Great success! You have made me aware of yet another crazy interesting animal AND helped me determine that it's not the right pet spider for me. My little Bold Jumping spider Uhtred son of Uhtred is a lovely little pet and fills that little spidey shaped void in my life just fine.
i've kept ones bigger than the one clint here has on display. See, i live in Florida where basically all insects are twice as big as they are anywhere else, and i have caught and kept wolf spiders with like, 6-8 inch legspans which is CRAZY big as far as these guys go. i can safely say that they really arent all that fun to keep, they are actually hella aggressive as if you try to feed them using like tweezers like you might do with a tarantula they'll actually lunge at your hand instead and they are actually escape artists from the two or 3 specimens i've kept. they dont really live any longer than 4 months, but that's probably because the ones i've always caught in my house and decided to keep where really old and grouchy individuals and i dont really have any way of controlling the humidity.
@@sergeantsonso3490 I can't speak for Florida wolf spiders but the ones I have kept learned me after regular interaction. The Schizocosa I had last year was to the point that if I put my finger in front of him he would climb on my hand and and just kind of relax on my hand, I guess enjoying the warmth. The direction you approach them makes difference as well.
It comes off as a bit forced and cringe to be honest. Don't get me wrong i like the guy and find his videos interesting but jeez acting super excited and over enthusiastic won't make me find your videos any better, maybe actually less...
I once had one of their smaller cousins, a Tigrosa helluo in my bathroom. It was the first wolf spider I ever saw (plenty of grass before, but no wolf). She was amazing at staying clear of capture for days, but I eventually caught her and was fascinated at the largest spider I'd ever found in my house. I set her up in a tank and named her Lupa. I really wanted to see if she could learn. Twice a day I made an effort to get her used to my hand. She did! Eventually I could take her out, in my hand, with little trouble. About a month later, in December, she was burrowing, and right up against the glass side! That was neat to watch her engineering skill, using web to reinforce the chunks of husk she would push up to make a ceiling. Then one day I found her tending to an egg sac in there. Then in January I had over a hundred of them! They initially ride on mom's back, but I stretched an extra large pantyhose over the lid to secure them since they could climb the glass when they strayed. Once they were all off, I left the tank outside with the lid leaning inside so they could climb out. I actually saw some stand on the top ledge, shoot a web out, and went sailing off into the wind. Mom never left. I continued to handle her regularly, from hand to hand like a hamster. One day she came to my hand extra easy and climbed on. Minutes later, she started curling up and passed. It was a pretty incredible experience. I've found several juveniles in my yard since then.
How wonderful to bond like that with your spider I have a wild a caught tigrosa georgicola. She does not like to be handled, but I'll admit I've never really worked with her. She has at least gotten used to me and no longer hides every time I walk into the room. She accepts me and my children giving her water and crickets. She was gravid when I caught her and produced three egg sacs! Like you, I took the cage outside when the time came and released the babies back into the wild, but from each egg sac there were one or two that wouldn't go. Two of those have survived to young adulthood and are living in their own enclosures. It's been a wonderful journey. I'm trying to prepare my daughters for the fact that Charlotte (the mother) may not live much longer. She is unusually large for her species, so I suspect she's pushing 2 years old, which is about as long as they can live.
We had a "pet" one growing up. Every single night at 8pm, it ran from under the couch in the living room, all the way across our dining room (a good ten feet), where he hung out under our sideboard until we turned out the lights and went to bed, at which point I'm sure he/she hunted without fear or mercy! Set your watch by that critter. Half hour after spider, upstairs to bed.
