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<blockquote data-quote="Salatia" data-source="post: 219085" data-attributes="member: 38837"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/stapleford-mum-finds-orange-tarantula-7733901.amp[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Who did this? </p><p></p><p>So many bits of this I'm stuck on and wondering if someone just made up a weird dramatic story, maybe to get word of the rescue out? Workmen asking the homeowner to do something about the giant spider they didn't even know about seems a bit odd to me for one. But also the whole article feels odd. Terrified of spiders but find tarantulas calmer - okay fine, but I'd also not be sticking my hands close enough to *any* random one I found to scoot it into a box, especially without any clue of the species. Does make me wonder though if they have kept some before, because to even know they may be less frantic is pretty unusual. </p><p></p><p>On top of that the way they rule it out as a pet...surely despite not being a common pet it's still the most likely source? Maybe not, but I am curious about this bit. From a 'rescue publicity' angle kind of comes across as a way to try to avoid backlash on the community while still doing the story.</p><p></p><p>I could be totally off base, but feels like it's such a particular tarantula for it to happen with - and *any* Googling of that spider is going to bring up Orange Bitey Thing. That's the sort of thing 'journalists' are typically desperate to be able to include. </p><p></p><p>Possibly did just 'happen' but thought I'd share as it's a curious one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salatia, post: 219085, member: 38837"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/stapleford-mum-finds-orange-tarantula-7733901.amp[/URL] Who did this? So many bits of this I'm stuck on and wondering if someone just made up a weird dramatic story, maybe to get word of the rescue out? Workmen asking the homeowner to do something about the giant spider they didn't even know about seems a bit odd to me for one. But also the whole article feels odd. Terrified of spiders but find tarantulas calmer - okay fine, but I'd also not be sticking my hands close enough to *any* random one I found to scoot it into a box, especially without any clue of the species. Does make me wonder though if they have kept some before, because to even know they may be less frantic is pretty unusual. On top of that the way they rule it out as a pet...surely despite not being a common pet it's still the most likely source? Maybe not, but I am curious about this bit. From a 'rescue publicity' angle kind of comes across as a way to try to avoid backlash on the community while still doing the story. I could be totally off base, but feels like it's such a particular tarantula for it to happen with - and *any* Googling of that spider is going to bring up Orange Bitey Thing. That's the sort of thing 'journalists' are typically desperate to be able to include. Possibly did just 'happen' but thought I'd share as it's a curious one! [/QUOTE]
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