UNBOXING the ANGRIEST Trapdoor Spider I've ever met!

In today's video we unbox a very large, and very angry, Southwestern Trapdoor Spider sent as a gift from Peter at Bugs in Cyberspace.
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[@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

[@rummagetherum]

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

[@donovananderson5879]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@MultiAsh93]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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👍

[@tylociraptor8131]

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

[@bianchini1809]

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

[@EctoBabble]

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

[@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. 🤣

[@darkangelw8472]

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

[@pcj3405]

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

[@Sirlie08]

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

[@codiefitz3876]

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

[@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

[@jb222111]

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

[@angelosnl2534]

Maybe a bigger enclosure to walk around would be nice, even for a spider.

[@gorgha3988]

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

[@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 😅

[@MrMichaeljay1965]

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

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

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.

[@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.

[@Augustbeauty69]

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

[@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

[@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 ^^

[@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😂

[@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

[@daverobertson7133]

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

[@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

[@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!"

[@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

[@imjustyncredible645]

Shit I would be mad too being shipped in a medium box wrapped in paper where it’s dark and being bumped around not knowing what the fuck is going on lol. I would come out the gate trying to inject all my venom into the first person I see in the light after being in the dark for a while.

[@MP-sq4us]

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

[@WhatWouldCiceroDo]

This animal belongs in nature

[@sgilmour47]

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

[@sarah_van_]

Omg SUCH an angry lil guy! 😂

[@sigguy1361]

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

[@HoneyD109]

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

[@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

[@jaytakajeremiahtisdale2042]

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

[@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

[@amsbeats841]

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

[@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!

[@laurenk.7325]

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

[@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.

[@felixcross9269]

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

[@hollishan]

He's such a cute chonky thing!!

[@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

[@memoriesofviolet3306]

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

[@kyleomara4932]

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

[@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.

[@dejapoo9367]

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

[@SnowWhite_andthesevensnakes]

Love the set-up! I feel like if they made their burrow right up against the plastic then at least you'd get a viewing of them?? That's what I always hope for with these lol.

[@kevinpham3022]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@lizarrrdbeth]

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

[@shanebethune9032]

You’d be mad too if someone stuck you in a box

[@bugtalk84]

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

[@grenvallion]

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

[@elianwolfert3879]

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

[@nicoleN1993]

How in the world can you like spiders and want them as pets? I’m extremely terrified. I don’t even know why I’m watching this

[@riggamorrischan]

@@packisbetter90 Right the whole time I was thinking “why not just let this spider be free?” It deserves to be out in the woods or something. Despite me being afraid of them, I felt bad for him/her

[@aurapena5536]

So amazing! Thank you for your video ☺️

[@OrtonFan4eva]

YES!!! Trapdoor content. Love it

[@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! 🖤🖤

[@alexanderjakubsen2198]

I love what you do for spiders.

[@Avendros]

can't wait to see what becomes of it and the first feeding for it!

[@KCannaQueen]

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

[@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.

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

Awesome video!!! Love this channel! 🕷🕸❤👍

[@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 🙂

[@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.

[@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.

[@WhiteIndoraptor]

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

[@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…

[@marculmer2527]

Unboxing of ANIMALS. What a sick world.

[@humbertocastro8088]

Awesome spider you showed and home you made

[@JakePlisskin12]

There's no way I would even set a foot into your house.

[@supernovagirl7883]

I love them! I hope you’re able to get footage of what a feeding looks like, I’m very interested because I think they’re the kind of pet I would like

[@wildeyedfae]

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

[@amandalucky8211]

Such a cute little angry spider, I'm in love 😍

[@stitchinstella2425]

I love how angry it was! I kinda wanna get a trapdoor and I'll for sure keep this species in mind if I do.

[@lemoscher5443]

They are shipped in boxes by mail, seriously? In that case I was upset too !🤬

[@michellecena8159]

Agree. Why are we shipping living thins in cardboard boxes or through the mail. Same thing happens with baby chicks and several die in the process. 🙄 No offense to Kat.

[@trendmassacre8423]

Get over it, fruitcake 😂

[@diegobernal6037]

@@michellecena8159 she doesn't seem to care either, as she immediately threw the spider into another tiny box.

[@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.

[@notsorry3631]

Poor little guy. So cute.

[@Ashley-ke2xp]

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

[@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

[@pixxiekity]

I love watching your videos 🥰 I enjoy all the info you give on your babies 😊

[@peterpuleo2904]

You would be angry too if someone sealed you in a box and shipped you across the country.

[@kirre_motion3437]

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

[@ronin4073]

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

[@hoibsh21]

Gangbanga: (Flippin Gang Signs) Trapdoor Spida: HOLD MY MOUSE.....

[@tarantulagirl_]

Trapdoor spiders are the cutest thing ever honestly I mean come on they make a little door for their home they are true interior designers 💛🖤

[@veenoir1991]

The layers are a good idea, it looks cool too

[@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!!

[@ohminsun]

"It's like cooking" lol love it