2-legged Freaks is a headstunning, hardrockband from the lowlands of Hollan… Read Full Bio ↴2-legged Freaks is a headstunning, hardrockband from the lowlands of Holland. What else can expect from 4 people with the word music carved in their souls, who listen to music styles that vary from the swamps of the blues to the heavy metal from the 80's, blending everything together with intensity and a contemporary sound.

2-legged Freaks have as mission to rock you and make some cool new music as well and to accomplish that 2-legged Freaks have played shows with people in the audience of all ages and played from small pubs to bigger venues.

2-legged Freaks started in 2004 as a school band with Sjoerd van Ophem on the leadguitar and vocals and Marc Schouten on the drums. After a few weeks Roelof van Ophem was added to the line up, to play the low ends. At that time the band decided to write some own material and januari 2005 the band played is first gig in "de Dars". After some other succesful gigs the band decided that they needed a guy who could play second guitar and Robbert Former, a good friend of the band, was added to the line-up.

In the last months of 2005, the band recorded the demo "Recorded Madness" wich can be downloaded for free from http://www.2-leggedfreaks.com

Understand
2-legged Freaks Lyrics

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Yuh, God call us to
Put ourselves out there
Really made, if more of you means less
Of me God! Take everything! Yuh
Haha, yeah, let's goo
I'm here to say what it is, and what it
Ain't, todays day and age people
Only spreading hate, with me sending

A message ima be something great
So this is what I'm guessing
Y'all reading like a lesson
Putting fresco up for testing
Leaving me for all this stressing
Expecting me to give you blessing
Mann ima just say it! This the fathers
House man! Who you think made it
Yeah let's face it, we take it
Betray it and we brake it
We're called to save, not to play
And demonstrate that Yahweh's great
Each and every day, so really hear me
Through this song, all along Everybody's wrong
Everybody's wrong
People speaking their minds
Yeah we got the right
To be happy, don't stay mad
Life ain't bad, I always grew up
With the perfect dad
Y-Yeah I'm holding God tight
Throughout the night, without no
Light, without no light, yuh
I want the atheists to check out God
Like a book, see the Bible is a guide
Book, it be the book of life
I've been hurt so many times
Stabbing through my back
With a knife
See like I don't even wanna rap Anymore, cause I feel like what I
Gotta do is done, if y'all would just
Pay attention man, yuh, yuh
See we gotta be who God calls us to be
We can't be someone else
We can't live for this world

We gotta live for him
Yuh, yuh, yuh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 2-legged Freaks's song "Understand" reflect the artist's deep connection to their faith and their mission to spread a positive message in a world filled with hate and negativity. The song begins with a recognition of God's call for them to put themselves out there and give their all, acknowledging that by giving more of themselves, they become less of what they were before. The artist urges listeners to understand the importance of love and acceptance in today's society, as people often choose to spread hate instead.

The lyrics also touch upon the artist's belief in the power of God and their desire to share their faith with others. They perceive themselves as being called to save and not merely play or demonstrate their own greatness. The artist emphasizes that everyone is wrong to some extent and encourages listeners to open their minds to the possibility of God's existence. In a vulnerable moment, the artist expresses feeling wounded and at times, not even wanting to pursue their passion for rap anymore. Yet, they believe that their purpose is to bring attention to God and encourage others to seek Him.

Overall, "Understand" is a call to live authentically and follow God's path rather than conforming to the expectations of the world. It serves as a reminder that love, understanding, and faith can bring positivity and change to a often divided and negative society.

Line by Line Meaning

Yuh, God call us to
God is calling us to take action

Put ourselves out there
We should be vulnerable and open

Really made, if more of you means less
Finding our true purpose by letting go of our own desires

Of me God! Take everything! Yuh
Surrendering everything to God

Haha, yeah, let's goo
Expressing enthusiasm and excitement

I'm here to say what it is, and what it
Being honest and straightforward

Ain't, todays day and age people
In the current society, people

Only spreading hate, with me sending
Choosing to spread a different message

A message ima be something great
Aiming for greatness through my message

So this is what I'm guessing
Reflecting on my understanding

Y'all reading like a lesson
Listening and learning from my words

Putting fresco up for testing
Sharing my ideas for evaluation

Leaving me for all this stressing
Causing me stress and anxiety

Expecting me to give you blessing
Wanting me to bring you positivity and guidance

Mann ima just say it! This the fathers
Boldly proclaiming that this is God's

House man! Who you think made it
Believing that God is the creator

Yeah let's face it, we take it
Acknowledging that we often take it for granted

Betray it and we brake it
Betraying and breaking the trust

We're called to save, not to play
Our purpose is to save others, not to fool around

And demonstrate that Yahweh's great
Showing the greatness of Yahweh

Each and every day, so really hear me
Listen closely to what I'm saying

Through this song, all along Everybody's wrong
Challenging the popular beliefs and perspectives

People speaking their minds
Expressing their opinions

Yeah we got the right
Having the freedom to do so

To be happy, don't stay mad
Choosing happiness over anger

Life ain't bad, I always grew up
Life has been good, I had a good upbringing

With the perfect dad
Having a wonderful father figure

Y-Yeah I'm holding God tight
Holding onto God tightly

Throughout the night, without no
During the dark and difficult times

Light, without no light, yuh
Without any guidance or support

I want the atheists to check out God
Encouraging atheists to explore the concept of God

