UNBOXING the ANGRIEST Trapdoor Spider I've ever met!

[@witchplease6307]

Imagine you are the postman and have no clue, that you are driving a spider around. 😅

[@andrewmoonbeam321]

Imagine stealing the box from someone's porch and getting it home to see what you got

[@cgirl905]

@@andrewmoonbeam321 lol maybe that’ll teach em!

[@jameshoyland8126]

Haha I am a postman, and I was told one day by the customer that I had been carrying round a huge spider and honestly it made me want to stop being a postman 😂

[@MegaSlimgoody1]

Imagine stealing a package and it was this spider lol

[@popipopi4112]

@@jameshoyland8126 Imagine how many things you carry everyday, maybe big spiders are the less weird stuff

[@thereseschofield5693]

I’m a recovering Arachnophobe, over a year into my recovery, and I’ve come so far thanks in no small part to channels like this. Previously I wouldn’t have been able to look at a still from the video, so severe was my phobia. Now I watch them with pleasure, and understand that the behaviours displayed by the spiders are defensive and that the spiders aren’t actively trying to harm me. Huge thanks to anyone who hosts channels like this, you’ll never know the difference you’ve made to me 🕷💖

[@eldraque4556]

so cool you're overcoming your phobia

[@Tiffmidon]

This comment gives me hope. I’m a severe arachnophobe and am just listening to this video.. can’t watch it yet. I hope I can get over my phobia.

[@13lilsykos]

You are such a boss!! I literally have so much respect for you. I am terrified, to the point that it's a full on phobia, of cockroaches (palmetto bugs), grasshoppers and crickets (because they look like those big cockroaches). Even typing this up is making me start to be on edge. If I see one, I go into a full on panic and once, one crawled on me and I had a panic attack to the point that I clawed my skin until it bled. Afterwards, I was so embarrassed to admit that it happened because I am a 40 year old female but it's uncontrollable. I wish that I could be like you and watch videos of them to slowly start to get over this fear. I know that the only way to get over a phobia is to confront it but, I just don't think I can do it, honestly. However, I am so proud of you for taking the steps to get over your arachnophobia.

[@AleksaDmi]

@@13lilsykos same ! I am okay with spiders, but cockroaches OH NO, I am panicking as hell and start crying immediately 😂

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

See house spiders just make me mad, they get on my stuff and leave messes and land or crawl on me. Outside spiders I just let them do their thing.

[@Austin-vz9rt]

I'm sure he would be upset. Years ago I was a box sorter at ups and they tossed everything. There is literally no time to differentiate whether it's glass an animal or whatever because you're pushed to go fast. Poor dude probably got thrown at least once in sorting and once in loading. Probably got jostled pretty good during delivery as well.

[@rummagetherum]

*Kat:* “Look how good they’re being 🥰” *Trapdoor:* 😡😡😡

[@donovananderson5879]

He probably wants to go home. His actual home, not a lunchbox

[@gangewifre]

I love how absolutely FURIOUS they are, what a cutie.

[@o0gothique0o37]

He was not amused by being woken up XD

[@sultaa86]

@@o0gothique0o37 You're from Australia, right?

[@atilax6452]

😐

[@UndercoverNoodle]

Well I mean he's being shipped in a box. Why this is a thing is beyond me. You think the package handlers care. No. I'd be pissed too if I was stuffed In a box and shipped.

[@atilax6452]

@@UndercoverNoodle - On the other hand... - She's pretty, intelligent and quirky (always a plus). - She paid for his travel expenses. - She will loyally care for him, for the rest of his life. - She accepts him as-is. Even his character flaws. - She will never make him work again. - He will not be devoured by his beloved, during his first and only sexual experience. The list goes on and on. He got a pretty good deal.