Fun fact: Wolf spiders were the original tarantulas. The name comes from a city in southern Italy (Taranto) where Lycosia tarantula, a big wolf spider, is very common. So large spiders became known as "Tarantulas" in Europe. So when the first europeans arrived in the new world they applied this name to the large spiders found there, not knowing that those spiders weren't closely related to wolf spiders. Mainly because the only members of Theraphosidae (the clade spiders nowadays known as "tarantulas") native to europe were small and unassuming
@@kanekochera57 They are correct, wolf spiders are the original tarantula. They were called this by citizens in an Italian town called Tarranto because of a disease that caused 'tarantism' that was thought to be given through the bite of a species of wolf spider called Lycosa tarantula. To get rid of the disease, they had to do a dance to sweat it out, which btw the dance is called 'tarantella'. When Europeans came to the Americas, the name tarantula just stuck with Theraphosidae.
@@kanekochera57 She's not wrong at all - that's 100% correct. Also, calling people "nerds" in the comments section of a channel about exotic animals demonstrates you're either a bully\troll or just very, very stupid. Or all those things rolled into one turd in the vague shape of a human being.
Native Texan here, I've been camping many places with my grandparents and sometimes you can literally shine your flashlight out at night to a sea of curious little wolf spider eyes. Never thought of keeping them as pets, so I found this very interesting
I'm so glad I live where the most venomous animal won't even kill you unless you're allergic. I'd rather keep fighting the mosquitoes than have an army of wolf spiders creep up when I'm sleeping.
@@Ironpine27 I'm starting to understand why there are so many world wars that start in Europe.....it's because everyone wants to live in a place without these scary ass nightmares
Rabid Wolf Spiders. Despite the name, they're quite friendly. Well in my experience they are. I've wanted to know if it was possible to raise one because the wolf spider in my room is my friend.
That is the tragic fate of the first animal in the name of any create with two animals names. Cat fish, dog sharks, whale sharks, dragon fish, scorpion flies, and many others hear you loud and clear.
@@ClintsReptiles At least scorpion flies somewhat resemble scorpions. Although I was disappointed that the flies don't kill there pray with there tails.
Usually grey or brown, hairy, active hunters whose eyes reflect light at night - seems pretty wolfy to me. I suppose they're not pack hunters, but you can't have everything.
I challenged my arachnophobia by keeping these guys, it forced me to learn about them. Started to see spiders in a new light and it helped me overcome my irrational fear of them. They’re not what they’re portrayed to be, much like other living things.
That’s cool, but if you think about from an evolutionary standpoint, humans had much to legitimately fear of spiders throughout our development. So, your fear of spiders isn’t exactly irrational. Which I guess means there’s no such thing as “arachnophobia.” Huh.
I don't think anybody is afraid of spiders in that way in general, most people are afraid of them because they're freaky. 6+ eyes, 8 legs, sucks their preys guts out and skitters everywhere? Yeah, plenty of reason to shudder at that.
Everything about spiders is demonic. They trap others in their web & tie them up & inject them with venom to paralyze them & (for adrenochrome) and eat them alive.
There's a psychology about fear of spiders. Basically the further away something is from ourselves, the scarier it is. So for spiders, 8 legs 8 eyes as opposed to our 2 and 2
These guys make great pets! I had one that I kept on my coffee table. People either loved him or were totally creeped out. Cornelius the Hogna wolf spider loved to stare at my husband, which made him very uncomfortable. I highly recommend them! Great video Clint! :)
Ik this comment was from a year ago but I just wanted to add to the coffee table spiders 😁 I have two bold jumpers I keep as a "centerpiece" of sorts on my coffee table and people will usually spend at least a few minutes trying to locate them when they visit! They are definitely great little spider ambassadors as even people who are initially hesitant tend to come around :)
It all started with a jumping spider. I watched your video about jumpers. When I found one in my window, I gave it a temporary enclosure, ordered a nice one of etsy. That's where it started. Now I have two jumpers, a wolf spider and a Costa Rican zebra tarantula (striped knee). I love them all.
@@ClintsReptiles although what y'all call cellar spiders, we call daddy long legs here at the bottom of the Pacific. So in the world, and spiders, but still not all that venemous
I will be perfectly honest, I will likely never own any of the pets that he talks about, but his sheer enthusiasm makes me interested enough to want to learn about each creature he talks about. Someone give this guy a full TV series.
