doing what he does.

[@alecfoster5542]

He's looking for a Brazilian Wandering Spider. Hence the axe and the boots!

[@pyr3x849]

​@alecfoster5542 LMAO, he's the new hired security to hunt those MFs all around his pad. 😂

[@StephaninasAmputeeAdventures]

I was bitten by a brown recluse once and still have a scar from the experience. Spiders deserve some serious respect! I mean, we are ginormous giants compared to spiders, but some of them can take us down.

[@jinelbrito8737]

I think the interesting part is, though I'm sure it's painful and can be deadly, spiders typically only use it as a last resort, when cornered, or startled/squished. They know how big we are and I can only imagine it feared for its whole entire life in the way a spider would. Even though you were just reaching for your favorite mug and didn't even know it was there. Or rolled over in your sleep and pinned it between your butt and the mattress like I did hahaha. (Thankfully it wasn't medically significant venom and I'm not allergic to bee or spider venom. Just very itchy and swollen.)

[@eroero830]

@@jinelbrito8737 There are some spiders that have a temperament for biting people, ie. that's their first decision on meeting. This Wandering Spider is one of them. The Sydney Funnel Web also bites people (mostly when sticking hands into dark holes) - The Wandering Spider is more scary though, since they do everything on the move. The Funnel Webs move around when it's mating season so they can be anticipated and they struggle with walls and move on the floor, but the Wandering one will potter around and seems to be more eager to bite first and ask questions later. It can get into your bed, onto your ceiling and, well, is a real pain in the dick.

[@jinelbrito8737]

@@eroero830 I live in a region where 90% of the spiders are very polite haha. I'm sure I'd feel a lot different about them if I lived somewhere where they are way more spicy and sassy aka not to be messed with/ deadly.

[@NemysisPrime]

@@eroero830 also there's two more.. H. maculata( the king baboon spider) and Japanese funnel web.. They also actively seek out to bite rather than run away.. And these spiders also don't do many dry bites.. They actively inject venom...

[@flowers2734]

I live in constant fear of encountering a brown recluse man

[@tonygilbert73]

Wow,, I admire your professional ability to translate an entire conversation on the fly with near-perfect translation from start to finish without any mistakes or misunderstandings! A flawless and truly fantastic skill set! Subscribed because of how impressive your performance is in this video! Great work man!

[@MyFatBIRD73]

He has pretty good understanding, but mispronounced some words in Spanish. 😬

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

Fun fact: these spiders sometimes show up in banana shipments all over the world. Most of the time, they're quite dead by the time they arrive at a grocery store produce department. But on very rare occasions, they manage to survive the insecticides, water baths, and chilling of processing and shipping and arrive alive and kicking at their destinations. One got loose in a supermarket in Oklahoma back in 2009. Another made it into some unfortunate person's kitchen somewhere in the UK just a few years ago. Said person spotted the spider crawling out of a bunch of bananas they had just bought, just before it skittered away and disappeared. Anyway, that's your fun fact for the day. Goodnight, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite! 😈

[@unkownuser41190]

I'm never buying bananas again. Thanks

[@Zappygunshot]

I was specifically taught to check bananas by my mom because all sorts of critters used to hitch rides along with or even inside of bananas not too long ago. To this day, I tend to avoid eating the last bit at the end of a banana (the part not attached to the plant) even though techniques to remove/prevent it from happening have become far more rigorous and effective throughout the decades.

[@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

You need to change those 777s to 666, brother....

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

@@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT No, no, no... if I was ProgHead666, I never would have told you about this to begin with. 😇

[@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

@@Duncan_Idaho_Potato noted... Carry on...

[@Monkeyabroad]

What a story! Clint, I'm so impressed with not only your knowledge of reptiles, but also your fluency in Spanish. You're seriously an amazing presenter. In the future, if you include a Spanish conversation, just write subtitles so we don't need to watch both you and him speaking back-to-back. Seriously love your channel; thanks for your quality content!!!

[@lorrainemunoa791]

Translation aloud as well is helpful for those viewers who might not read that fast, and subtitles help those who may need them- I think both is a win for broader accessibility when you consider it, though like you I could have understood with just subtitles.

[@tenzinsmith]

As a Spanish student, I like seeing how much I could understand the first time.

[@RecklessGenesis]

Verified pleb

[@zoelawrence568]

I love subtitles, in an ideal world you'd have the option of both literal subtitles (in Spanish), translated subtitles (with the bonus of getting a cheeky look at how much Clint is paraphrasing) and the audio translation (subtitled in English in both versions!). Full accessibility for the disabled linguists 😂

[@scottprendergast5262]

Bro SUBTITLES TRANSLATE THIS; SUBTITULOS

[@Black-Swan-007]

I'm learning Spanish right now and watching this, listening to how you both spoke and picking out the words I understood and using context clues to figure out the jist of what was being said was a fun exercise! I'm glad he's doing much better now.

[@User0000000000000004]

Wow. According to some people, what you did was on "a whole another level"

[@Black-Swan-007]

@@User0000000000000004 Well you know what they say: Someone who speaks two languages is bilingual. Someone who speaks three languages is trilingual. Someone who speaks one language is American. Me, an American.

