A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Spider Hands!

It’s not quite as distressing as the skull face, but I’ll bet a lot of people are still a little freaked out by Ribe’s spider legs on his fingers, done by Nasty in Rome.

Comments

25 responses to “Spider Hands!”

  1. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Now that fuckin’ rocks! I just love the shape of spiders in general.

  2. subliminal Avatar

    neat! that makes me think of doing the “eensy weensy spider” thing with your fingers.

  3. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    pretty cool idea.

  4. moddoctor Avatar

    I’m with Mike, it’s innovative which is cool in and of itself.

  5. Jonathan Piercing Avatar

    WTF!!! IMPOSTER! that tattoo is made by Giussy, a friend of mine from Italy, Rome, and the owner of the tattoo is named Gennaro, from Rome too, which is her boyfriend! He also has a pair of implants on his arm, you can see the picture on her myspace page.
    I recommend looking at Ribibe’s page because the pictures of his profile seems to be rip – offs

  6. Jonathan Piercing Avatar

    correction, Gennaro’s nick is Ribe, and giussy nick’s Nasty…

  7. The Eternal Avatar

    Very neat! I like that 🙂

  8. lindsey Avatar
    lindsey

    that’s sweet!

  9. Lily Avatar

    whoa i wouldnt want to wake up to those fingers after a night of drinking.
    truly terrifying

  10. ubbaken Avatar

    Pretty amazing. Love the idea.

  11. azizah Avatar
    azizah

    As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect …

  12. SNR Avatar

    I say go for a matching set on the other hand and eyes on the hand webs, and fangs on the thumbs!!! Wicked tats 🙂

  13. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    I really like the way those turned out. Great idea.

  14. lala Avatar
    lala

    eeehhhh….
    those squeak me out.

  15. Bloodflower Avatar
    Bloodflower

    I second what Lily said. 😀

  16. Aaron Avatar
    Aaron

    I absolutely love that tattoo BUT…..

    Tattoos on the inside of your fingers such as this, never stay clear and bright unfortunately. this pic is before the scabs have come off. I tattooed a fish in a similar spot and after 3 touch ups it is still dull and not as sharp as I would like.

    If only they stayed as cool as the spider legs look.

    The skin is kinda like that on the bottom of your foot, crap for long term tattoos.

  17. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    My spidey sense is tingling

  18. Kelley Avatar
    Kelley

    I’d like to get “the shocker” with spider legs. 😉

  19. Iam: Doldrums Avatar
    Iam: Doldrums

    That….is awesome.

  20. Anna Avatar
    Anna

    awesome idea!

  21. ThaMyz Avatar
    ThaMyz

    I have never see anything like it!! Syk.

  22. L1ZZARD Avatar

    That looks awesome. Spiders are scary tho

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