Like a book, see the Bible is a guide
Comparing the Bible to a guidebook

Book, it be the book of life
Referring to the Bible as the guide to life

I've been hurt so many times
Having experienced numerous hurts and betrayals

Stabbing through my back
Betraying and hurting me behind my back

With a knife
Using deceit and betrayal

See like I don't even wanna rap Anymore, cause I feel like what I
Losing the motivation to rap because I believe

Gotta do is done, if y'all would just
That I have done what I need to do

Pay attention man, yuh, yuh
Urging people to listen and take notice

See we gotta be who God calls us to be
We need to fulfill the purpose God has for us

We can't be someone else
We shouldn't try to be someone we're not

We can't live for this world
Our focus should not be on worldly pursuits

We gotta live for him
We should live our lives for God

Yuh, yuh, yuh
Expressing agreement and affirmation

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Written by: Nicholas Chenault

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Comments from YouTube:

Roanoke Gaming

3y↑732

Thanks for watching guys! Hope yall have a good weekend and odds are I will see you again with the same video in a couple of days because this whole site is on fire with copyright currently!

King Shadow

3y↑3

Awesome

King Shadow

3y↑1

Hello Roanoke Gaming.

Silent Sea

Awesome hope for the best beat those copyrights good luck love the content

Alejandro Leal

What a cult classic!!!

Gavin Kailey

3y↑1

If u hate these giants, you must hate Kumonga

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Logan Symmes

3y↑1.7K

The fact that the CGI looks actually good makes this whole movie a lot creepier than it actually is

Primal Aspid

3y↑155

What CGI those are real spiders

Logan Symmes

3y↑35

I know. I heard it was nominated for one of them Oscar thingies

G0at Man

3y↑25

Have you seen deep impact?
That movie came out 1998 and the CGI looks real af

Dylan Fooler

3y↑26

I rewatched recently and was so happy how good it held up especially for a horror comedy! It is really one of my favorite "B films"

2 , 3 cincau mak lu lancau

3y↑11

This film cgi especially the spiders still hold up

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Keenan Kok-Carlson

2y↑175

The one thing I actually remember from this movie is the absolutely wild sound effects they use. The spiders scream and yell at the people, there's punching sound effects, it's honestly like watching the gremlins as spiders.

MoonCrafter

2y↑8

My favorite sound effect was the recycled Dino from The Flintstones noises when the car hits the spider. 8 year old me was DELIGHTED at this horror comedy for that reason alone

Cowshark DeFin

1y↑14

My favorite moment is when a jumping spider crashes into a diner, glomps on to a stuffed deer head taking a big bite, and then spitting in disgust when it realizes the head is dry.

mawhitaker541

28w↑1

That cat vs spider fight is awesome too. The whole film is just a great comedic romp.

Eric Southard

25w↑1

I remember one spider chased the MC down a zipline while doing a Tarzan call.

Airyll

3y↑238

23:20 is hysterical to me, because you have a jumping spider literally ushering other spiders to get into the mall in slower "go go go" sort of fashion. That said, the one thing you missed regarding the spiders moult is that... they simply grow way too fast and don't eat nearly enough to sustain them. The spiders wouldn't be out of their first moult before they start their next with that sort of exponential growth in the first few days, and so they'd all almost certainly die mid-moult as they get stuck in old exoskeletons and then wind up still trying to moult again. Moulting is also a process that takes a huge amount of energy on the part of spiders - certainly not enough for one single man to feed the sheer number of spiders we see.

Basically, even if there was theoretically enough oxygen to support spiders of this size, they would NEVER grow to that size in just a few days naturally, and any imbalance in their system causing them to grow faster than they can manage to moult would inevitably just kill them as they'd die mid-moult due to being unable to shed properly. Not even talking about the fact that many, many, many species of spiders are cannibals and even with higher intelligence, these eight legged dudes would probably just eat each other first. Maybe they'd just say "Sorry bro but I'm hungry" given the higher intelligence and be a bit polite about it.

Call Me Kevan

3y↑16

It is possible since they are smart enough to work together, that they would simply help the moulting spiders remove the old exoskeletons.

Trucking With A Blind Guy

2y↑30

@Call Me Kevan At that point just nuke Arizona and call it a day. Spiders helping other spiders grow larger safely frightens the hell out of me

Grant Ameele

2y↑1

I never noticed it doing that🤣

D’Nache

2y↑2

Also spiders are extremely vulnerable after a molt.

Nemmy Poyo

1y↑1

Spider be like. GO GO GO GET IN THERE AND GET THE FOOD!!!!

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A Sandwich

2y↑66

This was literally my favorite movie in preschool, it's so cool that you covered it. It's also what sparked my interest in spiders, by kindergarten I could spell cephalothorax and identify random spiders around the house. My dumb teacher actually complained to my parents that I was reading too many non-fiction books. So yeah, I was basically that kid riding his bike to see some spiders. Now I'm 24 doing manual labor and drinking too much. Funny how that happens.

Steven Salad

3y↑51

Little correction: While you are absolutely right with the fact that insects breath through their threachea, this is not the whole truth with spiders. They actually have small booklungs as well, which help them out with their breathing by supplying their hemolymph with some oxygen

WaywardScythe

2y↑5

A few species of spiders have both book lungs and tracheae, while "modern" spiders have just the trachea, and if I recall correctly some "archaic" species only have book lungs.

Sierra-649

2y↑2

Spiders belonging to the orders of Mesothelae and Mygalomorphae (Segmented abdomen spiders like the Kimura Spider, tarantulas, trapdoor spiders) have Book lungs. Araneamorph spiders, what would be called True Spiders, do not have book lungs.

