Black Widow, The Best Pet Spider?

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  • @HeapOfBones
    @HeapOfBones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3551

    This was my first time viewing a Clint's Reptiles video. I didn't even realize it was over 20 minutes long as I was engaged and intrigued the entire time. Exciting host, gorgeous animal. 6/5, subscribing immediately.

    • @corvidconfidential8826
      @corvidconfidential8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Interestingly enough this was my first video too, I wonder why this one reached out more than the others as all his videos are of equal or greater quality. Even made me want a gecko....heh

    • @morpbaconstein
      @morpbaconstein 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Same here!

    • @charlierichardson3169
      @charlierichardson3169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HeapOfBones me too

    • @MCDLXXXVIII_
      @MCDLXXXVIII_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I literally just did the same thing 🤣😂 this dude really knows his facts.

    • @steveistheman84
      @steveistheman84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same here. this dude rules

  • @gothgirlfriend713
    @gothgirlfriend713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3822

    The story about the black widow wrapping her injured leg up in silk is one of the coolest things I've ever heard

    • @wade0921
      @wade0921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      I know, if that happened, and why shouldn't we trust a person like him, then that's another cool thing about spiders, or at least the Black Widow. Spiders, they are our friends, leave them alone and they will eat all the other insects that bug us and give us diseases.

    • @5kr3aminMunk33
      @5kr3aminMunk33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dancarter255 Why would you want to prevent clotting?

    • @iiblazedful
      @iiblazedful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@5kr3aminMunk33 He said it wrong lol there has been a few studies that show spider web can actually speed up the healing process of cuts.

    • @snerttt
      @snerttt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@dancarter255 Blood clotting is a GOOD thing though!

    • @CreatorsHubCreates
      @CreatorsHubCreates 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Goth Girlfriend I’ve never been so scared

  • @CynicalCharmer
    @CynicalCharmer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    You’re incredible at teacher humour without being patronising. Not only that, but you don’t dumb things down to a childlike state, and still throw some mature jokes in. It’s great.

  • @davidjager23
    @davidjager23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    almost every other clint video:
    "these need a large enclosure, need fed X times per ___, need this many hides, a hot spot of ___ degrees, __% humidity, and are very hard to find captive bred, and you DEFINITELY need to get a captive bred one, NEVER get a wild-caught one,"
    this video:
    "get a jar, whatever size you find, a couple twigs. feed em once a week, but if you forget for 2 weeks oh well! keep it wherever you want, on top of your fridge, on your nightstand, they dont mind any temperature! out in the open they dont mind! Availability? Dude they're everywhere man what are you doing? go out in your yard and grab one!"
    lol love you Clint.

    • @persononearth801
      @persononearth801 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah a small jar because they aren’t gonna travel, they make a web and stay there for pretty much the rest of their life

    • @Sara3346
      @Sara3346 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just don't expose them to bright light if you can avoid it at all is really all one needs worry about it seems.

    • @stevekon11
      @stevekon11 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've captured several Latrodectus hesperus and Steatoda grossa from the wild and have never had a problem. In fact I would recommend getting them from the wild for a better understanding of the creature you plan to put in a jar.

  • @michaelthomas4890
    @michaelthomas4890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3367

    My new pick-up line : Hey babe, just so you know "I am not a fly"

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +791

      Good to establish that fact right from the beginning.

    • @elektrosmokes1911
      @elektrosmokes1911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      As long as you're not keeping sperm in your hands to throw at them...

    • @Merlijn1994
      @Merlijn1994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Gotta make sure you're only eaten after mating 🤷‍♀️

    • @charlesewing8246
      @charlesewing8246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@ClintsReptiles ive seen brazilian wandering spiders for sale, ive seen brown widows for sale, six eyed sand spiders and even yellow sac spiders for sale. Highly venomous spiders are strangely kinda common

    • @A7x_Forever
      @A7x_Forever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      So what you're saying is you plan to date Scarlett Johansson? Dayum son!

  • @Fire-Manz
    @Fire-Manz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1900

    Male black widow: *Mates*
    1 second later
    *Boss music starts playing*

    • @spankthemonkey3437
      @spankthemonkey3437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fire Fighter femboss

    • @Null_Experis
      @Null_Experis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      New Objective: SURVIVE

    • @sbentsen2714
      @sbentsen2714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fire Manz ya exactly

    • @CommonSenseBodybuilding
      @CommonSenseBodybuilding 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      “RUN” *BASS DROPS*

    • @cygneturesounds
      @cygneturesounds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mad respect to the male black widow.
      The boss music starts 1 second before mating, for me.

  • @Wulfjager
    @Wulfjager ปีที่แล้ว +335

    As someone who deals with some pretty bad arachnophobia when I see spiders in real life, these things absolutely terrify me. Learning more about them and hearing that their venom is far less deadly than I thought makes me fear them a lot less

    • @dirtyfiendswithneedles3111
      @dirtyfiendswithneedles3111 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch Coyote Peterson get bitten. Definitely disarmed my fears.

    • @kanefears4245
      @kanefears4245 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm more terrified of brown recluse's, since I've been bitten. Where I live, I have both. But I hardly see widows.

    • @holdenadams1193
      @holdenadams1193 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’m glad you fear of them have gone down because these creatures are amazing and beautiful

    • @butcherpete2182
      @butcherpete2182 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kanefears4245 Brown recluse spiders are not nearly as dangerous as he says. I live, have studied, and have been bitten by brown recluse spiders.
      What you need to realize is that the necrosis from a brown recluse spider is random - and by "random" I mean scientists do not officially know what causes it but necrosis only occurs in about 30% of bites, though this can vary. When I wrote a paper on brown recluse spiders at UAB, I found this weird correlation with their diet and the potency of their necrotic venom. To put it simply: the more carrion they consume the more necrotic their bites are (this is correlational, just keep in mind). But what this would seem to imply is that it is a bacterial effect that causes the necrosis, not necessarily an intrinsic part of their venom. In fact, if you apply large amount of alcohol immediately, my experience has been there will be no scarring at all and the bite will heal within a month. If, however, the site starts getting blue or any dark color, you should definitely go to the doctor. Most people who end up with terrible scars get to that point because they don't do anything about the bite - they don't clean it, they don't go to the doctor; they just ignore the thing because Brown Recluse bites don't actually hurt that much and they therefore underestimate the danger. If you immediately take action, however, it shouldn't be a big deal.

    • @Alienami
      @Alienami ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I used learning and keeping spiders as pets to work on my archanophobia.
      My Florida Brown Widow was my favorite pets, ever.

  • @Gekko-zm9id
    @Gekko-zm9id 4 ปีที่แล้ว +871

    For April fools, do a pet rock, but it’s super difficult but you give it a high rating

    • @dorgendo4000
      @dorgendo4000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is a great video idea!

    • @7thCobweb
      @7thCobweb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Dedede The Great they come in so many shapes, sizes and colors! amazing species!

    • @queermilkshake9990
      @queermilkshake9990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      So easy to care for, not the best to walk. Comes in different colours and sizes. Huge googly eyes in some, others are blind. 4.9/5

    • @krzysztofbandyk168
      @krzysztofbandyk168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Handleability- "Are you mad? A single mistake and it will crush your hand" 0/5
      Care - " Its impossible to get it to eat. You can shower it with roches and worms but it wont even try to catch one" 0/10
      Hardines " You can crack it in half during care if you forget to water it itll dry up and crack too its extreamly demanding" 0/5
      Availability "Have you seen a wild pet rock of course not. They are all captive bred by a single company good luck finding one!" 0/5
      Overall "I cant belive people think keeping a pet rock is a good idea its such a bother it requires constant attention and if you forget about it for even a moment you can easily lose it" 0/5

    • @honjon666
      @honjon666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This is my first time on this channel, but i'm gonna sub just to see if this comes true. Fingers crossed!