Yep, couldn't even do it. Keep having flashbacks to when one these greeted me as I got out the shower. Gives me the willies heavy. Still gotta drop a like and comments just Clint is the Man
OH MY GOSH SAME! I was trying to relax in the tub and one landed on my leg. All I saw was brown body and long legs and immediately though it was a brown recluse. It ended up drowning. And once it was dead I was able to look at it and I felt bad once I identified what it was.
I love the fact that you’re doing inverts too! The hobbies overlap, and there’s only so many reptiles in the hobby. I would love more amphibian or turtle videos though, or a video on quince monitors!
I used to have wolf spiders as porch pets. They were very easy to care for. Other than constructing a home (couple of bricks stacked in a way to leave small hiding places) they did not require any care. I remember the first time seeing a turquoise egg sac, eventually mama would look fluffy with precious babies riding on her back. Needless to say, no nasty bugs ever got in the house through the front door. Thank you Clint, every time you said 'hardcore' we had to take a drink.
Man your videos always put me in such a good mood. Your passion for critters bleeds through to your performance. Amazing channel always recommending to friends who want to get into the hobby!
Hey Clint, I know you made a video about the praying mantis already, but could you please consider making a video specifically about the Orchid Mantis, or maybe other difficult species like the devil's flower mantis? Recently, probably due to animal crossing and tiktok, they absolutely exploded in popularity and many inexperienced people are making impulsive purchases. Orchids are slightly more demanding pets that other mantids and I think they do not make for a good beginner pet, at least not without some good research. I'm a part of a few mantis keeping groups and we get 2-3 posts a day of people asking where they can buy an orchid mantis from, and some only ask for care advice AFTER they bough it. It's quite worrying to say the least.
I have seen some massive wolf spiders, usually the big ones I see are just really stocky and fat, and were hiding in the basement. However, the biggest I have ever seen was out in the wilds of Wisconsin, I pulled a log over looking for worms and it was right underneath it, it didn't even react. It was by far the most fascinating spider I ever saw in the wild, so cool I actually convinced family members to follow me into the woods to look at it. It was easily the largest spider I have seen in person, and had strong, long legs similar to your spider instead of the shorter legs typical of wolf spiders that I know more about. It was very furry and was mostly grey with occasional brown spots, and had an egg sack underneath it. Still have not been able to ID it. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to refer to. EDIT: did some more research, it could have been a fishing spider which makes sense, a lake was a short walk away from the spot where I found the spider, however it had a distinct egg sack attached to its spinnerets, which fishing spiders don't do, at least according to my limited research. EDIT 2: found a picture that looks the closest to what I remember, it is in this article www.mtlblog.com/news/this-is-the-biggest-spider-that-actually-exists-in-quebec
I like animals well enough but i've never been a super animal enthusiast or anything like that, but this is one of my new fav channels to watch. Clint's enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious, been binge watching all these videos.
I grew up in Kansas, and as a child my bedroom was in our basement. We used to have lots of wolf spiders in our home. I think they were striped wolf spiders?? Some of them got rather big (quarter sized, or even close to half dollar sized including their legs). It was always quite intimidating how quickly they could cross the floor... or how quickly they could appear and then disappear again, leaving 7 year old me feeling a bit uneasy.
you can actually do that. go outside at night and walk around your lawn with a flashlight held against the side of your head straight ahead, you can see the light reflecting off of the tiny eyes of all the spiders living in the grass.
We see those little eyes light up all over our lawn in the summer. So much so that it looks like it just rained when you shine a flashlight on the grass.
For a time, when I was young, we lived in a house with a lot of cracks to the outside. We had a lot of frogs make their way into our house, and a good number of "Texas wolf spiders". I even saw a few with their babies on their back. Never let my dad squash them, got pretty creative trying to get them outside.
The spider videos are helping me become more comfortable with spiders I encounter in my life. While I don't foresee ever keeping one as a pet, my fear is strongly dissipated. Thanks for the stinking rad content!
