It's amazing that any of them survive the molting process in the wild considering they are a free meal for anything that comes along during that extended time of vulnerability.
I've seen some comments wondering how these guys survive in the wild during the molting process, meanwhile I'm more impressed by how they don't end up dying from exhaustion. Molting no doubt takes a lot of energy, not to mention they can't eat (or not very well) after molting because their fangs are too soft, or so I've heard.
The fangs are extremely soft. I watch tarantula keepers and they all stress the importance of not feeding their Ts until after their bodies have hardened after a molt. One of them stated that he thought the white fangs had the consistency of jelly fresh after a molt.
The whole process was mind blowing. I feel so sorry for those poor things. That is a massive process. I hear keepers always saying "they are pre-molt" how can you tell when one is ready? If it were me I'd just unplug everything and grab a bottle of Titos and some Demerol and lock everything up! That was straight up "giving birth"...but to the themselves when you think about right?..
Bang on about the soft fangs. Even in this video (about 4:28) you can see that the fangs are pearl white and look like rubber, when they are usually jet black.
I'm so glad that humans have internal skeletons, having to periodically crawl out of an exoskeleton and then lay there helplessly as you essentially wait for your bones to harden seems like it would be somewhat traumatic.
I don't think Beethoven would have ever expected his "Moonlight Sonata" to be played under a Tarantula molting in fast motion. What a crazy world we live in these days...
I thought that was Moonlight Sonata. I only know that thanks to the Resident Evil games though... But yeah, Definitely fitting music if I do say so myself.
I remember when my Chilean Rose (Grammostola rosea) was still alive (RIP old girl), right before I went to bed one night I noticed she was shedding her skin and I was so fascinated, that I sat there and watched her for a long time...then I noticed the time and it was time to get up and go to work! I had sat there watching her all damn night! It was one rough day at work, but worth it. It's an amazing process for sure.
I had 3 tarantulas in the past (RIP Old Fellas): Charlotte - Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens: Molted twice with me, but i only saw her after she molted, never saw her mid-molt. Rose - Grammostola Rosea: Never saw her molt, but I think my mother took the molt out and put it somewhere but forgot, IDK. Elizabeth - Cyriopagopus Minax: That cranky old lady never molted with me, that bitch bit me 4 times. I have 1 current Tarantula: Victoria - Avicularia Avicularia: She molted with me once so far, she is a juvenile, I have her molt.
@@NameName2.0 i mean i cant argue, the freshly molted head reminded me of a scallop or oyster, plus the leg joints having a white color just like a crab or lobster does...id eat it
I just found a new respect for them. they are boneless (their "bones", the only hard thing in their bodies, are their exoskeleton) litterally get too small for them so they shed it. they ain't shedding their skin, they don't have skin. they are shedding their BONES, and come out like soft blobs which hardens in the next few days and actually then starts to actually hold them together... Yeah, I cant explain well, it didn't make sense what I said, but I know what I said, lol, and they are absolutely amazing...
Imagine that you are sitting at home watching football and your skin feels too tight. You wriggle around in your love seat until you slide out of your skin. You eat a grub worm while thinking over how life is absolutely terrifying. That is is how the Tarantula do.
No Honour For Evil to each their own. I dont really care what others wear. If people wear baggy pants, gym pants, skinny whatever. But if you want to try, you can buy them here www.drdenimjeans.com/eu/men/jeans. They fit great, and are so comfortable.
Hmm. Considering tarantulas move through complex hydraulic manipulation of their own blood, this must have been like running 15 miles per hour for a solid day for this guy. No wonder he just lies there at the end.
@@ruthi3806 what does being a girl have to do with watching a tarantula molt? Apparently ur the one who needs to go to school for making that ignorant ass comment.
I own a Brazilian Black Tarantula named Voodoo that I got off of my sister who currently owns over a hundred of her own of different species. when Voodoo first molted even I felt a little stressed, the process as you can see is extremely long and sometimes can go wrong, outside interferences can at times harm the tarantula that can cause long term damage until their next molt. thankfully Voodoo had a successful molt and is back to her normal self, this video really brought back that memory. It may seem strange to some of you for someone to care for a pet that you cant show physical affection for, but for me and my sister owning Tarantulas helped us become less afraid of spiders in general and shows you can bond with any animal even if it is a one sided relationship.
@@earlymorninggray8646 Early Morning Gray I humbly disagree. "Most" people who keep Ts as pets, do their research and set up enclosures that mimic what the particular species lives in, in the wild. If kept in an enclosure that allow it to thrive, the T has no natural enemies, is fed in regular intervals, and has a water source at all times. Some species are in danger of going extinct (because of mans destruction of their habitats and man plucking them from the wild in large numbers. A handful of countries have banned the export of species native to that country. In captivity all species are being bred to go into the pet trade and also sometimes half of the slings (spiderlings) are put back into the wild in their natutal habitat to keep numbers up. People who own Ts, have a great deal of respect for them and take great care to ensure that they thrive. As far as a one sided relationship, there's some merit to that as Ts do not need/require any type of affection/attention like say a dog. If you have a correct enclosure set up, water, and a consistent food source, you are doing right by them. I guess I will also ask if you feel the same way about dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, rats, mice, fish, and any other animal people keep as pets? Are all other animals better left in its natural habitat to fend for itself? Again, I'm not at all being argumentative, just giving you a different perspective to think about.