  • @mistertwister2000
    @mistertwister2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1444

    “If you’re [handling venomous animals] for a long long time, eventually there will be an accident.”
    Just remember that Steven Irwin died because a Ray got spooked and stung him. The man who dedicated his life to animal conservation and care, who handled the most dangerous things on the planet with the expertise and poise, he died because there was an accident.
    If you want to free handle dangerous animals then so be it, but you need to internalize the fact that you are at risk, and you might wind up in the hospital even if you “did everything right”

    • @Sly-Moose
      @Sly-Moose 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      RIP Steven Irwin :(

    • @InomayWolf
      @InomayWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Amen to that. I have horses and its not a if you get hurt its a when. I love reptiles but i also dont like hospital stays. I wont handle anything that can kill me like that. I have had a back widow but i neder handled her ONCE in the 3 years she lived

    • @RandomPersonsOpinion
      @RandomPersonsOpinion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@InomayWolf he just said he doesn't touch them directly

    • @InomayWolf
      @InomayWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes that is true but crap happens when even owning a venomus animal

    • @jennharrison5579
      @jennharrison5579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      There was a guy who owned many venomous spiders and he got bit by one and died. His family found him days later after having to have the police do a welfare check. So it happens. The Dark Den explains the best way to deal with venomous spiders

  • @kristophjj17
    @kristophjj17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    My first experience with a black widow was by accident when one crawled up my hand while cleaning out a shipping container at work. I'm not usually a person that freaks out when a bug crawls on them, but when I looked down and saw that red hourglass against my bare wrist, I froze. I swear we sat there staring at each other for at least 20 minutes while it felt around my wrist with it's pedipalps. Eventually it decided I was boring and walked back down my hand and dropped to the ground.
    I've got mad respect for these beasts and am very grateful it decided I wasn't threatening after I disturbed its home.

    • @genegray9895
      @genegray9895 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They are really very gentle creatures. We have so much cultural fear of them but when you get to know them on a personal level, they are more like deer. Extremely cautious, extremely easily spooked, and very very unlikely to engage in any kind of aggression.

    • @chriswhinery925
      @chriswhinery925 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@genegray9895 That's true of MOST animals MOST of the time. Even a large, dangerous predator like a lion doesn't want to pick fights for no reason. If a lion engages something the size of an adult human, it will probably win the fight, but, it won't be so one sided that the risk of injury is zero. They will attack people if they're hungry, or if they're feeling threatened, or if they think you're threatening their young, but in general it's just not worth the risk. Animals don't have doctors and hospitals they can go to if they get injured. Even if they win, they can still take injuries that make it harder for them to hunt or might get infected or something, so they can still lose. It's just not worth the risk for animals to be super aggressive and pick fights for no real reason. For most animals, from spiders to snakes to crocodiles to lions, just give them their space and don't bother them and they won't bother you most of the time.

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And they’re so easy to catch. I end up doing that rather than kill them because it doesn’t seem like anywhere close to a fair fight. I don’t like to kill things anyway. I don’t like spiders but bw are really chill @@genegray9895

    • @banukaii
      @banukaii 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Jesus, I never thought they could be in shipping containers. Like, god, its so obvious in hindsight! My skins gonna crawl for weeks.

  • @dreadnought448
    @dreadnought448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1378

    male spider: finally i've mated
    current objective updated *Survive*

    • @FrVitoBe
      @FrVitoBe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Male spider running: Should have bought that dlc

    • @myxstcmeme
      @myxstcmeme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "Boss music starts"

    • @Ignorethis12345
      @Ignorethis12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      "Wait...... DID I SAVE BEFORE THIS" proceeds to be eaten alive

    • @FreshMeaty
      @FreshMeaty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So basically like human life.

    • @nocturnaljoe9543
      @nocturnaljoe9543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just like with us humans.

  • @sipulikorva8717
    @sipulikorva8717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2265

    Something about "I don't like to just kill things, but would rather feed them to my pets" makes you sound like a super villain.

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +648

      I'm still on the burying beetle ten most wanted list...

    • @kiroropupper3914
      @kiroropupper3914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@ClintsReptiles this is exactly why I have 5 pet rats. My ball python stopped eating so we switched to live rat pups. After a few meals he stopped eating for three months and I didn't feel like killing the baby rat for no reason was okay. So we bought a $200 dollar cage, a couple friends and a bunch of toys.

    • @joshuahull9982
      @joshuahull9982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@ClintsReptiles I live in Maryland and have kept northern black widows. I only collect immature females because there's absolutely no risk of an immature female ever laying eggs. Some female spiders will lay infertile without mating but that is absolutely not gonna happen with latrodectus. I've actually had females live for 2 years because I always record the date I caught them and that's very old for a black widow. I also keep false widows, common house spiders, wolf spiders and jumping spiders and tarantulas. I had a female curlyhair tarantula live to 30 years old. I'm also into herps. I also had a female American toad that I acquired at my 10 birthday party at my grandparents live for 30 years in my care. She lived until after I turned 40 before passing of obvious old age. She was definitely older than the 30 years I had her because she was already really large when I found her under their lawnmower.

    • @TheRealWitchHazel3
      @TheRealWitchHazel3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pets need to eat too lol

    • @joshuahull9982
      @joshuahull9982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheRealWitchHazel3 exactly!

  • @osirisgem
    @osirisgem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    I kept one as a pet for years and she was amazing. Always very chill when it came to cleaning out her web and feeling her. At this very moment I am unware of their expected life span in captivity but she was in an early adult form when she was found and passed just after 4 years.

    • @randallsmerna384
      @randallsmerna384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That thing wouldn't have lasted 2 minutes if I found it!

    • @sethwatford4682
      @sethwatford4682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How often did you feed it?

    • @denisdooley1540
      @denisdooley1540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@sethwatford4682 I had one for a couple years and I just dropped a cricket in her big pickle jar once a week and put her lid back on. She took care of the rest.
      I just saved (I hope) one today. Some guy tried to smash her with a squeegee and drown her with windshield cleaner at a gas station in Richland.
      I think I did ok before because she made it two plus years, but I decided to watch this video anyhow to just make sure I'm doing it right.
      It's amazing how chicken s--t about spiders. The guy tonight could have just left her alone outdoors. I understand not wanting them loose in your house because you might accidentally step on it and get bit, but outdoors where I found her on a job site, nobody is even allowed to be barefoot. Just leave critters alone, it's not hard.

    • @guyo1947
      @guyo1947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randallsmerna384 when I find one its all a matter of time till I smash it, time depends on how fast I can get a magazine or black flag spray!

    • @GildedSentinel
      @GildedSentinel ปีที่แล้ว

      They can live up to three years at most.

  • @KreoCrisis
    @KreoCrisis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    I am the "I saw a spider and I didn't squash it because I thought of you," guy. I love being that guy.

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      The world needs more of that guy!

    • @rachael7407
      @rachael7407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I’ve had people tell me they’ve changed their view on rats and tarantulas because of my posts about my pets. It’s a good feeling man!

    • @rex90pawprint
      @rex90pawprint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am that guy as well, but it’s not quite so great when your best mate is an arachnophobe...