If you live in the US all you have to worry about are Black Widows and Brown Recluses. When i was a kid i even played around with a black widow once (i was a dumb kid). And they, like most spiders are rather docile to animals that are larger than them. Most spiders dont bite unless your a) prey b) trapped/pressed down on their bodies and stopped them from moving.
One of my clearest memories from childhood: there were a couple wolf spiders on the wall of the family bathroom. I scooped them up and put them on an oak tree in the backyard, one on each arm. I have loved spiders ever since!
That moment when you have been watching this RU-vid channel for almost a year and you just now realize he lives in Utah 20 minutes away. I want to see your reptile room @Clint!
CORRECTION: daddy long legs that you are talking about in the video are actually called harvestmen. And you're correct in that they aren't spiders, but daddy long legs is ALSO the nickname of an ACTUAL SPIDER, known as the Cellar Spider.
Daddy longlegs may refer to: a) Cellar spiders (pholcidae) b) Harvestmen (ophiliones) c) Crane flies (Tipulidae) d) A plant from Western Australia (Stylidium divaricatum)
I had a wolf spider (I think) crawl up through my vent in my living room. It was one of the most terrifying things that's ever happened to me. I was legitimately paralyzed in fear. The way it's spindley legs pulled itself through a tight space looked so unnatural.
As soon as I woke up I saw this and had to click before I even got my morning coffee. I love wolf spiders. The thing I always liked most about them is how they carry their babies on their back like possums do. I find that cute but im that weirdo who finds things that everyond hates to be cute.
In Austraila we have to check our clothes and towels at certain times of the year. I didn't once and was bitten by a regualr wolf spider on the backside, when I went up to the medical center at like 8pm 4 people from my high school were there. I was popular for about a week because everyone wanted to know what getting bit by a spider was like, I never told them where the bite was.
Such an amazing animal! Much like our mutual hero Steve Irwin, I marvel at your ability to take a usually feared animal and make it something that people can love and understand. Thank you my friend. Also I emailed you the photos from the zoo! Hope you enjoy them!
As someone who started keeping tarantulas to conquer my arachnophobia, true spiders scare the crap out of me still. But wolf spiders are just so STUNNING!
Wow, I caught and released one into my backyard last night. She was huge and running across my kitchen floor. She had babies all over her back! If I had seen this video I may have considered keeping her and the babies. Anyway super cool video.
Shining a light on a road in the everglades I caught the eye shine of the biggest wolf spider I've ever seen. The body alone was the size of a quarter with the legs extending to a silver dollars circumference. I approached and it mock charged me. Then I grabbed a little bamboo like sliver and poked at it. The fangs came out and rasped against it. Gave me the chills.
I found one of these in my kitchen one night (central TX). It was waaaaaaaay bigger and more unique looking than the regular wolf spiders I usually find around here. We ended up catching and releasing it in the backyard. I didn't know specifically what type it was until stumbling across this video. So awesome, thank you!
@Jerry Smith Go to the lake... out on the rock peer... as it gets dark. They love rocks. And those creepy nightmare critters come crawling out all over until you will want to run and scream !!! They are big too.
@Jerry Smith We were walking our dogs. Suddenly hundreds of giant spiders appeared. I couldn't get off that dock fast enough !!! Never went back either. People may fish there... but I know what is under all those rocks.