[@dorabrooks76]

The toddler-like temper tantrum, laying on its back, kicking its legs, was absolutely hysterical!! 🤣🤣🤣 I hope they make an awesome tunnel and trap door like you're hoping for! Would be really cool. 😊 Fingers crossed! 🤞🏼

[@Sirlie08]

😂😂😂 I had the same thought😂😂

[@duskbringer4583]

I think it was playing dead, wanting to be left be?

[@possumbusiness]

Me as a spooder

[@jordanjackson3721]

I work for petco which I’m not completely proud of but your channel has allowed me to share some information about tarantulas and now I’m designated spider girl. I have completely absorbed myself into your channel I have watched all your videos at least three times. I love your channel your absolutely amazing

[@alexandraempie3842]

thank you for trying to make a difference for the creatures you have there - more people like you could make Petco a place you're proud to work for

[@AracelyIniguessssssssssssss]

Why aren’t you proud

[@pattonPwr]

@@AracelyIniguessssssssssssss why? Really? Would you like that they boxed you and sent you via FedEx? …

[@Eternally_Moon]

@@pattonPwr Maybe they don’t even know what Petco is, wtf

[@EctoBabble]

The way he cuddled into the dirt at the end was so precious ;A;

[@theotherliz_13]

Thank you so much for including that POTC reference because that was my exact thought as soon as you held up the jar 🤣🤣

[@tylociraptor8131]

"they don't do anything they just get mad" and the award for the most relatable spider goes to....

[@xenowerks7020]

I just want to point out on the topic of the spider being angry. Imagine someone stuffed you into a box, drove you all over bumping and jolting, then removed you from the box, placed you under a light and prodded your behind. You would be pretty angry too. I had a Tarantula so I have some experience with spiders but I'm by no means an expert. I would have placed the spider in its new enclosure in a dark room and allowed it to acclimate before trying to interact directly with it. Nice looking spider though, I wonder if Traps are as fast as tarantulas. Mine was a Mexican Terrestrial and she could dart across the 2 foot enclosure in a split second and sink her fangs into prey. The first time I seen it I couldn't believe my eyes.

[@MelisJoy]

I thought the same & agree that it would have been less traumatizing for the poor thing

[@turtleman190]

The spider is already stressed slightly from being shipped you want to look at them when you first get them to make sure they arrived healthy yes it's alittle stressful but it will get over it quickly once its in the enclosure. once you inspect the spider yes you should put it away and leave it alone for a wile i usually give new spides atleast a week before even touching the enclosure sometimes longer.

[@Scholzglory]

You can encourage the spider to make a door by crumbling the leaf litter. Think of it like a spiders version of ceramic art or stained glass windows. They take the little bits and place them together.

[@tomlamb3885]

macaroni art spider

[@MultiAsh93]

This spider’s temper is literally me every morning😂😂

[@houndgirl7365]

When the spider was flipped all I could think was "help me to help you to help me to help you" xD congrats on the new addition to the TarantulaKat family ^^

[@emmawieson2121]

Fun fact; that jar of dirt bit was not scripted. Johnny Depp improved that on the fly. So everyone’s looks of confusion are very much legitimate in that scene. 🤣

[@Augustbeauty69]

Poor guy. He was just so pissed, and he seemed so relieved to be in the nice safe dirt.

[@jb222111]

Oh wow! That made me so nervous!! Such an angry dude! But you had it under control the whole time!! ❤️

[@pcj3405]

That segmented waxy look and giant fangs makes them look scary as hell to me!

[@selcy07]

This was my first spider however mine was a male and just died before Christmas. My kids were so heartbroken when he died. Mine was very docile though never once threat posed me. Love seeing you add one to your collection

[@PegzieBean]

omg I was terrified when he first popped up and I thought he would like run at you the whole time you were getting his enclosure together.. but then he flopped on his back and it's helplessness made him cute. LOL I also love that he hid under the moss/leaf litter once you put him in there but you could still see his bubble butt

[@Leepbby]

He looks soo big for a trap door.... Sooo ANGRY!!!😠 LOL 😆.... Can't wait to see if this feisty dude makes an actual door they are extremely cool 😎... Great addition Kat👍