@@jewfro888 you would be correct on that. They need no affection from the owner, just a proper enclosure set up for the species, and a source of food and water will have you doing right by the T. I do have a species that's very inquisitive and enjoys crawling out of its enclosure onto my hand to do a little exploring. No, it's not thinking, Oh, I got to crawl on Mike's hands for a bit, that was the highlight of my day and look forward to the next time or anything like that lol but hopefully you get my point 😊😊😊
@@aytothakay Gross! But not as gross as my theory that our skin merely shits the different versions of ourselves daily or sven several times daily. Depending how much of us has rotted internally.
The colors after it molted the brown were so nice to look at... blue-grey, white, really soft colors...and the fangs were white! Honestly it looked so pretty to me, but it looked so tired at the end there... i love spiders, i live in arizona and its normal to find tarantulas, you can usually pick them up without too much fuss. Its awesome.
I'm not a fan of spiders, but even this video shows that some of nature's more fearsome creatures are fragile and delicate. Poor thing looked exhausted after that process.
***** Thank you :) I like tarantulas and I'm not that afraid of them (had one on my hand). I live in Germany so tarantulas are exotic pets to me. We don't have them in the wild. But I hate those "house spiders" crawling in the tub and being fucking fast as lightning ._. Why can't they be as fluffy and relaxed as tarantulas?
+DasMeerli Germany actually has an awesome market for them. One of the best in the world, in fact. Theres many species of Ts that are considerably cheaper there, although theyre generally "Old Worlds".
Cute kittens being born, people go awwww. Spider sheds its exoskeleton, people go eeeew. I find both events a rather amazing example of how life on this planet exists.
Nearly all tarantulas live underground so they can shed it there. Their webs are designed to catch bugs on the floor like crickets or grasshoppers and beetles
+Bot Lax Wow....thats was cheesier than an xtra cheese pizza topped with blue cheese, swiss cheese, jack cheese, and provolone being baked at a cheese factory...with an entire block of cheddar melted in the middle of it for no reason....
This was an amazing video of this horribly strenuous process, but incredibly beautiful as it brings forth it's new "skin"! Thank you for taking the TIME to do it and sharing it with the rest of us! Dual thumbs up!
Now let's all wait for that one guy who says he has a phobia of spiders but still chose to watch or that one person who says why the hell was I watching this or recommended to me. I'll wait, no worries.
@@robo-suport_czrobofactory3116 Correct, Becuz after moulting the skin is very soft, which makes them easy targets So they stay in their burrow or somewhere enclosed till their skin gets hard
Oof i think anyone who owns a tarantula/is interested in the spider community knows that molting like this is very dangerous for the spider and could have ended up dying. Normally they go on their backs and push their molt up off of them. This way they could eadily rupture their abdomen or lose a leg or get stuck and eventually die
I was wondering about that and thought it looked wrong. I was pretty sure it was supposed to go on its back, but I haven't actually seen one molt yet. I just got my first T last week and I don't think it is anywhere near close to molting yet. I was curious what molting would look like and how long it would take. I had mantids a long time ago and lost a lot of them from cannibalism and then lost my last because I didn't know not to leave crickets in there during a molt and the cricket ate it. I felt pretty awful afterwards. I'm thinking about putting the molt in acrylic if it looks decent when she/he finally molts. How long should you wait before going in the cage to remove the molt? I've read a few articles and watched a few videos where they sex the T by observing the molt but all they said is that it can't be too old or dried out. I don't want to disturb him/her while he/she is still stressed out or soft from molting though.
The _adagio sostenuto_ part of moonlight sonata might have influenced a little though... I would've liked to see a bit after also for some reason, I would guess that this tarantula could start to walk then, idk. It might be better like this even though.
It's just a trade. Have a very resistant shell with no seams and many features which favor stealth, defence and hunting, but you have to replace it every 6 months. In many ways its better than other animals which have seamed shells or grow with them, causing some spots to be fragile and having no ability to repair it. If they lose a leg or another body part, they can develop another one and essentially reset when they molt. The only downside to it is they have to be careful where they do it (most things stay out of their nests, so theres a typically safe place) and if they are positioned poorly while hardening they get strange limbs (like inside a pill container, for example, their legs can harden bent)
Exoskeletons must suck, it looks like it takes srs effort to get that shit off, man, ten hours, that spider better hide somewhere safe while that shit's goin on haha.
Yes, it's the way they grow. Tarantulas have exoskeletons ("bones are on the outside, vs humans having them on the inside). Their new exoskeleton grows under the current one. Smaller tarantulas molt more often than larger ones as they grow more. They eat really well, until their bodies give them the signal that it's time to molt. They stop eating, become lethargic, and almost always burrough in their hides, even sealing off the entrance so it isn't disturbed. They then lay down a molt mat from silk, flip onto their backs, and then start pushing through their old exoskeleton. The carapace usually splits first on the old exoskeleton and the process takes anywhere from 15 minutes, to 8 hours. Smaller specimens take less time. When finished the tarantula will be a white color and as time goes on (~3 to 7 days), their colors start to come back in and their fangs darken and harden up. This is why Tarantula owners (yay me too lol) know NOT to introduce prey at this time because the tarantula is too weak at this time and will likely get chewed on itself. It's a very very taxing process for the tarantula and they will often eat some of the shed exoskeleton for a source of nutrients/hydration. What's left (sometimes all) of the exoskeleton is an exact replica of what the tarantula looked like before molting. Even the fangs are a part of it. You could easily scare someone by putting it down next to them. The last fun fact of the day that u guys may also not care about lol, is that during a molt the tarantula can regenerate lost limbs and even their fangs. I'm quite sure none of you own tarantulas as pets, but if you did and its molting, it is VERY important not to disturb it in any way, as it will most likely result in the Tarantula dying in this vulnerable state.
