Meet the man who lives with over 1,000 tarantulas - and travels up and down the country helping people overcome their fears of creepy crawlies. <br /><br />Aaron Phoenix, 37, began accumulating them in the summer of 2021 to help with his mental health and believes he was "born to save spiders."<br /><br />He keeps the spiders across two locations - his "tarantula cave" in his house and a separate premises used for breeding - and says the biggest is the size of a dinner plate.<br /><br />After hitting the papers last year for his incredible collection, Aaron has added a further 300 of the arachnids to his spider home.<br /><br />Thanks to the exposure, Aaron has now travelled the country helping people who may have previously been scared of the animals take an interest in them.<br /><br />Aaron, a house removals specialist, from Yate, South Glos., said: "It's easily over 1000 now.
