Rehousing Aggressive Black tunnelWeb Spider

Time to rehouse Shelob my Porrhothele antipodiana

[@Knightess]

"...the black tunnel spider from New Zealand...the cousin of the funnel web but without the deadly bite." Now there's two species of spider you'd never want to mix up by mistake.

[@kentuckyrex]

I laughed harder at this than I probably should have.

[@pauldolan5335]

Nah can't mix them up the Tunnel web spider has a brownish orange carapace where as the Sydney funnel web has a Black carapace

[@ankicat3425]

I still wouldn't like either in my house. I'd live in a flat in the city, thank you!!!

[@oliebro7778]

@@pauldolan5335 you also cant mix them up because the tunnel web is ONLY in new zealand

[@bflo1000]

Pretty interesting spider IMO.

[@davemurray4858]

That webbing is insane. Like proper cloth.

[@thefourthone1843]

10 out of 10 do NOT flush that down the toilet

[@coerochford8234]

I got one just today, and the webbing isn't sticky at all, but I found it difficult to pull apart. it's unlike any other spider web I've ever seen

[@billybob1773]

@@coerochford8234 Yep, unfortunately the web is no barrier to spider wasps either that just stroll on up their tunnel and sting them and drag the paralyzed spider back to their nest as larvae food

[@timothyellwood]

Thanks for vid. Yes certainly beautiful girl, but I have been on the receiving end of a bite. Was tagged on the neck, I initially thought it was a wasp sting until I took off my shirt and found her. Luckily she was unharmed and scurried back into her natural habitat. Cool vids👍 Cheers from NZ

[@jboycs5483]

Doesn't matter how you put the rocks in - spends next 15min re arranging the rocks :)

[@MarksTarantulas]

😂😂

[@timothyellwood]

@corresponding kitten What on earth are you talking about? I never new there was a specific personality requirement to be a good 'KZbinr'. You must think of yourself very highly. What a dick 👎👎👎

[@timothyellwood]

@corresponding kitten 😅😅😅 I can't tell if you're a male or female. Sorry you have so much hatred and insecurities

[@timothyellwood]

I'm here for a hug if you need one🤗

[@timothyellwood]

@corresponding kitten lol. Hi kitten, you seem very fragile. Sorry about that. In my experience only people from USA use the word douche. Sorry you live there, I understand your frustration. I still can't tell if you're an angry boy or girl. Very marginal. I don't mean to embarrassed you. But go to your room 😅😅😅

[@ankicat3425]

My husband, wanted to move to Australia, and then there's me, petrified of the spiders

[@kentuckyrex]

I mean, even though she was acting very agitated and wasn't hesitant to bite, she WAS actually more interested in threatening and avoiding contact rather than seeking a bite. So, I mean, I don't know how different her attitude is compared to the Sydney Funnel Web (I'm American, after all). I know the SFW is considered a very cranky and very aggressive spider. But this tunnel web did seem more interested in escape and warning rather than seeking to bite.

[@Nick-hv8gj]

Extremely cool video. It actually sort-of made Shelob a little endearing, despite having 2 massive meathooks for fangs and an attitude like a steroid-using bodybuilder on PCP after dropping a weight on his toe.

[@MarksTarantulas]

Lol

[@widowkeeper4739]

Wow, she IS incredibly stunning...and lives up to her name. Those fangs are no joke!

[@debbiemcclure2874]

She is really quick to give hugs isn't she?? Lol. She's a fine girl Mark. Her fangs look like blackened needles. Great rehouse. Tyfs God bless you

[@rhyskuhl928]

That was amazing! Lol. What an attitude! Thank god she had a hold of the straw, not your finger!

[@jamesbosslet994]

She is stunning, love your enclosure designs!

[@irenerichardson2383]

Thanks Mark - I'll keep an eye out for them. I like to photograph invertebrates and spiders are special!

[@coerochford9713]

I just found one in a forest near my house. So excited, I've been looking for these spiders for more than a year.

