Finding GOLD SPIDERS & Eating GUINEA PIGS!

[@tarantulacollective]

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[@laurafox7862]

A bunch of amazing people up in some mountains gushing about natures beauty.... absoluteley uplifting video. That enthusiasm and love for spiders & tarantulas! Nice work! Thanks for sharing all your finds with us.

[@tarantulacollective]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ZoeBellCake]

Those tarantulas had some crazy stories to share when they got back home 😂

[@tarantulacollective]

😂🤣😁

[@ivancarriel7210]

​Alien abduction story from a tarantula point of view.​@@tarantulacollective

[@lu_ladybug69]

My history teacher was in this, Mr carnes is everyone’s fav!!!

[@tarantulacollective]

He is awesome!

[@discospiders]

Random hippie! No drama Llama! Guinea pigs! Glaciers! Linothele! Urupelma! PIZZA night!! That was a great day!

[@tarantulacollective]

Yes it was

[@JudicialMermaid]

Bruh. I have 4 Guinea Pigs & my flabber was gasted watching the lunch time part lmao 😂 So glad you’re getting to experience Peru and see these incredible species in their normal habitat .

[@lindakaragozian8051]

Great video. Absolutely gorgeous footage...Wish I could have been there..!

[@tarantulacollective]

Thank you very much!

[@EFergDindrane]

I'm so happy you're getting to do this! I love seeing the land and the homes where our bebbies come from. Thank you!

[@tarantulacollective]

thank you so much for your support!

[@haleyrose3631]

This looks like such a fun trip for you guys! I want to comment and admire the colossal amount of dedication and production you created of this journey for all fellow T enthusiasts to enjoy! With 4.3k views currently- and counting, I'm so pleased with the fascination these arachnids are bringing to the community, and it's because of YOU. Most people can't visit Peru and experience this themselves, let alone with an emphasis on local arachnids. This collaboration with you all like-minded folks is such a monumental moment for a not-so-admired hobby. F*** the Reddit mods- your choreography, professionalism, and attention to detail justly makes Tarantula Collective an arachnid ambassador, in my opinion.

[@tarantulacollective]

The reddit mods?

[@haleyrose3631]

@@tarantulacollective Tarantula subreddits really dampened the experience for me when I began my arachnid journey, and they hate on a lot of content creators for simply creating content their mods don't agree with. There's definitely some nasty people in those communities, so it's relieving to see the Tarantula Collective community so supportive and welcoming of all people. Wherever the journey takes us, we're ultimately in this bus together.

[@tarantulacollective]

@@haleyrose3631 those who can't create, criticize. Jealousy makes people say nasty stuff.

[@Tactical_Turtwig]

I absolutely LOVE the electroswing music 😍 more please!

[@tarantulacollective]

You got it!

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video amazing tarantulas Richard

[@tarantulacollective]

Hey, thanks!

[@MtyQuinn69]

I'm amazed of just how docile the species is.

[@germanwulf40]

I love seeing the small ones, they're so cute!

[@Noktomo]

Beautiful, thank you for showing us this. Are you not afraid they'd bite you since they're not used to handling? I could never, but it was so interesting to watch. Beautiful spiders :)

[@tarantulacollective]

not really, they are all pretty docile species and none of them have medically significant venom.

[@Noktomo]

@@tarantulacollective thank you for replying. :) Thats really cool. I would love to see more videos like this, to see how they live in natural habitats. Keep going and have a good one :) Cheers!

[@thewakenedwolfs1198]

❤❤good video editing on the last spider and good music to go with it very captivating and motivating

[@tarantulacollective]

Thank you so much 😁 that means a lot!

[@katherinekoza6536]

Amazing country and amazing collection of wild T's and spiders . The Linothelie ( i know i spelt it wrong ) what a golden coloration it had .

[@birdspiders]

that golden Hapalotremus looks simply stunning!

[@thetwitchywitchy]

3:46 100% kicked it’s hairs off specifically to make it look like a red skull, what a badass 😂

[@torpedo1306]

Nice video, the soundtrack was solid. Wasn't expecting a Pens reference from South of the Equator.

[@tarantulacollective]

Glad you liked it! 🤣

[@cara9648]

So many awesome finds!

[@tarantulacollective]

Thank you!! 😊

[@wayneneher6362]

What a cool trip!

[@incywincyspiderweb]

Good content as always ❤❤❤

[@tarantulacollective]

Thank you 🙌

[@incywincyspiderweb]

@@tarantulacollective your welcome 😊

[@MomentaMuse]

Video aside, your music choice is awesome! Love it!

[@tarantulacollective]

Thanks so much!

[@71Chevelle1989]

That's really cool. Great video

[@mariestubbs4606]

What gorgeous Ts ...

[@lindabriggs5118]

Fabulous finds, so awesome. Still insanely jealous.

[@m8trix4ormor35]

Wow i wish i could do this someday these spiders are amazing

[@joshrichards6486]

No drama llamaaaaaaa 😂😂😂

[@tarantulacollective]

He turned into mascot toward the end 😆

[@cegaming482]

Is a 70-Gallon(4×2×2) to large for a Theraphosa Stirmi or blondi?

