Best Spider Moments | Top 5 | BBC Earth

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
  • From spiders with superpowers to spiders with 25m webs, we look back at some of our favourite arachnid moments from the BBC Earth Archive.
    Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
    Watch more:
    Planet Earth bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist
    Blue Planet bit.ly/BluePlanetPlaylist
    Planet Earth II bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIPlaylist
    Planet Dinosaur bit.ly/PlanetDinoPlaylist
    Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
    Want to share your views with the team? Join our BBC Studios Voice: www.bbcstudiosvoice.com/register
    This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback-...

Komentáře • 3,1K

  • @l0ker507
    @l0ker507 Před 2 lety +4991

    If spiders had dating apps, they would also double as food delivery services.

  • @BadassBobY
    @BadassBobY Před 2 lety +1774

    Two things I love :
    - Porsche Spyder
    - Portia Spider

  • @dianadallalnctmrcmc9303
    @dianadallalnctmrcmc9303 Před rokem +800

    I had a jumping spider who adopted me in Arkansas. He was about 1.5 inches across with a black and white checkered body with blue turquois eyes - (they weren't really eyes, because he had 8 others, in addition. I put him in the yard, and 2 days later he was back in my living room. They I put him in the back yard, and 2 days later he was back in my living room. So I told him, "you can stay here, just watch out for the cat". So he did, he lived with us for 3 years till I moved. Every once in a while I would say, "I wonder where the spider is?" and he would pop out and show me. Very quiet and well-behaved houseguest! LOL I will never forget him.

  • @candicemirisha912
    @candicemirisha912 Před rokem +397

    I like how he keeps calling the spider Portia . It adds so much to the narrative

    • @terramarini6880
      @terramarini6880 Před rokem +43

      Her actual species name... Phidippus Portia

    • @fb101786
      @fb101786 Před rokem +31

      might i suggest a book called children of time.

    • @vudusid8717
      @vudusid8717 Před rokem +12

      @@fb101786 you can see how the author of COT was influenced by Attenborough when you read the book.

    • @R0GU351GN4L
      @R0GU351GN4L Před rokem +12

      @@vudusid8717 Yeah it's almost exactly this scene in the book, except of course for the addition of a male and cooperation. But the description of her abilities is spot on to this.

    • @hasbias1313
      @hasbias1313 Před rokem

      Does anyone know what this spider is?
      m.czcams.com/video/e55vZDP9FoQ/video.html

  • @sarahfields288
    @sarahfields288 Před 3 lety +1261

    Trap door spider: "close the door, You're letting the heat out"

  • @mensrea1251
    @mensrea1251 Před 3 lety +915

    @4:39 I won’t lie, if I saw bodies along the only stairwell to my crush’s room, I’d be having second thoughts.

    • @thunderatigervideo
      @thunderatigervideo Před 2 lety +96

      Right? Corpses littering the path of love is kind of the ultimate red flag! 🚩

    • @misham6547
      @misham6547 Před 2 lety +12

      @@thunderatigervideo yeah they should bury them and not leave a mess

    • @Dubediton7
      @Dubediton7 Před 2 lety +27

      But that boy can Dance 🩰

    • @berniethekiwidragon4382
      @berniethekiwidragon4382 Před 2 lety +11

      The final moments of Peter Parker's life.

    • @alienspaceship5326
      @alienspaceship5326 Před 2 lety +24

      "damn sucks for that guy wonder what he died to"

  • @c4ndycl0wn31
    @c4ndycl0wn31 Před rokem +518

    This actually helped my arachnophobia a bit. Seeing the jumping spider dance was hilarious. It was like watching a cartoon.

    • @weekdaycycling
      @weekdaycycling Před rokem +33

      It doesn't seem like that female spider would make a good dance partner.

    • @jennodine
      @jennodine Před rokem +23

      Yes!!! Your comment makes me happy. Arachnophobia can be overcome…I’m living proof of that. Studying them helps a lot. There’s a cute cartoon series on CZcams about a little spider named Lucas, who was created specifically to help people overcome fear of spiders because he’s so adorable and sweet. Another thing that helped, for me, was to befriend an orb weaver spider that set up a huge web on my back porch. I named her and tossed crickets into her web. And I was sad when she passed away as winter approached.

    • @abebuckingham8198
      @abebuckingham8198 Před rokem +12

      You might wnt to check out Lucas The Spider. I'm told it helps a lot of people with their arachnophobia.

    • @1jazzyphae
      @1jazzyphae Před rokem +4

      Yep. Ice been watching them to help me with mine. They are really funny and on the cuter side of the spider fam lol

    • @1jazzyphae
      @1jazzyphae Před rokem +5

      @@jennodine you sound like my future self😭🤣I started my process with Lucas and I've been watching the orb weavers to help me get over it. I'm thinking about buying a tarantula to help with getting over it

  • @ctakitimu
    @ctakitimu Před rokem +289

    We have 2 types of jumping spider in our garden and they really do have amazing eyesight. You can make movement 90 degrees to their front, and they always spin round to look at what made the movement. Then they'll either come and investigate, or they run off a short distance, then spin around to see where you are now or if you are still where they left you. 1 type of spider is small and has little compact legs, and the other type has longer legs except for their front legs which are extra long. I later found out that only the males have the longer front legs as they use them to do a dance and tap out a rhythm to entice a female to mate. I used to be heavily arachnophobic, but little guys like these with little attitudes have dulled the fear a bit. If a large spider is on me though, a spontaneous slap dance might still occur. Accompanied by little girl screams from a 50 year old man

    • @ilovedogsilovethem
      @ilovedogsilovethem Před rokem +27

      "spontaneous slap dance" LOL same here

    • @samvimes9510
      @samvimes9510 Před rokem +8

      Jumping spiders are way too cute. Crab spiders can also be quite striking. A lot of them like to hide in flowers or leaves to ambush their prey, so their natural camouflage will be patterned to blend in with their surroundings.