Aww. It’s all tired out, bless it. This is never a good idea unless the tarantula is totally OK with it, which is highly unlikely, here, but I kinda want to touch it now that it’s all soft. It’s so cute. I wanna protect it. XD
Nerfus So close but so far. Molting is not due to heat. Molting is the same thing as a human having growing pains. During the premolt a spider grows a brand new exoskeleton underneath its outer one, and fills inbetween the two with fluid. Eventually the tarantula will go into the actual molt process where it attempts to push itself out of the old exoskeleton. Its the way a tarantula, or any invertebrate, grows. Basically instead of having the same bones grow overtime like humans, it just grows brand new bones. The outside of a tarantula isnt skin its bone.
I was surprised at how quickly her hair grew in on her legs and then any hairy bits turned brown. Plus the scull covering and her newly molted brain the shapes and contours amazing.
Patrick Banks yeah it does, normally spiders will burrow and shut themselves in so predators cant get to them when they're molting and right after. They ususally come back out after a few weeks
That looks exhausting! I would be so tempted to ‘help’ which would be harmful..... I know they must be very vulnerable at this time but I do hope it isn’t painful.... not really in to creepy crawlers LOL but do find this fascinating.... and am glad he/she was in a safe environment.... hopefully that helps with what be a most stressful time.
the exoskeleton is quite tight around their body, and if its moved too quickly you could easily break off body parts and leave it injured until its next moult.
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So that's what taking off skinny jeans must feel like.
Imagine having to do that for 8 legs
Ten if you count the pedipalps.
And without using hands :'D
Peeling off all of your skin.
You beat me to it
It's amazing that any of them survive the molting process in the wild considering they are a free meal for anything that comes along during that extended time of vulnerability.
Tacomaholic tarantulas live underground
Some do, some don't.
Step
its amazing yeah, but pretty disgusting too
Tacomaholic they do it in a burrow that’s part of it
Actual footage of me getting out of bed on a Monday morning.
True story.
true to life story!
XD
Bonnie L lmfao
Bonnie L so true.
I've seen some comments wondering how these guys survive in the wild during the molting process, meanwhile I'm more impressed by how they don't end up dying from exhaustion. Molting no doubt takes a lot of energy, not to mention they can't eat (or not very well) after molting because their fangs are too soft, or so I've heard.
The fangs are extremely soft. I watch tarantula keepers and they all stress the importance of not feeding their Ts until after their bodies have hardened after a molt. One of them stated that he thought the white fangs had the consistency of jelly fresh after a molt.
Juice Box - I usually wait about a week, to 10 days before feeding them. When there fangs turn shiny black, they are fully hardened.
Juice Box is still
The whole process was mind blowing. I feel so sorry for those poor things. That is a massive process. I hear keepers always saying "they are pre-molt" how can you tell when one is ready? If it were me I'd just unplug everything and grab a bottle of Titos and some Demerol and lock everything up! That was straight up "giving birth"...but to the themselves when you think about right?..
Bang on about the soft fangs. Even in this video (about 4:28) you can see that the fangs are pearl white and look like rubber, when they are usually jet black.
"Silly human.. this isn't even my final form!!"
TRVP LORD 😂😂
TRVP LORD isn’t that from DBZ?
TRVP LORD youve been watching too much dbz
John Geo as have you if you understood the reference!
XDDDDD i laughed so hard XDDDDD
here we see the majestic nope giving birth to itself
lmfao
Hahaha
XD
Kamryn Mckenzie hhahahahahahaha
Kamryn Mckenzie 💀
It looked so tired at the end, but I was super proud of it.
Stoopid bug
@@joshagee8251
arachnid
@@joshagee8251 Not as stoopid as you who calls an eight-legged creature a bug.
Ded bug
Thats what she said
*tHiS iSnT eVeN mY fInAl FoRm*
*I'm oNLy USiNg 1% Of mY POweR*
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Mom,dad pack our stuff we leave earth now
This is funny and true becuase spiders mault or molt idl how to spell it ....more than once in a life time
HAHA!🤣👌🏻👏👏
It just lays down like oh I'm soo exhausted from shedding my skin the entire fucking day
It is exhausted
+pepegaming i think it would be easy cause of our hands..maybe
Don't we all.
I can’t come into work today, I’m molting 😰
I don't like spiders but i actually thought it deserved a hug after being finished. It looked so cute and fluffy and tired.
Yeah it did
They are.
Halfway through the spider was like, "eh fuck it, I'm tired so imma take a nap" XD
ImmortalMann lol XD yeah
It takes 2 days to molt you wold to
I'm so glad that humans have internal skeletons, having to periodically crawl out of an exoskeleton and then lay there helplessly as you essentially wait for your bones to harden seems like it would be somewhat traumatic.