[@Laz3rCat95]

I was doing that too. I'm definitely nowhere near being fluent but I've taken a few Spanish classes and it was fun to test how much I could understand before I heard the translation.

[@altforauditions9279]

Yeah hearing the past tenses(preterite and imperfect) being used in real sentences was good practice for me

[@atherisGAY]

@@User0000000000000004 Americans knowing an additional language is always extraordinary 😆 meanwhile we in Europe learn two languages mandatory and pick up a third too.

[@justoneoftheguys111]

I appreciate you leaving in his telling of the story in its entirety, and not just cutting to or dubbing over with the translation!

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

Why is my girlfriend searching for "Brazillian wandering spider venom for sale"?

[@vxrdrummer]

Take the blue pill, nothing. Take the Spider venom, and you can see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

[@drinenoir]

Clint: "Watch out for Brazilian Wandering Spiders" Me, a Brazilian arachnophobe who already found one of those in my house in two different occasions: "I always do. Always." *cries in Portuguese*

[@OrionGuided]

We've recently had an infestation of widow spiders. As a fellow arachnophobe I relate completely. 😂

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

Over here in Australia, I do occasionally have to sigh and pull funnelwebs out of the pool. I don't know what I'd do if a funnelweb's venom was also as fast as a huntsman spider... I think I'd just leave the country tbh.

[@Rodolfo_Ramos]

Me, also Brazilian who had to take off a Brazilian wandering spider on his own face: "Same"

[@leleotrx]

@@Rodolfo_Ramos My dude, how are you alive?

[@Rodolfo_Ramos]

@@leleotrx Luck, mostly. Also learned how to handle a spider with care beforehand, but stupid fucking luck was the biggest play there.

[@nettlesandsnakes9138]

Clint, I didn’t know you spoke Spanish, I can’t be surprised lots of people in the US do that. I think this video is scarier because of the Spanish, not because the Spanish is scary but because I don’t understand Spanish so I have to wait and be tense to find out what it means.

[@simpled5755]

100%. While he was speaking Spanish it kind of has a sense of enigma and curiosity, like “what is he saying?” “What happened next?”

[@7337blackwolf]

Not only is Clint fluent in Spanish, he actually lived in South America (I think Argentina) for around a year at one point.

[@simpled5755]

@@7337blackwolf do you mean fluent? (Sry if I sound rude, I just saw your comment said “not only is Clint client” and I assumed you meant fluent)

[@chitlitlah]

I don't speak much Spanish but I did hear the word 'erecto' and I cringed.

[@jaungiga]

@@7337blackwolf Wait! Did he live here? When?!

[@bryankopkin6869]

Very educational and personal story. Im glad you had the opportunity to share it with us!

[@bambithesnake7931]

Me encanta este video!! Me encantaría si Clint pudiera hacer más videos como esto con hispanohablantes y traducciones en vivo. Seriously, not only was this a fantastic way to combine two of my personal favorite subjects (languages and animals) but it was also so nice to be able to hear first-hand experiences. Please make more!!!

[@leescience]

Crazy story! Great translation btw! What a strange reaction! the biochem of that is very specific. So glad the anti venom worked! (Just a random transition note techo is both roof and ceiling)

Technically speaking, “el techo” of a house is always the ceiling. The roof of a house would be “el tejado”, whereas the roof of a car or another vehicle would be “el techo”.

[@e2298sg]

@ Depends on dialect. Here in Costa Rica "techo" is roof, and ceiling would be "cielorraso"

@@e2298sg, I stand corrected, but I’d rather use “tejado” if the roof is covered with roof tiles (that is, “tejas”) or by any other similar structure.

[@crazedexplorer]

Your Spanish is amazing, your knowledge is expansive, and your passion is tangible. Man, myth, AND legend. Keep it up Clint🍻

[@damienmcgirl3577]

As someone who can speak English and Spanish, translation is always a bit weird to do because of grammar differences, but Clint did an amazing job conveying the ideas. Awesome video

[@goldenhate6649]

I remember trying translate German and struggling for hours because the sentence is distinctly different early on and then rambles like english as it continues

[@mprojekt72]

That sounded like a harrowing experience and I am glad that Ronald survived the bite! I can't help but to think that bites from Banana/Wandering spiders are a common hazard for residents of South America and even parts of Central America.

[@Preto_da_Terra]

I find one almost every day inside my house or in the backyard, I live on a farm so it's common to see these cute little animals often, I even started collecting them in glass jars along with my scorpions. Brazilian people are blessed to have 3 of the most venomous spiders in the world, banana spider, brown spider and black widow spider

[@shavan_senpai]

​@@Preto_da_Terra💀

[@MrWalksindarkness]

I have to assume calling the study was about making sure there wouldn't be negative interactions? At first I was worried it was like "will saving this guys life mess up your study?"

