Secrets of the African Trapdoor Spider 🕷️ Master Builders of the Wild

Dive into the hidden world of the African Trapdoor Spider with host Graham, as he unveils the architectural marvels of these elusive arachnids. Nestled in the heart of Nambiti Private Game Reserve, South Africa, discover how these spiders ingeniously construct their silk-lined burrows with camouflaged trapdoors, serving as both a fortress and a hunting ground. Witness firsthand the meticulous design and unexpected beauty of their homes, which blend seamlessly into the landscape, providing perfect ambush points to capture prey. This journey not only showcases the remarkable traits and survival strategies of the Trapdoor Spider but also celebrates the intricate connections within the animal kingdom. Prepare to be amazed by the craftsmanship of nature's own architects and gain a newfound respect for these masterful builders of the wild.
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[@exteas]

"Was very rude of me should've knocked first" *Taps door* Spider POV: *Violent Earthquake*

[@SpacePonder]

lol

[@Smoggy6364]

Wait then what are our footsteps?

[@RD-lk9ut]

world shattering eruptions

[@ellierose6]

I would have liked a day/night cam clipped to show it jumping out at a grasshopper or something instead of the manhandling. I'm tired of nature videos where people have to pet the shark, ride the whale and so on. Poor thing.

[@SpacePonder]

@@ellierose6 yip esp when ppl put birds in cages and prevent them flyin by clipping their wings

[@Bartooc]

"They will stay in that hole for their whole life." Well until a man with a stick comes.

[@klowdz7936]

Trolling Troller seriously?

[@scarbacon2102]

Klowdz from his name I can’t tell if he’s serious or not.

[@pkal244]

"Man with a stick" Well how else will they make babies?

[@jimlahey627]

Lmaoooooo

[@omegachad1057]

@@KZbinTookMyNickname.WhyNot that's what she said

[@Adam-to8ww]

“Now, the venom isn’t really to kill the animal” Oh, that’s a relief “…it’s more to liquify the insides” Ah.

[@ghostslayer1981]

Yep, still terrible

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

😂

[@edwardmaginot]

Oh, that's a not-relief.

[@gregm3227]

I'm pretty sure liquifying the insides will kill the animal.

[@wufflemuffin9197]

Generally speaking though it'll only liquify if the insect or animal it bites won't stop it for the next several minutes - hours depending on the size and how hard it is to liquify the inside so no worries. We're too big that it won't have the venom to liquify us and will take too long before it even liquifies us.

[@Niitroxyde]

She was calm, probably listening and learning things about herself.

[@fairnut6418]

Gonna brag to hir offspring later

[@luisalbertonajeraperez5230]

Let me show her my molten aluminium. LOL

[@kid14346]

I mean if a giant stick burst through your door and yanked you out and there was something 200 times bigger than you staring at you I imagine you would probably sit there in terror.

[@releknatroj5174]

That's a sentence that has never been uttered in all of history

[@christopherstein2024]

@@kid14346 Yeah she's scared to death. And her babies are running into their doom.

[@RafaelElectronic]

Imagine never leaving your hole for whole damn life, even after having a clutch of babies and watching them leave one by one, and then suddenly getting pulled out in the blink of an eye and being told how fascinating you are for 5 minutes

[@theantagonist2589]

Spider: (' w ')

[@nickolayaskegaard692]

Underrated comment

[@mmaksnd5784]

Spider:👀👀👄👀👀 why thank you~ I am very fascinating!

[@nightfangs2910]

What are you talking about I'm 85 and have never left my mother's basement 😉😉😉😂😂😂

[@JerryMetal]

Well, either a human or a baboon will take her out of the hole so I guess today was her lucky day after all xD

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

My man knocked on the door, who said chivalry is dead.

[@GamePolicies]

Joe

[@eliasmortimer9564]

Game Policies who’s joe?

[@adacape7620]

@@eliasmortimer9564 Joe nuts

[@Michipicoten]

666 th like

[@kingweeb3365]

Feminist

[@gertywhatagash_]

I owned one of these when I kept tarantulas. Bad thing is I didnt know it was illegally sold at a pet shop. I kept her for 7 years. I used floral foam and drilled a small hole in a block of it. She dug down into the substrate and I literally only seen her pop out for her food. Had just glimpses of how big she really was. Oh, and she was one of the fastest spiders I have ever seen. Faster than Baboons, faster than "Pokeys". And she was one scary looking spider.

[@theozlander4629]

"a'ight girl, you don't like me and I'm scared of you. I keep throwing food in here, you stay in that little hole of yours until you die. Cool? Cool."

[@StarvinMarvin405]

Cool

[@willrueb9573]

That's like living with a monster, but one you had great appreciation and respect for.

[@klee3471]

Hagrid, is that you?

[@DK-ei4ed]

That's a loser hobby right there...

[@joemoore1998]

15-20 years is incredible! I never considered that invertebrates could live that long!

[@yulfine1688]

depends on the species but females live usually 2-3x as long as the males will

[@fasbazawllfflen5427]

Well, some invertebrates are actually immortal, like Turritopsis dohrnii, a jellyfish. Others have a really diverses lifespans, there are marine snails that lives more around eighty years, (Lobatus gigas) while others just one.

[@jdmathys1]

*laughs in tortoise 🐢

[@VerySpicyHoney]

Tortoises are vertebrates

[@dESTRON76]

Yes the females especially can be long-time fwendos!

[@petehobson1054]

This guy: "A small one non-the-less." Me: "Sorry, what!?!"

[@ender4344]

Yeah, wth?? That's _small?_

[@erenyeager9984]

Lol

[@TheDollhouseKiller]

You should see Frostbite Spiders

[@xleon4886]

search for huntman spiders

[@DoingTheBestICan]

Yeah, he said they can grow up to about the size of his hand

[@hamcalamity2712]

Me: struggles to make anything Spider: *Trap Door*

[@officialluvxora]

??????

[@burber5934]

??????

[@chchchcchfufuf1172]

??????

[@Nsquare_01]

??????

[@thecomedypilot5894]

??????

[@blazinpuffs]

That's actually impressive how they're able to build that structural hole in the dirt to accommodate her and her babies.

[@johnboylan3832]

Yeah, it must take an alpha brain to dig a hole in the ground.

[@PolishGod1234]

​@@johnboylan3832its not about digging in the ground itself but rather how almost perfectly round the hole is and trap doors are impressive too. Looks almost man-made

[@Islykids]

They are definitely not evolving into the perfect killing machines, just leave them alone

[@SpaceMarine113]

@@johnboylan3832 primitive minds like yours lack intelligence to appreciate skill and complexity

[@subsume7904]

I just love when people are so knowledgeable and respectful towards animals, subscribed because this man just genuinely seems to want to share his knowledge with the world and I now have a newfound respect for the Trapdoor Spider!

[@yogaflame4128]

Spider10News: “Eviction gone wrong... Elinor Elizabeth Spider, a new mother of 30, was taking a nap, when the unthinkable happens...”

[@Unorthodox_fox]

XD

[@cedrick25]

Elinor Elizabeth and her family found to be victims of home invasion, family now has PTSD

[@getmeouttatennessee4473]

I get the feeling you ARE a genius. ❤️

[@imluvinyourmum]

Are you tired of being harassed by humans at all hours of the day? Install the all new Rock Trap Door, humans will think your door is a rock!

[@nyceefx]

🤔👀😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pedroqueridomusic]

3:12 I love how the spider stands there like "now that you've pulled me out of my house, please do a good job describing me!"

[@EphemeralProductions]

😂❤️

[@shashankvats753]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@ahmadhafiyhamsyari3006]

😂🤣

[@landonthunderchild7575]

Lmao!

[@glenngoren4566]

Lol

[@brooklyn4k759]

She was very docile and patient, even as she kept getting pushed around she wasn’t feeling any urge to bite at the stick, She was probably more confused than anything else as to why she was just baited outside of her home

[@Islykids]

You wouldn't have a lot of energy sitting still in a hole for half of your life

[@yulfine1688]

it's also very exhausting on mother spiders when they lay eggs and they hatch so its possible she was far too exhausted to do much and just hoped whatever it was would either leave or kill her and leave the babies would be my guess.

[@ZhaojuEphastine]

I really love how the spider stood mostly frozen during the most of the explanation. This spider will grow smarter out of this biological class :p

[@uwedergeschmeidige4734]

The spider: *Never leaves their hole in their Live* Me who never leaves my room:" you know, i'm something of a Trapdoorspider myself."

[@anaoh94]

me too, I lunge out of my room to grab dinner

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I too, have a large rump and only sporadically open my front door in order to procure food, I was doing that even before quarantine started.

[@PeepThisJutsu]

That Willem Dafoe reference tho 😂

[@theseushateclub]

underrated comment-

[@TheTimon64]

Lol good one 😆

[@propheon9789]

Spider: im going to kill you monster. Guy: Cool.