[@tanyabootsnpants780]

I love going out and lifting up rocks and looking for critters. I never outgrew it. Now I want to do it in other countries.

[@jennareimann300]

The random hippies 😂❤

[@bugsincyberspace]

On the next episode of Bizarre Foods with Richard Stewart, he travels to Cambodia with guinea pig enthusiasts and they all eat tarantulas. But does Richard take a bite? Tune in next week to find out! What an adventure, Richard. I think it's binge time for me with your other recent videos.

[@tarantulacollective]

LoL! I had to try the local cuisine while there. Probably will never have cuy again, it wasnt my favorite, but the alpaca was always phenomenal.

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

"Tell us what that tastes like?" Me thinking, "Probably similar to squirrel, but Richard probably isn't familiar with that..." "Tastes kinda like squirrel!" Me 😮😮😮

[@tarantulacollective]

LoL....well, I was born and raised in WV... and now I'm back living in West by God Virginia. I grew up eating venison, rabbit, squirrel, and other animals most people don't eat anymore. Not every day, of course, but during hunting season, that's what was available.

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

@@tarantulacollective I've lived in SW MO my whole life, and I've eaten a lot of ... interesting ... meats myself🤣

[@tarantulacollective]

@bobbiscrittercave2348 we had opossum a few times when I was growing up. I told them that in Peru and I don't think any of them actually believed me....lol.

[@tarantulacollective]

@bobbiscrittercave2348 rattler too.

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

@@tarantulacollective Raccoon is pretty tasty, I'm told it's similar to bear, but I've not had that opportunity

[@AdventureswithLandon]

The mountains of Peru seem to be the Hapalotremus hotspot.

[@tarantulacollective]

No doubt. Hapalotremus are only found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Their area pretty much follows the mountain chain we were on as it goes south.

[@AdventureswithLandon]

@@tarantulacollective Nice

[@Real_Neko]

Hello I have a question so what enclosure size would you recommend for psalmopoeus cambridgei- like 20x20x30 cm or 30x30x45 ?

[@khoskins6533]

AWESOME VIDEO.

[@tarantulacollective]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DTOLalee77]

Hi Everyone, got my 1st turantula (Chaco golden Knee), we recently placed it in a larger enclosure and after a very hungry week (4 crickets in 7 days) it’s barricaded itself under a shell we placed in with it. I’m assuming it’s for a molt, but am nervous as to whether it has enough room to do so. Should I look under the shell and check on it?

[@tacotac10]

Cuy!

[@melissavidal2600]

❤

[@TVelodrome]

Harpactira Pulchirpes 💛💛

[@tarantulacollective]

that species in not found in Peru bc they are in South Africa. Hopefully I can see them in the wild one day too!

[@candyscott489]

WHAT !! A Gold Curtain Web 😳

[@tarantulacollective]

I know, right!?! Even seeing it in person it was hard to believe!

[@amgtarantulas]

Such nice tarantula! Hope you did not get diarrhea from the water or food there! SOme of my family was in Peru around the same time and got super sick from the food!

[@tarantulacollective]

Yeah, we all drank bottler water so we didn't have that worry. Some of the food took some getting used to and a few of us had a day or two we were definitely not feeling 100%

[@amgtarantulas]

@@tarantulacollective awww good! Glad u guys ended up being ok and not getting sick 💛💛

[@hypotree6132]

What species is this

[@benstrainsandthings]

Im looking to buy my first tarantula and Im looking for an Arboreal species with a similar look to Hetreothele Gabonesis but a bit bigger but not huge or having medicaly significant venom like a gooty😀

[@AverageCanadianStinky]

repping the king diamond shirt

[@funae515]

I know that ure an spider expert and so on but why tf would u disturb or even touch an tarantula with egg sack? I bet u know the consequences this can cause so why would u do that?

[@GhulamMustafa-rw2ol]

Mere pass bahut si makdiyon maujud Hain agar aapko chahie Hain to

[@karenstephens8788]

You’re eating someone’s pet.

[@tarantulacollective]

They don't keep them as pets in Peru. They raise them for food just like chickens and cows.

[@ProfJCsCritters]

​@@tarantulacollective I have pet guinea pigs, and I am weirdly quite glad that they were domesticated to be raised for food, because that has a lot to do with why they make great pets. Their entirely wild counterparts are quite different from domesticated guinea pigs in a *lot* of ways after millenia of domestication. The domesticated version even makes adorable little vocalizations that the wild cavy does not. (I quite love their cute little wheeks.) *With that said, my ONE rule with food is that I won't eat something that I've had as a pet and named, so they're not on the menu for me, personally, but I'm not going to begrudge anyone else a meal.

[@tarantulacollective]

@@ProfJCsCritters you're not missing anything. I tried it once bc I wanted to experience the local cuisine, but I didn't like it enough to ever want to try it again.

[@GhulamMustafa-rw2ol]

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