Bloke told to 'get a hobby' started collecting spiders and now has over 300 tarantulas

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spiders and now has a whopping 300 of them.Rather than taking up a new sport or learn a new skill Aaron, from Bristol, decided to adopt over a hundred spiders. READ MORE: Bipolar bloke fills home with 120 beloved tarantulas after doctors say 'get a hobby' When we last caught up with Aaron, back in March, he only had 120 spiders.

But seven months later, the 35-year-old has doubled the size of his collection.His current pride and joy is a female Mexican Flame Knee tarantula worth over £160, but his collection is still growing.He said: “Everyone has their passion, and this is mine. “The Royal Mail delivery people even know me as “Spider-Man” because every week they bring me my new pets labelled ‘live animals ’ on the box. "I could sit and watch them for hours - they've had an incredible effect on me and I'll never give up owning tarantulas now."People's reactions when I tell them are fantastic - they can't believe it!"“In the past few months I have shared my story on social media and so many people have messaged me because they are interested.“There’s so much more positivity around spiders online than I realised, and it’s really great to see.“I still have my down moments but I feel now on the whole I’m in a place where my mental health has improved and I’m really content – thanks to my spiders”.Aaron's eight-legged friends have an entire bedroom to themselves in his house, and he spends all his free time looking after the creepy crawlies.He even credits his vast spider collection with 'doing wonders' for his mental health - and sitting in their room with them is his "happy place."Aaron, a house removal contractor, said: "They're my passion, obsession, whatever you want to call it.His partner Jo, 45, and their two teen.