[@MarksTarantulas]

Congratulations 👍🙂

[@coerochford9713]

@@MarksTarantulas thanks, really stoked to have such a cool spider :)

[@MarksTarantulas]

@@coerochford9713 jealous you have them in the wild lol

[@coerochford9713]

@@MarksTarantulas yeah we're pretty lucky to have such beautiful spiders :)

[@avavanpelt926]

I honestly thought from the thumbnail it was gonna be one of those Sydney funnel web spiders. I still think this one is cool and the video was great. Didnt know there was two near identical spiders

[@rachellehenson5568]

Awesome vid!! Amazing spider. Just stunning. Has the attitude of an OBT!! You need to do a feeding vid of him/her!!

[@eyla0824]

That was awesome. For some reason in my mind I kept thinking give her a drink of water.

[@chocod1352]

Instantly regretted clicking on this video but soldiered through it because it was interesting.

[@venomheaven9331]

Definitely one of my next ones I've been thinking about getting one for months

[@muhammadalief7405]

can we get an update or time-lapse video of the webbing ? it seeems everyone loves it :D

[@WintonNight]

Cool name man what an amazing 🕷 Can’t wait to see how she webs up the new space. Great vid Mark!

[@MarksTarantulas]

Cheers Winton 👍🙂

[@sherylbutler9999]

Awesome video Mark! Would love to see miss-queen-of-attitude in a future feeding vid!

[@black07rr]

All spiders are bad ass......until they run into a tarantula hawk on the prowl

[@MarksTarantulas]

They are bad ass the Tarantula hawk wasp most definitely

[@Addys-Ever-After]

Hiya Mark. Just found your channel today. She's a cracking Spider. Cheers 🍻. Adele 🕷️🕸️🦇🦄🦋🇬🇧

[@MarksTarantulas]

Hi thankyou and hope you enjoy my vids 👍🙂

[@bdwgaming9329]

I have 2 of these and I find they like to make one hell of a mess with the dirt. my older one likes to sit in a bit of old pipe i put in her box and make that the end of her web and the young one likes to dig and move dirt before he makes web haha but they both eat well and are healthy

[@frostbite370]

Always excited when your video notifications come through and yet again you did not disappoint ...top video

[@MarksTarantulas]

🙂🙂

[@Scousefisherman]

wow this is such a beautiful spider i love her webbing so much

[@lizzyjoris4055]

Just found your channel..love it

[@MarksTarantulas]

Thankyou and welcome to the family

[@angielou123]

She's gonna be a busy girl getting her new home sorted 😊

[@trelkel3805]

Nice video and good closeups. The front of my house in suburban Auckland NZ has a lot of them. I cut down a Yucca and one crawled out of the stump and reared up showing its fangs, my head was only a foot or so away when it did so it scared me silly but i was super impressed with it. Amazing creatures but super aggressive and fast.

[@thecreaturescorner539]

How awesome is my God that he can make creatures as beautiful as these!

[@DadLifeWithAaron]

Great video, she’s one incredible spider

[@austiethomas]

LOTR’s fan here. It’s The Two Towers, not twin. And Shelob appears in The Return of the King (third film) not the second. 😜

[@TheInvertabarian]

Doesn't matter how you put it in. (rearranges 100 times lol) that's awesome, I really need to get one, the webbing is incredible

[@MarksTarantulas]

I couldn't make my mind up lol yeah definitely recommend one

[@MaliciousMollusc]

Awesome footage, I'm dreading to rehouse mine lol.

[@MTC-Kat]

Gorgeous spider mark 😍

[@Traytay0612]

And now I need one of those nano Exo Terras for my Neoholothele incei. He’ll web it up like crazy!

[@roddyprime1984]

She was having absolutely none of it lol

[@dirkvandermerwe6027]

That l'll critter is like the black mamba of the spider kingdom yo...