I don't think Beethoven would have ever expected his "Moonlight Sonata" to be played under a Tarantula molting in fast motion. What a crazy world we live in these days...
I thought that was Moonlight Sonata. I only know that thanks to the Resident Evil games though... But yeah, Definitely fitting music if I do say so myself.
THIS IS SIN! BEETHOVEN DIDN'T DO HARM TO ANYONE TO DESERVE THIS!
PRlNCESS CELESTIA troll
*****
and magical, too.
you can find beauty in many things
That looked exhausting
just imagine trying to peel out yourself without your hands.
Meaghan AKA Megara Phoenix agree
sasori2425
It's like infant circumcision. Tearing off the sensitive foreskin of infant boys.
It's look tiring indeed. Imagine you try to get your hand out of leather glove without the other hand helping in.
sasori2425
Yes?
I'm glad I ain't a spider cause I'd be way to lazy for all that molting shit
same
lol
but you are melting everyday every human does tgat
that
+TheWTFsauce futuristic is that you?
I remember when my Chilean Rose (Grammostola rosea) was still alive (RIP old girl), right before I went to bed one night I noticed she was shedding her skin and I was so fascinated, that I sat there and watched her for a long time...then I noticed the time and it was time to get up and go to work! I had sat there watching her all damn night! It was one rough day at work, but worth it. It's an amazing process for sure.
I had 3 tarantulas in the past (RIP Old Fellas):
Charlotte - Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens: Molted twice with me, but i only saw her after she molted, never saw her mid-molt.
Rose - Grammostola Rosea: Never saw her molt, but I think my mother took the molt out and put it somewhere but forgot, IDK.
Elizabeth - Cyriopagopus Minax: That cranky old lady never molted with me, that bitch bit me 4 times.
I have 1 current Tarantula:
Victoria - Avicularia Avicularia: She molted with me once so far, she is a juvenile, I have her molt.
Gabriel Cruz HD when she bit you did it hurt?
@@GabrielC_TTV why so many
@@tiniegaming9404 all i can say its like an injection but a realy quick one
Why did your tarantuls bite you? I thought they were quite timid and only bite when provoked?
This Pokemon is evolving
Haha i made a similar joke in another spider vid
+Dameon Sunford "Congratulations. Your Spinarak just evolved into Ariados"
Me in the beginning: oh that's a creepy spider
At the end: She is beauuuuiuutiful
Me in the beginning: oh, ok neat..
Me at the end: fucking cook it. I want to eat it.
@@NameName2.0 I call dibs on the legs
@@NameName2.0 i mean i cant argue, the freshly molted head reminded me of a scallop or oyster, plus the leg joints having a white color just like a crab or lobster does...id eat it
Fun fact: Its that color until its skin hardens. Then it goes back to brown.
Me at the start: meh
Me at end: Meh
I just found a new respect for them. they are boneless (their "bones", the only hard thing in their bodies, are their exoskeleton) litterally get too small for them so they shed it. they ain't shedding their skin, they don't have skin. they are shedding their BONES, and come out like soft blobs which hardens in the next few days and actually then starts to actually hold them together... Yeah, I cant explain well, it didn't make sense what I said, but I know what I said, lol, and they are absolutely amazing...
Burn them with fire! Invertebrates are our natural enemies, we've had our quarrels during the good old Cambrian Periods.
Orro Gryphon can I get uhhhhhh a tarantula 🅱️ O N E L E S S
that's fuckin metal as FUCK
Marco Vargas 🅱️⭕️❕ 👏🏼 😂👌🏼💯💯
CAN I GET A UUUHHH ONE BONELESS TARANTULA
Imagine that you are sitting at home watching football and your skin feels too tight. You wriggle around in your love seat until you slide out of your skin. You eat a grub worm while thinking over how life is absolutely terrifying. That is is how the Tarantula do.
I had to read this twice, once in my regular reading voice, then again in zefrank's voice. Thank you very much, nailed it!
Lol. Thank you.
Remember we have fingers. If that's was the case we could Peel off the skin
Year late but you can't even grab a grub worm to eat afterward as your fangs are literally too soft for a week maybe two to eat food.
That's fascinating! So tarantulas are football fans, you say?
It looks so exhausted at the end ;-;
+azmariah94 lol ikr, "wake me up in a few days" haha
;-;
+seemyownfuture Ikr!! Although I don't have one(I did my research first)
+Mote of Dust WAKE ME UP INSIDE
I know nothing about spiders. So I was like, Really??? All that and then it just dies?????
Looks like me when I try to get out of my skinny jeans.
haha love the humour
+Xcalivyr if youre a guy you wear regular jeans
Xcalivyr im a guy but my skintight skinny jeans are stretch. No issues taking them off and on. They fit great.
No Honour For Evil no there are cool men shops having them.
No Honour For Evil to each their own. I dont really care what others wear. If people wear baggy pants, gym pants, skinny whatever. But if you want to try, you can buy them here www.drdenimjeans.com/eu/men/jeans. They fit great, and are so comfortable.
Hmm. Considering tarantulas move through complex hydraulic manipulation of their own blood, this must have been like running 15 miles per hour for a solid day for this guy. No wonder he just lies there at the end.
This Video Is 6Years Ago But Comment Section Still Fresh
Huh....
