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>>> FEW
>>> FEW PEOPLE REALLY LIKE SPIDERS.
SPIDERS.
SPIDERS. MOSTLY WE WANT TO GET RID OF
THEM OR GET AWAY FROM THEM.
HALLOWEEN CAN ACTUALLY AMPLIFY
PEOPLES FEAR OF SPIDERS.
OUR FRIEND AT THE ZOO BELIEVE A
LITTLE KNOWLEDGE MIGHT GO A
LONG WAY IN HELPING US OVERCOME
OUR FEAR, SO WE SOMEWHAT
RELUCTANTLY, PRETTY MAJOR
SPIDER TO COME INTO THE STUDIO.
ALONG WITH HER HANDLER, ANIMAL
HANDLER, MIKE CASH.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.
>> THIS IS FERGIE, A TARANTULA.
SHE HAS LIVED AT WOODLAND
PARKLAND ZOO AT SIX YEARS OLD.
>> HOW OLD DO TARANTULAS GET?
>> WE HAD ONE THAT WAS 30, 30
YEARS OLD NOW.
SHE WAS AN ADULT ONE WHEN WE
GOT HER IN.
SHE WAS AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. REALLY BETWEEN 30 TO 40.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> ALL RIGHT, FOR A TARANTULA,
IS SHE AN AVERAGE SIZE?
>> YEAH, AN AVERAGE SIZE FOR A
ROSE HAIR.
ROSE HAIR. BUT WE DO HAVE BRAZILIAN BLACKS
THAT WILL GET BIG.
>> BIRD EATERS?
>> YES, BRAZILIAN BLACK.
>> I'M OUT OF HERE.
>> OH NO, NO, THEY'RE CUTE.
THEY ARE LIKE PUPPY DOGS, THEY
LOVE ATTENTION.
LOVE ATTENTION. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THEY HAVE PERSONALITIES?
>> THEY DO.
THEY DO.
THEY DO.
THEY DO. >> YOU SAID YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A
SLIGHT FEAR OF SPIDERS?
>> I ACTUALLY DO.
>> AND WHAT'S UP WITH THIS?
I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE
TO GET OVER THEIR FEARS.
IT'S GOOD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND
THESE SPIDERS.
THESE SPIDERS. IF YOU SEE MY HANDS SHAKING,
IT'S ME UNDERSTANDING HER.
THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
>> THAT'S SO INTERESTING.
WHEN IS THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER
HELD A TARANTULA?
>> SMALL STEPS, ALWAYS SMALL
STEPS.
STEPS.
STEPS. YOU CAN'T GET OVER A BIG FEAR
REAL QUICK.
REAL QUICK. I STARTED WITH THIS.
>> THEY GOT TO KNOW ME.
I GOT TO KNOW THEM.
>> DO WE KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID OF SPIDERS?
SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF
SNAKES AND SPIDERS.
>> I THINK A LOT OF
MISCONCEPTIONS AND A LOT OF
MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
MISUNDERSTANDINGS. YOU'LL HEAR ALL THESE MYTHS.
YOU'LL ALSO KIND OF NOT
UNDERSTAND THEM OR KNOW THEM.
I DON'T SEE TWO LEGS OR TWO
ARMS, I DON'T SEE A FACE.
BUT IF YOU GET TO KNOW THEM,
YOU MIGHT GET TO KIND OF
UNDERSTAND THEM A LITTLE BIT
MORE AND WHETHER SHE IS
DANGEROUS OR NOT.
>> SHE DOESN'T BITE, SHE
DOESN'T DO ANYTHING?
>> ANYTHING WITH A MOUTH CAN
BITE, BUT I GET TO KNOW PEOPLE
BEFORE I GET CLOSE TO THEM TOO.
>> THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST IF
WE'RE TRYING TO DEMYSTIFY
SPIDERS FOR OURSELVES?
>> NOTHING SHOULD BE FEARED.
IF YOU HAVE A SPIDER IF YOUR
HOUSE, THE BEST THING TO DO,
JUST GET TO KNOW IT.
IF YOU SEE IT UP IN THE CORNER,
WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THAT.
NAME IT BOB, MAKE IT PAY RENT.
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO TO GET
TO KNOW IT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL IT.
>> NO, JUST RELOCATE IS FINE OR
MAKE A PAYMENT.
>> I DON'T MIND THAT IT IS
THERE, I JUST DON'T WANT IT
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. WE ARE RELOCATING FAMILY.
AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE FRONT OF
HER?
HER?
HER? >>
HER? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AND SO YOU HAVE TWO BODY
SEGMENTS.
SEGMENTS.
SEGMENTS. THE TOP HERE, WHICH WILL BE THE
ROSE HAIR IN HER.
YOU HAVE THE BODY HERE.
>> THE PINKISH ONE.
>> HER BODY IS KIND OF
TREMBLING.
TREMBLING. >> THAT'S MY HAND.
IT'S THE FEAR.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YEAH, I'M FINE.
SHE'S FINE TOO.
THEN YOU HAVE THE TWO ARMS
UPFRONT.
UPFRONT.
UPFRONT. AND THE TWO ARMS, YOU MIGHT SAY
THEY HAVE EIGHT LEGS.
THEY HAVE EIGHT LEGS, TWO ARMS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NOW WHAT DOES SHE DO WITH HER
ARMS?
ARMS?
ARMS? IS
ARMS? IS THAT HER TRYING TO GET FOOD?
>> AND THAT SHE DOES FEEL.
SO ALL THESE HAIRS, THEY ARE
USED TO FEELING THE VIBRATIONS
AND TALKING.
AND TALKING. AND THAT IS HER WAY.
OR MAYBE A PREDATOR, MAYBE
THERE'S A PREDATOR NEARBY AND
SHE JUST NEEDS TO GET AWAY.
>> AND SHE COULD DO THAT.
WHAT DOES SHE EAT?
>> WHAT WE FEED OUR CRICKETS,
ONLY BUGS ONCE A WEEK.
>> CAN YOU PUT HER DOWN?
WILL SHE WALK AROUND?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SHE'LL MOVE.
SHE'LL MOVE. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THAT JUMP
AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
DOES SHE DO THAT SORT OF STUFF?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WE DO HAVE JUMPING SPIDERS THAT
COULD JUMP 20 TIMES OUR BODY
LENGTH.
LENGTH.
LENGTH. >> SHE IS COMING FOR ME.
>> SHE JUST WANTS TO GET TO
KNOW YOU.
KNOW YOU.
KNOW YOU. A VERY CURIOUS ANIMAL.
BUT FOR TARANTULAS, THEY DON'T
JUMP.
JUMP.
JUMP. >>
JUMP. >> OKAY, THEY DON'T.
>> LITTLE DID WE KNOW.
>> WE HAVE OUR BOY TARANTULAS
THAT CAN GO FROM SPOT TO SPOT,
BUT THEY DON'T JUMP.
NO TARANTULA WANTS TO JUMP AT
YOUR FACE OR JUMP AT YOU.
>> THAT'S JUST A NIGHTMARE
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> YES, A MYTH.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
I ACTUALLY ASKED THAT QUESTION
YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE GOING TO
DO THIS SEGMENT.
IS THIS ONE THAT WILL FLY UP IN
YOUR FACE.
YOUR FACE. CAN I HOLD HER?
>> I WILL LET YOU GIVE HER A
HIGH FIVE.
HIGH FIVE. >> HOW DO I DO THAT?
>> AND ALL SCRUNCHED.
>> I DON'T WANT HER TO BE
SCARED.
SCARED.
SCARED. A
SCARED. A LOT OF THE TIMES WHEN THEY
GET SCARED THEY WANT TO RUN,
HIDE, OR STAND STILL.
EVERY SPIDER WANTS TO DO THAT.
AND WHAT HER DEFENSE WAS, CURL
UP, SO YOU DON'T SEE HER BODY.
>>
>> OH
>> OH MY
>> OH MY GOSH. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WELL, THAT WAS A NEW
EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
WHEN WE COME TO WOODLAND PARK
ZOO, IS THERE A SPECIAL AREA
WHERE THE SPIDERS AND
TARANTULAS ARE.
TARANTULAS ARE. >> IT COULD BE IN BUG WORLD.
YOU'LL SEE A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT ANIMALS, WALKING
STICKS, SOME SPIDERS.
WE HAVE LEACHES AS WELL AND A
LOT OF COOL ANIMALS.
AND I'VE BEEN CLOSE ENOUGH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> ARE WE OKAY?
>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD.
>> OKAY, YES.
KEEP SAYING THAT.
NOW COMING UP NEXT, NOW THAT WE
HAVE THE SPIDER THING UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. WE WILL HEAD OFF TO THE MOST
HAUNTED PLACES IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. DON'T BE