Arachnophobes might want to look away – and clear their internet history so they don’t revisit this page by accident – as this video really isn’t for the spider-squeamish.

A spider fan videoed the moment she pulled an egg sac away from a mummy tarantula, and released thousands of tarantula babies from inside it.

And yes, it really is as gross as it sounds.

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Marita Lorbiecke hosts YouTube channel ‘Deadly Tarantula Girl’, celebrating the massive hairy spiders (some of which are so big they actually eat birds).


Ms Lorbiecke said: ‘This Nhandu chromatus Brazilian Red and White tarantula, hatched in 2013 – her name is Misty and she is five years old.

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‘I have been breeding tarantulas since the 1990s and have seen many successful eggsacs hatch but none with these numbers.

Uuuugghhhhhhhh (Picture: Caters)

‘This eggac opening was truly incredible – I was astounded and overjoyed at the results.’


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