I have wolf spiders invading my house constantly and I remove at least one a week, but usually a lot more because my yard is full of them. The last one I caught in the lounge room a couple of days ago looked like an 8 legged mouse it was so fat. Scary fast on carpet, but once they hit polished wood flooring they just skitter slowly along without any traction, allowing me to sweep them into a pan and take them back outside where they belong. Edit: Im in country NSW Australia
I remember me and my cousin once opened our window outside.. we live in south Florida right across the Everglades. Lots of wildlife. As soon as we opened the window a giant wolf spider jumped inside the window. All I remember is a flash of legs coming at us, hitting the ground, scuttling up my cousins bed, and then behind it. We looked for hours. Never found it. Traumatizing moment lol
Well hi there! I was seeking some reptile advice from someone knowledgeable, and of course, you guys came to mind! Unfortunately, my school has a rule against enclosures 10+ Gallons, so until now, I've been keeping mantises as a glorious reptile substitute. Following these guidelines, I was wondering if you'd recommend Eurydactylodes for my first reptile. Since your video a while back, I've absolutely fallen in love with them, and have found a local breeder (after much research of course). Somewhat unrelated note, a few days ago, I found a big Walking Stick Insect in the woods. I picked him up and he just stayed on my shirt for the better part of an hour, all the way back home. I then remembered that I had a decent-sized extra enclosure, and set it up according to the Snake Discovery care guide. While I'm very much enjoying his company, do you think it'd be ethical to keep him? Thanks for the help, stay safe, and have a terrific day!
1:57 It always amazes me how perfectly straight across and down the spot is where the fangs come from head. Almost looks plastic like it was a prop from a movie.
I'm currently keeping a tigrosa georgicola wolf spider, only a little bit smaller than the hogna carolinensis, which I caught on the front steps of my home (Bastrop, TX). She's my first pet invertebrate and I love her. My daughters have learned so much helping me care for her. She was also immensely gravid when I caught her and produced 3 viable egg sacs (and 2 non-viable). We released her offspring back into the wild, all but 2 who refused to depart and hid every time I tried to catch them. Now those two have their own enclosures and have molted many times. One of them is male and starting to look like he's ready to mate (swollen pedipalps). The other I suspect it's female, but I don't think she's old enough to mate. These are very easy pets. They need water and the occasional cricket. It's so amazing to watch them hunt. We don't ever try to handle them, since they're very fast and Charlotte, the mother, can be quite aggressive if she's defending an egg sac. My children learned a great deal watching Charlotte carefully tend to her baby spiders. They're the most attentive mothers, it's really very touching.
Clint: "Is [insert spider species here] the perfect pet invertebrate for you?" Me: "ABSOLUTELY NOT. . . but it's still stinking rad that you talk about them!"* *From several states away
I’ve seen plenty of animal showcases over the years but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone as genuinely enthusiastic and excited to be talking about them as you and I live for it
I get wolf spiders in my house all of the time and I love them. They're really great for keeping pest species under control so I just let them do their thing. I did once have to get an exterminator for other reasons, but I was lucky enough to spot one of my wolf spiders the night before and managed to catch it and place it safely outside away from the chemicals
Cellar Spider Daddy longlegs, or Harvestman Daddy longlegs? Actually, I'm not sure it matters, I'd like to see videos on both. Just as long as you don't mean crane flies, I hate those things. Update: Ah, I hadn't got to that part of the video yet - you meant Harvestmen.
@@jic1 both of them would make a great video. Let's people find out their differences, and any additional videos showing the bouncy mechanisms of harvestman travel is welcomed
On one hand i love watching Clints videos...on the other I have an irrational and deathly fear of spiders Compromise : Watch the video with my eyes closed lmao
I love wolf spiders.. I'm so glad they're so common where I live. They're also fun to handle if they're not a pet, since it doesn't matter if they get lost!
We have these in FL and they are very scary because they're quick. They follow you with their face and move with your movement. Absolutely terrifying! We call the one on our porch, Buddy. I absolutely love jumping spiders, but I dont think I'd keep a spider as a pet.
Hey everyone! I love your energy Clint. I Googled what this giant spider almost the size of my hand was, came to wolf spider, and then found your video. I love your energy, great video, and great info!
Had one of these in my shoe at my grandmother's river house in Missouri when I was a kid. Freaked out at first when I tried to stick my foot in. But ended up keeping it for as long as it lived. Got it a tank and fed it crickets and stuff. And so began my fascination with Spiders, later on, tarantulas, and then Snakes.