[@yamils81]

They look awesome but they will bite the hell out of you with those huge fangs. That web is so strong that I bet it can trap a mouse easy even though it's way too big for if but wow so strong.

[@mikedickson2271]

You should try and get a large brown Vagrant Spider from New Zealand. Very unusual pattern markings on the abdomen, and not a lot known about them either.

[@Heidicabye]

Love the reflection bit haha

[@Hashpotato]

great videos man, camerawork and editing is excellent.

[@irenerichardson2383]

Loved seeing your Tunnel Web Spider!! I'm coming to NZ soon. Is it possible to spot one in the wild or even in a zoo?

[@MarksTarantulas]

You should be able to see them in the wild if you look for them they are quite common out there

[@camerontokes2469]

There are two species the banded and the black the black tunnelweb is common in the south and the banded is common in the north the live under logs, trees and rocks there webs make it obvious where they are they make great pets in my experience

[@midknighttechreviews]

I believe the ones from the United States aren't medically important towards people either so I'm thinking of trying to find one once the weather warms up

[@kamilamila82]

Hmmm hell no never ever 😱 they are beautiful and amazing but nooooo

[@deegriffin537]

Shes beautiful ☺

[@historiascomasmr2052]

Lindaaaa que linda aranha

[@ilovemyself9565]

She's awesome looking

[@valleystarantulas5691]

Amazing video fella ... that’s one bad as spider 🧐🧐

[@KiwiPokerPlayer]

It's spring here in NZ so these guys are starting to become active again. The males are roaming for females, caught one in my shed the other day. Moved him to another part of the garden where he might get lucky ;). How did you get one over to the UK? Do you have to have some sort of license to import this sort of thing? My favourite spider here is Eriophora pustulosa, the garden orb weaver. They make these great big perfect orb webs. Every few days they pull their webs down at the start of the night and make a brand new one. It's cool to watch them in action.

[@ducky8552]

Awesome! I’m in NZ too, but I’ve had no luck finding these and I’ve looked a lot :( I live in Auckland, and I think they’re pretty common here...

[@maniac6655]

i thought spiders like these doesnt like it when the ground is loose .... well she seems okay with that ^^

[@arachnidking1181]

Awesome vid! Super cool sp! I can see this vid getting a lot of views over this next year-already at 6.1k views and only been 2 days, well done👍

[@MarksTarantulas]

That's what I thought the views are coming in for this fiesty girl lol

[@arachnidking1181]

Mark's Tarantulas indeed😂

[@paveldalesssandro6920]

Sir your cat look kinda funny were you get that cat I want it lol how much are they easy to train lol 😅😄😃

[@MJScoutArchMar]

And then there is me..... Dousing gallons of spider\bug spray around the outside of my house and garage to keep these little demons out 😂😂

[@dong7316]

Wow she is beautiful 🕷🕷🕷

[@bonniehawkins2979]

Beautiful lady but a bit snarky. lol Good video. :)

[@camerontokes2469]

How to catch one (they can only be found in nz and mainly in the south main island there is a similar species in the north called the banded tunnel web): 1.these species are large so you'll need a reasonably large catch jar 2.search under logs and other debre in nearby bush 3. Guide the spider into the catch cup with tweasers How to set up and enclosure: 1. Layer the bottom of a rather large enclosure can be a jar or plastic or glass container with roughly 5cm of substrate 2. Add moss to the substrate can be found in your garden this will help with humidity levels 3. Mist the enclosure until the water starts wetting the soil and breaking through 4. Add bark, rocks, branches and leaves in a placement so the spider can crawl around and build its tunnels 5. Gently drop the spider in (preferably on the moss) 6. The spider should get comfortable and start spinning its webs in a few hours to a few days How to care for a tunnel web: 1.feed once or twice every week or two 2.mist once a month they do like moisture to help them moult but they do leave alot of excess prey items in there web which can mould up so be sure to remove them if you can otherwise dont mist to much They are relatively aggressive and not hard to keep females live for 6 years while males dont live long past maturity, males have a hook in there front legs, They grow up to 2 inches in body length and venom unlike the funnel web is harmless

[@rebel4466]

Didn't think that I would have to say this on a hobbyist channel... spiders are NOT aggressive. You're invading its space and it is trying to defend itself. Therefore it's defensive behavior.

