Excavating the burrows of false tarantulas (Calisoga longitarsis) and taking a bite from one of them. 2nd channel: @generalapathy2 Instagram: me_and_the_alie...
Every time that I've tried to pick up a Calisoga, they've gotten defensive! And you pick 'em up like nothing! I'm jealous 😆. You "spider whisperer" you! Again, a very entertaining and informative video! Thank you! Woah! And taking a bite for our education! 🙌👏👏👏🙌 You're a brave man 😎👏🙌 Have a wonderful weekend, son!
They also seem out of place geographically. Calisoga are the only spiders in the family Nemesiidae in the US (California endemic as far as we know). It is one of only two Nemesiidae genera in all of North America, the other being Mexentypesa from Mexico. Both genera combined only represent a total of 3 species, although current genetics have shown that C. longitarsis is a species complex comprised of many cryptic species.
@@GeneralApathy Guess you can call them a lone wolf of sorts in that case, very educational, you certainly know your stuff, I used to collect Inverts here in California, I actually found your channel Researching the spider.
This guy is like: We are going to dig up a tarantula... This is the tarantula... I take home the tarantula... I'll take a bite from the tarantula... It hurts... Anyway thanks for watching... I love it
Awesome video. I admire your courage to dig with your fingers, and also to take the bite. Doesn’t seem like the first time you’ve done this. More spider videos please :)
Not at all. Spiders are perfectly capable of digging new burrows as long as environmental conditions allow it. Every winter I see freshly dug burrows belonging to a variety of mygalomorph species that had their old burrow destructed. That being said, spiders should not be dug up outside of the rainy season; this will prevent them from being able to excavate and likely kill them as a result (there are some exceptions to this).
It’s weird/interesting how they’re “not tarantulas” when at the same time they are because of the body shape and because they come from the same family .
What makes this a true spider and not a tarantula? It looks exactly like a tarantula and the fangs look like they point down like a tarantula instead of sideways like a true spider.
I've never heard of false tarantulas before, and now you have me intrigued. Edit: Wikipedia doesn't even have an article about these. There's a stub mentioning when they were discovered by science and nothing more. Where can I learn more about these? Why aren't they classified as tarantulas? What's the difference?
@@ADITADDICTS that's interesting, but I'd like the be able to tell people that without also telling them that my source is some comment reply on RU-vid. It's frustrating yo.
