Spider hunts fly - Spider House - BBC Four

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[thermionicemission]

The fact that he looked at the people before attacking the flies, just shows how ridiculously intelligent they are, not in a rush like most wild animals (don't need to be I suppose) and study everything around them, not even necessarily for advantage.

[darkthunder]

Spider hunts fly by doing absolutely nothing.

[dirtdobber]

Spiders are truly fascinating, how they move and act is simply intriguing.

[llorenestrada]

the fly thinks he's a jumping spider ★

[WhiteWolfos]

All the regal jumping spiders in my house are called Geoffreys. They are like fancy pest cleaning butlers and wonderful to spend some time watching them do their thing.

[The.Doctor.]

These make incredible pets - they literally fixate on humans, seek their owner’s out for attention, and just sit in awe at how stupid we are with our huge brain, when theirs is the size of a sesame seed.
Sadly, unlike a tarantula that can live as much as 30 years in captivity, these little guys live about a year.
They’re used regularly to cure people of arachnophobia, as they’re so inquisitive about humans it defies belief. I love them, and so will you 😊

Edit: 8 years old YouTube? Seriously? Eight years? You’re worse than the BBC!

[PitchSkullBlack]

Am I the only one that thought that the spider was extremely cute?

[fieryredruby]

Jumpers are the best spiders in the species! Extremely smart and curious. Not to mention so cute!

[danshiba]

1:39
Fly:" ha he cant jump!"




Spider:" I dont need to"

[savednorwegian]

Suicide fly - jumped straight at the jumping spider - or was it superb hypnosis with them cute and captivating eyes? :D

[MrVTEC]

I have arachnophobia and I'm scared of all sorts of spiders. House spiders, daddy long legs, Mouse spiders etc, yet the jumping spider amazes me. They are literally the only spider I like. They don't creep me out at all, the way they move is interesting, the hunting technique is really cool, the fact they recognise humans and have amazing eyesight. I had some in my old house. One of them was in conservatory. It was roaming the windowsill. First time I ever saw one and I was fascinated. Never bit me or even jumped at me, just looked at me and kept going.

[Goodmaker_]

That spider grabbed the fly so quickly😮

[colorfulalchemy]

looks like a male jumping spider, probably the best pet spider. They're so reactive and intelligent, ontop of that not very aggressive and have some pretty good problem solving skills

[Howlingburd]

Those Jumping Spiders, are insanely adorable :3

[Ceolskog]

Flies creep me out far more than spiders ever have. Yuk.

[debralawson]

He reached right out and gave that fly a biiig huuug! Way to go Spidey! 😆🥰😍

[The_Boys____]

I used to catch random spiders outside as a kid and put them in jars. The moment you threw a bug in there they would attack it purely on a basic instinctual response.

This jumping spider did not attack the fly right away after being transferred into a new environment. It first assested the situation before making any moves. It checked on the 2 huge giants to analyze if they would be a threat before making a move and giving away its position. Once it realized it wasn't in immediate danger, it still doesn't chase after any flies. It waited for a fly to come to him where usually jumping spiders are stalking predators, it chose to ambush.

The level of intelligence for an arthropod is actually pretty astounding for a creature of this caliber.

[ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Jumping Spiders are the best spiders, in my opinion and they're super cute! :D Plus, they do a much better job killing off the flies, since they can jump and see things as well. :D

[dominoramaram]

I have a jumping spider in a ventilated glass container in my room. His name is Garfield

[nerdzy]

These spiders are impressive. They seem so intelligent.