[@OlavPersson]

Right, I had the same thought/reaction. That topic of having a drug interaction due to the medical study almost deserves a video/investigation on its own. Considering the recent technological advancements in the medical field, and massive financial investments/backing for medical studies on new vaccines and vaccine delivery methods, many human subject studies are conducted on participating locals in developing nations. This is ongoing without much media interest/reporting or transparency. I sure hope that in this specific case they took the proper care and precautions because they had real concern due to possibility of drug interactions, than could have been harmful to the poor man…rather than it being a “the data is more important than a human life”-type of deal… Outside of that, this was a great interview and a fascinating story, feeling a lot of empathy towards this man and his family… being exposed to such danger(s) in everyday life! The fact that these things are relatively small and can show up just about anywhere in our around your home, it’s a creepy thought.

[@quietcat]

@@OlavPersson If you google "mosaico vaccine" you will find info on it. It was a HIV preventative vaccine study, didn't work out. Multiple countries were involved, mostly Latin America, but also the US and Spain, at least. I only skimmed through the info. It's specialised news, so regular news outlets are probably only going to talk about it if it is successful.

[@spicetea4060]

I'll give this a handlability of .5/5

[@Milquetoast702]

So happy he survived. Thank you gracious for telling us. And Clint needs to interpret everything for us well done

[@ricardoguardiola4443]

Great video Clint! I was impressed with your translation skills and interpreting! As a native speaker myself, I have to say your Spanish is pretty good and was fairly on point!

[@marcellacruser951]

Yikes! That's not something anyone wants to go through. Thank God he made a full recovery. Thank you for your excellent translation, Clint.

[@BinroWasRight]

Clint doin' a linguistic flex here and it's awesome! I'm glad he's recovering. The Brazilian wandering spider is terrifying and one of the last species I'd ever want to be bitten by.

[@Texas240]

"He's a geek" -Jack O'Neill, Col. USAF, ret.

[@reptilesrodents]

As soon as I read the title I thought Brazilian wandering spider. Crazy story and I think this was a great episode to share the effects of a bite.

[@rileygally2967]

Nice video and glad he’s okay

[@jillmondt5398]

Seriously nice interview Clint. Good job bringing to further awareness of the dangers the people contend with. That is one mean species of spider.

[@paranoiarpincess]

Thank you both for sharing such a scary and personal story with us! ♡

[@kekkelpenneypeckeltoot5700]

Super interesting while also being awful! Thank Ronald for sharing your story and thanks Clint for making sure people who don’t speak Spanish understood as well!

[@devidevil108]

Look at Clint being an extraordinary interviewer in another language and translating it on the spot without any help... I speak some Spanish and could not do this, but also I noticed several times where they were speaking about concepts instead of actual words, quite likely because Ronald Ronald a rural man and doesn't always need to be specific w his words, but Clint got the concept and found the words in Spanish and then in English for us. Quite impressive. Also I'm brasilian and woke up many times in the middle of the night to go potty and went back to bed instead because there was one in the bathroom lol Thank you for this

[@jinelbrito8737]

I've been trying to speak Spanish for years as it is my maternal grandfather's mothertongue and this video re-inspired me to keep trying. P.S. Super random; your name is pretty.

[@omgerrrick5344]

Clint, your translation is near perfect! Every video has a new surprise. One of the best and most informative channels, thanks!

[@tbaxter07]

There was legitimately no need for him to translate for the viewers. He literally put subtitles for when he's speaking, there iis absolutely no reason he couldn't have just put subtitles for when the other guy was speaking. So instead of having a good conversation in a nice flowing manner with this guy in spanish, he decides he apparently wants to show off his translating ability so he instead has a horrible flowing conversation because he has to stop every single time and translate what should have just been subtitled in the first place.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Back in the 80’s, way before the baths and cooling, we’d get all sorts of interesting insects in bananas. Black Widows, tarantulas and cockroaches were very common. One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life was a huge cockroach bouncing out of a box of bananas on to a crowded produce floor. The customers went flipping nuts but my boss came in (with size 15 wingtips) to stomp the 3” roach. The only thing is, he was a little drunk, and he missed. The startled cockroach immediately ran to the darkest spot possible-up his pant leg! I have never seen a bigger human commotion than that in my life! While reaction from the crowd went from stunned silence to panic, my boss almost managed to take his pants off-over his head! We ran to him quickly and got things under control but, in over 40 years I’ve never laughed that hard!

[@chiefjoes.wiggumindonutswe5662]

[@ferrisulf]

Glad to hear he is healing and all right. Very informative video.

[@PanthorPapa84]

It's very interesting how the bite affects the body especially with how long it takes to recover. The fact his finger was "dead" for months without much visual damage makes me curious what happens on a microscopic level. What does the venom do to the joints, muscles, nerves, and other tissues to make the healing process so slow?

[@cerberaodollam]

That's not specific to this venom. Axon regeneration is generally slow af, and difficult. That's why nerve damage sucks, but the younger you are, the more hope there is for some degree of recovery.