It must have had a revival.
Mr X2 it molted
I think they never miss uh?
Camo
Kowalski analysis...
Didn't know they did that. Also, *DAMN THOSE FANGS LOOK HUGE!*
Didnt know they were blue on the inside.... didnt need too
Of curse you didnt know that your a girl and never waches some nature stuff go to scool
@@ruthi3806 what does being a girl have to do with watching a tarantula molt? Apparently ur the one who needs to go to school for making that ignorant ass comment.
@@ruthi3806 btw if you wanna talk about someone going to school you should up on your grammar. It's 'course' not 'curse'
Claudia Fletcher ok i mean i dont care
I think there's something wrong with your dog
thats a fish, not a cat
THE KID You're right D:
Nooo.. its a fukin birb.
It’s a sea turtle
Sofía Asd its a dolphin
Aaaaahhhh, nothing like coming home from a hard day's work, crashing on the couch, and watching a big ass spider molting.🖒👍
:-) ok
Ananda Wolfe 😂😂😂😂🖒🏾
parismccoy20 yuup
I own a Brazilian Black Tarantula named Voodoo that I got off of my sister who currently owns over a hundred of her own of different species. when Voodoo first molted even I felt a little stressed, the process as you can see is extremely long and sometimes can go wrong, outside interferences can at times harm the tarantula that can cause long term damage until their next molt. thankfully Voodoo had a successful molt and is back to her normal self, this video really brought back that memory. It may seem strange to some of you for someone to care for a pet that you cant show physical affection for, but for me and my sister owning Tarantulas helped us become less afraid of spiders in general and shows you can bond with any animal even if it is a one sided relationship.
Well said
A relationship isn’t a relationship if it’s one sided though. You can’t actually connect with these creatures.
A one sided relationship with a “pet”... that’s an oxymoron. Basically you’re just keeping a spider prisoner for your own emotional benefit.
@@earlymorninggray8646 Early Morning Gray I humbly disagree. "Most" people who keep Ts as pets, do their research and set up enclosures that mimic what the particular species lives in, in the wild. If kept in an enclosure that allow it to thrive, the T has no natural enemies, is fed in regular intervals, and has a water source at all times. Some species are in danger of going extinct (because of mans destruction of their habitats and man plucking them from the wild in large numbers. A handful of countries have banned the export of species native to that country. In captivity all species are being bred to go into the pet trade and also sometimes half of the slings (spiderlings) are put back into the wild in their natutal habitat to keep numbers up. People who own Ts, have a great deal of respect for them and take great care to ensure that they thrive.
As far as a one sided relationship, there's some merit to that as Ts do not need/require any type of affection/attention like say a dog. If you have a correct enclosure set up, water, and a consistent food source, you are doing right by them.
I guess I will also ask if you feel the same way about dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, rats, mice, fish, and any other animal people keep as pets? Are all other animals better left in its natural habitat to fend for itself?
Again, I'm not at all being argumentative, just giving you a different perspective to think about.
@@jewfro888 you would be correct on that. They need no affection from the owner, just a proper enclosure set up for the species, and a source of food and water will have you doing right by the T. I do have a species that's very inquisitive and enjoys crawling out of its enclosure onto my hand to do a little exploring. No, it's not thinking, Oh, I got to crawl on Mike's hands for a bit, that was the highlight of my day and look forward to the next time or anything like that lol but hopefully you get my point 😊😊😊
Interesting that a creature has to do this. Squishy, practically immobile, and totally helpless for quite some time. Life is strange.
Eric Smith They usually do this underground
We are helpless when we are asleep
@@the_diamond_clad6766 Exactly. And when we wake up we take shits. I just grossed myself inside out.
It's gotta be done for them to grow. Having an exoskeleton armor is their alternative for having our soft skin which constantly sheds as well.
@@aytothakay Gross! But not as gross as my theory that our skin merely shits the different versions of ourselves daily or sven several times daily. Depending how much of us has rotted internally.
The colors after it molted the brown were so nice to look at... blue-grey, white, really soft colors...and the fangs were white! Honestly it looked so pretty to me, but it looked so tired at the end there... i love spiders, i live in arizona and its normal to find tarantulas, you can usually pick them up without too much fuss. Its awesome.
Crystel The Wolf I’m going to Arizona!
LPSFlower TV Awesome! Hope you enjoy it here!
Crystel The Wolf I will!!!!!
I also hope to find some tarantulas or even any spider lol
W H E R E C A N I B U Y B A L L S L I K E Y O U R S
I'm not a fan of spiders, but even this video shows that some of nature's more fearsome creatures are fragile and delicate. Poor thing looked exhausted after that process.
hawrnball agreed. I'm still terrified of them :|
Yes spider just KO’d after having to do that for probably hours. Considering this was sped up by 1000%
BaconJosh28 fuck that
Moulting would take alot of energy to do.
Since they don't have hands do they like wiggle themselves free from the skin? I've got arachnophobia but this gu y looks real tired
“Feelin cute might go into someone’s bed later and scare the crap out of them...idk”
It's like taking wet clothes off....................the struggle is real.
actually it's more like shitting out your own skin.
+A Very Disappointed Red Engineer hate when that happens
A Very Disappointed Red Engineer More like shitting yourself out of your own skin.