    • @1jazzyphae
      @1jazzyphae Před rokem +3

      Ok I'm so happy to see I'm not the only slap dancer here. My horse always looks at me insane when I do my dance🤣😭🤣 hopefully we'll get over it one day

    • @princeshaikh6369
      @princeshaikh6369 Před 2 měsíci

      😂ীী

    • @princeshaikh6369
      @princeshaikh6369 Před 2 měsíci

      😂ীী

  • @jLoRaineK
    @jLoRaineK Před 3 lety +4982

    I've always thought that jumping spiders were smarter than the others. They just are so AWARE.

    • @ctr6975
      @ctr6975 Před 3 lety +405

      They are kind of cute. They are my favorite.

    • @brendanm6921
      @brendanm6921 Před 3 lety +686

      They really are. If you hold one or even stand near one you can see how it watches you and follows what you're doing. Not out of fear but out of genuine curiosity. They won't run away from us like most spiders and they seem to be extremely confident and inquisitive. Remarkable animals.

    • @ctr6975
      @ctr6975 Před 3 lety +333

      @@brendanm6921 They are strategists, hunters and even great dancers; well they have better rhythm than me.

    • @Love-jf7rs
      @Love-jf7rs Před 2 lety +103

      Well developed brain

    • @MistaMaine.
      @MistaMaine. Před 2 lety +28

      @@brendanm6921 Yes! Everything you say is true lol.

  • @patrickjohn6253
    @patrickjohn6253 Před 2 lety +2493

    I love how the trap door spider was like “Hey! Put that back down! I need that!”

    • @nexus6100
      @nexus6100 Před 2 lety +261

      Yeah watching it flail its legs around because somebody left the door open made me laugh too. So adorable. "Nooooooo, hey, close the door!"

    • @bassal_the_rotten7645
      @bassal_the_rotten7645 Před 2 lety +83

      I was looking for a comment like this! It was all like: " D: hey thats mine! Gimme it back!"

    • @ladycavalier
      @ladycavalier Před 2 lety +27

      That was funny lol

    • @exumbra1399
      @exumbra1399 Před 2 lety +40

      Get out of my room!

    • @XIIconstNvChr
      @XIIconstNvChr Před 2 lety +22

      me, when my mom leaves the door to my room open

  • @Mary.On.A.Cross.
    @Mary.On.A.Cross. Před rokem +285

    Portia was in full on Mission Impossible mode, closing in on her soon to be tasty meal. Absolutely love those little jumping spiders. I bought one to help me get over what used to be a debilitating arachnophobia, named her Lucille. After helping me get over that problem, I felt really bad about her being an only child and ended up getting her another jumping spider friend named Camille. They're adorably sweet little spideys! ❤❤❤

  • @whoisdamaris
    @whoisdamaris Před 2 lety +64

    Can we have a round of applause for all the camerapeople out there filming all of these for us. That's an incredible job.

    • @quercus432
      @quercus432 Před rokem

      Clap! Clap! Clap! 👏👏👏

  • @StoriesbyIrish
    @StoriesbyIrish Před 3 lety +4620

    The praying mantis just peering through the leaves cracked me up.
    "Don't do it, man. She's in a mood!"

  • @jamielthashepherd6870
    @jamielthashepherd6870 Před 2 lety +413

    Imagine sitting in your house and a giant opens your front door shining a bright ass light. “Dude! A little privacy?”

  • @TheCthultist
    @TheCthultist Před rokem +38

    Gotta say, the little sound effects all throughout throughout Portia’s segment really added a LOT to make her seem even cooler than jumping spiders already are.

  • @washyrose5904
    @washyrose5904 Před rokem +100

    I swear, spiders are kind of like cats. Ever since I realized this I’ve started to really love spiders. I mean, come on. That male jumping spider cleaning his unblinkable eyes was adorable. I’ve never heard of spiders dancing either, that was adorable.

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 Před měsícem +3

      The hunting tactics of jumping spiders are basically surprisingly similar to cats. They use stealth and pounce on their prey when they get close!

    • @lianeli5406
      @lianeli5406 Před 9 dny

      Love the furry ones that walk slowly..

  • @blazingblackness4442
    @blazingblackness4442 Před 2 lety +4081

    "Portia is a Genius." Gets me every single time XD

    • @chronic2001n
      @chronic2001n Před 2 lety +16

      lol

    • @jonnylumberjack6223
      @jonnylumberjack6223 Před 2 lety +139

      Portia is the name of a jumping spider in a book called "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, it was the winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year in 2015. It's a great book and Portia is awesome in it :)

    • @shoelaceofjudgement3929
      @shoelaceofjudgement3929 Před 2 lety +28

      Then the music right on cue

    • @danpalu2308
      @danpalu2308 Před 2 lety +8

      Easily amused, eh?

    • @davidcorelli556
      @davidcorelli556 Před 2 lety +11

      I don't see why that's so funny. Maybe because you don't understand how smart jumping spiders are I guess. Jumping spiders are extremely smart.

  • @freyjanj
    @freyjanj Před 3 lety +2982

    I think, Portia could be the only spider that I actually like.

    • @nasreddineghanem9186
      @nasreddineghanem9186 Před 3 lety +19

      Me too

    • @etx8920
      @etx8920 Před 3 lety +77

      Porsche is the homie

    • @swan1098
      @swan1098 Před 3 lety +46

      If your gonna spell it. At least Spell it right, It's Spyder not Spider:) it's the "Porche Spyder. "

    • @freyjanj
      @freyjanj Před 3 lety +80

      @@swan1098 Well, then you have to spell the brand name correctly too. It's Porsche. ;)
      But this little 8-legged spider is actually called Portia. BBC-Earth has the name in a different video description about her.
      So you could say the name Portia for this spider was probably influenced by the Porsche Spyder?