[@jasonquin1930]

Wow bro i live in nz and had no idea we had a spider like this! Thanks for the great vid

[@MarksTarantulas]

Yeah I'd be out collecting these if I lived in NZ such a cool spider

[@steveotene8137]

Jase u need to get out more bro... We got shitloads of those up the bush behind our place. Even got big ass weta and those centipedes with bluish coloured legs they can get pretty massive for NZ... I had to Google it because I thought I found a species that got bought into the country. Turned out that they were a native species of centipede...

[@michaelwatson7479]

Wtf, I had no idea NZ have siders that can grow that big, those fangs are huge.

[@ls55]

I thought she had locked her fangs around the straw so you could lift her over into her new enclosure while she was hanging on the straw. 😄 Yes, Shelob, I'll never forget the first time I read The Lord of the Rings! I suffered from arachnophobia back then so I hardly dared to read the chapter with Sam and Frodo being attacked by Shelob. There were a few of Shelobs relatives living in Mirkwood when Bilbo and the Dwarfs were going east to get to Smaugs lair. ::shudder:: 😥 She's really amazing with the lacquer sheen of her legs and carapace. Specially her legs look like the finest Chinese black lacquered treasures.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

I loved shelob! I would love her as a pet.

[@Smokie1306]

my fav spider, she has something

[@RevoltsGD]

Great vid mark and damm she was angry she really didnt like the straw xD

[@spyrothedragon126]

She doesn’t like anything that comes within a 2 meter distance

[@RevoltsGD]

Spyro the dragon so true lmao

[@angelbugsUk]

Great video mark, she’s awesome

[@PsyDexOfficial]

Awesome spider, brilliant video as always mate

[@MarksTarantulas]

Cheers mate

[@owen7185]

Imagine that straw was your toe nail

[@StrayMegumi]

She's gorgeous were did you get her i want 1 😂 love the feisty 1s great rehouse

[@MarksTarantulas]

Spider shop about a year ago now

[@DutyJames]

That webbing is nuts

[@rossav6158]

Crazy good quality video!

[@rachealpearce6928]

Never seen one here in New Zealand, most of our spiders come over from Australia anyway. Lol

[@ARTO540]

Yeah sorry about that bro 🤣🤣

[@steveotene8137]

There's shit loads of em in the bush here in the King Country, Central North Island... Some bigger than that one on the vid too...💯🤙✌️

[@rmclean3]

I like your videos man! Definitely consider picking up a lav or shotgun mic though, it will greatly improve your audio and make your vids even better!

[@MarksTarantulas]

I've been looking into external mics any suggestions

[@rmclean3]

@@MarksTarantulas Yes absolutely. I shoot a lot of stuff for fb and ig and have two recommendations. If you move around a lot and aren't always facing the camera then a lav mic is optimal. I'd recommend the Rode smartlav+. It plugs right into your phone so you can just use that as your recorder and costs 110 Canadian or less than 100 US. If you aren't gonna be moving around a lot and want top quality sound at prosumer prices, the Diety D3 is what I have and recommend. It's 100 USD and there is a pro version which has some extra cool features but the actual mic and sound quality itself is the same for both. Then u just need a boom stand to put that above your shot and you're all set!

[@MarksTarantulas]

@@rmclean3 thankyou for the input 👍

[@blackthantos7088]

Great vids mate!!

[@ryanthenascarguy4871]

May need a catch cup for this one.......

[@ChantalsCritters]

Glad it went well. Great Video

[@HammerBro101]

Black tunnelweb spiders are mygalomorphs, aren't they?

