Handling the Blue Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica)

Check out my Instagram account for more tarantula photos and videos: This content is exclusively managed by Mercury Press. To license or use in a commercial player please contact news@ or call 44 (0)151 709 6707 Don’t forget to leave a like if you enjoyed this video! In 2017, a video of mine in which I was handling this tarantula went viral. Many people were intrigued and fascinated by this spider, so I decided to film me handling it a second time for everyone to see, now with more footage and better quality. The first video was actually filmed in 2016; now, two years later, the spider has noticeably grown. Please, refer to the disclaimer at the beginning of the video for answers to common questions and concerns. These are the links provided in the disclaimer: - In the absence of available antivenom, bites by Poecilotheria spp. can cause a serious therapeutic challenge: