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sicarius thomisoides
breeding
pairing

[@jacobkreifels7690]

"If it bites you on the leg, you'll probably get a huge wound and potentially lose a hand" - Petko 2020

[@Pixel_panic7]

Yeah why lose a hand when it’s you leg lol

[@Wayhoo]

Ah yes, the floor is made of ceiling.

[@buttbootynaked4455]

Please not my right hand... it’s almost December!

[@kevinbesemer5673]

@@buttbootynaked4455 lmao

[@savageedd-gy7257]

@@buttbootynaked4455 I swear if I lose my right hand before December

[@grimgy4409]

"If it bites you on your leg you will get a huge wound and potentionally loose a hand" Me: Dang, that IS a strong venom!

[@kenjiro2676]

If it bites my leg I’m going to lose my hand 😂 Petko logik

[@charlottem.1477]

Not being a jerk. Just trying to be helpful. .....and potentially lose* a hand.

[@M_u_t_e96024]

@@charlottem.1477 u know what ur doing dont lie

[@TheDarkDen]

IKR :D

[@werner1]

@@kenjiro2676 If you know Petko, you'll know his English is not perfect it's not his native language I agree but I could see he was showing his arm but said leg. But if it does bite you on the arm I don't think you will lose your hand but it's still a slip up "oop's"

[@SchennyoOoO]

The majority of the time I was doubting if that female was even alive hahaha

[@jazzsm5022]

Me too!

[@loadmypantz8287]

All the girls I’ve done haven’t been

[@loadmypantz8287]

Working in a morgue is great 👍

[@haze_smokes]

@@loadmypantz8287 😳

[@rein3935]

@@loadmypantz8287 got us in the first half ngl

[@joeylin6146]

im proud of felix his evolution: from shy to eating from your hand:)

[@catherinehubbard1167]

It also says something about Petko's patient, enriching care. Felix was flexible and smart enough to learn trust, and Petko took the time and effort to earn it. Good for both of them!

[@joeylin6146]

@@catherinehubbard1167 I 100% agree👍

[@saltysovereign]

At first I thought this said “eating your hand”

[@mryahmati8865]

@@saltysovereign xD same

[@terrorform242]

aside from the feeding that was the first time ive seen a chameleon approach someone instead of fleeing. was not expecting that given the shy nature of the species.

[@bobo_zz8839]

Him: “A bite to the arm-“ Me: *gets sudden pain in foot*

[@el6700]

“Well well well... I can’t believe we had a successful sexy time” - this guy, actually

[@trashflower1971]

I read this right when I heard it-

[@henxinggan]

Think that's what he says to his wife/girlfriend?

[@noquality3599]

@@trashflower1971 Dude fkn same wtf

[@Shay_Mendez]

Just so you know, I've seen on some spider forums that takes a little bit longer for Sicarius spiders to produce egg sacs. As long as 14 months in very rare cases, but just be aware in case it takes a little bit longer than normal.

[@charlottem.1477]

That’s very kind of you but I’m sure he is very aware. We all learn new things everyday. Thanks!

[@nom3nnescio]

@@charlottem.1477 well he does not know how to take care of the lizard so..

[@charlottem.1477]

@@nom3nnescio Apples and oranges. Have a nice day! 😊

[@wafflenuggets5736]

@@charlottem.1477 doesn’t matter he’s not doing it right so who’s to say he won’t know little known facts about his spider when he can’t lean the simple facts about his lizard?

[@AlexPTwigg-ql3ci]

I was so tense every time he stood over the female.

[@WolfGoddess77]

I was, too. I was absolutely sure she was going to spring up and make a snack out of him.

[@chumon1992]

Hes very spastic for sure

[@Geology051]

Yeah same here and I have no idea why

[@kgkillagray229]

Female spider: takes fast lap around enclosure Petko: Laughs nervously

[@mikabzz9051]

*chuckles* im in danger

[@pale9819]

Yesterday I was at work and there was a little adorable zebra jumping spider walking on one of the packages. My co worker was about to kill it but I let it crawl on my arm and taked it outside. Nobody’s going to kill my favorite spider species because zebra spiders are the coolest and cutest crawlies ever.

[@kai-janafarrar9984]

Scary

[@cajunseasoning1846]

I think the peacock spiders are super cute. Im terrified of spiders but peacock spiders are definitely cute. especially their funny little mating dance.

[@pale9819]

My favorite gif on the internet is the peacock spider playing bongos. Specifically the version where it has a sombrero.

[@newvocabulary]

Petko: "These are super dangerous spiders." Also Petko: "Lets make hundreds more of them."

[@Kaori_Suzuki]

There is actually a good reason as to why you'd possibly (safely) wanna breed some venomous spiders. And that's so they can be milked for anti venoms

[@leviackerman3334]

@@Kaori_Suzuki science

[@shaferfw4885]

Other people:"lets make up some random bullshit in youtube like whoever created the no one shit" John Ducan: "Oh finally no more no one shit i got bored of creating that lets move on to this new shit"

[@alangutierrez9359]

@@shaferfw4885 oh hey no one cares

[@Yummier4]

Dose he not see what’s rong with that LMAO XD

[@addisonmilam3297]

Im literally watching for two reasons. 1: For some reason it was on my recommendations and im trying to get over my fear if spiders-

[@SeanSidious]

The roach has won his freedom. Should name him Rudiarius, a gladiator that was granted his freedom. I say freedom... I mean not being pierced alive with massive fangs, injected with venom and eaten. 😂

[@jonvthvnlee]

9:39 "We had a successful sexytime. Hell yeah" I laughed way harder than I should have.

[@professionalpainthuffer]

I love the energy of Petko cackling and saying "om nyom nyom" I am here for that vibe

[@SlaveKnightGael]

It seems like the spider is trying to hide multiple times, but it's unable to burrow into stones. Half of the enclosure is filled with small-medium sized stones and it made me very uncomfortable. Every video I've seen with sand spiders, they are housed in extremely fine sand.

[@kirkyb264]

Dont think he understands there needs.. just got them and hope for best

[@LyteRetro]

Ah yes i forget pebbles don't exist in the wild.

[@queezydragon]

It's not filled ALL the way with pebbles there's sand to burrow in

[@redfalcong188]

Pebbles exist in the wild I'll give you that, but at the same time you'd think the spiders would avoid pebble/sand mixes. But here they have only what he gives them. Of course he may have added the pebbles in order to find them more quickly.

[@rachelannapolaro8969]

The male tank definitely had a lot more pebbles than sand and not enough to burrow

[@tzefenggoh5296]

Never seen male and female spiders just chill together like that! Super cool footage damn

[@plawson8577]

Wall Spiders! They do that too!

[@HoshigakiKaena]

Sand spider is shaken, wakes up annoyed, makes self cozy, buries self in sand I understand these spiders.

[@jshay547]

me too bro :)

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

"Where the thicc women at?" - Spider

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

That spider uses the chief weapon of surprise, the Spanish Inquisition's favorite weapon

[@leonsauer44]

I am sorry, but is not okay and asshole from you to write from this name!!!! You forgot to write the Un big

[@davidrobinson8543]

Well done this may be the only document Mating of six eyed Sand spiders

[@matress666]

The male made me so fking nervous whenever he got on top of her

[@thatdumbguy84esquire29]

My anxiety was REAL. I was praying that man knew what he was doing lmao!

[@IntensityAngel]

Yeah I've watched a few tarantula videos and was expecting the female to have him for dinner.

[@michaelsMW2movies]

I just wanted to say thankyou for giving me an entirely different outlook on these amazing creatures! I have been absolutely terrified of spiders all my life due to having multiple comedically traumatic experiences with them growing up. When I was about 8 years old I was washing my face at the sink, I had bubbles in my eyes and so I cupped my hand under the tap and splashed the water into my face. little did I know there was a huge house spider hiding in the tap and so I ended up throwing it in my face along with the water.. Later on in life, aged 10, my mother had her dressing-gown on, a large house spider crawled out of it and up her chest, she panicked and threw it on the floor. leaving her son traumatized by her nakedness and this huge spider that was running across the floor... My fears followed me up until about 5 months ago when I started watching your videos. my fears began to turn into curiosity, and then into fascination. I now own two tarantulas of my own ( Green Bottle Blue and Mexican Fire Leg) and most recently I was able to remove a large house spider from my home using my bare hands ! very proud moment lol. Anyway I am probably not the only person that your videos have helped with overcoming this ridiculous fear! and so I'd like to say thankyou. Oh and one more thing, your content quality is actually amazing! and the aesthetics to your setup is very pleasing to watch. I wish DarkDen all the success that comes your way.

[@thefleenercrew8339]

Dude that was super cute and super brave

[@NullCake2224]

Thanks but, No one asked for your life story

[@rebeccamarie2233]

"If it bites you on the leg you will potentially lose a hand" 😂😂😂 I love your videos. They always brighten my day

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Sad about the male but glad the females are doing alright. Pretty cool spiders

[@capatainnemo]

he is fine

[@Dasshniplle]

Did we just watch the same video ? The Male was fine

[@wdwfanatic1394]

@@capatainnemo no, he said the male doesn't have much time to live

[@wdwfanatic1394]

@@Dasshniplle No you didn't, he said the male looks like he doesn't have much time to live. At 0:44! Literally 44 seconds in LMFAO

[@jacks559]

@@wdwfanatic1394 the original comment made it sound like the male was eaten which was what was confusing.

[@siljemartins7447]

Awww it was like a little moment, he hugged her, pulled her in and just went to town! Good moves my dude 😏

[@julianjaquez6091]

Um

[@DylannJocelyn]

It kinda looked like he pulled her in for a kiss 😘 lol

[@siljemartins7447]

@@DylannJocelyn right? If someone pulls me in for a kiss I'm like a puddle😏 never knew spiders had such moves🤣

[@derpyhooves6667]

That scratching around he was doing in the first enclosure is part of how they find and attract a mate. It can take hours or just minutes sometimes days😂

[@genericname9024]

The "leg?" when talking about sand spider bites made me laugh. I do that too!

[@indiamay2296]

I 1000% thought your male was broken at first 😂

[@HeidiWilde]

Sand Spiders are so adorable when they're burying themselves. They pop out so fast it looks like teleportation and not just jumping up out of the sand. I don't know if I could ever own one, but I love watching videos about them.

[@awetistic5295]

Sand spiders burying themselves are my spirit animals.

[@Nush]

The way the female gets nice and comfortable, scooching her butt, once she's ready to cover herself is adorable. I never thought that I'd find a spider adorable but I'm glad :) thank you Petko and Exotics c:

[@osrsweims]

Damn so if it bites my leg ima lose a hand? Thats intense fam, lol.

[@estherwolf4354]

Yes the 6 sided sand spider is venomous, be advised there is no antivenom you could die, the reason a lot of people keep them in the pet trade is they can't climb the glass. If she lays a sac good luck separating the slings.

[@plawson8577]

Sand Spiders are common Venomous/Poisonous Middle Eastern and Australian 6 Eye Crab Spiders(Unlike US Crab Spiders, they have long lifespans) but unlike the Sydney Funnel Web they aren’t aggressive and are generally docile. So bites to humans is extremely RARE.

[@frumpyworld7458]

When he was talking about the "wound" the bite causes, the effect is called necrosis, it's when tissue dies because of a toxic substance.

[@ShayTheBean]

Omg I love Felix so much and yay I'm so glad that Despacito is doing well 😊 Also I can't watch anything with sand spiders without remembering the video of the spider that couldn't hide 😂

[@Virianwastaken]

Spiders everywhere. Imagine one box falls, pushing a tower of boxes opening every box.

