Arachnophobia

[_Cathy_]

wala akong phobia sa gagamba, instead i fight them. para rin yang sabong, malaki ang pustahan

ha ha ha! In grade school my cousin who lived with us would have these small gagambas for sabong too. He kept it in a matchbox. Pati ako nakisali na din But that spider in the pic is huge!!!

OT: We used to have a lot of caterpillars and butterflies at home. Dati nga meron pang giant lizard, I don't know if it's a tuko or bayawak. Now I don't see any more. We still have bats though.

[holdencaulfield]

do all of them bite?

i never really feared them critters but i do give them a huge leeway whenever i come across them

btw, i used to trek mountains (i'd like to get back into it too) and pitch tents in beaches but i've never encountered a local tarantula. where can you find them exactly? just curious

here's one for you sir baludoy. can be found in Luzon.

p. baeri is a dwarf tarantula. to tell you common itong tarantula nato, kung matiyaga ka maghanap. may co-hobbyist ako sa bakuran lang nila sa tandang sora q.c. meron siyang nakukuha.

unang encounter ko sa species nato, saamin sa san jose del monte bulacan years ago. nakita ko lang naglalakad sa garage which is very unusual kasi it's a shy animal that prefers hiding. it's fossorial meaning it digs a hole in the ground as its home.
so you won't normally see them walking around in the open. siguro kung mahilig ako noon sa theraposids o tarantulas, madali lang din ako makahanap niyan saamin.

2003 sa laguna, sumama ako sa paghanap ng species nato. marami kaming na collect.

you won't be able to find them in sandy places like beaches. our theraposids needs humidity kaya they prefer moist substrates. favorite nila yung humus kaya makikita mo sila sa mga grassy, forests or plantations na may dead leaves.

and about biting, yes, they will not hesitate to do it lalo na ang theraposids natin nabibilang sa mga OLD WORLD species na kilala ang reputation sa pagiging masungit.

OLD WORLD tarantulas are not for begginers.