Ever think that my spider may be more adapted to this world then your normal?

[MrLang]

OP is either trolling or very uneducated on genetics and evolution. Since there's already a feeding frenzy, I'll chime in under the second assumption.

The spider wobble is a form of ataxia. It's pretty well understood in the medical world. It's a genetic defect. It's not an evolutionary advantage. Before trying to argue that point with me, I'll say that I'm not going to write a research paper to justify those statements. They are well founded and you can use your new vocab word to research further if it interests you. In this case, the ataxia is most definitely linked to the same mutation that causes the color pattern of a spider, as it has been vigorously attempted to select out the behavior while retaining the color pattern and always been unsuccessful.

The morph came from one original snake that was imported by NERD in 1999. Finding new snakes in africa is a big deal. The poor person who discovered the original spider probably got paid 2 dollars for it rather than 10 cents like the rest of the snakes they caught. If there was a population of spiders, we'd know...

In terms of the spider gene pool possibly being more suited to being kept as a domestic pet, there could be a small bit of truth there. Mine is certainly great. I would love to see some real science to back that but that's a pipe dream at best... for now we can just enjoy them and agree that they do just fine in captivity by discussiong how wonderful they are on the forums