    • @chromesthesia
      @chromesthesia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I too am that guy

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I generally avoid killing most of them, but my finger was definitely bit by something with fangs. I found only 1 spider in here large enough to do that. Wasn't going to have it fall off the ceiling, land on my face and do to my face what it did to my finger (it's similar to widow neurotoxin, complete with numbness, discoloration, rash, swelling, etc., but a much smaller dose)-- anyway, wasn't about to let it dose me again. So yeah, that one's dead. Otherwise, I don't care. I'm too busy to go around killing harmless spiders, plus they kill destructive pests.

  • @bri972
    @bri972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I’ve always been terrified of these. I’ve been somewhat successful in desensitizing my anxieties about other spiders, and these are maybe a little less scary since I was actually bitten (one climbed up inside the leg of my pants while I was outdoors and decided she did not care for the experience, and funny enough, neither did I) but your story about the one patching up her leg is the kind of thing that helps me see them as creatures just going through life rather than an object of fear. I try to foster a deep respect for life and rejoice in the forms it takes, and these girls are my biggest challenge. Thanks for this really neat, slightly anxiety-producing video!

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I find it’s easier to keep them in jars rather than in pant legs ;)

  • @theorangeninja6486
    @theorangeninja6486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    "eating your husband isn't uncommon, but it is worth talking about 'cause it's stinkin' rad"
    - clint 2020

  • @JACKnJESUS
    @JACKnJESUS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    **I h* a* d my own native plant nursery with water valve boxes in the ground with a 6" round access cap. So one day I notice a female black widow had taken up residence in the zone 2 valve box. She had attached part of her web to the valve handle. I gently broke that web point and she climbed into the corner. The next day, the same thing. The following day she had adjusted her web so it was no longer attached to the handle...nice. I would wait 20 seconds or so after removing the cover and then turn the valve. After a while, I would simply knock on the cover like it was her front door, and she would move out of the way lickety-split. In the end, it got to be that wherever she was...she would just stay still...knowing I would not harm her. Even when she had eggs... the same thing. We got to know each other. My wife and I took a trip to Europe, and had my Mom stay over and care for our pets. As I needed her to turn the water on while I was away, I showed her the routine. She was very scared of spiders, but after watching our little interaction, decided she could do it. When we got back, my Mom was beaming with satisfaction. She got along fine with (Betsy) and overcame her fear of spiders at the same time. She lived the rest of her life with a newfound respect for spiders (and herself). Mom was a real trooper in that regard. Great video!!
    EDIT: I just spent this spring/summer feeding a paper wasp nest honey by hand (finger), and it was a grand time. I watched this nest start up for the last few years under my doorstop. Each year it failed. I started to realize those big nests are an amazing achievement...the odds are stiff. So, this spring...like clockwork... a wasp began a nest next to the failed nests left behind from previous seasons. This time I decided to give this little guy an edge. It took a bit of doing and nerve on both of our parts...but we both got used to my finger being the feeding station. Of course, this only works with wasps that eat honey...not all do. But in no time there was an egg...then two...then many. As they hatched, each have their duties and methodology. I learned quite a bit just by being there once or twice a day to feed them. Usually only one would fly down...or crawl down the door and wait for me to pick it up. Then the wasp would gorge itself on the honey...could literally see it grow fatter. The feeding could take as long as 5 minutes! It would even take on the hue of the honey as the sun shined down. Then it would fly back to the nest...sometimes needed my help...lol. It was quite comical at times as the ones on the nest...just a foot away would eagerly look on. The last one hatched was fed first, and all took some. The rest was mixed into the nest chambers. Some of the wasps were bolder than the rest...and would be the first ones to flag me down as I passed by...as birds do.
    But be prepared to lose them. You get to see on a daily basis how rough it is for them. One day your favorite wasp goes out...and never comes back...gone...just like that.
    There was also not a single incident of aggression from any of them towards me, my wife, our dogs (who took some sniffs)...we all became part of their landscape.
    There is a rhythm to it all...and bridges can be built...if only temporarily. It's a win win for all involved.

    • @DATo_DATonian
      @DATo_DATonian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A very nice and interesting story. Thanks for sharing! One of the things I have found delightful about these You Tube videos is that people often share their personal experiences which often make the comment section more interesting than the video itself. This reminds me of those little blurbs at the end of stories and articles in _Readers Digest_ . Those were the first things I would want to read when I got the book.

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was afraid of spiders until I worked at a pet store, and got a tarantula to walk on my hand. So neat! She cured my fear of spiders.

    • @daveTV
      @daveTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We call any spider in our house Mr./Mrs. Speiderman.

    • @ErrorlVlacro
      @ErrorlVlacro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great story, thanks for sharing!

    • @MrAdryan1603
      @MrAdryan1603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That kind of awareness in a spider would be astounding to see. I can't wait until we have even better technology, more knowledge and can more accurately test the intelligence of other animals. That's such a neat story... The part about your mom overcoming her fear was great. I think with more of these kinds of stories and educational videos and maybe some interaction with them, we can definitely show more of the world's population that the nature of these spiders and creatures with a bad rap are really just doing the best they can to protect themselves and live & aren't out to get us.. well, mostly lol. Some animals are just aggressive af haha. Cheers

  • @blunasaur9238
    @blunasaur9238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This video convinced me on pet black widows a few months back! Since then I've gotten a little widow named Heather. She's absolutely awesome and is so chill. I've been able to feed her with tweezers and watching her eat and do her other spider things is so so cool. One of the best decisions I've made, so thankful for this video getting me hooked! ❤️

  • @r0be077
    @r0be077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    Instructions unclear. Told a girl “I am not a fly!” but did not proceed to mating phase.

    • @ps374249
      @ps374249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      BUT DID YOU GET EATEN THOUGH?

    • @meathook23
      @meathook23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Jizz on your fist and punch her in the abdomen. that should do the job, don't forget to RUN!!

    • @EddVCR
      @EddVCR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      r0bE0 Of course a panda would be confused about mating 😂

    • @averyvanderlouw1193
      @averyvanderlouw1193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @r0bE0 did she call the police?

    • @averyvanderlouw1193
      @averyvanderlouw1193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Craiberk touché

  • @Illsildur
    @Illsildur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    "I don't really want a few hundred black widow babies just emerging in my house. I'm weird like that." I must be weird too then lol

    • @paintedwings74
      @paintedwings74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ah, but there are some spiders whose egg-sacs we keep deliberately! We just move them out of bedrooms when they start there.

    • @5kr3aminMunk33
      @5kr3aminMunk33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dude, I literally had an egg sack hatch on my ceiling

    • @caitieeeee
      @caitieeeee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah I'd have to give up on my security deposit, to say the least

    • @oldmech619
      @oldmech619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I knew a guy that spent some time in jail. He told of the story of a black widow in the vent that he took good care of. Until one day the jailer came in and just squashed the little girl. So Sad.

  • @ggmann13
    @ggmann13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    The instant he referred to spider cannibalization post cupellation as "stinkin rad" I was in.

  • @TheGravityShifter
    @TheGravityShifter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    Ngl, hearing how a Black Widow is capable of knowing how to bandage itself is so dang cool. I never ever knew that about a Black Widow.

    • @harrier331
      @harrier331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Of course you hadn't he stated himself that he hasn't got around to writing it up, it is clearly a new (to him at the time) discovery.

    • @TheGravityShifter
      @TheGravityShifter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@harrier331 What do you mean "Of course I haven't? I just think it's cool that Black Widows will use their web to patch their injuries because I never knew anything about that.

    • @harrier331
      @harrier331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheGravityShifter I mean, of course you haven't heard of it, it's not known by anyone but the people who watched this video.