[@ettinakitten5047]

@@cerberaodollam Yeah, I accidentally put my palm through a glass window pane on a door, and had a wound on my palm so bad I needed stitches, and for quite awhile that area felt numb. In fact I'm not sure how much it's recovered as opposed to me just getting used to it.

[@TheVanillatech]

@@cerberaodollam This is why Covid side effects like Parosmia are a huge problem. Only 30% of people suffer Asomnia from Covid (loss of smell and taste) and only 10% of those develop Parosmia afterwards, but that still translates to millions of people worldwide. The nerve damage done to the Olifactory cluster is irreparable. There are varying degrees of recovery, but generally, recovery is "getting used to it" more than the nerves re-connecting. Young people in their 20's developing Parosmia from covid have to spend the next 60-70 years of their lives, with the majority of foods tasting like chemicals and rotten insects. It's horrendous.

[@elgandos2]

@@ettinakitten5047 Dude same, I cut my thumb on a piece of fiberglass one drunken night and damaged a nerve. The whole left side of my thumb has been numb for about 10 years but I've gotten so used to it I don't even notice haha

[@ro4eva]

I do sincerely hope that we somehow manage to discover (or perhaps stumble upon) a novel, radically-efficacious way to repair nerve damage in general.

[@kat1984]

my first thought regarding that bite was "oh, F NO!" lol. I live in Arizona with lots of venomous critters and I have no desire to see a Brazilian wandering spider up close

[@chris7brook]

Love Arizona!

[@eduardonegrao8364]

Watch out for bananas, there were some cases where wandering spiders were shipped along side with bananas and endup in people's kitchens. In my case tho(Brazilian) I have no salvation, once I woke up and found one right beside my bed 😂

[@jimjustice581]

I’m impressed once again at your grasp of Spanish and so many things that crawl or slither. Thanks!

[@VidralliaArchives]

I've heard about what some of the treatment (for men) may be in worst cases of these spider bites and it's... scary. So honestly, gentlemen, if this spider has to bite either you or me (I'm not a guy), let it bite me. I don't want you to go through that.

[@lilolmecj]

This poor man! I am glad to hear his story and that he is healing.

[@forestpepper3621]

I've heard that the Brazilian Wandering Spider can actually bite through fingernails and through leather boots and gloves. They are lethal, aggressive spiders that bite with little provocation. And they run fast and will actually jump onto you. An old book called "Man is the Prey", from my childhood, mentioned that if you swat at a Brazilian Wandering Spider with a broom, it has been known to run up the broom stick and bite your hand. The book also mentioned a scientist studying venomous spiders, I believe the Brazilian Wandering Spider in particular, who told an interviewer that in his laboratory you would hear little "clicking" noises, which turned out to be the venomous spiders stabbing their fangs into the glass walls of their terrariums whenever they saw somebody walk by.

[@Sunspot232]

I've heard that the funnel web can bite through fingernails (and even shoes or boots), the fangs of the wandering spider are very small, but the funnel web has massive fangs.

[@RobVonDee]

Oddly enough my bigger tarantulas nit their fangs against their enclosures when I walk near them

[@alexklappe3103]

Most of this isn't true. Wandering spiders are not as aggressive as people think, and they will do everything in their power to avoid wasting venom on a human.

[@joycebrackbill3577]

Wandering lil creeps!

[@patrick9762]

@@alexklappe3103 True enough .

[@Bryson2009MW]

RIP to this legend! We will all miss you!

[@gabbermensch]