TheGhjgjgjgjgjg its like sticking it in het ass by accident.
Beautiful! The more spider videos I watch, the more my phobia is vanishing.
Agreed! Years ago, I would have had a fit watching this! =)
*****
Thank you :) I like tarantulas and I'm not that afraid of them (had one on my hand). I live in Germany so tarantulas are exotic pets to me. We don't have them in the wild. But I hate those "house spiders" crawling in the tub and being fucking fast as lightning ._. Why can't they be as fluffy and relaxed as tarantulas?
Beautiful! The more I watch spider videos the more I get terrified from them.
+DasMeerli
Germany actually has an awesome market for them. One of the best in the world, in fact. Theres many species of Ts that are considerably cheaper there, although theyre generally "Old Worlds".
same after watching that flic flac spider video im not so afraid of them! but if i see it on the street ima bounce
Me getting out of bed.
10 hours later...
Still getting out of bed.
how it feels to chew 5 gum.
s- mochi omfg Bhaha hope they payed you thy was great
It feels like giving birth to myself.
New 5 gum stimulate your senses
literally an out of body experience
@@itisshinobi fucking hell why did you have to mention it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
with these new up grades you wont stand a chance
When you finally get home and take off your skinny jeans.
Or when you finally get to take off your bra!
baggy4life
fucking comment stealer
Cute kittens being born, people go awwww.
Spider sheds its exoskeleton, people go eeeew.
I find both events a rather amazing example of how life on this planet exists.
corvettez06usa I would go ew~ if I see a kitten being born. It's weird to say it's cute. And I know! It's horrifying.😫
Because spiders looks fucking terrifying, you expect people to think this ugly little shit looks cute?
How in the world would it not get eaten in the wild while going through this intense process?
Nearly all tarantulas live underground so they can shed it there. Their webs are designed to catch bugs on the floor like crickets or grasshoppers and beetles
Have a VERY good hiding spot! Like an underground tunnel the spiders make.
@@kaytlinjustis5643 spider mating is the wierdest thing ive seen its not like a penis going through a vagina just search it
It's called a borrow
Camoflage.
Poor thing. That doesn't look fun.
Not having power like this is doesn't fun
Mickle Drayson must be exhausting, tedious work
Awww lil bb must be exausted
You know it's like 2 years old right
Hunter Eichner all creatures are lil bbs
Never thought watching a tarantula molt would be so beautiful
+Brittany Day Nature hides beauty away in all sorts of little packages :-)
I was just thinking the exact same thing!
cheesiest cheesy overload, with extra cheese toppings. :)
+Bot Lax Wow....thats was cheesier than an xtra cheese pizza topped with blue cheese, swiss cheese, jack cheese, and provolone being baked at a cheese factory...with an entire block of cheddar melted in the middle of it for no reason....
+Austin Torres ?????? what else is it supposed to be?
Poor lil' bugger was so bummed out at the end. Good job buddy 👍🏻
when you try to get a wet shirt off
Always happens to me when I forget my umbrella
While having a sunburn
@@EtanMarlin off
Sometimes it’s so hard to do I injure my arms and get tired sometimes.
I smashed a big light bulb in my hallway once when I was doing that.
That's a cute looking dog you got there what breed is it
Get your eyes checked! It's obviously a lion.
Obviously, it's an octopus~
Jasmin Dan Are you testing me? I went to college!
It’s breed is called nope
Nope.
lost 70 % of my fear of spiders watching this. kinda adorable.
You have another subscriber because of that profile picture
And then 4:16 just reminds you of those fangs. But still they are such beautiful creatures
Me too!
*spider crawls on my leg*
Never mind,it's back again...
It's horrifying
Still that 30% lmao
That was oddly beautiful yet disgusting at the same time. Nature in all it's wonder can be both. Great video.
I don't think there is a single track better for this than the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
Michael Sampson theme song to alien?
That was stunning. I love her beautiful blue and white colouring. I am guessing that will darken to the same browns she was originally?
I guess to blend in. But she looked so ired at the end.
Poor girl did look tired :)
I know tarantulas are so cool
and then a bird walked in and saw that tender piece of grey meat.
the end
+zecle No!
This was an amazing video of this horribly strenuous process, but incredibly beautiful as it brings forth it's new "skin"! Thank you for taking the TIME to do it and sharing it with the rest of us! Dual thumbs up!
I see there are more spider fans out there. Good
They don't have skin only exoskeleton
My man just collapsed from exhaustion in the end. Good job, little guy 👍
Now let's all wait for that one guy who says he has a phobia of spiders but still chose to watch or that one person who says why the hell was I watching this or recommended to me. I'll wait, no worries.
Salmon Fish I counted like 10 already
Exodus 2017 Very nice, thank you for your helpful report, we will put it to account.
I love this stuff, own 15 tarantulas myself, ordered them online delivered to my door. :)
Is that original enough for you?
Purplepoppyanimator It ain't original, because I have seen many people with similar experiences, but that doesn't mean it isn't interesting.
Salmon Fish Coolio!
What a beautiful tarantula
Omg I have acne, let me just pull of my skin and have a new face
that's pretty much what molting is
I wish I could do that
Although it's somewhat painful and we don't have an exoskeleton lel
+Maija Evans Sorry but the spider pretty much pulled out his bones not his skin.