    • @ILuvAyeAye
      @ILuvAyeAye 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheGravityShifter Because it is possible that no one has ever reported on it happening before, so there would be no way anyone could have known, unless you observed it with your own two eyes like Clint. I don't know if it's true that no one has reported it, but it's possible. (I did try Googling it, but I found a lot of results on how to care for wounds from spider bites instead of how spiders care for their own wounds.)

    • @TheGravityShifter
      @TheGravityShifter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ILuvAyeAye Well for me, it's simply because I never done the research, so I was ignorant of a Spider's intelligence.

  • @lilianayamauchi1528
    @lilianayamauchi1528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    "Hey I have a black-widow in a jar. I thought you'd want it"
    "You want to be that guy."
    I died.

  • @ty16080
    @ty16080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    How neat! I went to Clint's Reptile Room with my son about a month ago for a neighbor boy's birthday party, and I was able to meet Clint and chat with him for a bit. Now a month later he's showing up in my recommended! Excellent video, love the enthusiasm that Clint has for learning about these awesome critters. If you're ever in Springville, UT make sure to carve out some time to visit Clint's Reptile Room!

  • @latieplolo
    @latieplolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    Some male spiders have figured out the game and go a’courting with a “nuptial gift,” like a juicy worm, to offer the female to eat instead of themselves.

    • @annida576
      @annida576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      or they just wrap a twig in a bunch of silk XD

    • @rex90pawprint
      @rex90pawprint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      So basically, worms make the best wingmen?

    • @mrhalfwit972
      @mrhalfwit972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@rex90pawprint here the cake please dont cursify me

    • @RealBelisariusCawl
      @RealBelisariusCawl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love watching natural selection at work, don't you?
      Wonder if it'll catch on in the arachnid dating scene.

    • @k.v.7681
      @k.v.7681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Honudes Gai For the brazilian wolf-spider it's even the males culling the older females and mating with virgins in their own burrows for a better fertility rate and renewal of genepool. They have a reversed mating process compared to most spiders: in this instance, it's the males emmiting pheromones to attract the females that are ready to mate and waiting for them to come. Quite an oddity. Spiders have a lot of varying ways to reproduce. There's even sometimes species where the male kills an entire eggsack (that came from the female and another male) to make her available again for himself. And another species (the brazilian redback? Not sure if that's the correct one, but I think it is, read it somewhere some time ago) where a particular gene gave a push in the wrong direction for evolution, since the females eat the males to the point of near-extinction (they have the reflex to eat anything on sight, because eating = big = more eggs, but males before mating are included in the "anything that moves, so...). There's an incredible amount of variety in the ways arachnids approach natural selection and reproduction.

  • @Yksisuuntainen
    @Yksisuuntainen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    Clint: own a black widow?
    Me: *very no*
    Clint: *actually yes*

    • @stuchly1
      @stuchly1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You comment made me laugh out. 🤣

    • @michaelrussell3890
      @michaelrussell3890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope. Don't get them in this country

    • @evaphillips2102
      @evaphillips2102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very no is correct😂

  • @WearyWarbles
    @WearyWarbles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I'm here partially for exposure therapy to help with my arachnophobia (mostly here for the amazing facts you have on these animals, since I also tragically love spiders lol) and just wanted to say it's so helpful to see how much love you have for the spiders you've featured on your channel. Thanks for sharing them!

  • @LexieRhi333
    @LexieRhi333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I'm watching this and my partner just hollered out "Okay, fine! You can have a snake, just no black widow!"
    Win!!!

    • @queermilkshake9990
      @queermilkshake9990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Next, watch a video rating something like a piranha, then she'll let you have the black widow 😉 just crank up the severity of the animal

    • @LexieRhi333
      @LexieRhi333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@queermilkshake9990 Haha I might have to try that! She's super freaked out by any animal that isn't a cat or dog.

    • @notmissing-gonefishing50
      @notmissing-gonefishing50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good for you! Which snake? 😍

    • @WindyLion
      @WindyLion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My mom’s allergic to anything with fur/hair, so we’re pretty much ‘stuck’ with reptiles, birds, and bugs. (Not that I’m complaining)

    • @LexieRhi333
      @LexieRhi333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@notmissing-gonefishing50 I'm hoping to get a ball python or a hognose!

  • @WolfGoddess77
    @WolfGoddess77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    All I can say is _wow._ How smart does a spider have to be to realize "hey, silk will help stabilize my leg so I can still use it!" That's some incredible intelligence.

    • @Scioneer
      @Scioneer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Jumping Spiders are quite smart so it wouldn't surprise me a Black Widow would be as well.

    • @perturabo149
      @perturabo149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Almost Every animal is smart if you think about it,but humanity in general can outsmart almost every animal if we have the knowledge,that is why alot of people say that animals are dumb becase they never seen how a animal reacted in nature

    • @sugarkats21
      @sugarkats21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      that's true but it may likely be a learned survival instinct more so than a logical thought process

    • @dasuberpanda
      @dasuberpanda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      long term evolved habit I guess, maybe not necessarily intelligence? Like dogs licking their wounds (although not sure that is as effective - edit: NVM google says that it is.)

    • @victoriapschen
      @victoriapschen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Sometimes what we see as intelligence is more like programming via evolution. Insects can do things that humans think is based on mental intelligence and problem solving, but really it isn't. Still cool.

  • @gabriellasteele727
    @gabriellasteele727 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I must confess, as an entomologist I have free-handled black widows a few times for personal curiosity and educational purposes. But even as I was doing so in the one time others were present, I did tell them never to try it themselves. These are such awesome and chill spiders, who want nothing more from us than to leave them alone. I have two of these beauties as pets, and they are great ambassadors in my quest to educate people (largely to stop people from killing them on sight). I just love watching them, they make great pets!

    • @N-atalieee
      @N-atalieee ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel terrible when I have to remove webs and sometimes yes I do have to kill the spiders. I live in Arizona so they’re everywhere basically and love making homes near my outdoor lights where all the bugs gather. I’m so fascinated by the way they spin their prey and luckily for me it costs nothing to just learn about them :)

    • @genegray9895
      @genegray9895 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I personally disagree with Clint on this. He's not wrong per se, but I think the risks are worth it. Black widow spiders are extraordinarily unlikely to bite and there is so much joy in handling them that I do think the negligible risk is worth it. I'd say the same about swimming with sharks. I am pretty sure even if you handled a black widow every day, owning a dog would be more likely to result in your death.

    • @HaunaMyKiki
      @HaunaMyKiki ปีที่แล้ว

      @@genegray9895 I still wouldn't personally handle them. Less so that they can potentially hurt you, and more so because you can potentially hurt them. They're very small and fragile, and quick moving when they want to be. One wrong move from you, and you can either squish or drop them. Just seems like an unnecessary risk.

    • @genegray9895
      @genegray9895 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HaunaMyKiki That's valid, but true for any spider, and I personally think much of the joy of owning a spider is being able to interact with them and form a connection. For me, handling is a big part of that. There is risk, for sure, but to me it's worthwhile.

    • @dickwellington8578
      @dickwellington8578 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is there a way to dissuade them from setting up a home near your house? When I first moved into my house the outside was absolutely covered in black widows, I live in a dense urban neighborhood and I have dogs and kids so I had to kill them. They keep coming back and have to keep killing them. They’re the only spiders I kill, and id rather not kill them, but I can’t really just move them without trapping them in something and then driving 15 minutes somewhere to dump them safely out of a neighborhood. Which isn’t really feasible when I come out in the middle of the night and see multiple of their eyes reflecting light back at me.

  • @smergthedargon8974
    @smergthedargon8974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    Good advice for handling venomous animals:
    "Don't - is this really how you wanna find out you have an allergy to their venom?"

