Nope!
Nope, nope, nope. That was my first thought when I saw kids playing with this giant tarantula. But after seeing them playing with the spider and letting it crawl all over their faces and bodies, I was persuaded to give it a shot.
It was so big, I could feel the weight of it as it crawled on my hand. I bailed immediately and swept him off when he started scurrying up towards my armpit. He pulled a ninja move as he was falling by reaching out and grabbing the fabric of my board shorts to arrest his fall. Sensing I was about to freak out, the kids swooped in and rescued him (and me).
Location: Amazon Basin, Brazil