Sierra-649

2y↑2

The book lungs are an evolutionary anachronism held from the transitional organism between eurypterids and whip tail scorpions which is what we currently Believe branched off into the 3 orders of spider we see today, given that we have fossils of Araneamorph spiders with spinnerettes and the whip tail structure.

Godless Recovery

48w

I was looking for a comment mentioning the Boxlungs. Thank you kind stranger👍

MajinObama

42w

Isn’t that the difference between „old world“ spiders and „new world“ spiders? Or something like that. Like a Huntsman vs. a Sydney Funnel Web Spider! Thin and fast vs. big and bulky! As well as slow :p But good in a Spider 1 vs 1. Just not at catching stuff… unless you use traps like the Sydney!

Rin Aldrin

2y↑48

I personally love this movie because it was filmed in a small town my aunt and uncle live in and one of my cousins was an extra and body double in the film. Makes it far more special to me

Fainz Archived

2y↑5

pov: you found the furry

Oucyan

3y↑729

I love how the jumping spiders in this movie actually have voice lines that sound like gibberish, but are actual real words, just edited to sound incomprehensible

Luna the Wolf & Infinite the Jackal

3y↑153

Don't forget the one spider holding on to the back of the police car yelling ow because it's "feet" where skidding along the road, which would hurt irl if this was to actually happen

Connor Best Barlow

3y↑61

I wonder if this means that with enough time they could learn to speak

Josh Gale

3y↑31

@Luna the Wolf & Infinite the Jackal I haven't noticed that in my time watching this and I have seen this multiple times on tv

PsicoGames

3y↑19

@Connor Best Barlow it makes me remember the spiders in Rick and Morty

Thedeadcannotdie

3y↑25

@Connor Best Barlow where's Hagrid when we need him?

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Zuriel

3y↑43

As someone that actually respects and appreciates arachnids and most bugs this has always been one of my favorite movies

NatureXwars

3y↑118

Considering how smart jumping spiders are at their current diminutive sizes, I wonder how sentient & friendly/hostile they would get if they are to evolve to such sizes with more neurons.

I had always thought of having a pet jumping spider to the size of a cat so I could have fun with its curiosity & pet its cute flat head.

Sharpwave The decepticon

3y↑31

You could also dress it up with cute hats! :D

Sam Long

2y↑28

I would highly recommend you check out the book Children of Time by Adrien Tchaikovsky. It is literally about a planet that gets terraformed and ends up inhabited by an evolved species of jumping spider. It is a fascinating read, especially if you like spiders

ZC gamer and reacts

2y↑15

Jumping spiders are just adorable in general.

meme boi

2y↑2

they are pretty cute

RavenlordGoat

2y↑9

I'm inclined to agree, but also disagree, since they probably wouldn't play nice with other pets

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RedoxNiko

2y↑21

I work in a wearhouse in oklahoma, and we are over run by spiders. Some of them that I've had to enter pvp combat with for car parts have been damn near dollar bill sized, while we also have rats, snakes, and sometimes geckos shipped in from factories in parts boxes.

Caitlin Brewer

50w↑2

Aside from the geckos, that sounds like absolute hell

the game ranch

47w↑2

Thats how invasive species come

Rastaman193

23w

@the game ranchgood job you figured it out

Lamppost 🦕

3y↑12

Man, I remember this movie. I was already arachnophobic due to reasons, and this movie didn't help. Terrified the heck out of me as a kid, but for some reason I would watch it everyday for several months. Was so terrified that the other kids in the house got mad at me

Jeus Vox

3y↑16

I think the dirt bike chase will always be my favorite scene from this movie. I was a little kid watching this movie originally (10 years old) wanting a dirt bike anyway, then there’s bad ass metal playing during the scene, and it’s just dudes being chased by giant jumping spiders on bikes. THE DUDE SUPERMANNED A GIANT SPIDER IN MID AIR ON HIS DIRT BIKE IN THE DESERT THAN CAUSES AN OIL TANKER TO FLIP AND EXPLODE KILLING A BUNCH OF THEM. Fucking awesome.

This movie is Gold for kids, or people who are really high.

Mando Wookie

That was my favorite part as a kid too, used to watch it over and over again.

Grims Instinct

3y↑1.1K

Finally someone understands that the punching scene is in fact the best

Roanoke Gaming

3y↑185

Its just so ridiculous lmfao

Philie Spiess

3y↑47

I really want to see this scene with like e.honda's 1000 hand slap sound on top of it

Scorpio Riddick

3y↑62

@Philie Spiess The spider from that one commercial where the dude went to squish it, because his girl was too chicken shit to do it herself, suplexes the dude and drags his ass off would like to have a word with you.

EmoChipmonkVOD

3y↑12

@Roanoke Gaming and thats why its the best in the movie. i loved it as a kid, Even though this movie is why i have an inate fear of the dark and the under of my bed.

Philie Spiess

3y↑18

@EmoChipmonkVOD i actually saw this in theaters, my buddy had tickets to the like midnight prescreener so he came by my work and was like yo bring your girl and we did like a double date type thing to go see this. Definitely one of the better "free tickets" type movies ive ever gone to

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Bunny

3y↑5

I like how serious, yet comical the movie is. I grew up watching this movie on VHS, and it's still one of my favorites.
The personification of the spiders in some scenes make it funny, but not too funny as to ruin the movie. I love when a spider attacks the mounted taxidermied deer, then spits part of it out with a "pew" sound xD. The punching spider is also absolutely great. I love this movie so much.

