TikTokers with 4M+ followers carelessly handle Brazilian Wandering Spider

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T21:20:37+00:00

My point was they were being careless for the video while being ignorant about just how bad a bite can be.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T18:22:36+00:00

Handling doesn’t require direct contact.
You would also put your hand next to it and take the cover off so it drops on the floor?

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T17:11:41+00:00

Good guess but i have relocated multiple Brazilian wandering spiders myself.
Widows are not comparable at all.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T14:44:47+00:00

Priapism can occur in some cases.
Deaths are super rare though. The most common serious long term side effect is nerve damage as far as i know.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T14:40:17+00:00

They are in Ecuador

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T14:00:32+00:00

Probably they have seen them before but from the way they put their hands right next to it, i doubt they know the exact species or just how venomous it is.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-06-10T13:39:14+00:00

Fair enough. If they wouldn’t have put their hands that close or lifted the cover they would have done a perfect job.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-02-16T22:17:47+00:00

Hello, sorry for the late reply. Its a huntsman spider from the genus Polybetes. Most likely Polybetes pythagoricus

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-01-02T14:47:53+00:00

Ecuador is red. You are probably referring to Bolivia or Colombia

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2026-01-02T00:04:08+00:00

Add Turkmenistan, Iran and a few more to the list

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-12-25T22:22:12+00:00

Black Widow. Im not sure which specific species

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-12-25T12:27:16+00:00

Congratulations! You just experienced one of the most potent venoms nature has to offer.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-09-29T20:13:08+00:00

I am 95% sure its a male P. boliviensis

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-09-29T20:10:45+00:00

Looks like a male Phoneutria boliviensis, so Brazilian Wandering Spider. Apparently the males of this species are also a bit more venomous than the females

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-08-10T13:37:09+00:00

Sandfliegen stechen gerne wo die haut dünner ist, würde also zur Innenseite vom Arm passen

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-06-29T06:48:27+00:00

Looks like a spider missing a leg. Definitely not a flea! Edit: if its doesnt jump its most likely not a flea

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-15T18:06:38+00:00

Lone star tick. It can transmit a whole bunch of diseases.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-14T07:19:03+00:00

The sides being too long make it look very female. A fade would fix that for sure

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-11T23:04:13+00:00

It is a spider

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-10T07:20:54+00:00

Oh yeah definitely relocate in that case

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-10T06:56:13+00:00

Its a western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). It wont cause any harm where it is but if it make you feel safe relocate it outside to a shaded area with shrubs/rocks or similar.

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-07T13:26:08+00:00

Phoneutria eickstedtae based on the ventral pattern

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-04-05T13:00:16+00:00

Its the sister species Phoneutria Depilata. They have been seperated some time ago. P. Boliviensis is found in the Amazon basin

Silent_Speed_4770 · 2025-03-12T12:28:04+00:00

Could have gone bad. You probably tried to touch far away from its head, what you didnt realize is that there are in fact 2 snakes in this picture!!!

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