The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
According to that nursery rhyme, the rain was so hard and the spider was so small that it washed it right out of the spout.
But for this spider, it will take more than water to flush it out.
Meet the Theraphosa blondi
We can say that our fear of spiders is directly proportional to their size. So, we can agree that this big guy is going to leave us with nightmares.
A viral video
It started with a viral video from Surrey, UK, wherein it shows a spider walking.
Then slowly, the camera zooms out to reveal an arm. This moment allowed the audience to visualize how big the spider was.
It was about the size of a card, which is more than enough to send someone launching off to space. It was just going to get worse, however.
The camera zoomed out
It kept zooming until the edge of a ceramic plate was shown.
After a few moments, the video revealed the jaw-dropping spider lounging on a plate.
It was an arachnid whose legs spanned the edges of the dinner plate. It’s a sight that would make anyone flush white.
It’s known as the Goliath birdeater.
With a leg span of a foot or so, this bad boy is the biggest arachnid on the planet. But while the name and the size are terrifying, it’s far from reality.
The name
The name “birdeater” came from an 18th-century engraving of a tarantula eating a hummingbird.
Goliath birdeaters do eat birds, but they’re not included in their normal diet. Who wants to choke on feathers, after all?
Found in the rainforests of the wild Amazon, the tarantula hunts for insects much like any other arachnid.
For larger prey like rodents and frogs, the spider bites them and pumps them with venom. They drag their prey into their burrow and suck their digested insides.
But don’t burn them just yet.
Spider venom is largely not lethal to humans. A tarantula’s bite can be compared to a wasp’s.
In fact, in some cultures in South America, these spiders are treated as delicacies.
Birdeaters are also notoriously blind. To compensate for their poor eyesight, these spiders have “hairy” legs to help them sense their surroundings.
People are still leaving hilarious comments.
“If I see a spider that size in my house, I’ll just give ‘em the whole house.” Said one commenter, expressing their fears in funny ways.
“That’s not even a spider, man. That’s a pet animal and she needs to pay the rent.” Another commenter wrote.
Spiders are proof of how amazing and terrifying nature can be.
And while scientists and psychologists are still trying to figure out where our fear of spiders came from, we can all agree that someone has to be a little bit crazy to keep a pet just like this one.
Let’s just hope it doesn’t crawl out of its crate and make the bathroom its home.
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