Jose Zepeda

49w↑6

This movie honestly began my fascination with spiders particularly jumping spiders because of how intelligent they are and how some can be cute.

John McCarron

42w

Jumping spiders present that rare and weird problem for the formula of how large something can be to remain cute and get cuddled, but be large enough to be creepy.

alejandrozapataq

45w↑2

i watched this movie as a kid and i loved it, found the idea of giant spiders really interesting and the movie overall was fun, here in my country its name was translated to spider attack, watched it again as an adult and it was as fun as i remember but the cgi didnt age that well but it is still impressive for its time

Dagoodboy vids

3y↑2

Going to a spider farm isn't that bad. As long as there is nothing dangerous on the property or terrariums that aren't sealed properly that house deadly creatures. Learning more about things that give you phobias is one of the best ways to not be afraid of them. Then you may see that arachnids and spiders are actually pretty cool. Unless they are giant mutants that eat people...

TeguEggu

If you’d like to get over your arachnophobia I would suggest watching tarantulakat and the darkden. I’ve been watching them for a few years now and I can proudly say that I can pick up spiders(if they’re ones I like). I know they’ve helped a lot of people get over their fear or not be as fearful. Just a suggestion if you’re interested :)

Chalcodes

3y↑967

Tarantula breeder here! My mom —who also bred T’s—and I used to watch this when I was a kid before she passed away. We thought it was hysterical. Fun fact; the blue tarantula with pink toes who ‘stalks’ down that guy and bites him is an Avicularia species. It’s known for its relaxed attitude and relatively harmless bite. It’s often recommended as a beginner species. Thank you for covering this great movie even if you’re afraid of spiders! :)

Web Browser

3y↑13

@Chalcodes Henlo fren. Got any slings for sale?

TheMrrccava

3y↑31

That's genuinely super interesting and that's my whole catch 22 with spiders. I think they are necessary to the environment, and they are fascinating creatures. And I have some extreme in person archanaphobia.

Still super neat, than you for sharing!

A JobDunWell

3y↑15

Spiders are nothing when compared to PETA, just look at the monkeys they got moved out of a sanctuary to one of their freezers couple months ago.

Stinger Johnny

3y↑14

@A JobDunWell what shenanigans have Peta been up to this time again? I haven’t heard about this.

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𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 𝓓𝓸𝓮

3y↑5

This movie gives me such nostalgia. When I was a kid I used to catch spiders.. and crickets, and bees, and dragonflies, beetles, butterflies... with my bare hands. Bugs fascinated me. To this day I’ll never understand it. But I love this movie.

Opalescent

3y↑1

This literally gave me arachnophobia when I was a kid. I was the kid who'd play with spiders, then saw this movie, had nightmares, and... Well, I can't be in the same room I saw a spider in in the last few hours.

Raksha Kaur

42w

I know it makes me sort of a weirdo, but I actually LOVE spiders (they are super-interesting)... I grew up fearing arachnids and insects, but as I got older, I learned they are amazing creatures, and many of them are beneficial. I became the 'cool' school teacher who handles tarantulas and snakes 😂

Colton Stephens

3y↑166

I just wanna say: GG in that cat attacking and fighting that GIANT SPIDER!! RIP Mr Whiskers. 😢

lowpoly flamingo

3y↑19

Kitty whoop ass and honestly, died in a more preferable manner, imo.

LeFrenchman3425

3y↑24

He hunts in Valhalla now

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The Other

2y↑1

This was so funny, and really enjoyed 8 Legged Freaks.
Scary ones that I'd like to see done is 1990's Arachnophobia, 2019's Itsy Bitsy and 1977's Kingdom of the Spiders.

Eve Lawless

3y↑1.2K

"Get back, you eight legged freaks!" was actually an adlib that the director liked so much that he changed the name of the movie to it. One of the rare reverse title drops.

Vintage Narwhal

3y↑72

Fucking amazing

Titan990

3y↑89

And you know what, it’s much more memorable

AnomalyINC

3y↑129

From what I remember, the title change was not because he liked the line, but because the Iraq War had just started, and "Arach Attack" suddenly sounded...unfortunate. That he liked the line was possibly why that phrase was ultimately made into the new title, but the change would happen regardless.

KirbyW911

3y↑41

@AnomalyINC that's interesting, the movie kept the original title at least here in Spain, guess it wouldnt make anyone here think about irak

A JobDunWell

3y↑4

@AnomalyINC showing your age homie

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LordFluffyDog

3y↑1

I LOVED THIS MOVIE! I was a spider kid and collected so many spiders and began doing some real basic researching and cataloguing after watching this movie, ah good times.

Mathew Haight

2y↑1

This movie gave me such a distinct fear of trapdoor spiders, more than any other spider out there.

Asertix357

2y↑1

Do you have any idea just how comforting this video would've been to some of us growing up, and learning the science behind not just how but why giant insects simply can't be a thing in today's world? To have it explained to us that any insect would simply suffocate after reaching a certain size, and making it impossible for them to get any bigger?

AnomalyINC

3y↑3

I wonder if divergent brain chemistry can affect the instinctual fear of spiders.
I am perfectly comfortable with spiders, I even have a soft spot for them. However, I also have ASD and I wonder if it is connected, or if it's more of a nurture thing, as my parents are not terribly bothered by arthropods in general.

