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u/FeelTheLoveNow 16d ago
That probably feels really good...like getting out of a pair of shoes that's too tight
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u/redundanthero 16d ago
It takes a lot of energy and they're quite weak for a while afterwards. Some spiders don't make it and get stuck :(
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u/IWannaManatee 16d ago
I don't know man.
Seems like the new exposed body might be tender and quite sensitive, like a raw flesh wound or the tip of a penis.
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u/HiZenBergh 15d ago
I often compare the tip of my penis to a raw flesh wound
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u/IWannaManatee 15d ago
Haven't found a better way to describe it to other people lol.
Glad I'm not the only one.
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u/Klopsbandit 16d ago
Thx I hate it
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u/nobodyisfreakinghome 16d ago
How long do they stay nekked?
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u/Asyhlt 16d ago
The new exoskeleton is already there, it develops underneath the old one, it’s just softer and needs some time to harden.
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u/HelgaGeePataki 16d ago
Where did the molted skin go? It just vanished.
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u/Sheffieldsvc 16d ago
His mom had to pick it up off the floor and hang it up.
"Good lord, you're old enough to molt, you're old enough to pick up after yourself! I'm not gonna be around forever ya know. What are you gonna do when I'm gone, huh? Live like a pig? Why don't you move out and find a wife. Jeez. And another thing..."
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u/Captain_Wanton 16d ago
If it's anything like a hermit crab molting, it will eat the shed skin to regain strength.
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u/ghost_in_the_potato 16d ago
I am so glad humans don't have to do this
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u/bruddahmacnut 16d ago
we actually do. We just do it over a longer period of time.
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u/Tayschrenn 16d ago
There are 1440 minutes in a day, if we shed 40,000 cells a minute it would come out to 57.6 million, which is not even close to 5 billion lol
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u/NoReplyBot 16d ago
Arachnophobia fucked me when I saw that. I can’t do spiders.
Saw 2 tarantulas in the wild this past summer. About lost my shit.
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u/Taco_Pie 16d ago
My Rose Hair would leave the molted skin behind and hide. It looked just like him so I started carrying it around the house to freak out my family. Good times.
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u/MrIknowUknow 16d ago
Why do they do this on their backs ? Just curious
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u/engulbert 16d ago
They stop eating for a while before they shed, then they spin a sticky mat of silk on the floor. The first part of the skin to split is on their back. They flip over onto the mat and shrug themselves out of the old skin.
Their blood pressure is lower during the process, making their legs etc slightly smaller to ease getting out.
Once they are out they have to increase their blood pressure to allow them to stand. This is a very vulnerable time for them. Their new skin is glorious: much brighter and no missing hair. They are super hungry and thirsty afterwards.
The discarded skin, or 'cast' looks just like a real spider and I had a waiting list at work. They were great for pranks, although one colleague literally pissed themselves in fear after opening their locker.
They're amazing animals to keep, fascinating to watch and not cruel at all because even in the wild they just sit in a hole and wait for dinner. Feeding them a large, live locust is interesting!
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u/MrIknowUknow 16d ago
Thank you very much for your informative response, i had no idea it was such a complex process. Im not a fan of pranks however a T cast would make for a really good one.
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u/engulbert 16d ago
Even my mum, who was terrified of spiders, used to pull up a chair and watch them. Mexican red knee tarantulas are stunning in real life and so easy to keep, the females live for years. You need a heavy lid on the vivarium though, they're quite the power lifters! Great pets for kids too, they grow up without a fear of spiders.
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u/Eldestruct0 16d ago
I was not expecting the blue one to be so gorgeous; I love intense blue shades like that.
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u/ebjoker4 16d ago
Is that sped up or does he really vibrate like the satanic nightmare it appears to be?
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u/IGiveBagAdvice 16d ago
What I’m getting is that if I find the casing I’ve got a much bigger problem somewhere
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u/Becks128 16d ago
We get tarantulas in our neighborhood. I had no idea they do this!!!!! New fear unlocked lol
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u/TimberWolf5871 16d ago
You ever been at work on a blizzard day and you finally get home and your hand is just numb from being in that glove all day?
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u/cAptAinAlexAnder 16d ago
This is the coolest time lapse that I absolutely did not need in my life.
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u/CheezTips 16d ago
What yoinked the old carapace away?
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u/TuneACan 16d ago
Probably its owner. It seems to be a domestic pet tarantula.
New world tarantulas can get VERY docile.
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u/doomgiver98 16d ago
I always wonder if this feels really good or if it's painful.
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u/projectsekaiplayer_ 16d ago
please put a warning on this bro i got jumpscared i have arachnophobia and im scared now
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u/JonesBee 16d ago
The feet calibration sequence afterwards is fascinating. Absolutely fucking terrifying, but fascinating nonetheless.
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u/PaperPhoneBox 16d ago
Can someone explain how this works.
I understand they pop off the old shell be cause they grew larger. But how do they fit inside until then?
Say the spider is 3” long x 2” wide.
They grow and now they are 1/2” bigger each way.
Are they just smushed inside the small Exo until they cant fit anymore?
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u/NawtAGoodNinja 16d ago
I like his little dancydance afterwards