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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Remote Control Tarantula with Light-up Eyes. Watch it crawl with real spider-like movement. Its furry texture makes it seem like the real thing. Use the unique spider egg remote control to send RC Tarantula scurrying across any smooth, flat surface. Go ahead, scare your friends and family.
Product Description
Freak out your friends with this realistic-looking remote-controlled tarantula. This creepy critter has light-up eyes and a furry texture. Tarantula scurries across any flat, smooth surface with spider-like leg movement. Use the two-button remote control to rotate its movement. Four-button remote as shown in catalog not included. Requires 2 "AAA" and 2 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 7" long.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
189 of 202 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Length:
1:07
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To tell the truth, the spider wasn't a very good choice for the lead role in this movie clip. He refused to walk on anything else but a perfectly smooth floor, so you can imagine the problems filming in an apocalyptic world. He wanted nothing but batteries at the buffet, demanding 2 AA AND 2 AAA batteries for each meal - and he insisted on eating every 30 minutes. He also wanted his own Creature Handler.
It was a Director's nightmare!
Fortunately, the Creature Handler exercised tact and patience, and we were able to shoot this movie with minimal delays, even with a spider-diva. Finding the remote to push his buttons was a snap. The remote is clearly marked, and is oval-shaped (like a spider egg, they tell us), and has only two buttons - Go and Rotate. Of course this means he can't go backwards, and to get him to back up, he has to spin all the way around. We were even considering filming him walking and then running the clip backwards.
With regard to stealthy attacks, forget it! This guy is as subtle as a bulldozer, and you'll hear him coming a mile off. However, he is realistically hairy and moves like a real (really BIG) tarantula and he's got these glowing red eyes to creep you out. I guess we hired him for his looks and not his personality.
Anyway, in summary, this spider looks great (if you're into hairy, ugly things), walks great (but with too much noise) and is somewhat limited in terms of mobility. On a smooth floor he can walk and spin with the best of them, but that's about it. Entertaining for a while, and a pain in the tail if you want him to star in your horror movie.
Amanda Richards, September 7, 2008
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By K. Mallon
Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
My Son received this as a gift and it was true love until we actually removed it from the packaging. It was broken out of the box. After exchanging it for another. It worked for approximately 15 minutes. So fragile doesn't even cover it. Its beyond cheap if a careful 6 year old with adult supervision can break it simply by pressing the remote buttons. It'll be going back for a refund.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Nc Brownlow
Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I never imagined I'd leave a review that said, "If I could give this zero stars, I would." But, my God! This has to be the greatest dissappointment I've ever removed from a package. I should say seven packages. Believe it or not, my Grandparents bought these for all the Grandkids. Of the eight that we purchased, only one worked. Kind of. Actually, it worked poorly. Against my advice, they exchanged rather than returned them all. Lo and behold, of the next batch of garbage none of them worked. These are the biggest peices of junk I've ever seen marketed as toys. Even worse than Happy Meal Toys. Only buy them if you like to make your children cry or if you like to return things and leave mean reviews!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
uncle milton tarantula
I love it. Very life like. This spider really looks life like at a distance. Very Cool. My sisters dog was really scared of it.
Published 12 days ago by BECKY
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wouldn't do it again.
Mildly cheap toy, good for a scare or two as long as you don't you the motor function. Very loud, and only goes forward and turns right with it's too button controller.
Published 1 month ago by Chad L Thompson
2.0 out of 5 stars
too noisey and clumsey
product is too noisey and does poorly on tile or laminiate flooring. i wouldn't buy this product again. poorly responsive to remote.
Published 1 month ago by Otis Hertz
1.0 out of 5 stars
Remote tarantula
Tarantula only walks sometimes don't know if I got a defected one or simply they're just not what I expected or should I say simply not working correctly
Published 1 month ago by Pen Name
5.0 out of 5 stars
So Great Nobody Likes It!
This big, spooky tarantula is fun! Well, depends on how you feel about spiders. Most of my co-workers stepped back and wouldn't touch it, even though I clearly showed them it was a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Varney
5.0 out of 5 stars
TRANTULA
EXCELLANT TOY. BOUGHT THEM AS A GAG GIFT FOR MY GIRLS WHO HATE SPIDERS. ARRIVED ON TIME. I'M VERY SATISFIED.
Published 2 months ago by Cheryl Aldinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool Toy!
This is a very neat toy to give a child. Our daughter fell in love with it but our son felt it was a little too realistic.
Published 3 months ago by William T. Hollis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay
I enjoy using this, I scared a lot of people.
It just glows and looks really fake. It sucks at moving in carpet, only good on hard floor.
It's okay, and still works.
It just glows and looks really fake. It sucks at moving in carpet, only good on hard floor.
It's okay, and still works.
Published 3 months ago by Omer Elrayah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Instant Hit at Christmas!
Because I included the necessary batteries with the Tarantula, my 9-year-old nephew was able to play with it immediately, and it kept him occupied for a long time!
Published 4 months ago by Aging Hippie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Robot spider
I got this for my sister in laws boyfriend for Christmas so he could chase her around the house with it, she hates spiders. It's very "cute" as far as spiders go. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S & C Myrvang