[@loktaiextatus]

Its funny to be just... navigating the community and realizing what a small world it is. Peter over at bugs in cyberspace (started off as Phasmids in cyberspace and he kind of ... jumped more off that) is a guy I met decades ago through the Phasmid community and had a friendship with, we drifted apart over the years but my fiancée worked on one of his first websites as well as just generally him being a great guy so, I dont forget him easily. I know hes got a channel and still is doing his thing and a lot has changed in his life over the years, he was making ends meet and it was more of a hobby way back then, and now its so much more. Great video also, love the details on the setup.

[@crestiecrafts]

Found ur channel a few days ago and shared it with my boyfriend because he absolutely loves spiders! I am terrified of them. Because I've always had bad experiences as a kid even though my dad kept a tarantula, but your videos have slowly been helping me get over my fear!! 🙂 .. Don't tell my boyfriend that though because I still refuse to help him clean out his curly haired tarantulas enclosure or feed it 😅

[@gorgha3988]

Best part of these videos is watching Kat have a heart attack whenever the spiders spaz out

[@NxR]

Ah this is the species I always found at my house here in Southern California! Beautiful. I did notice the majority of them had chosen more of a hardened mud hillside for their homes but did also notice a couple in more of a softer, weed-covered area too. So I’m sure your enclosure should be a success! Love your vids, thanks

[@daverobertson7133]

Love how the spider just sat there listening intently to how its new home was being constructed

[@samiam5197]

As soon as they started filling the jar with dirt, I was singing Jack's jingle. So I'm so glad it was mentioned. This feisty one looks fun. I hope it all works out for you.

[@nickschultz3259]

when I was a little kid growing up in Arizona, I used to catch little brown grasshoppers to feed trapdoor spiders who lived in the desert areas around my neighborhood; I was always surprised by how big they were when they popped out to grab their meal.

[@eziiofftheb7s]

W

[@Jerrongamereview]

@@dixonmcmillan1885 because there's so much pleasure to be had for a sadist with that advanced and complex grasshopper nervous system

[@michlo3393]

@@Jerrongamereview LMAO well this took a dark turn.

[@Sirlie08]

It‘s an angry toddler.. it‘s just having a tantrum 😂

[@eziiofftheb7s]

when you screamed i was dying lmao cause that would be me 🤣 i got pretty docile species right now , not ready for the mean ones yet lol

[@MollyGaia]

what I take from this video is people get tarantulas and spiders because they look cool and or cute to show off, so they trap them in tight spaces, make them dependant on a human for feeding, even mail them in a tiny cup... lol I'd be so pissed off too, biting every inch I can

[@marciasmith6993]

You mad it mad, woke it up from its nice little nap😂😂 You’re brave, I’d be afraid of it😳. Cool spider and video, Thanks Kat

[@MultiAsh93]

I get grumpy if I’m woken up as well😂

[@dejapoo9367]

After a journey like that I'd be plenty pissed as well. Beautiful spider!!

[@HoneyD109]

so angy 🥺 can wait to see updates even if they’re burrowed. the jar of dirt just seems very lux.

[@shanelareau3907]

The best part was the "pull to open" on the box. I got a really good laugh out of that and I thank you for it.

[@mandalovescatspandas1781]

Your bug collection is pretty cool! I'd like to think that I'd be pretty angry too if I was just shipped in a box 😖 I'm not that big into spiders but I wish him a happy life

[@Colorista_1]

Omg! I have terrible arachnaphobia and have been watching you for several years as part of my "therapy" to get over my fear. This spider leaves me with a HUGE NOPE! NOPE! NOPE! As I run down the street screaming my fool head off! Lol. She's all yours, Kat! All yours!

[@MrMichaeljay1965]

In my years collecting and studying tarantulas, I never met a trapdoor spider that wasn't just downright mean!