This one of the @ClintsReptiles videos I hadn't yet seen. Basically, I stumbled on his channel at some point and keep watching. I especially love watching Clint go beyond his "debilitating herpophilia" and explore other species. I love spiders and I break them down into four basic types: 1) Cutie-Pies 2) You just won't see them 3) Look, but leave them alone to be spiders 4) Oh, that might be an issue In the first is your jumping-spiders, the cutest of all the "little things that move"..except weevils, nothing beats weevils. In the UK we get mostly the tiny "zebra" jumping-spider and they are cute beyond belief, you can actually get them to look at you by holding your finger over the light-source but not near them, you do that a few times in sequence and they try to work out the source. Which sounds bananas, but they are the group of insanely-clever spiders. They "learn"..the "Portia" is the one of those that tests have yet to determine it's intelligence because we worked out that it was responding to our tests, so it becomes null-and-void....you can't measure it's natural intelligence if the test itself restricts the whole point of the damn test. The second group contains the water-spiders and bubble-spiders and I'm yet to see one of those. Amongst those are the tiny "flower-crab spiders" and some of them are stunning. I have seen a few in the UK, in various colours, and my best spot was a little pink one. Stunning. Another one that I doubt I will ever see in the wild is the "Ladybird Spider" I will leave a link below on this one as we do have them in the UK but the control on where they are is tighter than trying to park a jumbo-jet on a dartboard. Special mention here goes to the "woodlouse hunters" which look like the thing from "Predator" but are very much allowed into your home. The clue is in the name, as they say. The third group is basically any spider, really..any animal, in a sense...for example, a few years ago there was an example of the steatoda-nobilis/ "false-widow" living in the utility-box at my parents' house...those legs peeking out, the colouring and shape of those "creepy legs" is unmistakable once you know what you are seeing, obviously I had two thoughts in my head "how did one of them get so far North it's in Scotland?..Well, let's not annoy her by trying to entice her out, once the cold comes in, she's done, pretty though..." Unless ...*dang-dang-gdang* ...what if she was the messenger of the spider-army about to take over our entire nation?!!! Yeah, doesn't really work like that with spiders, they can't really move much beyond their territory. Their limbs work on hydraulics without the "natural anti-freeze" that ants have..basically, in a "cold-snap" their limbs explode, which is why the mygalamorphs came way later, really, and we are yet to pin down why something that is basically a spider started to burrow, be around trees. Logically it makes sense, given what I said about their limbs exploding in cold, I'll leave further study to better-read folks than I.. The fourth and final...yeah...this is very tricky to parse...the "Brazilian Wanderer" is, to mind, the only spider that has enough punch to drop all people. There might be something even more effective in terms of venom, but it's really hard to study as most spiders just won't bite you. Spiders are one of the least aggressive species on the planet, you really have to force them into biting you...except the "Thai Earth-Tiger" which is seriously aggressive, but again, Her venom isn't really significant, it's just that She doesn't want you anywhere near her, I refer you back to my Third Point. In final. It's very, very rare to find an arachnid that actually has a "dead-drop" venom. There are some species that carry a serious-bolt, like the "death-stalker", but again, it's more about the response to the injury than the bite itself. To finalise this point. Spiders don't really carry enough venom to kill you as fast as their prey. They can, if put into a "defense position" dump all of that venom into you, and that will cost them their lives, potentially...now think about what you did by disobeying my precept of Rule 3, this could have not happened at all. The most serious injuries from spiders are not the neuro-toxic ones but the "flesh-breakers", the ones that make your skin start to break down and the biggest problem with this is not the venom from the spider, but trying to track and respond to the new and interesting bacteria on the chelicerae of the damn thing we thought bit you. Leave the spiders alone, they are not something to be scared of, they are totally fascinating.

[@okayomakaia]

Am I the only one realizing right now that Clint speaks Spanish?!

[@drakeslocum2564]

Assuming there in Brazil they would be speaking Portuguese

[@nunyabusiness1471]

@@drakeslocum2564 True, but he said in the beginning he's speaking Spanish to him.

[@Tairai_Daos]

I'm more surprised to hear his normal voice vs his personality voice.

[@fishincheap1102]

@@drakeslocum2564 I believe they were in peru

[@tuckercaldwell4965]

It's a valuable tool for biologists who travel to Latin America. Probably the best second language to have if you're an American

[@valiantwarrior4517]

Pretty crazy. Thanks for sharing this info. It’s important to remember that the spider was just defending itself, but it would be really stressful living or working where they are so common.

[@danhester4408]

What a harrowing story. I am very happy that Ronald is making a complete recovery

[@JJJ111JJJ]

I asked ChatGPT something which has always fascinated me: Why are some spiders venomous enough to kill big mammals even though they can't feed on them? Is there an evolutionary explanation for this? ChatGPT The phenomenon of some spiders having venom potent enough to kill large mammals, even though they cannot feed on them, can be understood through several evolutionary concepts: Defense Mechanism: One primary reason for the evolution of potent venom in spiders is defense. Venom that can deter or kill large predators, such as birds or mammals, provides a significant survival advantage. If a spider can incapacitate or deter a threat with its venom, it increases its chances of survival and reproduction. This defensive role is especially important for smaller spiders that are more vulnerable to predation. Prey Specialization: Some spiders may have evolved potent venom to efficiently subdue their primary prey, which might include other arthropods or larger insects. In some cases, their venom's toxicity to mammals is a byproduct of its effectiveness against their usual prey. This is a form of exaptation, where a trait evolved for one purpose (prey capture) also provides an unintended benefit (defense). Evolutionary Arms Race: In ecosystems, predators and prey often engage in an evolutionary arms race, where each evolves new adaptations in response to the other. Spiders might develop more potent venom as a means to stay ahead in this arms race, ensuring they can overcome the defenses of their prey. Over time, this venom can become highly toxic, even affecting organisms outside the spider's typical prey range. Bystander Effects: The biochemical pathways involved in venom production are complex and can have broad effects. The toxins in spider venom may affect fundamental physiological processes (such as neural or cardiovascular functions) that are common across many types of animals. As a result, venom that is effective against small prey

[@toddwebb7521]

The guy was speaking slowly and clearly enough that I didn't need to wait for the translation (speak some Spanish but most Spanish speakers talk too fast with too much slang for me to understand well)

[@jinelbrito8737]

Most Spanish speakers aren't talking too fast or using too much slang, that's just how their language is spoken when you're fluent; they're using their inherent coloquial terms and speech cadence. I don't mean to be a huge nerd about language, I just love the subject and Spanish is my grandfather's mothertongue. I still struggle with it and now I just tell people I'm still learning, and they go easy on me haha.