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very difficult to have an allergy to something you’ve never been exposed to.

    • @Amartin-mu6oj
      @Amartin-mu6oj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@sandrastreifel6452 Is it? Are people who are allergic to bee stings commonly stung prior to developing an allergy? Do people develop nut allergies after already consuming nuts for a considerable portion of their life? Genuinely asking, because I've actually never heard of this

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Amartin-mu6oj Yes, it’s very rare to have an allergy unless your immune system has become sensitive from a previous exposure, or having been exposed to something with very similar antigens. This is the classical mechanism of allergic (hypersensitivity) reaction, but there are exceptions.

    • @prixe12
      @prixe12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@sandrastreifel6452 thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard I've never had a walnut last week and I was still up in that emergency room

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@prixe12 Tree nut allergies are very common.

  • @Tvillian
    @Tvillian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    *Video pops up on my recommendations*
    "This dude is nuts"
    *Finishes Video*
    "You know I do have a couple extra jars lying around....."

    • @russianchef3571
      @russianchef3571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I had a pet black widow wild cought and it was very tame and also a female it was huge

  • @FinalLifeForm
    @FinalLifeForm ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dude that thing about you seeing a black widow fix her leg is an incredible story and you need to document and publish it asap.

  • @damnice
    @damnice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I used to have a black window as a pet. After several months and a few male widow intrusions into our house it was decided to let her go since we had 2 small children in the home and even the male bite can be quite severe for kids. We later got a pink toed tarantula instead and she was just as great a pet.

    • @Aevilbeast
      @Aevilbeast ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wait so, the female actually attracted the male spiders? I mean it makes sense, but you'd think that being a in a cage or terrarium would make it very hard for anything else to really know it's there. Since I imagine that it'd be some kind of phermone that would attract the male, and the enclosure would prevent that from spreading anywhere else and attracting other spiders.

    • @MajesticBiscuit
      @MajesticBiscuit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@AevilbeastNever underestimate the male need to breed lol

  • @nathanfenster3425
    @nathanfenster3425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    "He will become the victim of his former lover... and that's special."

  • @Irish-Triplet
    @Irish-Triplet ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm a new subscriber! I'm also one who previously would describe myself as anti- spider. However, after watching this video and one on jumping spiders, they're growing on me. I saved a jumping spider last week from being stepped on and he's living in my garage somewhere for the winter.
    Clint, your sense of humor and ways of phrasing things are super interesting and I'm excited to binge watch your channel. I probably won't have a black widow as a pet but it's made me realize they probably won't be coming after me. Although once one ran out of my water turnoff valve box , after my push mower and is no longer with us. May God rest her soul. :/

  • @DeathsHood
    @DeathsHood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    "I found a black widow and I figured you would want it"
    Me, miles away, in no danger, perfectly safe: *_InCohEreNT ScREeCHinG_*

    • @nate_d376
      @nate_d376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imma gonna stay over here.....thanks very much.

  • @CydonianKryptid
    @CydonianKryptid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    This really changes my perspective on these spiders!

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Oh, that makes me very happy indeed :)

    • @Riceball01
      @Riceball01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, but I still don't like them (or any other spider for that matter) and they still give me the creeps.

  • @lolly9804
    @lolly9804 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Where I live, in New Zealand, the genus of black widow we have is called the katipō. It's the only venomous native spider. They live on Beach dunes, and rarely bite anyone.
    And it's something I have to keep reminding my mum of, as she mostly lived in Australia for years before retiring back home. Which I mean, it's fair enough to have healthy mistrust of spiders there. But besides hypothermia, highly changeable weather and getting sick from drinking untreated water from mountain streams. Not a lot is going to kill you in the New Zealand bush.

  • @castamere3368
    @castamere3368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    came her expecting a short little review instead got a few minute portion about spider sex, subbed

  • @calamitynatalie8590
    @calamitynatalie8590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    Wow! They are so cool! The story about the female who wrapped her own arm...mind boggling! I am truly in awe!
    Umm, can I ask to those asking Clint to not post anymore arachnid videos to please not...just don’t watch them! It’s okay, you don’t need to enjoy all of the animals but a lot of people really do and want to know more!
    I’m not going to be keeping a Black Widow as a pet but there might be those out there that would love to but would like to know more. The way Clint presents these videos is unique and provides a concise but well rounded view into these species we don’t hear about all too often!
    If you read this Clint...thank you, as all of your videos are, this was mega rad!

    • @TashaMarie555
      @TashaMarie555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well said! I love arachnid videos. They really are such amazing creatures. 💕

    • @RichardSim0nes
      @RichardSim0nes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Clint please post more arachnid videos!

    • @marteenie7189
      @marteenie7189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes! he mentioned other inverts too and i would love to see that :D

    • @kaylab6832
      @kaylab6832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👏 👏 👏

    • @oddds
      @oddds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I also like the spider videos!

  • @sarahsander785
    @sarahsander785 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your story of the Black Widow mending her leg (which was extremly fascinating!) reminds me of an observation I make on a pretty regular basis about the garden spiders (Araneus ssp) at my window. I have what I call acolony residing at my window for at least ten years. One female seems to stay behind every year or two to reproduce. And over the summer I see all these spiderlings crawling out and spinning their first nets. And the very first net is almost always only four, maybe five strings loosley attached to the frame. They get better over the following three-ish weeks, before taking of in the late summer to find their own nests. They normally never come into the room, not even before a thunderstorm, like the Tegenaria ssp. that live in my flower beds. But one day I found one (just one) of the spiderlings at my bookshelf. It was a curious little thing, almost tame, came up to me and let me carry it. But every time I sat it back out at the outer window sill, it came back in within a matter of minutes. It lived behind my bookshelf for a year, given it was pretty small I think it was a guy and when I finally lost sight of him he might have gone out to mate. But this was a really interestng occurance, as Aranea are normally not drawn to cave-like structures and especially not behaving somewhat interested at humans like jumping spiders would do. I'm really curious how his spiderlings behaved ...

  • @arvetis
    @arvetis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Imagine being able to describe "accidentally ended up with several hundred black widow eggs" as something that's happened to you a few times in your life.

    • @dannahbanana11235
      @dannahbanana11235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Had an uncle that had that happen once. He had to stop keeping them because there were small children in the house lol.

    • @PartScavenger
      @PartScavenger ปีที่แล้ว

      Happened to me. That's how I found out they can stay inseminated for a long time and sorta decide when to make an egg sac

    • @felicityhoneycutt8570
      @felicityhoneycutt8570 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would weaponize them

  • @worldpeace1822
    @worldpeace1822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Black widow male: “knock knock I’m not a fly”
    Black widow female: “I know, but I’ll eat you anyway, cus I’m hot and hungry.
    PS: Love your animalistic nerdiness.

  • @vesanniatv
    @vesanniatv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just rescued a black widow and I built a small encosure until I find a place to release her, she's a beautiful adult and immediatly tought about checking how often they feed with you, love to see a fellow Biologist doing these videos

  • @drakeh3839
    @drakeh3839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Never seen this guys channel before but I was super surprised. I was engaged the entire video and was impressed at how well he explained things. You just gained a new fan, Clint! :)

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That makes me so happy to hear! I'm so glad you found us.

    • @paintedwings74
      @paintedwings74 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ClintsReptiles I'm loving it too! I know you do herps, but have you ever considered having pet leeches? I've had three cool leeches in an aquarium since late March and I'm enjoying their behavior very much! Three different species, only one of which eats mammal blood. Another was found on a turtle and would obviously prefer that; and the third won't eat any blood offered and instead goes for midge larvae and other little worm-types in the substrate.

  • @brandonmarsh3179
    @brandonmarsh3179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    When i was a youngster i had a pet black widow live over 2 years almost 3 if i remember right but i did reports on her in school and she was one of the most memorable pets i ever had

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice!

    • @plawson8577
      @plawson8577 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ClintsReptilesBlack Widows can live about 3 years in captivity.

  • @uriel393
    @uriel393 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this has helped me with my specific fear of Black Widows (I love other spiders). I grew up in Arizona, and they were everywhere. This was the 70s/80s (I’m 53), so the danger-lore on them was through-the-roof.
    Thanks for a great video.

  • @taylorkroff8254
    @taylorkroff8254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Great video! Speaking of bites, I was bitten 2 years ago by a baby diamondback rattlesnake. When I got to the emergency room, they didn't have anti-venom. They called the nearby poison control center, and they didn't have it on hand either - they had to make it. It took 3 hours for them to make it and get it over to me, and even after I received the first couple doses, the snake's venom almost killed me and I had to spend 50 hours in the ICU. So yeah... poisonous bites are no joke!!!

    • @johnlecavalier6199
      @johnlecavalier6199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      glad ur alive

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Of course it should be taken seriously that being said, Black Widows are typically not that bad if you're healthy. Children and elderly are the ones most at risk from it IF it even bites.

    • @derpychicken2131
      @derpychicken2131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      how in the world did you get a poisonous bite? Did you bite the rattlesnake’s become glands or something? Don’t you mean venomous?

    • @taylorkroff8254
      @taylorkroff8254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@derpychicken2131 Yes, I meant "venomous" haha

    • @DiscoAmazing
      @DiscoAmazing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gee I don’t know, what do you think?
      Astonishing lack of reading comprehension. Also: “become glands”

  • @rileykouf7453
    @rileykouf7453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I imagine clint tapping on his wife and just saying "i am not a fly"😂😂

    • @ravenm6443
      @ravenm6443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Riley Kouf 😂 I know I’m a female but I might actually do that to my bf 😂😂

  • @DarklightTarot
    @DarklightTarot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow! What a story!! I already love these spiders, in Australia as you would know, we have redbacks. I can't believe you observed one creating a cast on her bitten leg. What an intelligent spider. I am truly amazed. Thankyou for sharing your story.

  • @its_not_me999
    @its_not_me999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    At first I thought "who would want to have a black widow as a pet". After watching I am now thinking about it! Thanks Clint!

  • @ComeTakeEm
    @ComeTakeEm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Just started keeping arachnids and it’s fascinating. I see how this fits in with Clint’s Reptile Room and spreading awareness. Awesome job.

  • @Chigginugget
    @Chigginugget 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This guy is so passionate about what he does earned my sub

  • @DurpVonFronz
    @DurpVonFronz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Had one of these as a pet, it was saved from a Costco cellphone kiosk in 2013. Lasted about a year and a half before it passed away. She had a 29-gallon aquarium to live in so she had lots of room to do her thing. After feeding she almost looked brown from being so full, was awesome to see. Had nothing like a normal spider web, was all over the place with its webbing for travel and interconnected lines to feel vibrations. Was an amazing hunter, fast, so fast. Truly was an awesome pet to have, would have another any day.
    Cool fact: Black Widows silk was used for crosshairs in the 2 world wars.

    • @degatagauwatie4073
      @degatagauwatie4073 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That and in surveying equipment. Still does, as I understand it.

    • @serialman1
      @serialman1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your fact is an untrue myth

    • @CDRhammond
      @CDRhammond ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feed these spiders that I found while stationed over at AUTEC. due to a allergy I have I never tried catching one as a pet though. My brother had a massive one in his firepit this past summer her abdomen was going on almost dime size. Defiantly fast too you blinked, and that spider was gone hiding under the metal siding of the pit.

  • @drivenbyrevenge
    @drivenbyrevenge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hearing about that black widow casting up her leg with silk is incredible! Clint pls write that down, we need this on record because that is genuinely so interesting.

  • @rogaldorn3643
    @rogaldorn3643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Something you didn't mention about black widows that impacts handling them is, that they don't always hit you with a dose of venom. Many times bites from black widows are "dry bites", basically warnings telling you to back off. Ofcorse it's still a big risk, I personally wouldn't bank on a dry bite. But it's not as dangerous as most people to free handle them, just don't annoy or threaten them.

  • @Iamunoriginal2
    @Iamunoriginal2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I was about to go to sleep, but I think staying up to watch this is the superior option

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's the spirit!

    • @oMrM4G1Co
      @oMrM4G1Co 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same, I'm Ryan too btw so I feel connected with you

    • @timothywertin7423
      @timothywertin7423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah... where I am now. Goodbye successful work day tomorrow. Hello fear of everything black and spidery.

  • @rodrigo3732
    @rodrigo3732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    "A great white shark would get a zero". That was gold.

    • @zacharyportnoy7618
      @zacharyportnoy7618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wouldnt all fish be a zero out of ten

    • @Carriesue1982
      @Carriesue1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zachary Portnoy nope lol, I’ve had some pet fish that liked getting pet

    • @driinun8433
      @driinun8433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Carriesue1982 it's a good way to damage their slime coat though, I'd still put it at a 0

  • @deathxknightx666
    @deathxknightx666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved this video brother, when I was much younger I used to keep spiders as pets. I always found the difference in web density, texture, and strengths to be wildly fascinating. Funny enough my favorite pet was a black widow, she lived for just over two years, and was easily the most passive spider I'd ever kept
    She grew very accustomed to her new habitat, and purposely stayed low from the lid of the enclosure (I always assumed she knew I'd have to open it, or maybe that she knew I was feeding her) and she never tried to escape or pull any crazy stunts.
    It was quite fun to watch her build her webs, wrap up her lunches, and just generally existing like she wasn't captive at all.
    10/10 best pet for arachnid lovers

  • @michaelshields7777
    @michaelshields7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I had a pet black widow once back when I was still in my high school years, and I named her Wicked Wanda, and she was a very interesting pet, however, we ended up going on vacation for a couple weeks, and I dropped a couple crickets in her enclosure and when we got back, she had had babies, which were crawling out through the airholes and were escaping into my room! Our basement was then infested with black widows, hehehe!!!

    • @jonathancbell4898
      @jonathancbell4898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You never got bit

    • @Chrriekay907
      @Chrriekay907 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😩🥴

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@jonathancbell4898 usually a spider isn't going to bite you unless it's pressed against your skin by your blanket or clothes or maybe if they've gotten into a glove or something. You could possibly agitate a spider enough to get you but they're more likely to try to bail. That being said I've been bitten by a black widow that got in one of my boots and I got sick for about 2 weeks but I was fine. It was kind of like having Mono which I've also had, and it wasn't pleasant, but I think the mono was actually worse than the spider bite.

    • @nemdenemam9753
      @nemdenemam9753 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      did you guys burn the house, at least?

    • @CynHicks
      @CynHicks ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@nemdenemam9753 I think they left out the part where they had to have the house sprayed. As chill as spiders can be you just can't have an infestation like that. They will get in your clothes, shoes ect... It would be extremely ignorant otherwise.

  • @bezimiennykronikarz
    @bezimiennykronikarz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You've got me hooked. What's this mysterious biting snake? When are we going to see the video?

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It was this one: th-cam.com/video/v8aeJyb39yU/w-d-xo.html

  • @NeuKrofta
    @NeuKrofta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There are also Brown Widows which are more common. Spiders generally are not aggressive and run away from you. I used to work under houses and brown and black widows everywhere, they would run up their webs into the floor joists when I had to swipe their webs to work. One house had hundreds, never got bit. Very awesome spiders

  • @SouthernBelleReviews
    @SouthernBelleReviews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I just found one in my garage and she is HUGE. Thank you so much for the information! Because of you I'm keeping her as a pet. I have always loved black widows and have one tattooed on my hand. I have a corn snake as a pet as well.

  • @Will_Russell
    @Will_Russell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Clint is like the Bond villain in the fly world. Rather than just quickly swatting them they must fight for their lives until they are killed by a terrifying spider!😂

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Welcome to my web, Mr. Bond. Now that your death is basically a certainty, I thought I'd fill you in on the details of my evil plans...

    • @darthplagueis13
      @darthplagueis13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just wait until he's able to afford his very own Piranha pond...

    • @WindyLion
      @WindyLion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All he needs are sharks with frickin’ lasers.

    • @officialgamerz29
      @officialgamerz29 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ClintsReptiles what wicked webs you weave.

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "And you're careful when you put the lid back in the jar."
    This is much easier with a spider this size. Giant House Spiders (which honestly shouldn't be in a jar, they should be roaming free in your house, eating your bugs, but my family usually says catch and banish or kill) have a leg span about the same as a mason jar which means if they want to they can make it very tough not to clip a leg.

  • @johnnymao
    @johnnymao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    As an Australian I appreciate your correct pronunciation of the word danger.

  • @benji18111
    @benji18111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That spider making a cast with her web is mind blowing really! You need to write that up. It shows they can think methodically and have a brain a bit like ours. They are clever little things. Them webs are skills too. This was interesting. thanks : )

  • @nichka7968
    @nichka7968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You speak about these precious creatures with great love! Thanks a lot!

  • @DENMONKEY
    @DENMONKEY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    we call them red backs over here in Australia. Ive kept a few of them and have noticed that when not fed for a while, the red on their abdomen becomes very pale and loses its red colour. Once fed, the colour comes back very quick. it's a good way to tell when they need to be fed.

  • @tenchuu007
    @tenchuu007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was cleaning the garage in sandals and one walked across my foot. That was when I remembered I should wear closed shoes when cleaning the garage. I won't forget again.

  • @sandileblanc4594
    @sandileblanc4594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Black Widows are awesome! I keep a huge selection of arachnids & try to respect the many that I encounter in my job. I am so comfortable with spiders, I've "pinch-grabbed" black widows who would rather play dead than try biting me (I did have some rubber-coated gloves on when I'd do this, btw). These magnificent arachnids are definitely wonderful pets & so amazing to get to know better. Very worth it. All the species of Latrodectus are great.

  • @twistedhazards
    @twistedhazards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I am not much of a reptile guy in terms of snakes at least, but this guy's enthusiasm and excitement makes at least learning about them and other more exotic beautiful creatures likes spiders hella fun. I love the side stories too, makes the whole video seem more like I'm having a conversation with this guy and we had to stop because something reminded me of something else and the conversation got a little derailed but still kind of relevant.

  • @animalpeeps
    @animalpeeps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hahahah you have no idea how validated I felt when you were demonstrating using your black widow container as a fly swatter! I'm currently using a 50mL conical as a moth catcher with a little baby mouse spider residing in there. I felt so understood with being that person taking in random critter pets lmaoo

  • @catpoke9557
    @catpoke9557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    I was watching this as I sat through some person typing a book on Discord as to why we should kill the black widow spiderling in our bathroom and not just.. release it. Lol. EDIT: I was watching this video without any intent of actually keeping it but uh. We're keeping it. We don't know for sure what sex it is, I'm leaning toward female, but we'll see.
    Second edit: We weren't 100% sure it was a black widow (we thought it might be a spiderling, and was always in hard angles to see) and we found out it's actually a harmless species from the same family, known as a triangulate cobweb spider! They have the same care, and so we're still keeping her. We're naming her Webly.

    • @18themxxn_
      @18themxxn_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      How's Webly doing these days?

    • @noahgilbert8630
      @noahgilbert8630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if its large and black its a female, the males are small and a lighter shade.

  • @Carriesue1982
    @Carriesue1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    One of the ways I knew my husband was the one lol.. he’d catch spiders in the house and release them instead of killing them and he’s not even a reptile person. ❤️

    • @DrivenAgony
      @DrivenAgony 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      didn't know spiders were reptiles loll

    • @partyplace15
      @partyplace15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jordan O'Connor they arent, they are arachnids

    • @wiggitywhitefox
      @wiggitywhitefox 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It depends but that’s the goal if something challenges me I’ll fight back however

    • @wade0921
      @wade0921 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do the same thing...my wife thinks it’s weird but she’s use to it now.

  • @brockn7878
    @brockn7878 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I kept a Black Widow as a pet at boarding school (high school)
    It was a fabulous pet. Easy peasy care and feeding.

  • @Kevin-zz9du
    @Kevin-zz9du 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Like spiders, sharks are misunderstood too. You can easily bond with and pet a great white. (with the right training on your end, of course)
    You can swim with dozens of them cage-free. They typically only attack us because they mistake us for a different animal. Especially surfers who are paddling. They look just like seals from below.
    They're quite friendly actually. Have even seen them swim up and nudge up against someone for some petting.

    • @genegray9895
      @genegray9895 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention they basically never bite people ever. The few cases that do occur are statistical flukes. Sharks swim by beachgoers every single day, millions of them, and there's maybe ten cases or so per year globally. We take far larger risks every day in ordinary life, and I mean thousands of times more likely to kill you kind of risks. There is no legitimate reason whatsoever to fear sharks or black widows.

    • @chriswhinery925
      @chriswhinery925 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great whites get a bit of a bad rap. I would never try anything like that with bull sharks though, those things are ornery.

  • @fish2759
    @fish2759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    “Black widow, the best pet spider?”
    Me, an arachnophobe : Well yes but actually no, very much no

    • @WanderingLoner1
      @WanderingLoner1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me, a lover of black widows: Well no, but actually YES!

    • @JigglePhysics3000
      @JigglePhysics3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am pretty sad about the fact that Clint has started reviewing spiders, being an arachnophobe too. I mean, the Black Widow at least doesn't look all that scary - even though it's probably more dangerous than most larger spiders - but I really hope he won't start reviewing larger, hairier spiders like tarantula's and such. Even seeing this Black Widow in my feed gave me a little jolt but whenever I even see an image of a tarantula I start to get itchy.

    • @lapisthebottlebluetarantul1738
      @lapisthebottlebluetarantul1738 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JigglePhysics3000 i love tarantulas :P and im more in love with spiders :P

    • @Carriesue1982
      @Carriesue1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kledo5778 Life’s uncomfortable bud, he can’t change what he wants to do to coddle you and a few people.

    • @JigglePhysics3000
      @JigglePhysics3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Carriesue1982 No I agree with that. If I really had a problem with it I'd just unsub, but it's not that bad. I was just sharing my opinion - not asking for him to change his videos.

  • @ChadDidNothingWrong
    @ChadDidNothingWrong 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:18 That is the very best way to explain risk to people. Good job on knowing your stuff.

  • @bigcat5348
    @bigcat5348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You definitely need to write up that report on the black widow dressing its leg with silk.

  • @MrBojangles1224
    @MrBojangles1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This channel was suggested to me by youtube for some reason. I was never interested in exotic pets before but now i could watch your videos all day. Great channel and super interesting info. Greetings from Austria!