[@scottfavaro892]

Pulled a jeremy Clarkson: "Oh no! Anyways,"

[@alextheidiot7971]

dayum 666 likes, and i’m the 666th .-.

[@okaygerepied5388]

monster you kill to going im

[@misshavisham1287]

Mad respect for anyone who has respect for animals . It’s really an attractive quality

[@bhavikasicka7871]

Yes, I agree. 💜

[@sanane66543]

how did we get from animal to opposite sex being attractive traits.....

[@TTRonin]

A moment of silence for the baby spiders who where left behind when the door got closed.

[@Boon_poon]

The spider must have been hypnotized by his calm demeanor and wanted to learn more about itself.

[@ttv-EZklapp]

Yea fr she wasn't even biting the stick

[@Nick-fi1mc]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@KingXOreo]

Well he said they were nocturnal hunters. Maybe the daylight blinds/disorients her?

[@saitama9529]

Na I think is because he knocked the door first let her know he was there for interview

[@user-lh1uu7cs9u]

Bob Ross wildlife cousin

[@truthseeker7383]

Just in case the spider was 6ft high, he brings a gun.

[@joeschmoe3815]

In the african bush it's probably a good idea to carry a rifle. Don't you think .

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

@@joeschmoe3815 yeah for the 6ft spiders

[@xander5470]

@@user-qd6jt9sd3h yeah usually when i go through the australian desert i bring my minigun with me to deal with the 50 ft spiders.

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

@@xander5470 best not to risk it

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

@Chris Young yes I'm a fan of Every Day Fishing

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Graham that was so informative, and props to you for being gentle with the old mom spider, and putting her carefully back in her and her kids (for now) home!

[@RAHIWAadeyNayGdiniyu]

Her beautifully constructed cylindrical house has a lid with a hinge on it. It looks like a pvc pipe 😱 Recently I saw a hummingbird nest and I couldn’t believe how well it was constructed. It is just mind boggling how this minuscule looking animals can do such a thing. I can’t even build my own house but I have gigantic brain. Some of us can’t even assemble a furniture that comes with a full instruction with.

[@josiequeen3739]

I love how she’s just sitting there like: 👁👁👁👁👄👁👁👁👁 As he tells us about her

[@ikergalvan8966]

She getting them 10 min of fame

[@Boon_poon]

The spider babies seen the light for the first time must’ve been like 🫣

[@josiequeen3739]

@@Boon_poon holy sht mah who opened the door? - - - - 🫦- - - -

[@eivindgj3761]

@@josiequeen3739 you look like the cute and naive teenage girl who goes to bed with her stepfather when her mom is working late

[@spikes_johnson]

Underrated comment

[@LuciferBiscuit]

She's so confused when she got pulled up in 0.1 second speed, she spent the rest of the 5mins on ground wondering wtf just happened.

[@nisa-vn3er]

Lmao I laughed and I dropped a like out of laughing

[@sethiddings7293]

"Not ded... not in hole.. does not compute."

[@beanbagsdeath896]

Nah, she just thinks that if she stands completely still the giant won’t see them...

[@JD.727]

Omg you guys, give her a break. She was tired. It's hard to be a single working mom and sole breadwinner of your family.

[@ThirrinDiamond]

@@JD.727 deadass tho, some arachnid moms will let their babies eat them if they have no food :'(

[@agporter1]

I love the way the spider sits there like she remembered she had a 2 o’clock interview with the Post Malone of Arachnid experts. 😂

[@hannah6272]

I planned to click on this, just briefly, for a quick look but was soon captivated and watched the whole thing - great stuff, so interesting and well presented 👍

[@ESOdanny]

I thought the rifle was for the spider, but he just wanted to pet it. Bless him.

[@helgraf6976]

Well hello there

[@redcell9636]

now this is interdasting? Could you imagine, a Skyrim-sizee trapdoor spider? lmao

[@Loralindemann]

Bless him? He's beyond stupid!

[@MrRatchet015]

Having the good old New Information for some chat for later.

[@pussyyyy]

Wait? I know you

[@gavindajyajya]

"... imagine spending your entire life in one little hole..." *cough*

[@storm-origamitutorials7766]

Ahh CORONA!! LOL🤣

[@umplayerqualquer534]

@@storm-origamitutorials7766 np,its actually the live of us gamers

[@chemicalspore]

Marriage

[@julienpillonca3228]

I am married with a japanese woman for 20 years . I am close To this a way of life.

[@venus-tg1nu]

@@umplayerqualquer534 br até aqui kkkkkkkkkkkk

[@lisakadams3767]

From a very very very far distance I can appreciate how clever this trapdoor spider is, blending in with the ground.