    • @caledunsmore
      @caledunsmore Před 3 lety +22

      I have a Portia she's a strange little girl...I can play with her its quite fun. Yeah she will only eat other spiders

  • @mookie2637
    @mookie2637 Před 2 lety +95

    About 20 years ago, there was an amazing BBC piece on the Indonesian fringed spiders ("Portias"), all set to Portishead tunes. Having done some research, what puzzles academics slightly is that these animals have perhaps 1/1000th the number of neurons that a lion has, but hunting tactics that are more sophisticated.

  • @patrickmcgovern4004
    @patrickmcgovern4004 Před rokem +109

    Jumping spiders are amazing creatures. My wife and I find them outside our house all the time and sometimes will bring one or two inside to keep in enclosures as pets. They're curious and gentle and a few times my wife has even let them climb around on her hands. Love them.

  • @watintarnation9801
    @watintarnation9801 Před 2 lety +1070

    Jumping spiders are insanely intelligent. Probably overshadowed by bees and ants just because people usually associate intelligence with social life.

    • @ingleberthumperdink9455
      @ingleberthumperdink9455 Před 2 lety +15

      No we don’t

    • @itzelmontalvo6645
      @itzelmontalvo6645 Před 2 lety +12

      1. Bees
      2. Spiders
      3. Ants
      In my opinion

    • @doofusPoofus
      @doofusPoofus Před 2 lety +63

      I was outside on my patio just hanging out and I looked down at the table and there was a jumping spider staring at me. I leaned it close and he walked up to the edge and we just made eye contact for like 15 seconds straight.
      Then he jumped away lol

    • @avonavians2860
      @avonavians2860 Před rokem +25

      @@itzelmontalvo6645 I don't know. Ants are pretty advanced. People used to think that they were just colony-minded, but apparently even individual ants function intelligently. They look super dumb to me, though, compared to even ordinary spiders, which seem to have a MUCH better predator avoidance reaction. But maybe ants are just brave. I don't know.

    • @avonavians2860
      @avonavians2860 Před rokem +6

      In my opinion, though, jumping spiders are behind only cephalopods and aculeate insects in terms of invertebrate advancement.

  • @TheRaintalon99-5
    @TheRaintalon99-5 Před 3 lety +2564

    "He lived up to her expectations, but she kills him anyway."
    Jeez remind me to never get married.

    • @melihtayyipsahan3307
      @melihtayyipsahan3307 Před 3 lety +144

      Especially to a spider

    • @Awibrahor
      @Awibrahor Před 3 lety +200

      - Mum, where’s dad?
      - Er, dunno, why ask me?

    • @DanishAli-lb1zu
      @DanishAli-lb1zu Před 2 lety +19

      lol :D maybe she didn't like his dance

    • @yegmeshjwp
      @yegmeshjwp Před 2 lety +56

      Hey, quick reminder, don't get married.

    • @legion999
      @legion999 Před 2 lety +24

      He wanted kids so he's getting his wish

  • @nonreligionist
    @nonreligionist Před rokem +105

    Spiders really are one of Nature's most fascinating creatures

  • @TeaRose100
    @TeaRose100 Před rokem +80

    I have four pet jumping spiders and they are exactly as pictured, geniuses. When hunting, they stalk their prey and always strike behind the head 😅

    • @emmettfoz6692
      @emmettfoz6692 Před rokem +13

      Yes!! I dont have any myself but ive seen how they tilt their heads like dogs and look at thinsg from different angles! They are so smart!

    • @queenzellereyes9562
      @queenzellereyes9562 Před rokem +2

      U

  • @matrixdukenukem000
    @matrixdukenukem000 Před 2 lety +320

    No anchor point to attack from above.
    Portia: *Plays deadly bethoven*

  • @antoniomrivera1
    @antoniomrivera1 Před 2 lety +1183

    Can we salute the guys who sit here hours... Even weeks on end watching these arachnids and insects in their natural habitat just so we can get 20 minutes of spectacular footage

    •  Před rokem +36

      a lot of it is filmed in studios and staged. Like at the trapdoor spider, clip when the cricket arrives, you dont really think that a cricket decided to approach the giants with powerful lights and conveniently sit right next to the spider door, do you? Obviously they threw it in there

    • @EinFreundOderNicht
      @EinFreundOderNicht Před rokem +19

      Yeah most nature shows are staged because they would take months to find a decent shot and it would take too much money. That’s why I stopped watching them

    • @JAMESYTFF1K
      @JAMESYTFF1K Před rokem +3

      @ yep..most of it seem like edits

    • @izzy_6283
      @izzy_6283 Před rokem +4

      Yes & No.. great footage for us is appreciated yes but if they're being paid to .. well.. do nothing essentially other than sit there for hours on end observing & filming well then they got it made!

    • @Reddzion
      @Reddzion Před rokem

      @ Insects will walkover anything to find food themselves, obviously that's how thy hunt in the wild. Go out into nature, if you sit still enough for long enough, nature will happen around you. Sitting in a forest, birds and insects casually passing by, sitting in rockpools and small fish swim over your feet/leg/hands.
      The lights won't be close to the ground, there are plenty of wildlife photographers/cinematographers that would find an ideal spot that has activity, set up their gear, camouflage if needed, point their camera and wait.
      But lets jut discredit them by claiming it's all faked eh? After-all, if a few are staged then that means most are, as you claim. It is a very very low percentage, if being done probably meant thy ran out of time or were unsuccessful with the in-location shots.

