# Of morays, cephalopods and other exotics, or what I recently found in my sample box **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 17, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597 "2024-03-17T20:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/1 "2024-03-17T20:53:24Z")
Well, had another funny idea as this beauty was around this evening checking out my sample box… ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/1778a7b9c2c048588e75fce1f40d5fbfd2092e40.jpeg) we never had an endemic spiders release series, hadn’t we? ![image](https://community.rum-x.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/6/f64045c0fb9e835b963d03e1f1cfbcb949a18292.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/tom/32/34382_2.png) [@Tom](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/2 "2024-03-18T01:12:30Z")
This is childhood trauma for me 🙈😅 ---
**Author:** ![zabo](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/zabo/32/14737_2.png) [@zabo](https://community.rumx.com/u/zabo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/3 "2024-03-18T06:44:08Z")
This brings back memories of a trip to Isla Mageritha/Venezuela. At that time we were traveling in a jeep to explore the island. when suddenly iron chains were stretched in front of and behind our car and children came towards us with spiders like that and they were counting on cars everywhere and said: give us your money. That wasn’t a fun trip. cost me a swatch watch and $10. Luckily we didn’t have any more with us. ---
**Author:** ![Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/aussierumfan/32/6645_2.png) [@Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/u/Aussierumfan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/4 "2024-03-18T07:54:39Z")
Wow that sounds sketchy! At least it was only spiders and not machetes and machine guns i guess ---
**Author:** ![Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/aussierumfan/32/6645_2.png) [@Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/u/Aussierumfan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/5 "2024-03-18T07:55:43Z")
That is massive!! Do you have any redbacks in your collection?😄 ---
**Author:** ![zabo](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/zabo/32/14737_2.png) [@zabo](https://community.rumx.com/u/zabo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/6 "2024-03-18T08:15:40Z")
No this was two days later, when we were in a shop to buy something to drink. The shop was raided, but only the shop, we not 😅 To look back that was the craziest trip in my life 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/aussierumfan/32/6645_2.png) [@Aussierumfan](https://community.rumx.com/u/Aussierumfan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/7 "2024-03-18T08:44:54Z")
😬 gee wizz! ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/tom/32/34382_2.png) [@Tom](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/8 "2024-03-18T09:00:34Z")
Note to self: stay away from Venezuela 😅 ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/9 "2024-03-18T09:49:08Z")
I am sorry but you have to face your fesrs! Childhood trauma is very much learned rather then substantial ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/10 "2024-03-18T09:52:48Z")
scary for most people, they would not have had success with me. Been across Venezuela ages ago. It was an amazing trip with no issues at all. But not a good place to travel anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/tom/32/34382_2.png) [@Tom](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/11 "2024-03-18T10:10:12Z")
I’ve always had arachnophobia. My brother (4 years older) had one of those bastards. He found it amusing to wake me by putting it somewhere on me when I was still sleeping. Not my most favorite moments growing up 😂 it’s a good thing I can laugh about it nowadays 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KevinDK](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/kevindk/32/27503_2.png) [@KevinDK](https://community.rumx.com/u/KevinDK)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/12 "2024-03-18T10:21:15Z")
But they taste really nice when roasted like in Thailand 😋 ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/tom/32/34382_2.png) [@Tom](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/13 "2024-03-18T10:27:51Z")
I honestly don’t know if I can persuade myself to try it if I’m ever given te opportunity 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/14 "2024-03-18T10:30:09Z")
may be it helps against the trauma “eat your trauma and get rid of it” ---
**Author:** ![MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/moparrules/32/27754_2.png) [@MoparRules](https://community.rumx.com/u/MoparRules)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/15 "2024-03-18T10:32:25Z")
no red backs, but remember while taking pictures of other spiders in Venezuela I realized that I was sitting basically in middle of a colony of red backs 😬 not as bad as their reputation ---
**Author:** ![Tom](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/tom/32/34382_2.png) [@Tom](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/16 "2024-03-18T10:33:30Z")
That’s a totally different way of “eating your emotions” 😂 ---
**Author:** ![zabo](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/zabo/32/14737_2.png) [@zabo](https://community.rumx.com/u/zabo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/of-morays-cephalopods-and-other-exotics-or-what-i-recently-found-in-my-sample-box/14597/17 "2024-03-18T10:47:25Z")
That was 25years ago, but there also was nice and expression moments at the trip. But it will be much better places to travel