I had probably had half a dozen of them over the years when I was a kid. Only one ever molted. I just remember the shiny, deep red color of the spiders joints afterwards and thought it was the coolest thing ever.
ThwipNSinsBinThwipN on
Are we not calling the front two legs because I see 10 appendages. I know crabs and spiders have little front nibbles that aren’t really considered legs, but homeboy is walking on them. They’re tiny, but they’re sure are leggy
peffervescence on
Nope
RoughBeautiful8681 on
Any post with spiders needs a NSFW label.
Alchemist_Joshua on
What’s it feel like when it walks on you? Is it soft? Or more bristly?
jubeon12 on
Aww poor thing… nothing like losing half of your limbs only to regrow them lol
mildpandemic on
I think spiders are cool but I was never truly intimidated by one until I saw a tarantula in the Amazon, and you could hear it scurrying around in the leaves. It was guarding its babies which were the size of normal spiders. I’m Australian and for a sense of scale they were the size of a medium huntsman. 100% would not poke my hand into the little cave she had excavated.
How lovely… hand me some hair spray and a lighter will you?
Raven96706 on
Anyone got eyes on the severed limbs to make sure they didn’t regenerate bodies?!?!?
AvariceWinter on
Whoa did not know they could do that lol you go you little nightmare you 😊
Higachad on
Actually, quite a few arthropods can regenerate lost limbs if they can survive the loss in mobility. From crabs, isopods, centipedes, and yes, to spiders. What actually kills them isn’t the loss of limb, it’s the starvation (not being able to catch supper) or predation (becoming someone else’s supper) because they can’t move as well as they would normally. As a result, the rates of recovery are significantly higher in captivity.
rpena1989 on
I thought spiders had 8 legs not 10
robo-dragon on
Spiders, and even some insects that molt can regenerate missing limbs between molts. Very cool and I’m glad this one was able to recover from that!
atg115reddit on
Friend!!!!! So cute!
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LucGabMcGra on
I didnt know they molt, and sure as hell i didnt know that they can grow limbs back…
silentbob1301 on
Idk, spiders are cool, but I don’t think I could get over the fear it’s just gonna get spooked one day and bury them fangs into my soft flesh
waagi on
Where do they put their newly grown legs before molting?
Does this mean that Spiderman can regrow his limbs?
TOkidd on
Looks like a Phormingochilus of some kind. Maybe a Hati Hati? Regardless, it’s pretty unwise to let an Asian T walk on your arm, whether its missing limbs or not. It’s definitely not missing its fangs and hurt juice. That’s the kind of thing you do with a Grammostola, but is sort of reckless to do with a Phormingochilus. Hati Hati means “be careful” in Indonesia.
11Elemental11 on
Is this your pet?
Aggravating_Berry253 on
Lieutenant dan! You ain’t got no- o wait nvm you good.
InitiatedPig7 on
Why doesn’t it bite when people hold it like this??????
Imstuckintheupsdedwn on
If all spiders moved this slowly they wouldn’t be so scary
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As a total tarantula ignorant, this was news to me.
Wow! Good for Her? (Him?) I had no idea they could regrow legs
They regenerate limbs?? What devilry is this?
I didn’t know they could do that.
Limb regeneration is very cool for them. Nice.
Are they supposed to have 10 legs?!
I found this
https://preview.redd.it/k3e48iqhufyg1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94f7109f10cdea82dbb1b2e8f1a78624bad55099
I wonder if this would work with Spider Man.
This tarantula has 10 legs
I had probably had half a dozen of them over the years when I was a kid. Only one ever molted. I just remember the shiny, deep red color of the spiders joints afterwards and thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Are we not calling the front two legs because I see 10 appendages. I know crabs and spiders have little front nibbles that aren’t really considered legs, but homeboy is walking on them. They’re tiny, but they’re sure are leggy
Nope
Any post with spiders needs a NSFW label.
What’s it feel like when it walks on you? Is it soft? Or more bristly?
Aww poor thing… nothing like losing half of your limbs only to regrow them lol
I think spiders are cool but I was never truly intimidated by one until I saw a tarantula in the Amazon, and you could hear it scurrying around in the leaves. It was guarding its babies which were the size of normal spiders. I’m Australian and for a sense of scale they were the size of a medium huntsman. 100% would not poke my hand into the little cave she had excavated.
Go tarantula!
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or, MOLTEN METAL
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I wanna do that
https://i.redd.it/a271ml1vwfyg1.gif
How lovely… hand me some hair spray and a lighter will you?
Anyone got eyes on the severed limbs to make sure they didn’t regenerate bodies?!?!?
Whoa did not know they could do that lol you go you little nightmare you 😊
Actually, quite a few arthropods can regenerate lost limbs if they can survive the loss in mobility. From crabs, isopods, centipedes, and yes, to spiders. What actually kills them isn’t the loss of limb, it’s the starvation (not being able to catch supper) or predation (becoming someone else’s supper) because they can’t move as well as they would normally. As a result, the rates of recovery are significantly higher in captivity.
I thought spiders had 8 legs not 10
Spiders, and even some insects that molt can regenerate missing limbs between molts. Very cool and I’m glad this one was able to recover from that!
Friend!!!!! So cute!
I didnt know they molt, and sure as hell i didnt know that they can grow limbs back…
Idk, spiders are cool, but I don’t think I could get over the fear it’s just gonna get spooked one day and bury them fangs into my soft flesh
Where do they put their newly grown legs before molting?
Gonna try to molt now
https://preview.redd.it/owbah0ha2gyg1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f64538b7b13ad6576fd63320c034e88542bcb160
Does this mean that Spiderman can regrow his limbs?
Looks like a Phormingochilus of some kind. Maybe a Hati Hati? Regardless, it’s pretty unwise to let an Asian T walk on your arm, whether its missing limbs or not. It’s definitely not missing its fangs and hurt juice. That’s the kind of thing you do with a Grammostola, but is sort of reckless to do with a Phormingochilus. Hati Hati means “be careful” in Indonesia.
Is this your pet?
Lieutenant dan! You ain’t got no- o wait nvm you good.
Why doesn’t it bite when people hold it like this??????
If all spiders moved this slowly they wouldn’t be so scary