  • @garlicbred848
    @garlicbred848 Před 2 lety +9

    4:01 my baby niece thought the spider was waving at her so she waved back :)

  • @gustavonogueira6293
    @gustavonogueira6293 Před 11 měsíci +22

    I just love how spiders are all about traps and strategies, they really overpower stronger insects

  • @harmanx.
    @harmanx. Před 2 lety +2533

    The sound engineer's inventions are fun -- given that spiders make no actual sounds. I particularly like the fishing reel noise when the spider is lowering itself by releasing a strand of web.

    • @davidk7544
      @davidk7544 Před 2 lety +150

      Foley artists are much more important to film/video than we all appreciate.

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 Před 2 lety +27

      Do you have proof they don't make these sounds?

    • @tessabakker662
      @tessabakker662 Před 2 lety +154

      And the acoustic guitar strings when Portia plucks at the other spider's web! Hilarious!

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla Před 2 lety +41

      You should watch monster bug wars if you like extraneous sounds for spiders. You might get a good laugh 🤣

    • @harmanx.
      @harmanx. Před 2 lety +3

      @@gojewla Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @TheTibetyak
    @TheTibetyak Před 2 lety +774

    The various sound effects used with Portia were hilarious and so ingeniously placed. Kudos to the sound engineer.

    • @CosmicErrata
      @CosmicErrata Před 2 lety +20

      INTENSE SPOODER STARE.

    • @fredflintstone8817
      @fredflintstone8817 Před rokem +2

      Absolutely...
      And incredible photography…
      Average people, along with their photographic ignorance.
      Have become so accustomed to seeing electronic illusions, otherwise known as Computer-generated imagery. (CGI)
      When they actually see the real genius of true photography, there’s little understanding and appreciation for this incredible form of science.
      But, I guess the next generation of people are going to live in a Computer-generated imagery world, so they won’t need it.
      But what happens when the real thing goes extinct, and all that’s left in the world is the CGI version...?

  • @camothrowback1526
    @camothrowback1526 Před rokem +6

    Rest well little male jumping spider. We will all miss you.

  • @HazeOvO
    @HazeOvO Před 2 lety +1790

    I remember when I was young me and my brothers would pick up and play with jumping spiders we would find on the porch, You could put your hand next to them and they would climb on, they were super friendly and cute like moths. Jumping spiders are essentially the puppies of spiders, They seem friendly with humans

    • @davidk7544
      @davidk7544 Před 2 lety +143

      Me too! Would always make sure they left happy and healthy.

    • @Just_a_ghost713
      @Just_a_ghost713 Před 2 lety +175

      Yeah nah fuck that

    • @rishikamudgal6867
      @rishikamudgal6867 Před 2 lety +32

      I am always afraid of jumping spiders as they can get over me anytime! 😭😭😭😭

    • @FFRS110
      @FFRS110 Před 2 lety +205

      Some speices of jumping sipders in Australia will wave back at you, alot of the time when you put them back on a leaf. I always put my hand out and let them crawl on me they're so curious and come in loads of really cool colours and styles.

    • @PNWAffliction
      @PNWAffliction Před 2 lety +223

      i saved them from my cats all the time, and they'd come back like they remembered me. then they'd have kids, and those kids would come around and act like they'd been told about me in some grand story passed down.

  • @dlee645
    @dlee645 Před 3 lety +2747

    I find a spider that can analyze situations and problem solve particularly disturbing.

    • @birdie8644
      @birdie8644 Před 3 lety +366

      Well, count yourself lucky then. Jumping spiders aren’t known to hurt people. Some people keep them as pets.

    • @antisimanticath
      @antisimanticath Před 3 lety +267

      Why disturbing? I personally find their intelligence a beautiful thing. They are one if my favorite insects.

    • @naturalnashuan
      @naturalnashuan Před 3 lety +88

      @@antisimanticath sorry, they're a different kind of arthropod than insects are

    • @naturalnashuan
      @naturalnashuan Před 3 lety +103

      New research has shown that a centuries old theory is true, a tiny brain can work much more efficiently than a large brain. It's like computers, over time they get created more powerful and efficient as they become smaller.

    • @pigeonpigeon7404
      @pigeonpigeon7404 Před 2 lety +16

      @@naturalnashuan so your saying a spider is smarter than a human?

  • @earthling_za
    @earthling_za Před rokem +8

    Spiders are only some of the most mind-blowing creatures on our planet. So under appreciated.

  • @megansfo
    @megansfo Před 2 lety +24

    I love Jumping Spiders. Years ago I encountered one in my garden, and as I looked into its eyes eyes eyes, I felt a deep connection with it. Weird, but actually true.🕷

  • @MAGGOT_VOMIT
    @MAGGOT_VOMIT Před 2 lety +496

    Female Tarantula: (giggling) "Tell me more about my eyes!!"
    Male Tarantula:

    • @trananbinhjerry6438
      @trananbinhjerry6438 Před 2 lety +40

      They are peacock spider...
      Male tarantula: *_dance in shiver_* they are beautiful, _~bella_ . They are the light that guide my way to heaven, the galaxy so majestic that even I can't comprehend. They are the one that put even the brightest star on the blackest night weaved together like silk by the crescent moon flickering in shame and envy. If I by any chance die, please let those eyes be the end of me.

    • @trananbinhjerry6438
      @trananbinhjerry6438 Před 2 lety +2

      Oh i totally forgot about the later bit

    • @julianparsons3027
      @julianparsons3027 Před 2 lety +10

      They played porn music for the tarantulas mating!