[@CrimKayde]

Imagine the stories she'll tell her kids. "One time a giant knocked on the door and dragged me out, then he told me how incredible and smart I am put me back into the house and cleaned the doormat." I love spiders and this guy just wanted to pet her, bless him

[@se.sp1162]

"The venom isnt to kill the animals" ..just melt their insides

[@itsshowtime6412]

Yeah tha twas kind of a plot twist haha, fucked up

[@staringgasmask]

In fact all spiders do, their preys fall in their traps and the spiders just melt the insides and drink them like some juice

[@DomSMcCoy]

I was like oh hella nah

[@wamster1114]

@Dio Brando WHAT A TWIST

[@talesfromtheapocrypha1551]

The forbidden Capri sun

[@XXROGUE]

"They will stay in that hole for their whole life." Babies: Ight ima head out

[@coldpressedbrickrep]

Rocky Rider u must not know but all animals have different “gestation” periods, humans for example is 9 months. That’s why I think you think it’s 9 months they’ve been in there. But animals such as rabbits are only pregnant for about a month before giving birth. I bets it’s way shorter for a spider, probably only a couple weeks

[@soulextinguisher]

@@coldpressedbrickrep I don't think anybody thought that

[@tomato7955]

@@soulextinguisher the guy named "rocky rider" he was replying to deleted his comment I assume.

[@soulextinguisher]

@@tomato7955 oh yea

[@msrautowerks7223]

😂😂😂

[@stooker11]

I had to go on anxiety meds when you started petting that thing and showing us the fangs. Thanks for that lol

[@smontherun1430]

1:38 “They've got these little holes in the roof that they can grab and shut the door after them. And they'll stay in this hole for their entire life.” Never knew there'd come a day that I can relate to a spider.

[@yukowolfang8645]

I'm dead xD

[@SENPAI.Popaii]

*"ah let's put our finger at the entrance of a dark hole containing a nuke of a spider..."*

[@Tammy606]

Lmao

[@puscifer6648]

It let him pet it lol

[@bruhbbawallace]

@Creamapera idk how it's darwinism if the spider isnt capable of killing him

[@rhino5250]

SteppupFoRetsam dont think about it too much man

[@lancethedecayedguardian2719]

@Creamapera Not really

[@justinthomas27]

This takes “What, do you live under a rock?” to a whole new level

[@thedeegman6732]

@Game ReaperX nah Man U want the ‘I-Hybern 8

[@tomtherabbit7282]

Barely your 666th like

[@BlakeStroh]

“Yea, I do, actually.”

[@cierraolivia6463]

@Neckromancer mom I

[@kingstriker5741]

what?

[@JasperOFlanigan-fb5lv]

The Spider just sitting there listening like: “No no it’s fine, this is the most time I’ve spent away from the kids in awhile.”

[@bhavikasicka7871]

Poor babies who got locked out of their home, I hope they're safe. I hope Mama and her babies live long, happy lives. 💜🕷️🌿

[@zernos3566]

"its not meant to kill, just liquidize the insides"...yea ok... what he is eating? thanos?

[@madeiraislander]

this is much worse than sudden death haha

[@destiny2guru226]

Hello! Fellow arachnologist here! What he is meaning, is the venom itself wont instantly kill their prey. Their venom has a paralyzing trait that will almost instantly paralyze their prey after being dragged in the tunnel. The paralyzing trait works very quickly, allowing the spider to liquidate the insides of the animal for consumption.

[@Docklead]

Meep Moop Does it paralyze them by dissolving any movable tissue in their body or is it a cocktail of chemicals where there’s nerve agents and caustic material?

[@destiny2guru226]

@@Docklead there is a neurotoxin in the venom that goes straight to the brain of the prey, which shuts down all brain waves and blood travel, paralyzing the insect/animal

[@janjey7162]

Meep Moop Does the neurotoxin kill the prey after a while, or does it just paralyze it?

[@nightelf2004]

"This type of spider is no harm to us humans" Camera pans out to show rifle against the tree.

[@thekangaroo1880]

I just noticed that lol

[@starduststudios5671]

Yahusha loves you immensely and died to save you!! REPENT!!

[@sarwarjahan2903]

@@thekangaroo1880 timestamp

[@juansoto8112]

@@sarwarjahan2903 few seconds before video ends.

[@parallelsandtangents938]

It's not the spiders the gun is for, it's the damn lions and hyenas and other large predators that would enjoy eating a human.

