Why do people make tarantulas out to be vicious? Most people who live in a place where tarantulas aren%26#039;t common would say they%26#039;re poisonous or deadly, when in fact they aren%26#039;t.(Unless you find a rare species of %26#039;em.) I pick up tarantulas all the time. What do you think?

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2 months ago

I will let this go to vote because there isn%26#039;t a way to really pick a good answer for this

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Are they not all carnivorous? That alone makes them vicious. We have none around here, other than a few kept as pets. Because there are some species that are nasty, the person not acquainted with them has to assume the worst until they know otherwise. 60% 3 Votes

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• I%26#039;m a lover of spiders. I find the tarantula to be beautiful and unless you accidentally find on in a banana bunch--which I never do--they%26#039;re no going to bother anyone.
  
  It%26#039;s some sort of anti-reptile, anti-insect, anti-rodent mania I was born without. But they are dangerous to handle and have a powerful sting if annoyed. 0% 0 Votes
• I%26#039;ve watched a lot of documentaries on spiders and I know they can%26#039;t really hurt me...but they completely terrify me...too many eyes and legs and they are HUGE (anything bigger than a fly is huge in my opinion, haha)...I shudder just thinking about them 40% 2 Votes