Benjamin Rosiek

2y↑1

Something you didn't mention but would have also needed to have happened is some change to their locomotive systems. Normal spiders basically use pressure to move, that's why you will see spiders suddenly stop, they need to repressurize their limbs. But these big spiders are relentless.

QuantumAscension1

3y↑437

Interesting side note: if spiders managed to grow to that size, they almost certainly wouldn't have the ability to crawl along walls and ceilings since the setae on their feet would never be able to support so much mass. We see this already in a lot of (normal-sized) tarantulas that have developed larger claws to aid in climbing. I know it's not much, but at least it would put the bastards back on a more 2-dimensional warfighting environment rather than 3D one.

WinterNet

3y↑61

The only good bug is a dead bug

ValidArk

3y↑40

Yea the white tails in my room tend to fall off the ceiling a lot once theyre full grown and white tails arent that big a spider

Noah t

3y↑45

That and if they get too big theyll suffocate and be crushed under their own weight. The fact that most spiders aren't communal and would fight eachother makes it theoretically better for the humans, too.

Papa Invi

3y↑48

@ValidArk concerned screaming

Warren Mason

3y↑16

But they will be super fast. The wolf spider in particular would be instant in movement

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Kageoni187

The escape artist tarantula was a Pink Toed (Avicularia Avicularia. They are arboreal and actually very chill. I had one named Ralphie (yes A Christmas Story reference to him in the bunny suite). I struggled with arachnophobia until I discovered actual jumping spiders they are actually so curious and adorable. I started watching Tarantula keeper content and I still have 2 after losing Ralphie. My other two are Brachypelmas hamorii & Emilia.
Tarantulas are not aggressive but defensive a vast majority of arachnids are also this way.

Acr0ss

3y↑6

After watching this, it is my theory that the world from ‘The Ricks Must Be Crazy’ is actually one where the spiders in this movie weren’t destroyed and continues to develop themselves.

Kaine Peterson

3y↑15

I love the reference to Baird saying our brains are hardwired about things that skitter.

Dad bod To fit body

47w

A remake of this, as a real horror movie, would be amazing, like image it actually showing how some spiders actually eat by liquefying your insides, that would be creepy asf

iichiiGO

2y↑1

I was obsessed with this movie as a kid. I think it's probably not surprising in the slightest that I now keep several tarantulas as pets. 🤣

Harley Herbert

3y↑298

Another impossibility in all this is that spiders in real life are incredibly cannibalistic, even mothers will often see their own young as easy snacks. Even if they were smarter like in this film they'd still be constantly eating each other as it's an abundant food source for them

Jason Krueger

3y↑43

The only exception being the stated communal species that the main antagonist is a member of. But yeah, the rest should have been devouring each other.

Gifted Fox

3y↑22

Even during mating session it is risky. A lot of males end up dead and even so if both strike each other and does not get any aide then their open circular system cannot close up their wounds and they both will die. The only few spiders that would survive are the trap door spiders and that made up species in the movie.

Astaroth Belial Agraz

3y↑19

depends on the species, there are several that are communal and social like a few huntsman spiders that live in nests that can contain hundreds of spiders without cannibalism being an issue

K. V.

2y↑8

@Astaroth Belial Agraz Yup. Cannibalism in spiders is seriously misunderstood. For starters, while common, it's not nearly as common as people believe. It's also wayyyy more subtle. Some spiders never cannibalise. Others will have males willingly kill themselves to give food to the females. Others again like the Brazillian wolfspiders will have males hunting older females to "renew" the population, which is pretty unique. All in all, cannibalism for spiders is an advantage for selection and reproduction, not a drawback.

BlackPsychoTiger tells

3y↑16

Roanoke is so good. I had such a good laugh while also learning a bunch about spiders.

I bet ur hot

1y↑1

This was one of the few movies that I watched as a kid that really freaked me out. Kept me up for weeks being irrationally paranoid there is a giant spider under my bed waiting to suck my guts out.

qutie424

43w↑1

I HATE spiders but man I’ve loved this movie since it came out. My go to when I need a laugh because it is absolutely HILARIOUS! The spider’s personalities and little human sounds they make 😂😂😂 The creepiest thing about this movie is the ending song to me.

Mark Gallagher

3y↑11

Ah yes, PTSD
I remember this gave me an unreasonable fear of spiders even tho the spiders in Ireland are next to harmless, I had a phase when I was six that I would on sight execute any spider I seen. I recall having at least forty dead spiders to my name

jason paluda

As a small child myself in 2002 i can attest to how terrifying it was, i checked behind my bedrooms door and shower curtain for weeks afterward

Just Explore

3y↑284

This definitely brought back some memories. As a kid I was fascinated about spiders and thought this movie was awesome. Better yet, I actually had a substitute teacher who was one of the stuntwomen on this movie. Living in Arizona it was cool knowing it was filmed here and her showing us set photos.

Charles A

3y↑4

Nice

Armoured Jester

3y↑4

Aww, lucky! I loved this movie as a boy, and watched it dozens of times.

XenoWilson

WHOA, cool dude!

1Okoya1

3y↑1

Not gonna lie the scene that actually freaked me out was the trapdoor spider one, where everyone is racing to their cars trying to escape and getting got...especially that one waitress who is racing only to see one pop up in front of her...she has enough time to turn 180 beg for help before literally falling into it's many arms and vanishing...fucking shivers man

EricZ1738

Over the past few years watch this movie over and over again and still never gets old it's creepy at first but then when you start hearing spiders making actual cartoon punching noises now you're kind of wondering WTF is going on then you hear a spider saying ow ow over and over again just funny to me and it will never get old also #tank big boy

Metastatic Malady

This is actually a great movie, it’s done just right. Not too serious, not too goofy.