[@corbindioxide6253]

I was nervous and sweaty while I watched this. Normally I’m happy and sweaty.

[@marjoriesinverts]

This is my new favorite video. Your handling of that beautiful momma and education is beautiful. Thank you!

[@JK-br1mu]

The trapdoor spider listened attentively throughout the lecture and immensely enjoyed the description of her people.

[@franciscobutte]

Yeah sure. And dozens of their children were left outside the shelter.

[@5stargrim]

@@franciscobutte I wouldn’t try to play the hero here - The African trapdoor spider is infamously cannibalistic. Many of its young serve as food, so, those that leave the nest early are often better off.

[@5stargrim]

That’s also why he said her young being there was a good sign she was home. Her young being there is a steady food supply if no prey comes along, of course she’s home.

[@5stargrim]

As cute as you want to find them and as cruel as you want to find people, a spider is still a spider and nature is still a cold, unforgiving mistress.

[@SilentAndy]

@@5stargrim Bruh, shut up. The other person ain't even responding. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@slater._.]

“Oh that’s rude, I should knock” **Proceeds to break down door**

[@warrenlucky8853]

Hahahaha

[@incandescent3424]

Arnold in predator "knock knock" *Guns everyone down

[@madi.5898]

💀

[@Gabby_loves_sanrio]

Lmao

[@mungolianbeef]

POV: it’s 2 am and you’re watching spider videos and you can’t imagine how you’re getting any sleep tonight.

[@CarlaHanson68]

The kids saw their chance to get out of the house and go party with their friends 😆. Very interesting spider.

[@misterfister5810]

I love how despite getting yanked out of her home, she just sits there, not knowing what is going on, it didn’t even show much aggression at all, nor did it not flinch when this person lifted her up to show its fangs

[@valkoln8436]

Very well payed actor

[@ibrake4rappers]

was probably disoriented and blinded by the light

[@pkpittoo795]

Murdoc niccals

[@eltonjacobs3084]

That spider is a paid actor

[@luxie8097]

she was frozen in fear after hearing the story about the ants

[@windwalker3081]

The spider was like “Bruh I didn’t even know that about me” 😂

[@erikacontreras1041]

Where in the actual hell did you get your pfp from?!?!?

[@KAETO.]

Lmao 😂

[@thawilsonblockministries]

Lol

[@thesaim1036]

“Very interesting, tell me more!”

[@fucu41]

😭

[@jonathanstein1783]

Very similar to our trapdoor spiders of the American southwest. In fact, viewing them side by side I think telling them apart would be difficult, unless you're very familiar with one or the other.

[@seatherny_y]

This is such an amazing spider. I am very impressed by its engenuity, what a interesting arachnid.

[@kenz3789]

Spider acting like she’s been waiting for this moment her whole life lmaooo

[@jamespeacock356]

She was just camera shy next time she'll be more open lol

[@Teesleazey]

@@jamespeacock356 fr

[@imageez]

More like she have to pause her doings this salesman but she's too polite to shoo him so she sits calm and quiet as he does his bit

[@mandarinablue8438]

@@imageez bahahaha she's a busy mom but also she's low key afraid of the giant alien in front of her who gesticulates wildly so she's nice and waits for him to leave.

[@elrobertoe8983]

Imagine having 20 kids and somebody opens the door while your asleep and lets them out and and says their on their way to start a new life. 😂

[@SithMami]

Seriously

[@WallNutBreaker524]

LoL hahaha 😂👌

[@timothygardner2974]

I know right😂! Cuts the door open😮

[@Ranstone]

Sounds like the end of my childhood. X'D

[@Thickchick2412]

Exactly 😂

[@TheHeartlessHero]

"That was very rude of me, I should have knocked" I'm dead 😂

[@toninosparada917]

I started frantically checking my headphones after this vid😅

[@Zack_Zander]

The spider is taking the “If I don’t move, he won’t see me” pretty seriously

[@thomasgriffin2326]

Gay.

[@captainsnekk]

@@thomasgriffin2326 bro wtf

[@thomasgriffin2326]

@@captainsnekk bro wtf

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

Gay

[@captainsnekk]

@@itdobelikedattho8112 why

[@TheJonathanc82]

I am no fan of spiders, especially big ones, but the respect this man has for this creature is amazing. Fantastic video.

[@misterpractical]

Respect??? He broke into her house, dragged her outside, gave a lecture while pointing at her and touching her inappropriately. Oh, and don't forget, he recorded the entire thing for the whole world to see.

