• GeekMan@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 小时前

    Long anecdote short; no.

    Short anecdote long; nooooo. I had a Selenocosmia Crassipes (from north-east QLD, Australia) for a year or so, and she never seemed to … ‘warm’ to me.

    I had to get her out in a cup regularly to change her substrate, and/or attempt to give ‘pats’ after a few beers, but she’d always rear-up to strike :/ But I was her cricket and pinky-mouse dealer!

    I didn’t research it. I don’t have studies to cite. I didn’t approach it constructively.

    I just hoped one day we’d click, before going on adventures together.

    I miss Fluffy.

  • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    111·
    11 小时前

    shit I’m not even sure if the cat who’s been living with me forever gives a shit about me, I bet a spider can’t either

      • remon@ani.social
        521·
        21 小时前

        It’s really the other way around. You get to learn the personality of the spiders (and may become fond of them).

        But yeah, some species are just like that. We had a bunch of Pterinochilus murinus or “OBTs” (orange bamboo tarantula … but also orange bitey thing). They are nasty. Always on edge, no chill. Just feeding them was a pain because you had to open the enclosure and they would come at you.

          • remon@ani.social
            3·
            4 小时前

            Feeding those took some real preperation. We first had to seal the room (closing an gaps at the doors/windows) as well as blocking all corners and cranies where they could potentially hide.

            Then we stripped. Not kidding.

            The first time feeding them one of them ran up my brothers arm and straight into his shirt. It was an absolute pain to get it out of there (and he totally got bitten in the process). From then on we’d take off all loose clothing when opening their enclosures. So yeah, just socks and tight fitting boxer briefs.

        • UnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldEnglish
          91·
          13 小时前

          I love how these fuckers have a Wikipedia article that’s like: “Yup. Their nickname sums it up. These are fucking motherfuckers that do nothing but look pretty. Do not touch them, do not keep them, they are just mean fuckers.” And they stress that ‘fucker’ part like 4 times.

        • Sabata@ani.social
          23·
          19 小时前

          My orange biting teleporter escaped one night. She went back home quietly, but damn if I wasn’t scared for the cat.

          She wasn’t too mean unless you opened her hut, Ya she was a little shit.

  • nyankas@lemmy.ml
    242·
    21 小时前

    I’m not an expert, so take my findings with a grain of salt, but the current scientific consensus seems to be:

    We don’t know.

    Recent studies suggest that the behavior of spiders is more complex than previously thought. They show behavior that can’t be explained by simple automatisms, such as the development of hunting strategies depending on their prey.

    Keep in mind that these findings do not indicate any capability to love or to grow fond of someone. But there is an ongoing discussion about whether invertebrates should be considered sentient.

    • remon@ani.social
      15·
      21 小时前

      They show behavior that can’t be explained by simple automatisms

      This has been long debunked and is also obvious to anyone that even dabbled in Entomology or adjacent fields. There are certainly very complex behaviors at work. But if it qualifies as sentient is a philosophical debate and not one of arachnology.

  • Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world
    172·
    21 小时前

    No, but they’re objectively the best pet. Basically a walking plant who’s bffs with a hole in the ground and hunts crickets by staying absolutely still until it’s not.