[@toddwebb7521]

@@jinelbrito8737 one thing that may contribute to my "native speakers are too fast with too much slang" experience is that my pronunciation of Spanish is much better than my actual understanding of the language. If I am saying something I know how to say I sound down right fluent even though I'm actually fairly basic noob level in reality.

[@flanderstruck3751]

I've heard that Peruvians speak quite clearly. It still sounded a bit "off" to me; I'd guess the guy speaks both quechua and spanish on a daily basis

[@Topo842]

Your Spanish understanding is quite good! :D Your translation was pretty darn good (Spanish is my first tongue) Love your content keep it up!

[@kerseykrewzoo]

Aaaaand this is why I don’t eat bananas! Seriously, though this was an important and interesting video. It’s good to know exactly what one can expect if bitten by this traveling arachnid. The erectile effects lasting for years is something I’m sure many of us were unaware of and makes a possible bite from this spider even more frightening than it already was. Thank you for sharing Clint and what a wonderful job of translating on the spot! I took 2 years of Spanish in high school and started studying the language again more recently so picking out words and phrases I recognized during the video added another fun and interesting aspect for me. Thanks again! 🤘🏻☺️💕

[@CrimFerret]

This is a great video. There aren't many spiders in the world that have a serious potential to kill you. Wandering spiders are on that list along with funnel web spiders. I'm just as glad there really aren't any super dangerous ones around here.

[@pascalecat]

I wish this man, and all others dealing with similar side effects, a swift recovery! Awesome video, Clint! To those afraid of spiders-your fears are valid, though please know that an “aggressive” spider like this one is only aggressive to prey-to humans, it’s defensive! Humans are scary Attack on Titan giants to even the largest arachnids, and an outreaching hand or unknowing misstep may cause a defensive reaction (biting, ‘hair’ kicking in tarantulas, etc). That’s just to say they’re not evil. Many spiders are pestilent, absolutely-but they’ve got about two ganglia working up in that noggin. 😂 Not nearly enough for devious thoughts.

[@hero227]

What a great interview of a first-hand account. Love seeing this kind of content on the channel as well, keep up the fantastic work!

[@thelwulfeoforlic6482]

About 10 years ago in the UK a man was bitten by a spider hiding in a bunch of bananas that he’d bought at a local supermarket; he managed to take a picture of AND capture the animal before being taken to Musgrove Hospital, Taunton, Somerset. The hospital staff contacted an expert in arachnids who identified the picture as being the extremely aggressive Phoneutria nigriventer (Brazilian Wandering Spider) and told them the anti-venom to use, he then asked them what had become of the beast, to which the hospital staff said “we let it go in the hospital grounds”. Thank god we occasionally get VERY cold winters! 😎

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

They let it go in hospital grounds?? Yikes

[@thor8334]

@@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934 the spider must have founded a big family

[@DangerB0ne]

​@@thor8334Shelob's true origins

[@IDKMUFFINKID]

You did a very good job translating. Interesting story and glad he’s ok

[@Scroto.Frotto]

no sabía que hablabas español Muy buenos tus videos, sigue así saludos desde Costa Rica

[@jeffreygreene1042]

Clint's got to be one of the most interesting and intelligent folks on KZbin. Love his vids. 10 out of 10

[@scottprendergast5262]

CLINTS great hes ok-OKbut- HES NOT ThAT PARTICULARLY INTERESTiNG- whats up bro have a man crush?! Yo give it a break- JESUS BRO, talk about sycophantic

[@silvercrownking7172]

how do your vids not have more views your content is rly good i watch your videos with my bearded dragon cherry

[@mokimon5079]

Honestly, Clint, I am so incredibly proud of you

[@painmt651]

Venom is some amazing biological substances. So many varieties of death! He was blessed to have survived, and he knows it.

[@breakfastatepiphanies]

As someone who's had priapism(and it was only for 6 hours and it was extremely painful) I can only imagine what 2 days would be like along with all the other symptoms. This sounds like a nightmare. God bless this man I pray he never has to experience anything like this again.

[@webbrowser6454]

I love my spiders. I keep a few tarantula species, some that I've seen make tough men tremble in agony over the sheer pain their venom induces. I dont think I could ever keep a wanderer. That certain side effect is beyond scary.

[@scorpioriddick]

Clint IS THE MAN!!! I love his entire channel and he has taught me SO MUCH whilst making it fun and you can tell he truly enjoys what he does for both himself and us. On a side note: in MY OPINION, the only other spider that I think can/does give the Brazilian wondering spider a run for its money is the deadly Sydney funnel web spider. Most think that the brown recluse is the baddest, but they don't have $hit on these two bad boys!

[@detergentleman1235]

It is so nice to see someone who genuinely respects a life, be it a bug to a whale. I wish we were neighbors or something, we would be the best of friends. Keep being awesome, buddy 💚

[@kaiboshvanhortonsnort359]

I like the guy walking by in the background at 1:52, carrying both an axe and a machete. Man, they take those spiders seriously!

