Milking a Spider | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds | BBC Earth Science

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds Ep 3 'Out of Scale': explore the astonishing miniature universe all around us.

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[lancecadiz]

When the spider returns home it'll tell its family that it was abducted by aliens and then forced to secrete 700meters of silk from its butt.

[The_CIA]

Richard: Now, we just pinch the end of its butt lightly....
*Spider: ...harder...*
Richard: WHAT?
Spider: WHAT?

[kiwi]

Milking a spider
*youtube decides to play spiderman trailer ad*

[francis]

**reads the title***
Me: ewww
**proceeds to watch**

[pepperbytez]

This definitely is a reason for spiders to be more scared of us than we are of them.

[nnighty]

Literally no one:

Youtube recommendations: *Milking a spider*

[Dumb-Comment]

Spider after returning home, telling her experience at dinner:
There was a hooman who had a curiosity over my ass liquid.

[xxawesomeorexx]

0:35 HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS ENJOYING IT WAY TOO MUCH

[artymewmew]

People: *yt recommendations*
Me: theodd1sout...

[Hanstein.]

"each spider can produce 7 different types of web"

Me : "lemme guess,
Taser Web,
Web Grenade,
Splitter Web,
Stun Web,
Sticky Web,
Ricochet Web, and
Regular Web?"

[futurexsacred]

The Spider Next Day:

Spider: Hi, My Name Is Mark...

Other Insects: Hi Mark

Mark: ...And I’ve Been Milked...

Other Insects: *GASP* YOU POOR THING

[mikec]

1950's: They will have flying cars in the future
2019: Spider Milk

[lancomepotatoes]

Will Smith: "Ahhh that's hot, that's hot".

[PummPum]

Welcome to another episode of "where has quarantine brought me now?"

[chrisoberg]

I too have a spinnerette that squirts liquid protein

[eduardovaldez]

The spider protec

The spider attac

But most importantly he wants his web bac

[NuclearDarkvoid]

When we talk about aliens probing us, we don’t realize we’re the aliens probing a spider.
..not exactly but you get it.

[HiltTilt]

_Everyone:_ " *Damn I really wish youtube would recommend me some top notch Spider Milking videos.* "

_Youtube:_ Delivers

[anana]

I have 4 pet regal jumping spiders, and their spinnerets are fascinating and slightly humorous at the same time. I'm amazed at how strong their silk is as they create a safety line while walking on my hand, but their spinnerets look like twirling hemorrhoids to me lol

[ericrich]

"Labor intensive process milking spiders"

"And they do not like it"

"No. They don't"