    • @mr.hellofan374
      @mr.hellofan374 Před 2 lety

      @@trananbinhjerry6438 man it’s pretty fuck up that someone decide to put it the peacock name

    • @aakashpayasi5051
      @aakashpayasi5051 Před 2 lety +1

      Best thing i read all day

  • @tiempo182
    @tiempo182 Před 3 lety +646

    The first spider looks cartoonish, amazing that its real.

    • @Arreis_004
      @Arreis_004 Před 3 lety +69

      Yes bruh all jumping spiders are so frikn cartoon y and cute

    • @akanksha6693
      @akanksha6693 Před 3 lety +7

      it reminds me of ewoks from star wars

    • @DesertVox
      @DesertVox Před 3 lety +8

      Praise the Creator, the Father of Creativity.

    • @rssfake28
      @rssfake28 Před 2 lety +17

      some clips seemed cgi

    • @kingofenvy
      @kingofenvy Před 2 lety +3

      It looks more unrealistic when you see it up close

  • @lobodesade6780
    @lobodesade6780 Před rokem +10

    I have a pet jumping spider, they're like little cartoon buddies, I'm constantly in awe of how smart they actually are too!

    • @CometAura
      @CometAura Před rokem +2

      Aww thats adorable. I spotted a female zebra jumping spider on my back yard wall last summer and she kept looking at me while I was trying to get a picture of her. Such a beautiful species

  • @TheMingilator
    @TheMingilator Před rokem +11

    whoever did the sound effects for this deserves a bloody oscar

  • @jump_spi_film
    @jump_spi_film Před 3 lety +453

    The jumping spider's face is cute!

  • @itstitanium1151
    @itstitanium1151 Před 3 lety +166

    1:35
    Portia has actually four superpowers, fourth one is her high-tech sunglasses that the narrator just can't see.

    • @brendanm6921
      @brendanm6921 Před 3 lety +12

      FYI the man you just referred to as "the narrator" is arguably one of the most iconic and well respected natural historians and documentary makers of all time and has had a massively active career spanning well over half a century.

    • @itstitanium1151
      @itstitanium1151 Před 3 lety +1

      Well, thanks for that!

    • @brendanm6921
      @brendanm6921 Před 3 lety +13

      @@itstitanium1151 No worries. I do apologise though, I apparently forgot to say in my previous comment who he actually is in case you were interested. His name's David Attenborough.

    • @itstitanium1151
      @itstitanium1151 Před 3 lety +4

      Thanks pal.

    • @draum8103
      @draum8103 Před 2 lety

      I think she was wearing contact lenses, not glasses.

  • @TheInfectiousCadaver
    @TheInfectiousCadaver Před rokem +5

    10:45 "check my mohawk in the camera lens... and great!"

  • @21Gamez
    @21Gamez Před rokem +37

    *seeing a spider isn’t scary, but seeing a spider disappear is the zenith of scariness…*

    • @TitanSlayer2007
      @TitanSlayer2007 Před rokem

      Very Yes

    • @NeonCicada
      @NeonCicada Před 6 měsíci

      It speaks to the most primal form of human fear *--* _the fear of the unknown._

  • @diablo4371
    @diablo4371 Před 3 lety +946

    camera and sounds are better than a movie and ofcourse attenborough's topclass narration💯

    • @trexmidnite
      @trexmidnite Před 3 lety

      This guy is attenboro is very annoying, the accent and the puns.. sometimes i just abort

    • @diablo4371
      @diablo4371 Před 3 lety +33

      @@trexmidnite very rare statement

    • @ericwiese7479
      @ericwiese7479 Před 3 lety +19

      @@diablo4371 right! I love his narration

    • @4bidn1
      @4bidn1 Před 2 lety +13

      @@trexmidnite Imagine thinking someone's accent was annoying lol, you're of course very entitled to your opinion but you sound very uncultured. I'm guessing you haven't travelled much?

    • @bootterman9732
      @bootterman9732 Před 2 lety +2

      yeah....what this guy said hehe...

  • @redfluxbluedawn414
    @redfluxbluedawn414 Před 2 lety +481

    This is by far the best spider documentary I've ever seen. Although I'm not keen on getting too close around them in real life, they are truly one of nature's most majestic creatures.

    • @hiufuxthevideographer9877
      @hiufuxthevideographer9877 Před 2 lety

      No Smashing! czcams.com/video/IlCFgK0Ptec/video.html

    • @avaholloway32
      @avaholloway32 Před rokem +1

      How the heck are they getting close ups of their faces & every thing they do? Are they not real?

    • @sofiblinka2300
      @sofiblinka2300 Před rokem +2

      @@avaholloway32 camera

    • @geraldinesnell2878
      @geraldinesnell2878 Před rokem

      Have a look at Dave's little beasties ytube he's a spider breeder and he's very informative

    • @HeavenlyWarrior
      @HeavenlyWarrior Před rokem +1

      Jumping spiders are harmless to humans, in fact they even help us hunting insects in the house.

  • @user-mu9sg4sl9y
    @user-mu9sg4sl9y Před 2 lety +19

    Hats off to the cameraman who shrinked and chased those spiders just to get an amazing shot up close.

  • @GodStillHatesUs
    @GodStillHatesUs Před rokem +4

    Sir David Attenborough is a global treasure and he should be treated as such.
    I feel like they do such a better job with the narration, the script, the sound effects and music, the timing of said music, and the absolutely perfect camera angles than any other nature documentary out there today.
    BBC and planet Earth are the OG’s of nature documentaries.