BatistaS

I use to have horrible arachnophobia. Loved animals and had tons of animals books, but I always covered the tarantula pages. Now I've owned a least 4 tarantulas and I find them adorable. Life is weird😂

Colton Jones

While we are on the spider topic, a movie I watched "spiders" back in 2000. About space spiders, would be an interesting breakdown on how it changed once it got back? Just an idea to continue our arachnifobia at an all time high!

Jake Montell.

3y↑673

I remember this movie as a kid. And the one fps game they had on their website, just a quick download. Going through the mall and eliminating giant jumping, orb weaver and...well one big turantula. Awesome times

TheSpartanBoot

3y↑30

Bruh, this comment is sucking me back in time. This is peak nostalgia.

Glitchy

3y↑7

Are you talking about Earth Defense Force maybe?

the hellgastmp

3y↑2

What was the game called

Aaron Harper

3y↑4

Oh my god I thought that was a messed up dream I had. I knew I played a video game of it.

The TechNopal

3y↑3

Yoooo I got hit with nostalgia

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The Voiceless One

3y↑1

That actually explained why most spiders in fantasy fiction always seem to have a actual mouth instead of just fangs and suction

11jerans

I think the weight of the spiders would also be a problem. Their exoskeleton is very strong, for how small they are, but like all materials, even steel and aluminum, the more you have, the less tensile strength you have per pound. Some of those spiders would rip their legs off trying to stand up, and the smaller ones would probably split in two when they make those big jumps from buildings to the ground.

Plus, crawling up a wall wouldn’t work very well for these big spiders, as they’d just rip out chunks of wall and rock rather than actually go anywhere, if their grabbers on their feet were actually be able to grab anything.

lotek chapra

2y↑1

This movie is so God damned good. The story is pretty solid tbh. The way the sequence of events happen honestly makes sense because they follow the rules set within thier own movie.
Like disappearing and bringing back characters with the mine, the way the phone line goes down and the subsequent fight to get the 1 cell phone in town some cell service.
Anyone who says it's bad isn't paying attention to the movie.
The perfume part was pulled off way better than evolutions head and shoulders idea.
*to be a boomer about it too, having 1 cell phone in a town like that back then is so goddamned realistic.

Otokogoroshi

2y↑2

I legitimately adore this movie. It's one of my go-to feel-better monster movies. I'm an AZ native so the setting gave me giggles.

Jason Keith

40w

This and Evolution are pretty good evidence that Arizona is a good setting for monster movies.

Mitchell Boyett

As someone who's owned and bred a large number of different arachnid sp. I can say being eaten by an arachnid would absolutely be the worst way to go.

SilentZieth

3y↑69

I like how the jumping spiders were shown stalking/chasing their prey. This is something our real life(and thankfully tiny sized) jumping spiders do…well the stalking part more so than the chasing part.

CommanderM117

3y↑8

and their love for speed in the Movie was just cool as fuck

Gifted Fox

3y↑11

Jumping spiders are smart too. You can tell when they are determining their distance before they jump. They are able to see great which allows them to pick a good prey to hunt. Wolf spiders are almost the same, in NC you can find them to be as big as your hand but even then they try to avoid you.

Raptor King alpha

3y↑3

@Gifted Fox they are also really curious

Addy Visorno

I had arachnophobia real bad as a kid yet this movie was the only spider movie I could watch. I guess it was the wacky antics and funny noises the spiders would make that made this movie enjoyable for me to watch

Cee

44w

This movie spawned a love for spiders personally. As a child I loved this movie and thought spiders were so cool to the point of owning two tarantulas. Being bitten by a venomous spider at like 14 killed that love completely. Can't stand them at all now

José Ribamar Jr

I love the sound effects they added to the spiders. The squeaks they do during the movie are hilarious.

Stan Rix

On the topic of size and oxygen, I used to live in tropical Queensland and ALL of the bugs there were massive! How does the tropical environment impact bugs?

SilverlonewolfX

3y↑2

The first spider that attacked Joshua is Avicularia Avicularia aka the Pink Toe Tarantula. This tarantula is a super docile tree dweller from South America in and around the jungles of Columbia. They prefer to run and jump away, as they are super shy and heavily prefer to avoid any confrontation.

Most spiders and tarantulas are like this too. We do hear about spider bite reports. Especially from venomous species that can really make a very healthy man sick. This is rare, as they only bite if they feel cornered. Tarantulas especially will give warnings if they feel cornered by showing what is called a threat posture. Their body flexes in a L shape, the upper body and first 4 pairs of legs are raised in the air towards the perceived threat. You can see under them and their fangs.
The more defensive tarantulas from Africa and Asia take it one step further by slapping the ground. This it to intimidate to show how fast they are. It is rare they will bite first without warning but it is possible they will. All tarantulas can slap, and even will slap their owner. My Texas brown, one of the most docile slapped my hand when I was removing her water bowl for cleaning.

Still do not let this movie fool you into thinking spiders are bad and aggressive. They are defensive creatures and to them we're fricken giants.

the game ranch

I mean they are giant spiders, they will probably eat humans or other large animals but a regular spider is not enough to eat you, most of them can’t even kill you

13AutumnMoon

3y↑533

No one ever shows the part where one of the spiders does an evil laugh.