[@jimmydesouza4375]

Have you ever met/handled a big spider in reality? I hate small spiders but when I have ran in to larger ones I wasn't afraid of them for some reason. I was actually quite scared I was going to hurt it as they're very light for their size, which makes them seem fragile.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

Spiders in the wild deserve respect. When they are in my home however... "tragic accidents" happen.

[@davidcohen7106]

These spiders have been in California for over 60 years. I used to catch them when I was a boy in San Diego.

[@herrakaarme]

I hate mosquitos and other blood sucking bugs, which is why I like spiders a lot. It also helps my home country doesn't sport any spiders that would be dangerous to humans.

[@GrieveIV]

Wow that trap hole seemed way more secure than I was expecting. They open it so fast id think it’d be kinda loose but dang

[@ConcededGlue182]

That spider was very cooperative during the video. She didn’t bolt or make a threat posture. An absolute sweetheart ☺️❤️

[@panther15zodiacgods47]

Wow! What a calm and understanding spider! She seemed more curious about the giant who disturbed her than afraid of it.

[@EphemeralProductions]

[@giovanna8187]

She's likely scared stiff.

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@giovanna8187 could be. ;(

[@ahmadhafiyhamsyari3006]

she just like being famous 😌✋🏽✨

[@peeper2070]

@@giovanna8187 Nah she’s just Hispanic or smthn

[@bigmonkey1254]

I'm honestly surprised how docile that spider was. I would have expected it to be rearing up or trying to run back to its burrow.

[@TaCo0oCaT]

I think she was standing still because that is what they do to survive. Saves energy as well

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

Ever slept on ur arm for at least 2 hours?

[@Mad_racc00n]

Spiders usually use the "playing dead" tactics when they face a bigger enemy. Unfortunately, it doesn't really work, especially on humans.

[@nickhellowrld]

Actor =)

[@garrosh9215]

they're nocturnal so she was woken up in the middle of sleeping 😴

[@victorc8855]

ngl, I was scared shitless by the thumbnail and clicked just for the funny comments but the quality of this actually impressed me

[@knocksensor3203]

Wonderful demonstration of this amazing African spider 👏🏼

[@vanesafancsal6031]

i love how he knocked before opening the door-

[@nickiminaj0882]

Hi army

[@walterbrunswick]

Professionals have standards. 1) Be polite.

[@vizzz8906]

@@nickiminaj0882 Listen we're big now , we're everywhere , you don't have to call out our fandom just to get attention ok . She didn't even replied you btw lol

[@nickiminaj0882]

@@vizzz8906 i don't need attention lmao

[@vizzz8906]

@@nickiminaj0882 ok lol don't do this people really don't like this behaviour of our fandom

[@violinfire24]

That wasn’t bad at all. I am TERRIBLY terrified of especially big spiders, but the calm voiced narration of the pretty calm ‘little’ spider friend wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. I hope she and her babies live long and happy lives.

[@hereandthere6877]

I have arachnaphobia as well, small spiders are fine, buy big ones and poisonous ones are a big nope in my book. Yeah this one was pretty harmless and docile

[@NoNo_IStay]

Yeah across the ocean sure.

[@temeria1986]

Me too, absolutely terrified, the only real fear i have. When i was a child i already had predatory birds land on me at shows, snakes around my neck, dog biting while running away in one of those suits...but spiders...damn, they're so scary.

[@snowy016]

@@hereandthere6877 its the opposite for me lol, scared of small spiders, love big ones. I'm Australian and I've always loved huntsman spiders and hated redbacks so that's probably the reason

[@hereandthere6877]

@@snowy016 ah yes, Australia, the one place I've had to tell my girlfriend repeatedly we shall never go to lol 🤣🤣 it's nothing against the country or the people, I'm sure both are spectacular, I've just seen some ridiculous photos of spiders on the internet coming out of there that if I never see in real life, I shall be happy lol

[@kingnoob7581]

Such an amazing creature. Amazing that nature can pull off decent arcitecual design.

[@woodentrainseriesofficial9511]

props to the man and the spider for being so calm

[@skurt258]

That one was ridiculously docile... he really just reached out and pet it and it didnt attack... wow

[@CasperTheTryHard]

That’s what i was thinking lmao this is the first trapdoor spider video i’ve seen where the spider itself isn’t a complete demon

[@rezonantsarachnids5351]

Alot of trapdoor spiders are quite gentle, you just see more of the nasty behaved ones online because it makes for a more entertaining video. Take it from someone who keeps almost 70 different species

[@silentfaze5389]

@@rezonantsarachnids5351 you should make vids on yours then

[@rezonantsarachnids5351]

@@silentfaze5389 i am currently in the process of setting up for beginning YT videos, in hopes of doing just so. Aim is to hopefully teach people how to responsibly collect, keep and breed them as well dispel some of the hostility alot of people view them with

[@huashohan7197]

@@rezonantsarachnids5351 are you finna be the next exotics lair

[@jacobrivasjr]

lol she's happily letting him teach everyone about her and her life how cute !