  • @logeyperogi1805
    @logeyperogi1805 Před 2 lety +153

    “At last, she succumbs to his advances and allows him to mate with her, he matched her expectations, alas, she kills him anyway”
    Most men wanna go out with a bang, but he went out banging

    • @charlottehanna790
      @charlottehanna790 Před 2 lety

      Lol

    • @draum8103
      @draum8103 Před 2 lety +3

      lady spider: 'Omg, he's such a good dancer, I wanna have his kids! ...but he did that one last leg kick just a little off beat, so I have to kill him, dang...'

    • @codzilla9148
      @codzilla9148 Před 16 dny +1

      Yeah, its only in insect world and only few insects does that

  • @DrPoopyClap
    @DrPoopyClap Před 2 lety +323

    This is why I love spiders, so misunderstood but their methods of hunting and just their own ways of communication and construction are second to none such fascinating and beautiful creatures.

  • @wasi2263
    @wasi2263 Před rokem +7

    2:24 Tom cruise moment

  • @dmitriysahno2362
    @dmitriysahno2362 Před rokem +3

    Oh, the first spider looks right into my soul! 😂
    Very cute btw

  • @juaneorlandi
    @juaneorlandi Před 2 lety +1045

    Im always amazed as to how they manage to record these events so perfectly.

    • @danpreston564
      @danpreston564 Před rokem +119

      With insects and spiders they often set up indoor habitats that they control and can film more easily.

    • @MeJustAimy
      @MeJustAimy Před rokem +55

      months and months of sitting around and decades worth of film lol

    • @Pedgo1986
      @Pedgo1986 Před rokem +19

      @@MeJustAimy and cgi like around 1:40

    • @bryanmellado2874
      @bryanmellado2874 Před rokem +2

      @@Pedgo1986 looks like it. is it ?

    • @piercemccauley7079
      @piercemccauley7079 Před rokem +1

      They use studios

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy7053 Před 2 lety +97

    “Now we just have to wait..”
    “Oh look , a tree cricket right next to the lid!”
    *Acting like he didn’t just put that cricket there with his bare hands lol

  • @Mmc5208
    @Mmc5208 Před rokem +4

    9:05 OH there is a cricket- like he didnt yeeted him directly to death by himself xD all nature all naure here man :P

  • @jonhilderbrand4615
    @jonhilderbrand4615 Před rokem +3

    Lol! @12:37, my CC reads, "...he carefully delivers his packet of _spam_ ." There's gotta be a Monty Python joke in here somewhere!

  • @zakk2205
    @zakk2205 Před 2 lety +79

    The main thing I took from this is that jumping spiders are ADORABLE

  • @vio7361
    @vio7361 Před 2 lety +75

    Imagine having to dance for your LIFE, while also trying to dodge the killer. I admire that little jumping spider so much. Most human men wouldn't do anything like that for a nice female, let alone for a crazy killer one lol

    • @ShanesAutos
      @ShanesAutos Před rokem +3

      Be like Simon Cowell sitting there with a shotgun

    • @charlenebaganzmoore
      @charlenebaganzmoore Před 11 měsíci

      Most human men would probably choose to die a virgin...😊

  • @meredithgrubb4497
    @meredithgrubb4497 Před 8 měsíci +7

    That first one is so brave. I cant imagine having to do that. I have made so many jumling spider friends since learning about them and all of them r wild. A female had babies recently and passed but ive been making friends with the babies now that they r a little bigger. They r such fun little creatures. Its amazing the females of the tarantulas can live 30 years!!

  • @benjyharris1244
    @benjyharris1244 Před 2 lety +4

    11:28 Translation - "He sends her a text message and she replys.."

  • @bxbank
    @bxbank Před 2 lety +153

    My god, BBC, your filmmakers are astonishing by how they film, sound, and edit these. Respect to all involved.

    • @jik3905
      @jik3905 Před 2 lety +1

      Literally thank God for them! And for Himself! Also prayer request here!

    • @paulbrown6464
      @paulbrown6464 Před 7 měsíci

      Absolutely true and don’t forget David Attenborough, he ties everything up with a large bow

  • @thegalacticmeowfilm1781
    @thegalacticmeowfilm1781 Před 2 lety +12

    The female spider at 6:15 : 👁👄👁
    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jennodine
    @jennodine Před rokem +10

    I hope videos like this help some people come to appreciate spiders and to adopt a “catch and release” policy for any spiders they may find inside their homes. I used to be terrified of these lovely creatures, but through the years I have realized that they are extremely intelligent, peaceful, and deserving of our respect and kindness.

  • @deliaazoitei5671
    @deliaazoitei5671 Před rokem +3

    12:16 i feel like i just watched something i shouldn't have 🤣🤣🙈

  • @Pthrust
    @Pthrust Před 2 lety +13

    8:43 "STAAAAAAAHP IT YOU'RE GIVING ME AWAAAAAAY!!"

    • @thebigtoad
      @thebigtoad Před 2 lety +4

      I love how it doesn't even attack the intruder it just goes mental on the door

    • @mehtWPD
      @mehtWPD Před rokem

      CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR BLYAT

  • @AnonimusQualquer
    @AnonimusQualquer Před 3 lety +70

    7:47
    Damn, that was at the top 10 anime betrayals.

  • @ashleybuford6823
    @ashleybuford6823 Před rokem +2

    That guys excitement of the spider catching its prey was the cutest thing ever!

  • @kayekaye251
    @kayekaye251 Před rokem +4

    There was a spider - not sure of the type - very small - used to be in a crack in the wall at my work. And every day at about 3:00 he would come running out, run all around in weaving, circling patterns and then return to his crack in the wall. Not a hairy type, small as the "a" on my little phone keyboard, and the legs were about as long as a comma, and all around his body, like a little star pattern. Very strange little thing.