[@sanarahim1679]

Spiders used to scare me as a kid, so my uncle suggested I watch a spider documentary to realize they're neat. Banana spiders were in that documentary, and I have been petrified of spiders (except for fuzzy tarantulas) ever since 😖 Thank you, Clint, for translating and telling us this man's story!!

[@user-kl8lo6rj5i]

For me it was the bald spiders with big butts that were scary, and if they were black and yellow with big webs guarding the flower bed. Terrifying.

[@nataliesreptileroom3348]

That is a crazy experience. Great job translating!

[@RedDesertRoz]

Very scary spider. Glad you got the antivenom and pulled through! We live in Sydney and have, of course, the infamous Sydney funnel-web Atrax robustus, the other scariest spider on earth. We know about the Brazilian wandering spider because it and the funnel-web are considered the most dangerous of all spiders.

[@dae4553]

Yes omg but the Funnel webs the deadliest one I think the Brazilian wandering spider is the second

[@Skrenja]

Also the six-eyed sand spider.

[@danr.3894]

I love Clint's channel so much omg

[@sidmelucci3675]

The Brazilian wandering spider: definitely NOT the best pet for you!

[@laurenthomas7074]

That interpreting was fantastic to watch Clint!

[@alonsow8053]

Clint your Spanish is very good 👍🏻 one time in Costa Rica I took a picture of a wandering spider with my hand right next to it for scale, only years later did I learn how dangerous a stunt that was😅

[@JumpsSoHard]

Really glad he lived to share this story with us. Thank you to everyone who risk's their lives to get venom to make anti-venom for us, truly heroes.

[@daveyoung465]

I wonder how much research has been done on that venom as a potential treatment for ED

[@MatthewChristiana]

Clint your videos are the most awesome stuff in all of KZbin. Thanks for what what you do.

[@TaraTiaraBell]

I live in Ireland where there are no venomous spiders that could kill you yet i still have a huge fear of them. Poor guy here really suffered hes lucky to be alive.

[@SirDankleberry]

There was a Brazilian Wandering Spider that survived in a banana shipment to the United States once.

[@jamiedawson7060]

So glad he is recovering. His story was very interesting

[@kizmo2317]

I turkey hunted in Carmelita, Guatemala a couple of times. The thatched roofs of our huts were loaded with huge spiders I recognized as Phoneutria but I didn't recognize the species. Turns out they were P. depilata, which apparently has a somewhat milder venom. Didn't matter, those things terrified me.

[@el34glo59]

Screw that

[@ToBeOrNotToBe-456]

Thank you for the video. But if you added subtitle after, instead of translating in real time, you would save some time and make the video more pleasant to watch.

[@KingMob.]

So glad to live in Ireland, no snakes, no huge land spiders, just harmless insects and cute animals & impressive beautiful birds. 🇮🇪

[@JayHaell]

I didn't know that! Compared to Ireland my home country of Sweden seems kinda dangerous; Brown bears, wolves, lynx, wolverines, wild boars and vipers (and none of these are particularily dangerous unless you're being stupid and careless) No venomous spiders though thankfully!

[@paulwalsh6734]

There are false widows in Dublin apparently. They are venomous but not dangerous.

[@ElLenadorLA]

Pretty good Spanish Clint! I mistook one of these for a huntsman in Costa Rica and was corralling it for photos when my guide noticed and told me what it was. I was wondering why it was so brave and aggressive for a hunstman. 😬😬

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

I was just seeking information on the Brazilian Opuntia (cactus). Saw this and decided to check this out! Great Interview!!! Thank You Both 😁

[@stinkboneorien1270]

I've studied Phoneutria for years as a biological/medical illustrator and it has always been a fascinating member of the Ctenidae family of large, wandering spiders. I was hoping the victim you interviewed would have known the exact Phoneutria sps i.e, P. nigriventer or fera, etc., fera being considered the most venomous of the Phoneutria genus. However, there are still other species that have not been lab tested in terms of venom toxicity. Priapism (extremely painful, long-duration erection), is very common after a Phoneutria envenomation as well as cardiac arrest, and many other life-threatening symptoms. Phoneutria bites can vary quite a bit as well, from a "dry bite" where little or no venom is injected to a full-load bite which would likely be fatal. Unlike the Australian Atrax (Sydney Funnel Web), which is a primitive Mygalomorphae suborder, Phoneutria is a true spider (of the Araneomorphae suborder) & controls its venom output during a bite. It is a sophisticated spider that tries to conserve as much venom as possible depending on the circumstances, threat level, or if it's subduing prey.

[@giovanola]

Feras venom has never been tested with regards to Toxicity/ LD50 etc, so it's not known how venomous it is when compared to nigriventer. Fera has the reputation because a lot of the tests date back to when fera and nigriventer were synonyms. When the two species were separated, the authors did correct this, however not a lot of people seem to have picked up on it. All the spiders in the studies were collected within 50 miles of the Butanan institute, well outside of feras range. All the tests which quote 'fera', are actually nigriventer, or possibly keyserlingi.