[@ZarpSterr]

I had the same experience with Nile crocodiles and Hippos ( me, being from Africa)......no comedians among them. Every single one is a serial killer.

[@darkangelw8472]

I'd be angry too if I'd been manhandled by the postman etc

[@felixcross9269]

Bravo KZbin! You came up as a suggestion and I'm hooked!! Fascinating

[@kyleomara4932]

So cute - that stance showing you who is boss and then he just loved his dirt and leaves

[@laurenk.7325]

😆 Someone is a lil pissy! ❤️ it's CUTE TUDE! Thanks for sharing your new addition.

[@Rat2rrj]

You had the perfect opportunity to say "let's bug-gie" lol Featuring the spider version of cat spitting and the two finger salute xD

[@tarantulakat]

Oooo saving that for next time lol

[@jaytakajeremiahtisdale2042]

What makes a spider scary to most is what makes them adorable for others🕷❤️

[@aspieangel1988]

I love how spiders actually warn you before they attack. That’s actually very courteous of them. It’s like they care enough to say “hey dude back off I don’t wanna hurt you human” wasps on the other hand won’t warn you. They’ll come right at you. Centipedes and ants just run from you lol 😂 I hate bugs but your channel is helping me be less afraid.

[@mygiboxatgmail]

Ants running from you? wanna see you step anywhere near fire ants... they'll eat you alive. Also this other time driving through Mexico I stopped at a semi desertic spot on the road to take a pee and I was fascinated to see some ants starting to move toward me so I moved a couple of steps in the opposite direction and they actually stopped and changed direction to follow me where I was now standing. I have no idea what species they were but they were almost as big as leaf cutter ants... I'm not an ant person I prefer Tarantulas but I find all invertebrates captivating.

[@mozzjones6943]

They are more fearful of people (and other possible threats) than people are of them. They don't want to just attack, It's about survival! Warning is the first line of defence for them, Attack if needs be.

[@roadrunner570]

we get those in our house in Texas sometimes. I usually scoop them up in a jar and put them outside, but yeah they do that angry posture every time. Its pretty wild to watch

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

What a cool spider! Can't wait to see how it makes its burrow and trapdoor, hopefully we'll actually get to see it in some good feeding clips!

[@MP-sq4us]

imagine just letting it go wild like it should be! crazy thought hey

[@the_eerie_files]

Unboxing of ANIMALS. What a sick world.

[@sigguy1361]

“I think he’s mad…”. Well he was just Fed-Ex’d all over the place so there’s that… 🤣🤣 🕷

[@wildeyedfae]

Poor bugger. I hope she makes a door! Definitely would love to see her pop up and grab some noms!!!!!

[@deidara8227]

i’ve always hated spiders but recently i’ve been getting spider videos on my fyp’s and i can’t stop watching them…

[@codiefitz3876]

It just got sent through the mail. Of course it’s pissed.

[@calvinready9878]

I'm not into spider's to much. But I do love learning about spider's from you. I do love snakes and I loved my uromastic lizard I had once. It was so sweet along with my boas Mackey and Mallorca. Thank you for you education on these different species and helping people get over there fears and teaching Thema New hobby as well as how to handle and care for them. I found your channel and really like it. I am a ALL ANIMAL LOVER 9F EVERY KIND. AWESOME VIDEOS I LOVE THEM.

[@cowgirl3144]

I don't know much about spiders, and I'm new to your channel. I've always had a fascination about them because if they didn't kill insects, we humans would be overrun by them!! LOL!!!! I used to feed jumpungspiders in my windows in the kitchen!! Great channel!!

[@kevinpham3022]

Such personality! Thanks Kat and Peter! Maybe starting a starter burrow would encourage it? Not sure if these type of species appreciate that.

[@sarah_van_]

Omg SUCH an angry lil guy! 😂

[@sgilmour47]

It's so stressful on the spider being tossed around in a delivery box for 24+ hours, very traumatising.

[@lizarrrdbeth]

GR8 job with this Kat!!! Damn cool spider!! I think they are really awesome!!!!

[@factsnchill168]

Silly question. How does the spider get air in a wrapped up tub and box??

[@AmandaWeyer]

My kindergarten teacher had a tarantula in her classroom. I also had the pleasure of having my own growing up,(I had a Chilean Rose, her name was Charolette, my sweet girl) & I would pick her up & everything. Having said all that, this video made me jump with the heebie jeebies & I haven’t even finished it yet. Haha! But I love it.

[@joesmetalmancave]

Haha, good to know some of these FedEx boxes I've been delivering might have deadly spiders in them. Just what you want potentially crawling around your work truck, haha.

[@unoriginalhazard]

Funnily enough my first exposure to trapdoor spiders was through the film 8 legged freaks from the early 2000s and ever since I seen it snatch people into its trap door I've been hooked since.

[@EatPant849]

As a FedEx employee who works in the shipping warehouse, it’s in shippers best interest to not ship anything at all in those packages, those boxes are beaten hard, they need to use ones that mark that there’s a live animal in them so they ensure they don’t go through the belt system, normal boxes get smacked off the belt down a 20 foot chute by a air powered arm at 250 PSI, enough to snap a leg like a twig

[@tarantulakat]

I think it said live animal but I removed a bunch of labels and stickers for privacy purposes. However, I’ve heard many horror stories of employees purposely being rough with the other ones vendors use that way live animal. Regardless, a good shipper will get the spider there alive no matter how badly it’s manhandled. That’s why they are packaged the way they are.

[@ZombasticRex]

I saw a trapdoor spider in Wilmington North Carolina. It's skin, shell, exoskeleton, reflected blue in the light. He drank the condensation on the outside of my gatorade bottle. He followed me around on the driveway, I like spiders as long as they're not crawling on me, so he stayed on the driveway. Neat neat spider. I would have kept it as a pet if I lived there. Edit: because I really need to read things before I post them after using the microphone on my phone. All kinds of not what I said.

[@grenvallion]

Wakes it up from its nap. Pikachu surprised face at it being angry lol

[@heathercarpenter5497]

Haha my heart is racing. When I was a kid I lived in San Diego California and my neighbor girl showed me that her grandfather had trapdoor spiders on his property behind our house up the embankment. ☠️ I have no idea if they're poisonous but it was a very scary thing. She dared me to take a stick and tap the top of the trap door and out sprang a spider let me tell you! I ran home scared to death. The grandfather was not too pleased.

[@hollishan]

He's such a cute chonky thing!!

[@KCannaQueen]

"Ok so this lil one has been smacking the floor.... but other than that he's been pretty good" 😂😂😂 Tarantula: *aggressively attacking enclosure*

[@wolverine1694]

I've raised many a spider's in my day... I'm still fascinated with them... I really like the fishing spider... they're aggressive

[@hawaiianshirts4715]

Cheers for Bugs in Cyberspace! Peter is a great resource for insect and spider pets and knowledge about them. I don't think I could tolerate a big spider as a pet, but my daughter and I keep several beetles.

[@HaltonLax44]

Thanks. My chest hair catching on my shirt collar just sent me into a diabolical fit.

[@turtleman190]

The so helpless comment is so true. I'm Australian and have kept several species of trapdoors and funnel webs and they are totally helpless out of their burrow. And people think that funnel webs chace you here. And they are even less agile on slippery surfaces then trapdoors

[@elianwolfert3879]

“Look how good they’re being!” *angriest spider in strong threat pose* 😂

[@AussieBit451]

I have one of theeeesssee! They’re definitely a cool species. I recently found out he’s a male and omg, he is one of my feistiest spiders. So cool to see you do a video on this! 🖤🖤

[@pettime2785]

I love your videos they are so helpful you were the reason I decided to get into the tarantula hobby and it makes me so happy to know that there are people like you who are willing to do so much for their animals and to provide the best care possible for them have a great day 🙂

[@risingpower3658]

I love spiders. Just to see one is amazing. The waxy surface is way cool. it's no coward either. It tries its best to defend itself. Thank you for being kind to him? her? No matter. You are kind. That's big deal to me. Have a great day.