+Alex Krasikow more like both :P it's bones IS it's skin
Damn Imagine it runnning into predators like this. It’s like getting caught with your pants down
i think they dont hunt like this at all, but wait in their burrows until their exoskeleton grows back.
@@robo-suport_czrobofactory3116 Correct,
Becuz after moulting the skin is very soft, which makes them easy targets
So they stay in their burrow or somewhere enclosed till their skin gets hard
Oof i think anyone who owns a tarantula/is interested in the spider community knows that molting like this is very dangerous for the spider and could have ended up dying. Normally they go on their backs and push their molt up off of them. This way they could eadily rupture their abdomen or lose a leg or get stuck and eventually die
E Reynolds o poor baby!! why didnt he go upside down?
I thought it was weird she wasn't upside down.
I was wondering about that and thought it looked wrong. I was pretty sure it was supposed to go on its back, but I haven't actually seen one molt yet. I just got my first T last week and I don't think it is anywhere near close to molting yet. I was curious what molting would look like and how long it would take. I had mantids a long time ago and lost a lot of them from cannibalism and then lost my last because I didn't know not to leave crickets in there during a molt and the cricket ate it. I felt pretty awful afterwards.
I'm thinking about putting the molt in acrylic if it looks decent when she/he finally molts. How long should you wait before going in the cage to remove the molt? I've read a few articles and watched a few videos where they sex the T by observing the molt but all they said is that it can't be too old or dried out. I don't want to disturb him/her while he/she is still stressed out or soft from molting though.
Yup. Not ideal but also not a good idea to interrupt a molt in process.
Pull out game strong
XD
It needs a protein shake
You gotta add some more protein
Wow the color!!! This tarantula is so beautiful
it looks like it died. Damn, poor thing probably used up a lot of energy to get out of that thing.
someone said it didn't, molting process is very exhausting.
Ducky Sioma I know, lol. I was just saying it looked like it.
I really like your profile picture.
+Josey Wallace Not sure, but it looks beautiful. Whaterever that is (game or not) I need to know what's that from or where I can find the full image.
Shit
i want to hug it at the end.. poor tired thing :(
I have arachnophobia xd
Ikr so sad poor mama :(
i want to kill it
Sammy Rivera don’t tempt me.
Adia Arthur good. Lol
That was wonderful. Thank you for putting the speeds up. That gives perspective.
I didn't even know tarantulas did this..
GhostFeather actually know is right....
Wow you’re a moron Ghostfeather. Know is correct, not knew. Hahahaha
Shawn Etter now this is kinda rude
I'm not afraid of the thumbnail, I'm afraid of what I'll see in the *up next* section.
ScorpsJunk Nstuff I know right.
watering my tarantulas?
Now that's beautiful :') Wow, I love this. Might be emotional today, but I did drop a tear from this, haha.
My kind of poetry, props to Tarantupedia™.
The _adagio sostenuto_ part of moonlight sonata might have influenced a little though...
I would've liked to see a bit after also for some reason, I would guess that this tarantula could start to walk then, idk. It might be better like this even though.
C. Bonnie Talbot
It's common :)
Hope your house doesn't attract them too much !
I didn't even know cats ate them o.ô !
Oh well, cool :)
The Amazing Patata the earth would be overrun with bugs and small rodents if it weren't for cats.
Sarai Lockett i love cats now
You worked hard that day, you deserve that rest. Beautiful.
What? Spidachu is evolving!
Gio Dude Congratulations you now have arachnid!
Sonichu
*two hundred years later*
CONGRATULATIOMSM!
Garvantula
I don't understand how this process was favored by evolution. They are so vulnerable for many, many hours.
It's just a trade. Have a very resistant shell with no seams and many features which favor stealth, defence and hunting, but you have to replace it every 6 months. In many ways its better than other animals which have seamed shells or grow with them, causing some spots to be fragile and having no ability to repair it. If they lose a leg or another body part, they can develop another one and essentially reset when they molt. The only downside to it is they have to be careful where they do it (most things stay out of their nests, so theres a typically safe place) and if they are positioned poorly while hardening they get strange limbs (like inside a pill container, for example, their legs can harden bent)
I feel something crawling on my arm, but there's nothing...
I poured gasoline on a tarantula and burned it
Thats called phobia XD not joking
I love how the trantula just lays down at the end of the video like they seen some shit and needs to process it
Exoskeletons must suck, it looks like it takes srs effort to get that shit off, man, ten hours, that spider better hide somewhere safe while that shit's goin on haha.
I used to have a gopher snake when I was a kid and I thought the same thing every time it shed. Just looks like a lot of energy.
evolution has it crap side and it's good side though :P
Like humans we have the smart brain, sadly we don't have gills,wings and crap
David Nguyen We may not have those yet they are greatly compensated with the inventions with the use of our smart brain.
Julius Segubre ya, soon they'll find a way for us to you know, gills n crap
Arraik Cruor if only humans can talk to evolution, so that way our gills doesn't dissapear when we were a fetus
This is truly amazing to see this
That's me when I have to get up for school
Theres some beauty into this, very nice.
As someone who hates spiders. I find this very beautiful.