  • @gamingwithbblove
    @gamingwithbblove Před 2 lety +110

    *5:40** had me crying he dancing omg so cute ha* 🤣♥️♥️🕷

    • @Katzztar
      @Katzztar Před 2 lety +3

      zeFrank1 did one video on that spider where it's a song and dance clip, it's hilarious

    • @futuza
      @futuza Před 2 lety +2

      Found the female spider.

    • @Bizarro69
      @Bizarro69 Před 2 lety

      damn I'd like to dance for you ma😘😍

  • @seanhean6086
    @seanhean6086 Před 3 lety +366

    Damn spider da real simp literally died just to mate

    • @naturalnashuan
      @naturalnashuan Před 3 lety +33

      @MY ANIMALS Male spiders naturally don't live long,
      long enough to mate , they die young either way.....so why not die mating?

    • @Roamingeast
      @Roamingeast Před 2 lety +51

      doesnt matter; had sex.

    • @thebeautyoftheplanet4734
      @thebeautyoftheplanet4734 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/channels/1FE6MnMyT0aG7Yv_gLKJiA.html

    • @Psychologist_Eugen_Fitzherbert
      @Psychologist_Eugen_Fitzherbert Před 2 lety +7

      im suprised male spiders havent gone MGTOW

    • @darkjoey3767
      @darkjoey3767 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Roamingeast old meme but checks out 👍🏼 but yes I agree 😂

  • @mrflibble3226
    @mrflibble3226 Před rokem +1

    That close-up of pulsating spider guts is something I never knew I didn't need.

  • @johnathansaegal3156
    @johnathansaegal3156 Před 2 lety +2

    Jumping spiders are the cutest and most fun little critters to play with when you find them near the law. They jump from hand to hand, climb their lanyard and repeat. They will just sit on your palm and rest, then tickle their way to your fingertips and jump again.
    Just put them down gently in a safe place when you are done :)

  • @footfault1941
    @footfault1941 Před 3 lety +494

    Every time this Portia footage is on, never fails in provoking a creepy sensation. Her tactics fit perfectly to our understanding! That's eerie, for it's a bug!

    • @JohnSmith-mk1rj
      @JohnSmith-mk1rj Před 3 lety +66

      Not a bug. Not an insect.
      An arachnid.

    • @fenrirgg
      @fenrirgg Před 3 lety +14

      They are the intelligence that arachnids managed to reach until now 🥺

    • @GDBLUNT420
      @GDBLUNT420 Před 3 lety +16

      Look most humans I know cant build their own homes and source their own food. Their knowledge is well beyond the realm of most of the people filling the world today XD

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw Před 2 lety +2

      gdblunt420 but we quickly learn how to and we can get a rough idea how already also we can do maths plan strategies much faster develop tactics use other animals to fight and philosophise

    • @GDBLUNT420
      @GDBLUNT420 Před 2 lety +11

      @@Cecilia-ky3uw But the theory of evolution would dictate that over time all animals and plants adapt to their environment based off of coping with predators, prey, environmental obstacles, ect. So you can say they dont use math or evolve by learning from other animals however that ideal is simply false. Not only have they learned from Hundreds if not thousands of species they have encountered over time, those that build homes show a natural talent in engineering and structural integrity. A spider can make a web able to trap creatures many times its weight. A group of beavers can stop a raging river. A group of killer whales can work in tandem while using sonar to map the environmental data in their head and instantly process how to respond to it. None of these are small feats, and though mankind can easily beat most of these achievements, the reality is it's a small number of people who accomplish these feats. Most in the modern era have trouble with basic survival is my point and I stand by it. Have a nice night though ^_^

  • @Ree_DV9
    @Ree_DV9 Před 3 lety +241

    That's life buddy trying to impress a girl who just wants turn u into an empty shell lmao

    • @billbull1JB-EH
      @billbull1JB-EH Před 2 lety +1

      Lol, yup

    • @legion999
      @legion999 Před 2 lety +22

      The reason he gets eaten is to give energy to the female that allows her to produce and lay eggs

    • @levianthony3944
      @levianthony3944 Před 2 lety +9

      @@legion999 See, why he gotta go through all of that though? Can’t the man just get some good action jackson, make babies, and slide off? Damn! Lol

    • @leodai7167
      @leodai7167 Před 2 lety +3

      @@levianthony3944 they die really soon after anyways, might as well give some extra nutrition to it's children

    • @levianthony3944
      @levianthony3944 Před 2 lety +1

      @@leodai7167 Yea but I'm sure he doesn't exactly know that though. It's not like he goes "damn, I knew I shouldn't have smashed that girl, now I'm going to die soon" 😂

  • @petersiegfriedkrug
    @petersiegfriedkrug Před rokem +2

    So small and yet they have behavior not unlike a human. The abilities of spiders are fantastic. They live a life completely in harmony with nature. This is an ability that humans have lost.

  • @Williamwerenberg
    @Williamwerenberg Před rokem +8

    No matter how many times I’ve seen the first clip through the years, then her hunting strategies are still so fantastic to watch!!! Amazing

  • @vogelchenzwitschert8754
    @vogelchenzwitschert8754 Před 3 lety +235

    Portia is so cuuuteeeeeee❤️🥺✨

    • @pansepot1490
      @pansepot1490 Před 3 lety +15

      Lots of spiders are.

    • @rogueisded
      @rogueisded Před 2 lety +12

      Jumping spiders in general are literally the cutest little fuzz balls.

  • @elizabethalvarado8698
    @elizabethalvarado8698 Před 2 lety +11

    14:45- Can't get more cartoonish than just cutting the line, and making your enemy drop!

  • @matthewsykes4814
    @matthewsykes4814 Před rokem +4

    Yet again the beeb shows me that nature is something to treasure. Such incredible macro lens camerawork with David's voiceover.... I'm spellbound.

  • @raddadray7535
    @raddadray7535 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Those little jumping spiders are something else,I remember watching one long ago and then without knowing it he pounced upon a tinier fly…was awestruck,being there at the “right” time.

  • @Phicheee
    @Phicheee Před 2 lety +106

    1:35 the way Attenborough says this line is incredible. "Portia...is a genius." XD

  • @Agirmetal
    @Agirmetal Před 3 lety +125

    These are timeless documents. Thank you all who made them

  • @debrabolton9372
    @debrabolton9372 Před 2 lety +4

    Portia is quite the lady. And adorable. The dancing spider was fascinating to watch. Tarantulas can live for 30 years? I did not know that. Having watched this video i have a whole new respect for spiders.

    • @SpeccyMan
      @SpeccyMan Před rokem +1

      The females can live for 30 years. The males do not live nearly as long.

  • @bhumphries1360
    @bhumphries1360 Před rokem +5

    I love jumping spiders. They help to keep the pests off my plants. They are always welcome to me. I have a friend who actually raises them. They are awesome little acrobats.

  • @TheDudeness123
    @TheDudeness123 Před 2 lety +11

    12:06 I love the narrator's voice, is so low like he's even feeling the tension between the two spiders and he's so afraid of my man male spider.

  • @arisk4282
    @arisk4282 Před 3 lety +367

    How the f they even filmed that

    • @jokersland8563
      @jokersland8563 Před 2 lety +27

      By camera obviously

    • @rssfake28
      @rssfake28 Před 2 lety +77

      they record one spider for hours of footage then an editor creates a story out of the footage.

    • @hopesonmakokha5217
      @hopesonmakokha5217 Před 2 lety +69

      I can imagine it takes a lot of time and dedication. They use Macro lenses which can magnify very tiny things.

    • @hopesonmakokha5217
      @hopesonmakokha5217 Před 2 lety +8

      @@themagicroundabout2528 ah that's awesome! Does he have website or something? wouldn't mind having a look at his work

    • @THEREALBLU13
      @THEREALBLU13 Před 2 lety +2

      Very carefully

  • @The_dice.
    @The_dice. Před rokem +2

    I like how she scratches her head or fangs 3:16

  • @itsmeg1330
    @itsmeg1330 Před rokem +2

    My two year old daughter is obsessed with this one… I think we’ve watched it at least 100x 😂

  • @0r0r0
    @0r0r0 Před 3 lety +283

    One of my favorite things in the world is when scientists are baffled. Especially by the natural world :)

    • @davidk7544
      @davidk7544 Před 2 lety +2

      Manly yes, but they like it too!

    • @sarwadsarwad
      @sarwadsarwad Před 2 lety +2

      True, that is what every engineer is both happy/frustrated about. Nature is a rich pool of amazing ideas, executed perfectly and with an efficiancy we are not even close to match. But we are slowly building up. Improvements are beeing made daily.

    • @ronaldpokatiloff5704
      @ronaldpokatiloff5704 Před rokem

      Because a computer makes life and everything else. DNA code comes from a computer. Why do you think outer space is dark and airless. It is inside a picture tube. Big bang turns it on.

  • @ouijacorn
    @ouijacorn Před 2 lety +27

    Big ups to that male tarantula; he's got the moves.

  • @Rain_boot
    @Rain_boot Před 22 dny

    6:18 His derpy little jazz hands with the music. I love it. 😭

  • @tommcglone2867
    @tommcglone2867 Před rokem +1

    Can we agree that jumping spiders are adorable clever little 8 legged fuzzballs? Its those 2 big eyes. They always look so cute.

  • @Dav624
    @Dav624 Před 2 lety +10

    6:10 omg the way she looks at him is like: "wooooooowwww"

  • @plantpowered269
    @plantpowered269 Před 2 lety +37

    whoever filmed this, deserves all possible operator's awards. And music director

  • @ManDuderGuy
    @ManDuderGuy Před rokem +2

    Remember how that kid said he loves turtles?
    I love jumping spiders. They're so cute and little and fast as heck.

  • @user-bs5nb9ym9g
    @user-bs5nb9ym9g Před 25 dny

    the 25 meter long web shoots was just unbelievable. It's so satisfying to watch. They're are the real artist 😍😍

  • @weebfibersowo4318
    @weebfibersowo4318 Před 2 lety +23

    1:50 spider really said “Jarvis show me a good route to this guys Impending doom”

  • @jankramer7
    @jankramer7 Před 2 lety +31

    "She eats him anyway"
    Guys, be safe out there!!😂

  • @FlorentPlacide
    @FlorentPlacide Před 2 lety +5

    I'm immensely afraid of spiders. I try to force myself not to and it works with little ones. These spiders are remarkable. Such sophisticated creatures. Their evolution is a feet of natural engineering. They are beautiful and deadly.

    • @theresevontodderud3901
      @theresevontodderud3901 Před rokem +1

      I've started keeping some in my room and I never see other insects inside anymore, and I live in a basement. I'm roommates with them, but I used to scream and run in circles when I saw them before. I guess you can grow out of phobias.

    • @thyland2483
      @thyland2483 Před rokem

      there's no need to force yourself to overcome your fears. It's a process that takes a lot of time and effort. If you are already at a stage where you acknowledge them, I'm certain that you will gradually overcome those fears

  • @ExcelCannabisLimited
    @ExcelCannabisLimited Před rokem +2

    What I find amazing about these videos is how they actually got the footage. Amazing amazing amazing. The patience that the photographer must have had

  • @dahasolomon7314
    @dahasolomon7314 Před 3 lety +16

    1:30
    Because of her third super power
    *music stops*
    Porsche is a genius.
    Porsche not a regular spider, Porsche is a cool a spider 😂