Haha, wait 'till you see their babies hatching. Otherwise please watch Petko's video on youtube at www.youtube.com/thedarkden . I'm sure it'll help with your phobia lol. I got interested in tarantulas from watching his videos.Gees! Man, spiders give me the creeps! Snakes are fine, sharks don't scare me (I give them space), but spiders make my skin crawl! ;Dead