I was originally here to watch a tarantula molt it's skin then I got lost in the music and started staring into space
I never knew tarantulas did this
Same
Chris Hinton me either lol
Yes, it's the way they grow. Tarantulas have exoskeletons ("bones are on the outside, vs humans having them on the inside). Their new exoskeleton grows under the current one. Smaller tarantulas molt more often than larger ones as they grow more. They eat really well, until their bodies give them the signal that it's time to molt. They stop eating, become lethargic, and almost always burrough in their hides, even sealing off the entrance so it isn't disturbed. They then lay down a molt mat from silk, flip onto their backs, and then start pushing through their old exoskeleton. The carapace usually splits first on the old exoskeleton and the process takes anywhere from 15 minutes, to 8 hours. Smaller specimens take less time. When finished the tarantula will be a white color and as time goes on (~3 to 7 days), their colors start to come back in and their fangs darken and harden up. This is why Tarantula owners (yay me too lol) know NOT to introduce prey at this time because the tarantula is too weak at this time and will likely get chewed on itself. It's a very very taxing process for the tarantula and they will often eat some of the shed exoskeleton for a source of nutrients/hydration. What's left (sometimes all) of the exoskeleton is an exact replica of what the tarantula looked like before molting. Even the fangs are a part of it. You could easily scare someone by putting it down next to them. The last fun fact of the day that u guys may also not care about lol, is that during a molt the tarantula can regenerate lost limbs and even their fangs. I'm quite sure none of you own tarantulas as pets, but if you did and its molting, it is VERY important not to disturb it in any way, as it will most likely result in the Tarantula dying in this vulnerable state.
I think most animals with an exoskeleton do this
@@sO-mq6qh , all*
I think
Omg! So amazingly beautiful! The music just goes perfectly, I've never seen a spider moult before! Gives me a new respect for these creatures.
Beautiful and Unsettling at the same time. 😐😐
wtf?! goosebumps killing me rn...
THAT ONE EPISODE WITH THE HANDS--
You now have scales
Llam0rack That made me very sick
*Now touch it*
Doofus Rick poke it with a stick
Ok
OH HELL NO
If you touch them at all or cause them distress, then it can kill them
no
hug it
and pat it because it did a good job
This is just beautiful to watch.
Wow...its so vulnarable in those moments of changing the skin.
Andrei Silviu do you know the name of the song?
Well, This does teach us that nature is wonderful.
Hey I've seen you in other vids before! Lol
I think like ign or something
It also teaches us nature TAKES A LONG ASS TIME TO WORK.
Küsh_Lord Damn nature, you're scary.
+Helen Mavronichi yeah i know one look at u damn
Aww. It’s all tired out, bless it. This is never a good idea unless the tarantula is totally OK with it, which is highly unlikely, here, but I kinda want to touch it now that it’s all soft. It’s so cute. I wanna protect it. XD
Sarah Johnston exactly see you get it 😌 Protect the tarantula of death doom
U crazyy
Wtf is molting I’m confused
molting means its shedding its skin, basically it does that when its really hot and it grows new skin
Nerfus So close but so far. Molting is not due to heat. Molting is the same thing as a human having growing pains. During the premolt a spider grows a brand new exoskeleton underneath its outer one, and fills inbetween the two with fluid. Eventually the tarantula will go into the actual molt process where it attempts to push itself out of the old exoskeleton. Its the way a tarantula, or any invertebrate, grows.
Basically instead of having the same bones grow overtime like humans, it just grows brand new bones. The outside of a tarantula isnt skin its bone.
What a beautiful video, the music is a nice touch. Gorgeous specimen too.
My cat plays with my rose hair tarantulas shell. He bats it around for hours.
That sounds really cute!
Discerning Daniel awh
That is disgusting but also probably entertaining to watch.
Probibly a bad idea... the sheds still have the barbed defensive hairs that can cause blindness and respiratory problems
Do you clean your house after that ? I sure as hell wouldnt want that hair all over my stuff
Imagine trying to remove a full body steel armor, but you had four arms and four legs
didn't wanna sleep anyway... for the rest of my life...
😂😂😂
I was surprised at how quickly her hair grew in on her legs and then any hairy bits turned brown. Plus the scull covering and her newly molted brain the shapes and contours amazing.
Wouldn't this make them extremely vulnerable in the wild? :/
Patrick Banks yeah it does, normally spiders will burrow and shut themselves in so predators cant get to them when they're molting and right after. They ususally come back out after a few weeks
Well, my eyes just went to hell
Daniel Row same
at least it looks cool
Spiders are in hell so that sucks
Daniel Row LoL
Creepy but fascinating
Is there a word for something that frightens you but at the same time fascinates you?
I hope the whole process is painless. poor guy seems so exhausted and powerless.
This is literally what it's like taking off skinny jeans lmao
Imagine taking off an entire skinny suit from your entire body
Damn spiders have a lot of energy
That looks exhausting! I would be so tempted to ‘help’ which would be harmful..... I know they must be very vulnerable at this time but I do hope it isn’t painful.... not really in to creepy crawlers LOL but do find this fascinating.... and am glad he/she was in a safe environment.... hopefully that helps with what be a most stressful time.
the exoskeleton is quite tight around their body, and if its moved too quickly you could easily break off body parts and leave it injured until its next moult.
I felt the same way watching it. Little spider looks tired.
the most dangerous time in a tarantula's life . she,s at the mercy of every predator not being able to defend herself
Now I'm exhausted. And itchy... so very itchy.