N00BK1NG

3y↑25

Indeed

Velociraptors of Skyrim

3y↑51

There are a few things like this in the film. XD

Someone had fun.

Blood Doctor

3y↑11

I love part hahaha 😂

B W

3y↑24

I loved the fact that the spiders "talked".

Demo Ham

3y↑12

Or the spider getting dragged by the car exclaiming ouch after every bounce

Apollosgrace

45w

19 years, 19 years! I haven't watched this movie in such a long time. I used to watch this movie over and over. I loved this movie.

PyroAngel

Weirdly enough, Eight Legged Freaks never set off my arachnophobia as a kid, even though I was super arachnophobic. Instead it was and still is one of my favorite movies with a pretty great soundtrack!

Darth Mizinth

38w

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. For some reason I was obsessed with giant bugs

RICK ROGAN

3y↑1

I hate horror movies and I freaking HATE spiders, but for some reason I love this movie. It gives me the heebie-jeebies sometimes, but I find it hilarious. My favorite is the spider and cat in the dry wall where they leave impacts in the wall like looney tunes.

SuperTyguy

Out of all the Evolutionary hurdles to climb to become a massive horrifying monster movie horde, the social one is the most interesting to me because not only is spider communication very limited, spiders also REALLY HATE each other and DO NOT like working together. They will regularly engage in cannibalism.

mr moonman

3y↑520

The other spiders: kills people like a regular spider would by biting their prey
That one spider at 12:24 : "IMMA BEAT THE MF SHIT OUT OF YOU"

Billy Jones Watson

3y↑157

In an extended scene of like a few seconds, the reason the Spider beats him is because the dude punched the spider when it tried to attack, the spider got pissed, and just decided to return the favor xD

N00BK1NG

3y↑79

Man that spider chose violence

Blood Doctor

3y↑49

I think the spider was going for a boxing career.

Black Templar Battle Brother

3y↑9

Yes

Blood Doctor

3y↑20

@Zopler I would feel bad for the bug

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Random Rabbit

I remember watching this movie as a kid. I thought they grew big because they ate the guy, it completely went over my head that radioactive crickets were the cause

Declaine

2y↑1

To be honest, I really like this movie and I have a terrible fear of spiders. I think, I just put it in the same drawer as Evolution, a goofy flick with monsters who happen to be spiders. It helped a lot that there a quite some funny sound effects in the movie. xD

Arachnophobia on the other hand freaked me out. Hundreds of small spiders which could be literally everywhere? Yeah, thanks but no thanks.

Great vid as always.

Power Balance VA / The Last Kitsune Prince

I honestly found the spiders funny as hell! The skittering and noises they make made me laugh my butt off!

Normal Human

2y↑1

When my sister was an infant, my mom walked in to see what she thought was yarn hanging out of my sister’s mouth
We didn’t own any yarn toys so she pulled it out of my sister’s mouth
Turns out it wasn’t strands of yarn hanging out of her mouth, it was spider legs and my sister had been trying to eat a large spider

Mitchell Boyett

Ultimately, despite my gripes, this video is top tier like all of your other vids. Love it man, keep up the good work!

Kate Landis

3y↑146

The very first book my parents ever gave me was called "Be Nice to Spiders." It was my very first lesson in ecology, and it prevented me from becoming arachnophobic.

TNT Summers

2y↑1

@Isaac Inkwell Why?

James West

2y↑1

@Isaac Inkwell Hey, bring me a copy. So I can use it to smush more spiders with it.

Xenobeats xeno

2y↑8

Although I have arachnophobia I don’t mind scorpions or some mites and I love jumping spiders and tarantulas however the spiders and other arachnids I don’t like are the thin long legged ones like daddy long legs or huntsman spiders

Conor Flynn

2y↑1

@James West fire is a better option

lain iwakura

2y↑2

@Isaac Inkwell happy b-day though

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Alec Birdsall

This movie was the best to watch with my 6 year old. He was scared at times but the comedy helped push him through it

Dino31

This movie is the source of my ginormous fear of spiders I never understood why there wasn’t a crap ton of spider molts

Feather Fingers

3y↑1

The nostalgia! Thanks for going over this childhood classic sir. This reminds me of another somewhat similar move from back in the day called Evolution(2001) you should check out it is definitely up your alley.

Mike DeBell

I had this image that with their increased growth rate that the spiders would have moulted themselves completely out of the caverns, thus eventually being stuck outside in the day.

TheArgusApocraphex1

32w

This. This is it. This was the movie that made me horrified of spiders. Wonderful.

Fire Tarrasque

3y↑172

Honestly, I've got to hand it to them.

"I want to restart the coal mine in order to save my hometown" is definitely... A motivation that exists.

Valsorayu

3y↑12

Art imitates life... life doesn't always know it.

David 1216

3y↑8

@Hank Hill 😐

Valsorayu

3y↑11

@Hank Hill Coal is bad... just everything else is too.

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Mr. Slappii

47w

For some reason. Human sized spiders have never scared me. I think the primary reason I'm terrified of spiders is that they can vanish at any moment and you don't know where they went. Human sized spiders can't do that so they don't scare me. Also it would be the only time I'd actually be allowed to use buckshot on a bug.