[@sirensandstuff5780]

Their venom has 2 effects on the body. The one you were thinking of is necrosis: this is were the skin/tissue rots away around the bite leaving those nightmare fuel type wounds. The other effect of their venom is it makes your red blood cells burst, which makes it so that oxygen isn't delivered to vital organs. This species has some of the most powerful venom in the world, however they are very unlikely to bite due to reliance on their camouflage. Hope this helped ^_^

[@osulove2193]

I am very terrified of spiders, but I honestly really enjoy watching your 8 legged friends :)

[@bryanthevery]

Yasssss! Been waiting to see more of these sandy-bois. Helll yuh for laying up an awesome start to the weekend.

[@AJBeardow]

When you make little "mwah" sounds in your head at 9:25 it gets cute.

[@haze_smokes]

“if they are in a desert and they can hide so well then how can they find each other to do some hubba hubba”

[@AlternativeInverts]

We have just got ourselves a 6 eyed sand spider too and will be releasing it on our channel today! we cannot wait to breed these also great job!

[@DesignatedDrinker12]

These spiders scare the shit out of me, tbh. But the way they bury themselves is pretty cute lol

[@lindad1195]

What an absolutely gorgeous chameleon!

[@bryxer7v7]

'if it bites you on the leg you might potently lose a hand' -The Dark Den

[@kirkyb264]

Recommend taking the stones out and put more sand in. Just advise from former keeper of them. Hurts me to see them like that..

[@floisepic]

The 3rd female had me wheezing. Its like when we think we are hidden when we close our eyes in hide and seek

[@i_am_curious_snake9991]

Spiders: sexy time? Petko: yes

[@ErokLobotomist]

It's amazing how versatile those plastic tubs are. I use them for my tall 40K Minis, and my son's Lego. Never considered using them too store spiders lol Cheers from Canada!

[@mv_devonkrisp8559]

They kinda look like a gigantic desert recluse (just the shape) definitely one of the coolest spiders to own.

[@tarantula_town]

I love how incognito they are

[@alexandralite835]

Your bond with your animals is adorable.

[@xxaizawasenseixx3837]

I heard spider..... I now fear you.....

[@Wenchework]

Glad to see happy news spetialy since Miss Lord Have Mercy has passed away

[@jenshelley4737]

Great hubba hubba time! Good luck getting eggsacks!!! Can't wait to see the New New Permanent Dark Den! Your my spooder hero! Because of you I now have my own family of tarantulas and wolf spiders!! Can't thank you enough!! Keep up the good work!!🖤🕷

[@nom3nnescio]

haba haba time

[@thisisyourfinalmission6272]

Dark den, I’m just so curious and amazed how Felix always stays on the tree without leaving and he is so well behaved. If I had a chameleon I’d like one like Felix.

[@rowlan5659]

Spiders: NONONO! SpidersMating: NOO! Me: Clicks anyway

[@animation1319]

Excotic liar fans be like: WE WANT SPIDERS!

[@CloudsAndCoffins]

Just found this channel and my god, is your whole reptile room set up just the most gorgeous looking thing! I'm blown away by the organization and how well cared for everything is!!!

[@nikkic0509]

So amazing. I’ve never seen these before. And, Felix is so cute.

[@InsomniOwl_]

He's teabagging her! 😂😂😂

[@axstheticteaxx1517]

I love your ascent so much, very soothing.Subscribed!

[@roninsteel]

So now I'm completly terrified of hiking in the desert and a mini earthquake disturbs a massive colony of these things

[@ChloeASMR91]

im a tarantula owner and i like it when sand spiders hide themselves haha soo cute

[@legendsofmeme1885]

imagine walking a dessert full of those spiders

[@a.t.nelson1670]

That was awesome! I am so surprised it worked. Thank goodness for time lapse. I can't wait to see if it took. Thanks for another amazing video.

[@nataliearguello3586]

Even his tripod looks like a spider. Haha. So cute they looked like they kissed and hugged and then danced!sweet spider 😍 love

[@EnderKind]

spiders: you look like a snack (actually beliving it)

[@WolfGoddess77]

When you said you were going to use two hands and then brought up that this breed of spider is supposedly non-aggressive, I thought that meant you were going to pick him up and transfer him that way. ...until you got to the part about what his venom could do, should he actually decide to chomp you.