[@GirlofCulture]

Dang she must have a jetleg or something, she was super bitchy ^^ As it was said in a very old and forgotten TV series... "Don't open the trap door! You're a fool if you dare! Stay away from the trapdoor! Because there's something down there!"

[@amsbeats841]

I don't think I'd be overjoyed to be stuck in a box and shipped in the mail either tbh

[@DaveTormala]

Hello. This was a pretty cool video. Can you tell at the end that the spider hid under the leaves as to feel that he/she is hidden that as long it can't see you so it feels you can't see it so now it feels protected. It just a cautious little guy right now. Trap door spiders are an interesting specie of spider cause it hunts differently vs the other spiders. It will way until it's prey is just above them. Either there is small fiber of web just outside that alerts the spider of prey near by or the prey is causing a vibration that the spider can feel in which also alerts them of food is present. Cool video. Thank you.

[@bethysbarn]

I love them!!! What a little grump! 🥰😍❤️❤️❤️ how are they doing now? Did they build a trapdoor? 🤞🤞🤞🙏🥰xxxx

[@kirre_motion3437]

No surprise beeing furious like that after a long journey in this little box..... I would also be angry

[@Missuskeefe]

entomology is something that has always fascinated me. My heebie-jeebies has always gotten in the way. I have made huge strides in overcoming my heebie-jeebies but I need physical exposure to truly overcome it. Where I live, there are very few insects and "bug" species. I live in an arctic climate. I have always dreamed of moving somewhere tropical to "become acquainted" with some bugs. Weird, I know. LOL

[@alexanderjakubsen2198]

I love what you do for spiders.

[@bugtalk84]

That's an amazing looking spider. I'd like to wish you the best of luck with your new trapdoor spider.

[@DevilDragon0001]

I agree with you that they look very waxy and unusual, I want to add a few true trapdoor to my collection also. PS... can't wait to get my plushy from the Halloween fundraiser.. thank you!

[@gixellia8455]

I just found you ... yeah!!!! Thank you for what you do. I love spiders, I love insects and dogs. I will watch you while not being quite ready to get a spider.

[@brittherold7782]

I’m petrified of spiders, but I love your videos & they seem less scary the way you talk about them. It reminds me of how Steve Irwin spoke about spiders when he found them in the wild

[@mszs3913]

As an Australian, you should get one of our Sydney Funnel Web spiders and Male Mouse Spiders sent across (male mouse spiders have RED jaws)

[@WhiteIndoraptor]

I love him/her already he/she is so feisty lol 😆

[@elainetucker9512]

I think your spider was grumpy from being shipped because the box was properly maybe dropped and thrown a few times and it had it all scared from that...oh god that is a beautiful one

[@ryanlawson6411]

I’ve never seen your videos before! Loved this. I subbed!

[@Ashley-ke2xp]

Just when I was looking for something to watch, this came at the perfect time 😎

[@memoriesofviolet]

Oh my goodness! That's one spicy meatball!😂

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome trap door spider I hope it makes a proper trap door entrance and that it has a good feast tarantula kat.

[@michaelbayne3474]

Who else wanted the spider to be in the initial packaging, delivering a severe bit on the way out.

[@yormhammerson530]

Yowza! That trapdoor is seething malding and definitely not coping

[@Ava_Orchid]

They way he hurried to the dirt like Hello old friend protect me please.

[@mikewithrow2271]

Really really new to this and my best friend and I are rehoming three new ones today. They are supposed to be here around noon,I've been up since 4 am. Let's just say I was so uninformed about tarantulas. Never in a million years thought they had color. Umm I need to hit the lottery like really soon. Mind is absolutely blown

[@ronin4073]

That spider is not helpless by any means my dear! LoL