[@giovanola]

To give you an idea though, I obtained copies of records regarding bites in Manaus (within the range of boliviensis, reidyi and fera), common outcomes from the bites are mostly localised pain, occasional moderate systematic symptoms, but rarely serious or life threatening. I can't find any records of confirmed deaths from fera (not to say they haven't occurred, they may just not be documented due to the remote populations where the jungle species are found)

[@giovanola]

Seeing as he was in Santa Cruz in Peru, it would have either been bolviensis, fera or reidyi.

[@stinkboneorien1270]

@giovanola Yes, an error on my part - I was basing my comments on "fera" due to a great book on Phoneutria venom I read decades ago by Wolfgang Bucheral called "Venomous Animals & Their Venom" where he went into considerable detail on Phoneutria venom toxicity but it turns out it was "nigriventer" not fera after checking just now:-) Damn! Bucheral added a note "fera venom has not been studied yet", at least at the time this book was published. So all these years, I was transposing "fera" with "nigriventer" although I was certainly aware that nigriventer was the reigning super star and celeb of the Phoneutria genus😁 That said, I *did* read somewhere years ago that "fera" could be more venomous but who knows, it could have been an erroneous statement. So *has* Fera venom been studied at all? Lets put it this way, I certainly wouldn't volunteer myself as a test subject for fera's bite, that would be a bit masochistic to say the least😅 Lastly, how toxic is the common lycoside (wolf spider) here in the USA? Up in New Hampshire, we only have two large vagrant spiders, the "Hogna Carolinensis" and "Dolomedes tenebrous" but serious venom studies on these spiders remain murky or ambiguous. I ask because a roofer experienced systemic effects after being bitten by a large Dolomodes (as he described, a large dark brown spider), and experienced dizziness and nausea which is usually a sign of neurological effects.....of course, the spider could have been the Carolinensis because most people are not skilled at identifying a spider, its just either "small" or "large" to them including their color. Bottom line, as I always tell people, avoid being bitten by any spider at all costs, because due to allergies or immuno issues, one never knows how an individual can be affected. Thanks.

[@giovanola]

I would also be interested to know! My knowledge on Lycosidae venom is fairly limited sadly. My speciality is Phoneutria research.... and no.... I have searched for 15 years and never found a study on fera. Because fera was the type specimen for the genus, nigriventer resorted back to 'fera' while these studies were done, so amazingly there is nothing that suggests fera is more venomous than any of the other species. I know the book your are referencing, and yes both bucherl and the pereira Lima studies (the main studies people often quote) both state 'fera' when in fact they are nigriventer. It took me a while to get my head around this, because similar to yourself, I always believed it was. However from tracing all of the sources back to the original studies, 'fera' purely has this reputation due to a quirk in taxonomy. I put together a full table of LD50 studies and medical records. Feel free to message me on Instagram @venomfactory if you would like a copy. While I don't post anymore, I still take an interest in the subject :)

[@SPBeez_PhillyDaKid_PhiBri]

That was a really cool interview Clint & u speak Spanish really well. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@weber9320]

Honestly impressive they've not only have these evil spiders bite, but they were able to save a life as well.

[@katcorinne7632]

No animal is evil the spider thought it was trying to save it's own life

[@weber9320]

@@katcorinne7632 yes that I get but you can't deny the absolutely horrifying untreated results. Just wild that exists

[@leoayala131]

Buen trabajo Clint!! Excelente traducción! Very impressed. =)

[@roycesalcedo6364]

As a Peruvian myself I can just say: "Si has sobrevivido a un choricito de la tía veneno, no te mata nada" xD Fuera de broma, Clint tiene un excelente español :0

[@stevenpeinado4807]

This is great translation Clint!

[@perryto7856]

Pero mira nada más que bien se comunica nuestro maestro en español! Amazing. No vuelvo a dejarle un comentario en inglés (así no se me gasta XD). Que historia interesante y sorprendente la verdad. gran aporte a la concientización. Menos mal que estaba cerca de un hospital y que todo salió bastante bien al final. Un saludo a ambos y muchísimo éxito. Thanks!!

[@MilBe2High]

Your Spanish is on point clint 🔥

[@williamsporing1500]

Glad this guy is doing okay. I’m recovering from 3 recluse bites on my back. I’m a pretty healthy 63 year old, but the widow Knocked me down for a couple days with stomach spasms, felt really bad. The bite areas each got about 6 inches across. I can’t imagine dealing with a wandering spider! Wow……

[@atherisGAY]

Get well soon!

[@guitarest452452]

That's crazy. Glad he's okay and that SB hat is dope

[@Ralien666TV]

Well translated Clint, got it all spot on. That spider bite is no joke! Glad he is all good now

[@HomeSlice97]

Most spiders are misunderstood and unnecessarily feared... and then there is the Brazillian Wandering Spider. They’re every bit as terrifying in reality as they are made out to be in the stories.

[@MrPablucas]

Clint... you have amanzing videos, not only here on Reptiles, but also on Clint Explains I knew for some time that you like Pitch Meetings too And now... I learn you speak spanish very very bien!!! You rock amigo!!

[@mustachadon]

You're a legend