[@EphemeralProductions]

I know! She was way more gentle and patient than i thought she’d be! ❤️

[@LoliPolice-bf7mw]

She is just shocked and is playing dead

[@davelowets]

She was just woken up, dragged out into the bright sunlight, and is prolly scared stiff.

[@aywjewelry]

Not sure how happy she might be but it’s cool either way

[@isaiahnoll201]

That's not what's happening. It couldn't care less about teaching anyone anything. It simply wanted to avoid danger as much as possible

[@Sn1perBeen23]

him: talking about the spider The spider: again?!, c'mon in tryin to sleep here!

[@Matzefull]

Man this content is so much more interesting than 90% of yt

[@michaelpryor78]

The flawless uniformity of the trapdoor is freaking me out

[@ayoobkarriem527]

Well they do have about 20 years to do renovations 😂

[@zogbogbean2464]

Ye because like he said baboons will come and dig out the hole to eat them so to survive the spiders have to make the hole as inconspicuous as possible ie making it perfectly circular will make it less noticeable.

[@lvlc6023]

They learned working in Vietnam.

[@tomaspabon2484]

Spiders are clever little architects, look up ogre faced spider's and see how they cast nets

[@secretservice1816]

Yeah right most humans wont be able to design that, it also has a door handle its crazy a 8 legged animal can build something like that

[@FlashAllen987]

Man: " you find the females typically have a big rump" Spider: "tssh, EXCUSE YOU?"

[@Test-ri2kr]

Daniel Holmes Sexual harassment of a spider ahahah

[@noahboddie3482]

Real child birthing abdomen you got there m'lady

[@Thor_the_Doge]

*_t h i c c s p i d e r_*

[@freeman2399]

Just like human females.

[@rsuriyop]

I don't know whether it was the calmness of the man's voice or the fact that he was touching up her rear end that was keeping this spider rather calm and relaxed.

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

I am terribly scared of spiders but this guy was so calm narrating while she was right there. She was also just stating still being a good interviewee untill scuttling back in the hole. Still don’t want to use the word cute but watching this was rather nice

[@forgotagoodname2717]

"very rude of me i should have knocked first" Professionals have standards

[@andrj8844]

dad dad... put mum on the phone...

[@DustyMuffinRyuskeiKyruem]

@@andrj8844 I'll be honest with you..... Mah parents doo not careh fo..

[@y0da9283]

But as long as there are 2 people on this planet someones ganna want someone dead.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Be polite

[@quive5705]

Be efficient

[@Valcuda]

This dude is honestly amazing, he thinks the spiders are cool himself, and seemingly effortlessly is able to convince you that they're cool as well. I usually don't like spiders, but I honestly think the Trapdoor Spider is really cool and interesting now.

[@artastic_friend]

THE BABIES ARE SO PRECIOUS AWW

[@silasjohnson555]

Hats off to the spider - she was so chill during the interview. Almost like she knew she needed to sit still and be a good model

[@Legendcrunch100]

Well she problaby played death or he just woke her while she was sleeping because they are Night Active.

[@silasjohnson555]

@@Legendcrunch100 prolly true

[@residentflamingo115]

She was a paid actor

[@pharaoh7424]

Or because it's a nocturnal spider and it is easily confused and turns docile at sunlight.

[@pharaoh7424]

@@Legendcrunch100 incorrect

[@gseric4721]

She stayed completely put because he was polite enough to knock. 1K likes? thanks guys, lol

[@reinaldi6115]

Ay nice

[@PeterGriffin-bi3sg]

Who else experienced a tingling sensation down their spine when you saw that spider

[@antpad2652]

XD

[@gseric4721]

@@PeterGriffin-bi3sg With many others but not this particular spider.

[@Daviousss]

More like he crowbarred and burglarized the house 🤣

[@gerardoconnor4278]

What a magnificent piece. You are a splendid communicator. Thank you.

[@saviyounpeters1948]

I like how chill the spider was even though it got dragged out it’s home he just hanging out

[@meor9847]

So no one is gonna talk about how the mf'er just pet the spiders back? Aight..