  • @MetalGuitaristATX
    @MetalGuitaristATX 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love your energy bro, you are genuine and it is making me watch a bunch of your videos consecutively haha i dig your enthusiasm and it is infectious :)

  • @the_birthday_skeleton
    @the_birthday_skeleton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    i love how you're constantly glancing down to your left and checking the spider's still in her glass, i'd be doing the same.
    ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ actually thats a lie, i wouldn't be anywhere near a black widow but you do you Clint! you've got my like!

  • @xquizate8777
    @xquizate8777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    "i got a black widow in a jar i assumed you'd want it."

  • @ladyalesiel4209
    @ladyalesiel4209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I worked in a grocery store, we had a black widow hiding inside a bundle of grapes. I was SHOCKED how easy it was to get them scooped up and back into the wild. everybody was freaking out, I had a manager watching me, and yet nothing risky happened. easily one of my favorite spiders.

  • @jameslafevers6048
    @jameslafevers6048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I've been bit 2 times. By a black widow. The first time was pretty intense some abdominal cramping and chills and sweating but it didn't last too long and then I was fine the 2nd bite was just a lil cramping on my arm. They're pretty cool spiders and everyone freaks out that I'd free handle them. The funny thing is I never free handled them until after my 2nd bite. Lol.They were just me being in the wrong spot at the wrong time with a surprise bite. Each time I accidentally pinned them against their will not knowing they were there.

    • @missano3856
      @missano3856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got bit once, I got pretty sick with flu-like symptoms for 2-3 days, I even had to call in sick to work one day.

    • @jasonmalarky9512
      @jasonmalarky9512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, I've been bitten showing one I found to someone and when I left the house it had disappeared. I had some sweating, chills, and my heart was pounding like crazy, but I didn't know what it was until I found that little black bite mark on my shoulder. Must've crawled into my jacket for warmth (it was like 20 degrees) and I pinned her.

    • @missano3856
      @missano3856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jasonmalarky9512 I tried to squeeze in a hot yoga practice as the symptoms were coming on and I wound up laying on the floor of a 105 degree room shivering.

    • @kylespade5958
      @kylespade5958 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Jimmy! been awhile since the happy valley days. Hope you're doing well old friend.

    • @ephjay6t87
      @ephjay6t87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have kept them as pets and have some affection for them. One-day i was stepping out of my bathtub when i felt an intense pinching on the top of my foot. A young black widow had fallen out of my towel and was trying to devour me! She was splayed out flat and biting hard! I was so offended! Every other spider who has bitten me releases and scampered off. Other than being freaked out, I was fine. Her, not so much.

  • @hellohollydesign
    @hellohollydesign 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am so glad I found this channel! I've been a spider "ambassador" for a while now. My neighbor just gave me a Brown Widow spider ( I AM that person!!) Keep up these awesome videos!

  • @TheAudience388
    @TheAudience388 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just bought one a couple days ago. I put her in a big clean jar with a bunch of sticks. It took about two days for her to make a web, but she’s starting to move around now!

  • @jillianannerino5332
    @jillianannerino5332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Clint is the most amazing reptile (and exotic pets) TH-camr I've come across. I haven't seen a video yet where he wasn't excited about the animals he talks about

  • @bfresh6025
    @bfresh6025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    “A lot of people get bitten when they’re going to the bathroom”
    Me watching this on the toilet

    • @mk_gamíng0609
      @mk_gamíng0609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Funny story about a spider and a toilet
      While on holiday my friend got bit on the testicles by a spider while on the toilet
      He was never the same after that

    • @williamsporing1500
      @williamsporing1500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @shimmergirl4312
      @shimmergirl4312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @shimmergirl4312
      @shimmergirl4312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mk_gamíng0609 idk that id ever be the same if it happened to me

  • @AwesomizingVideo
    @AwesomizingVideo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You seem like a very genuine guy. The energy you give off made me enjoy learning something new!

  • @cornlepop1078
    @cornlepop1078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love this guy, he has a real passion for this stuff and that's beautiful to see, honest and real reviews of even the ones he loves. Really quality work

  • @pauljs75
    @pauljs75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Wait until this guy starts covering aquatics... Then we'll hear what great pets lion fish, blue ringed octopus, cone snails, and box jellyfish are.

    • @noahgilbert8630
      @noahgilbert8630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      black widow bits have a less than 2% chance of killing you.

    • @DarthCiliatus
      @DarthCiliatus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lion fish actually are fairly common in large salt water aquariums.

    • @therealbuba
      @therealbuba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@noahgilbert8630 I think I’ll take something with a 0% chance thanks

    • @GreatGrace1123
      @GreatGrace1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lion fish and blue ringed octopuses are actually pretty cool pets. Just very hard to maintain

    • @DragonRider-cx7br
      @DragonRider-cx7br 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@therealbuba nothing is ever a 0% chance really lol

  • @malcolmmcclintick6787
    @malcolmmcclintick6787 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay, I just watched the rest of the video. Loved it. I've always loved spiders. I used to live in the Midwest and routinely had small spiders in my house, in webs, sometimes six or seven in the same room. Moved to Florida a couple of years ago (big mistake, by the way), and last summer I had a very large huntsman spider that lived in our smaller bathroom, in the tub, for several weeks. It would slip itself behind a round metal plate on the tub each morning and emerge every evening. I named it and thought of it as a pet, and was actually sad when it disappeared. Thanks for this great video!

  • @davidefenara3283
    @davidefenara3283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Oh man I love spiders and inverts, i want you to cover all of them now!!!

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There are a million species of just beetles, so it might take a while...

    • @davidefenara3283
      @davidefenara3283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ClintsReptiles i should update my list of reptiles/amphibians suggestions with the most popular inverts and birds

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd love that!

    • @cicadeus7741
      @cicadeus7741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe do a couple of longer-form episodes covering a few varieties of common pet invertebrates? An episode for arachnids, molluscs, crustaceans, true bugs and lepidoptera?
      Big fan of the channel ♡ the cheery presentation makes me feel like a kid again and i always learn something new

  • @dragonsamurai559
    @dragonsamurai559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    "You know what? Let's keep her. I always wanted a pet THAT COULD KILL ME!!"

    • @ClintsReptiles
      @ClintsReptiles  4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I recommend a dog!

    • @mnementh2000
      @mnementh2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ClintsReptiles Yeah, like a rot or pit. They are just as, if not more dangerous. Course, they're not poisonous, unless some retard scientist or government agency has decided to play god like some horrible B-rate movie. :D

    • @guitubagrips9719
      @guitubagrips9719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@mnementh2000 they're only aggressive because of owners. Pitbulls used to be nanny dogs taking care of children. I've got a 14 year old pitty thats going blind that loves my 6 year old sister. I hope you get rid of that hate and prejudice in your heart and re-educate yourself

    • @sandavis8692
      @sandavis8692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@guitubagrips9719 I can agree 10000% with this. I had a rottie/pit mix who was the sweetest dog ever. Ironically named Killer. He was used as a bait pup, so not the prettiest but a very sweet boy. 💞

    • @christiansaravia7865
      @christiansaravia7865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Guituba Grips the nanny dog thing is actually a myth

  • @karlstrautz2877
    @karlstrautz2877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ty from a long time Living Science Teacher, Love your professionalism and info

  • @pbdthe_catperson
    @pbdthe_catperson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    1:18 “ I am not a fly.....” I didn’t know male black widows had British accents!

  • @24framedavinci39
    @24framedavinci39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Sperm are cheap."
    You're telling me, brother.

    • @mikew9788
      @mikew9788 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I waste mine all the time