[@ACTIVATEDADNANSALIMI1969]

Good spider keeping. but one thing you need to know. That you only put sand for this spiders in their house. If you wanna place small stones then please put them on the corner side. But if you still like to spread stone. then please place really really small stones. The size of male spider stomach.They just love plain sand and love to hide.

[@angiethompson5648]

I am so happy Despacito is well, when I saw his video I just knew he was dying as my dragons did the same (both were rescues with sever MBD) they never came back once the seizing started.

[@mazterfranky4041]

This is how those giant spider movies start 😲 👀

[@carlosrivera9837]

13:04 POV: you are a spider that has been caught for bolting

[@JaneDark94]

That was smooth!

[@gracio1231]

I love sand spiders they’re so cute but jumpin spiders are a win for me always because of the different colors n such

[@moneachamen9163]

I have phobias of spiders and yet here i am watching it with my heart anxiously pounding

[@barbhelle5481]

Happy dance for your spiders and you.

[@margopalazzolo1539]

Me at the biggining:ya new baby spides

[@michellemorningstar880]

Wow Dark Den This was amazing Cool..Seen her baring her self. i bawl my eyes out see Felix as i just lost my Chameleon Sterling.. its so hard losing a pet..and i just got his Ashes back too now he home with us...thanks so much.

[@silvioruiz9689]

Great video Petko , Felix and Despacito are very good.

[@maxkayser4609]

If It bites You in the Leg, You will loose a Hand....Hmmmm...🤣 Had to laugh really hard^^ Great Video Pedko 😁👍

[@Krisha991]

These spiders are too much funny when they suddenly start to dig! They do it with so much energy, almost fury (looks like that) 🤣🤣🤣

[@darkprose]

“I’m not taking any chances...” I detect several.

[@GL4SSHEART]

It was super adorable when Felix reached for you ☺️

[@Snooznoo]

This is one of my favourite species of spider, I love how quickly they dig and hide 🙂🕷

[@genesisgreen3458]

I'm so excited for the new dark den!

[@martinoligl6902]

The male was not hiding cause the enclousore has no sand. :(

[@keyboardings]

*bit on leg * *wound appears on leg * *loses hand because why not *

[@darrenwoolley8736]

Petko, congrats on your capturing this footage, Wow, I've looked and haven't found any vids of this on KZbin before.. 👍😃👍

[@baileystrozier5490]

Seeing a new video always makes me happy. As someone who finds these creature soo interesting and cool, but is too scared to own one this is the best thing!!

[@moose8846]

The female that wasn't entirely hidden was that way because the sand is WAY too coarse. These spiders need to be housed in extremely fine sand to avoid injury and to allow them to hide properly and make them feel secure

[@tomthompson2309]

Gotta love Felix,little legend.

[@leokrupp4442]

They are easily startled, but they'll soon be back, and in greater numbers!!!

[@FoxxieSenpai]

"hubba hubba" lol

[@houseflygaming]

They're such interesting spiders! When they were doing the wahoo and yahoo it looked like they were kissing lol.

[@BlankParty]

Female spider: If I bury my head you can’t see me, right?

[@anonymousexx6023]

Collad with Exotic Lair ♥

[@andrewwillard5625]

Your chameleon is the cutest thing I swear

[@pamersiel]

I am watching this video reading the article Herbert W. Levi, "Predatory and Sexual Behavior of the Spider Sicarius (Araneae: Sicariidae)", Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, vol. 74, 1967. The article says that the male makes digging movements with his front legs and then digs out the female, starting with her booty, and then with sudden movement turns her towards himself. It is interesting to what extent this will correspond to the video.

[@pamersiel]

It will be wonderful to see their masonry technique, as they make an eggcase from the sand. Such a strange species.

[@syedhassanraza2571]

Male Spider: Hey there! Female Spider: You are missing 2 legs. Any reason why? Male Spider: Its just you and me babe! You have to accept me anyways. We are being recorded!