JustPickAlready

2y↑1

So when this movie was coming out, I was like seven or something. And I was losing my mind with anticipation I wanted to watch it in theaters the day it came out. I loved and still love spiders so much. The movie was set to come out on a Friday. I remember seeing a commercial where this guys spoke in a hyped up monster truck announcer type voice over some shots of the movie. He said "Eight Legged Freaks is coming out Wednesday, not Friday! Why?? Because they JUST CAN'T WAIT!!!"
I jumped up and started jumping around with excitement. I ran out into the living room and grabbed my mom saying "mom! Mom! It's coming out in two days! Why? BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T WAIT!!" I was ecstatic. I didn't know that was a thing. I had never heard of a movie having a release date and then just being like, nah we are going to come out sooner instead. It was very memorable.

Roger Rabbit

i grew up loving this movie. i legit snuck into a few arthropology lectures to learn about spiders^^ love the little eight legged freaks^^

I’m Magical

43w

I suffer from severe arachnophobia but I’ve never found movie and game spiders scary….

If this were to happen irl I would absolutely die from sheer terror tho

PutTheCookieDown 97

3y↑1

This film horrified me as a child and still does to this day lol 😆

Aly Hoffman

3y↑46

It's also important to note that tarantulas, especially the terrestrials, are surprisingly fragile. If you drop one any higher than a foot, you risk rupturing their abdomen which would result in death.

XenoDragonLord

3y↑11

Especially if they've eaten recently

Theyre like over ripe kiwis imo

Allgoodnames Aretaken

3y↑13

Gotcha, so as expected the solution is direct, incredibly enthusiastic and overwhelming physical violence

Jason Krueger

3y↑11

Right! All these "killer spider" movies just treat them like fucking tanks when they're anything but. Bullets don't work, knives don't work, falling from a second story window does nothing, getting hit by cars does nothing, what in the world are these things made of? It'd be a lot scarier to see a spider acting naturally and using stealth rather than just walking through a nuke like any other typical monster movie creature.

Erik Britz

3y↑2

@Jason Krueger yes funny to think that a giant black widow or Red Back would be vastly more deadly then a giant Tarantula just cause of how they hunt vs a tarantula hmm now i want a more accurate giant spider movie 🤔

A1 Marine

3y↑4

@Erik Britz that shit would be scary the huntsman spider would litteraly be chasing you down

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Golden Suzaku

I always loved this movie. I hated Arachnophobia, but I'll always watch this one.

Schazmen Rassir

This movie is fun. Its comedy side actually keeps it from being as good at horror as, say, Arachnophobia.

Daniel Bono

It's not the sight of giant spiders that gets to me, it's the sound they make when the move that scares me.

Bunnster

30w

My dad knew I was afraid of spiders and thought making me watch this would help me get over my fears but all it did was make me have nightmares lol

vazak11

Huh, you made it sound nominally believable XD
Also I imagine she's more permissive with the daughter, because she's not going to see a creepy grown man as a small child who lives with poisonous arachnids. Not to say he daughter isn't being a brat, but she's in less danger from the mum's perspective than the son.

zelo 3

3y↑74

Even though I have Arachophobia, I used to have a book about spiders. When my mom asked why I chose to traumatized myself, I said "No thy enemy"

zieg feld

Thats terrible for you lol

merc with the mouth's new phone

1y↑4

I mean, fair enough i suppose

Aurangzeb Baig

1y↑2

No thy enemy?

Holly Hartwick

1y↑2

Both bold and wise. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ~Sun Tsu "The Art of War"

Darryl Wilson

1y↑2

And then everyone clapped? 🤡🤡🤡

Imagine trying to sound cool in a YT comment section 😆😆😆

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NivannaKingsman

Ironically enough I actually found a golden orb weaver on my porch who now lives in a window pane and a nest of furrow orb weavers that come out at night and make the shop door turn rainbow from all their silk. Spiders are beautiful and elagent. However they're still creepy and make my skin crawl

Voidhunter

Been binging a lot of your explinations on this stuff; it is some great stuff to binge so keep it up man.

Panzei Doodlebug

God, I loved this movie so much as a kid. Absolutely one of my favourites! Loved this look at the spiders, really intriguing :D

Mimi's Craft

I tried my best not to watch this video because I am terrified of spiders small or big doesn't matter, but I'm a dedicated subbie and came to share my support. Plus your videos are just way to educational to pass up.

Red Wyvern Emperor

When I've first seen this movie, I was maybe 6 or 7. Grandpa was watching it while I was there. So I was kinda forced to see it too. Given my arachnophobia, I stayed awake entire weekend. Yeah... not a good feeling.
But it also made me very greatful for this country. Biggest spiders here are about the size of a chocolate coin and are not dangerous at all. The most dangerous spider is smaller, runs away at first sighht of danger and even if he bit you, it wouldn't be worse than being stung by a wasp.

aiden keech

3y↑443

“Don’t try to avoid animals in the road”

unless it’s a moose or a bear because they will absolutely body your car and you.

Jesus Ramirez Romo

3y↑38

Or a cow, or human

Abysmal Rapture

3y↑53

A deer will also ruin your commute, same for a armadillo or more commonly known as Texas speed bumps

Gifted Fox

3y↑11

A skunk is a special kind of case, it just makes you gag every time you want to drive if you did hit one.

Wordlesschaos

3y↑14

And wombats for our friends down under

Michael Yakiwchuk

3y↑44

SAFELY avoid deer. Just don’t go straight on at them. True story from a friend of mine: he knew a guy who was driving at night with his wife outside the city. Deer jumps in front of them, and they gotta hit it. Deer goes through the windshield, but it doesn’t die, it just kicks like hell, stomping the guy’s wife to death.

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