Pet tarantula

[Pistol]

The funny thing is I hate spiders and don't hestitate to kill them but for some reason tarantulas fascinate me and I never had a desire to kill one.

[Tuffbroadhead]

Very cool!!!

[bho0351]

I carried one of those to school in the 8th grade in my shirt pocket. I let it loose in the classroom on a girl that sat behind me. My teacher, old lady Carter saw it when Lola Fay screamed and she passed out and fell back and hit her head on the chalkboard railing and broke it off.
Yeah, I was in big trouble. Got 12 licks from the Supt's paddle and detention hall after school every day for the rest of the school year which was about 6 long months. Next year I put a water snake on the bus driver and got a month's detention. Life was hard back in the 50's.

Take good care of that spider. She be eatin lots of bad bugs even baby mice.

That's hilarious!!

[PROUDREDNECK]

The funny thing is I hate spiders and don't hestitate to kill them but for some reason tarantulas fascinate me and I never had a desire to kill one.

Same thing happens to me but with rattlesnakes

[Oz_Ag]

Cool! I like tarantulas!

[PROUDREDNECK]

S***!!! my pants are wet!

[bearintex]

Cool! I like tarantulas!
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You, sir, are certifiable.

My sister's friend brought over her pet tarantula one day way back when. I calmly informed her I would have zero problems turning it into a greasy spot if I saw it out of the cage.

[Outback77]

My wife would burn the house down trying to get rid of that.

[Dieselman]

Found this little guy at the lease. Haven't seen one in a long time.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Cool! I like tarantulas!
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I was wondering if you were going to see this thread Jeff! There were a bunch out that night! That big sucker in the camphouse gave me the creeps for a while!

[HandiKap Bowhunter]

I found out they jumped the hard way in Mountain Home when I was in college. We were at a friends ranch and saw one crossing the road. I grabbed my cannon and went to taking pics. I got close and it raired back and put its front legs up. I was all over that getting pic after pic. Then all hell broke loose trying to get away from that strap around my neck when all of a sudden I was looking at a whole spider on the end of my lens. My buddies and wife almost fell out of the truck laughing. I thought for sure I was going to need a change of drawers.

[Rebel_]

Those things can jump impressive height and distances!

[Jeremy7306]

I'd rather have Pet lion strait from the plains of Africa, and I'd walk around all day wearing a suit made of gazelle meat.

[Jerry Worley]

OH that reminds me of a funny story about me and my sister. We were about 18 and behind the house one afternoon. I was going up to the barn to let the horses out and I saw a tarantula out on the dirt patch just off the driveway. I immediately went to poking it with a stick. It kept raring back and fanning its front legs. I didn't know it at the time, but I was about to find out- they can jump!
I turned to my sister who was still in the garage and shouted "Hey Tracey! Come check this out!" I looked back down and that spider was on my leg! I jumped and shook it off (and said something I can't post here). She came up and said "Wow! Where did it come from?"
"I'm sure it came from the wood pile. Check this out" - and I poked it again - "isn't that cool?" as it rared back again.
"Lets catch it"
"Why? What are you going to put it in?"
"I'll get a jar." She went inside & came back with a little 6 ounce plastic drink cup.
"Tracey, that spider isn't isn't going to fit in that cup!"
"Sure it will!" and she bent over and scooped that spider up "Seee-yaooow!" That spider hit that cup and bounced right back out and landed on her hand. In one fluid motion, because she was already straightening up, she flipped that cup over her head and launched the tarantula into the air.
"My God! Where did it go??" she yelled.
I said "I think it landed on the wood pile. I think we better leave it there"
"I think that's a good idea!"
I couldn't contain myself anymore! I busted a gut laughing. She said "That's not funny!"
"Oh yes it is- you should have seen the look on your face!"

The next day I left early to go with my boss, a horse trainer, to a cutting. I told him the story and was laughing so hard it took ten minutes to tell it and he laughed so hard he had to pull the truck and trailer over on the side of the road.

That is awesome. I just had the same response as your old boss.

[Stoof]

Excellent pest control. And they are surprisingly tame. Wish I had a few in my yard.