[@saltedjester4458]

@rabid ._.

[@LMMoss-oh2yc]

Sees the comment above yours *casually walks away*

[@monkeymonkerson]

lol

[@skeptic_solstice]

She was probably in a premolt that's why she seemed very docile

[@Rambiz]

@rabid excuse me w h a t

[@arphotography7953]

I hate it how my body feels itchy while watching these, but I never stop watching them

[@KrolKaz]

Thats because a spider is on u be careful 😥

[@arphotography7953]

@@KrolKaz ohh u were right, I just killed it :)

[@_veedownnn7992]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way 😬😳🤧😩

[@thatonefoo760jimenez4]

Itchy or like what's that word like paranoid that there is a really big spider from Australia here by me too. Lol

[@arphotography7953]

@@_veedownnn7992 oh lmao it happens a lot

[@nathanfreeman7362]

His voice REALLY is top tier smooth. He could probably nail a job working for audible.

[@chebz5382]

imagine how pissed you'd be if a giant creature came, uprooted your house, dragged you out of it, started poking you with a stick and speaking in a foreign language

[@JuanTheBone]

It didn't seem like she wanted to go back down there to her 50 children.

[@shunohh]

I wouldn’t either

[@GeneralArmorus]

reflecting on life decisions

[@leotheshark1723]

Rayo visual the reason behind that was because the mother was trying to defend her offspring

[@ALBERTFAN456]

Lmao spiders can have 200 babys max.

[@kalecardenas9645]

50 thousand*

[@spinblackcircles]

Part of the reason she’s so docile and not moving is she is nocturnal, like he said in the video. Nocturnal animals are slow and easily confused during the daytime, partly to save energy. They basically enter sleep mode and can’t fully wake up. That’s probably also why she didn’t close the trap door which they ALWAYS do at night. Really fantastic video

[@troythedestroyer8267]

Thanks for the breakdown , makes sense

[@Lemaforthewin]

Interesting. Much obliged!

[@DrDave77]

this is a big UFFF for me... all i remember was the fact that a lot of spiders are with there babys all the time. she looked extremly exhausted. but makes sense and is a much better ending than shoving a dead spider back to her babys.

[@cljoe35]

Dang. You smart AF. Didn’t realize that. You must be that one person who goes out looking for danger at night to discover this fact.

[@anenemystand5582]

I'd be confused to if a giant pulled me out of my house in the middle of the night and started lecturing nobody about my life.

[@tutubism]

Didn't know these spiders make such structures, fascinating stuff!

[@antonvrb1510]

So well presented. Thank you!

[@purechills3200]

Bug: "walks by" African Trap Door Spider: *oh so you have activated my trap card*

[@ROaxel]

Nice yu gi oh refference

[@legionnaire7313]

Your sister is now in darkness knowing her brother could not do everything

[@purechills3200]

@@legionnaire7313 nice meat canyon reference lol

[@DarkHorseDanny]

Your profile picture fits perfectly with that comment

[@Sai-hc4iq]

I get it 😂

[@BroodedBeast666]

He should be charged with breaking and entering

[@timgonzalez7130]

Lmfao!

[@justin2308]

That spider’s got a good lawyer, I hear.

[@grigoriyefimovichrasputin7897]

OmG i Am LiKe LiTteRalLy lIkE CrYiNg aNd ShAakInG HE ShOuLd BE CanCeLlED.

[@hatokuranami5496]

Yeah he has that rifle for a domestic disturbance

[@veve1401]

The spider judge will punish him

[@andreashoppe1969]

I would listen to this amazing voice no matter the topic!

[@Arkivator]

Love how compliant the spider is, she’s like oh you want to educate people to leave me alone oh go right ahead mate

[@shadoeshift6249]

Wow she’s the most sophisticated spider I’ve ever met

[@fongog6573]

Do you know any other sophisticated spiders

[@AkoAbridged]

@@fongog6573 Charlotte is pretty sophisticated.

[@imbear402]

This guy doesn't even show a single sign of fear.

[@Matt-qu3pg]

Well why would he? This is his profession. Hes not some guy who never goes out in the wild with some irrational fear of spiders otherwise he wouldnt be opening up the things home

[@dooeytee6715]

Neither does the spider

[@goto1546]

Mark o' Shea family

[@adahbombdon1512]

Yo dude it’s a bug

[@HybridSpektar]

He sounds Australian so he's used to everything trying to kill him.

[@jamess6734]

What a great explaination! Thank you. Very well spoken.

[@noteverton]

What an incredible creature!