[@MarksTarantulas]

Yes that is correct

[@TCSPCS]

Hi there Mark. I just stumbled upon this video. I am from New Zealand and I have been following a couple of other channels regarding tarantulas. My question to you is A: are you in NZ? and B: if outside of NZ how did the import/export process go for transporting the spider to you? I know our bio security is pretty strict ....

[@MarksTarantulas]

Hi no I'm not in NZ all the spiders are captive bred 🙂

[@angrynene9810]

My Macrothele SP is super angry and violent and won't back down or pass up an opportunity to try and bite me. I had to rehouse her which was insane she jump lunged at me 5 times. She needs a Valium 😂

[@muhammadalief7405]

that webbing, dope.

[@roflturkey6513]

She's lovely

[@consciencely9956]

What a gorgeous gal

[@klaskristian1]

Nice!

[@1spoiledbabygirl]

Wow!! Feisty girl for sure!!

[@steveotene8137]

#AmandaErnspiker it fits with the Kiwi attitude... We are feisty people!!! our animals and insects are probably no different... I feel a little bit pissed off though, I thought foreigners weren't allowed to take any of our native animals and insects etc, out of the country? Oh well nevermind😂🤙✌️

[@jaxe3996]

They look amazing. But i am still afraid, ir it's just the natural respect that you feel from deadky animal.

[@Connor_cwj]

How would someone get a hold of one of these as a pet

[@ChairmanMeowNZ]

Wow I'm 43 and lived in New Zealand my whole life and never heard of a kiwi funnel-web, nice! Love the LOTR movies too, but I thought they pronounced it she lob 😕 No biggie tho, love the vid 👍

[@steveotene8137]

I'm 43 and seen them my whole life... Are you from Auckland or something?🤣🤣🤣🤙🤙🤙✌️✌️✌️

[@ChairmanMeowNZ]

@@steveotene8137 Nope Christchurch, where is this great place you live where they're easy to find?

[@steveotene8137]

@@ChairmanMeowNZ central North Island, the king country to be more precise... I do a lot of hunting and also work in the bush... Hope that answered that🤙🤙🤙

[@ChairmanMeowNZ]

@@steveotene8137 Sweet thanks for letting me know, you're so lucky. I'll have to stop by there sometime, cheers 👍

[@steveotene8137]

@@ChairmanMeowNZ please yourself dude, everybody's welcome to the mighty KC my friend...🤙🤙🤙

[@johntziannis359]

Never heard of it before. Is it as toxic as the funnel web?

[@yayamaisara]

this is stunning. do you mind sharing what camera and what lens you use? video quality is just soooo good.

[@MarksTarantulas]

Sure it's the Sony 4k ax53 and thankyou for the comment 🙂

[@dinodatrindade2104]

great video!

[@pauldolan9077]

If bitten how venomous and painful is the bite do you know??

[@anubis20049999]

I noticed most tarantula youtubers have this kind of music in the background - you, dan, petko, kat.. just some names

[@rachelquinn9458]

I think what you meant was Return Of The King, not The Twin Towers

[@johnchurch4705]

Have you still got her Mark?

[@ourspookyzoo13]

Awsome vid.

[@MarksTarantulas]

Thankyou

[@krissrock]

great channel bro...but it might time to get yourself mic'd up. Everthing else is top notch...

[@J_Diz]

Wow crazy

[@MrCorby1999]

Defo a angry spider mate should make for a good feeding vid 🕷

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

Ever think about weaving the web into some yarn and make a bracelet or something out of it?

[@MarksTarantulas]

That's a cool idea

[@ARTO540]

Lol that sound of the web pulling means drop what ever the fuck your picking up if your in Australia cause they are that angry when they come out ...bite as soon as look at you

[@bluehefner888]

To her someone is destroying her home

[@i8nm3gp]

the male sydneys are the keepers

[@jodanasykes9527]

Nabeel Fareed Moosa if you have a death wish during mating season lol