A Spider Mystery

Some time ago, a lot of tiny spiders started to appear everywhere in my house. In this video we solve the spider mystery. What are they? Where did they come from? Why are they? Watch the video to find out...
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[@anthraxaddict7431]

plot twist: your house is in a very big jar

[@olly123451]

Ironic, he could keep others in jars, but did not realise he was within one himself.

[@carlv1379]

Brilliant deduction.

[@lackedpuppet9022]

All of Denmark is in a jar.

[@lackedpuppet9022]

@Antonio Chavez The Milky Way Galaxy is in a big vacuum sealed jar.

[@unyosalvaje3493]

I suspect that the universe is a jar

[@ZCScience]

"This kind of feels like doing surgery on a grape the only difference being that this isn't surgery nor a grape" best line😂😂

[@jacobhoover1654]

I'll just leave this here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpbYnGqNhJWoibc

[@Dandontlie]

I just skipped random part and as soon he's say that I stumbled upon your comment what a tragedy

[@jamalcolmson]

Normal people: "AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Life In Jars: "Hmmmm?"

[@Vearru]

Life in jars: Minecraft Villager noises

[@EricSundquistKC]

Beat me to it!

[@dancingdrunktilidrop]

@@Vearru same thoughts HAHAHAHA

[@lemon_boii1074]

Wanted to like but 69 soooooo

[@tohitarmorclass0846]

I love having spiders in the house, they're like free housekeeping for other pests. Had one in the basement windowsill for quite some time. I'd drop ants and any other undesirables into its web. Was a sad day when it finally passed.

[@longlongtran]

one time i had the pleasure of watching a june bug get caught by somewhat smaller spider. it was exciting, the spider won in the end.

[@godless-clump-of-cells]

All except for brown recluse spiders. That spider is 100% nope. I hate them!

[@Skewer-rat]

I am happy with spiders if they don’t cross my path. Accidentally released a jumping spider into my room, never saw him again- this is how I like it lol. The minute a spider surprises me though, they get squashed. Out of reflex, of course. Had a spider jump right on my chest from the trees and, well, couldn’t help what I did next. I usually try to let any spiders I see go, but I live in the Midwest and have brown recluse. My sister got bit and her foot began to turn black... I know she personally has found two big black widows and she killed them both. At the time, my nephews were babies, so I don’t blame her. also I have cats, and I’m not letting a potentially deadly beast hurt my babies lol That being said, spiders like jumping spider and orb weavers are fun guests to have around. Generally, they like to stay out of my way and look quite beautiful, so I appreciate them.

[@santiagobriseno3751]

I love when I see jumping spider hunting flies that get in the house I name each one of them

[@courtneyevrrlyn9644]

Lol 😂 I had one in my bathroom in an inopportune place for a good two months. Named him Jack even. One morning Jack was gone and I felt like someone who was grieving a boyfriend leaving lol it was good having my corner sink back tho. 😂

[@MothofYuggoth]

The warmth of your home probably spurred on their development.

[@shuggiemcg1]

If you have central heating this can make your house warm enough for the eggs to hatch!

[@shlimon7667]

I did not realise how long the legs would be until he straightened them out

[@YourOldUncleNoongah]

long legs huh!? You obviously havent been to australia!

[@shlimon7667]

@@YourOldUncleNoongah I most definitely haven’t no.

[@brightbkh07]

I used to hate spiders but started watching videos about tarantulas and somehow became fascinated. Now I have my own Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Tarantula) and love her! I’ve had her for about 2.5 years now and she is getting huge fast. Even though I now love tarantulas I have still not been a huge fan of true spiders. Watching your video about these little spiderlings makes me kinda feel better about them. Keep us updated if they end up staying around and maybe it’ll take away the rest of my spider dislike by watching them grow up! Thanks for another cool video!

[@tubadude-2269]

saaame! i started with tarantulas too, and moved on to owning a rose hair for a while (had to give her away) and ive been dispelling my fear whenever i get a chance. now i have consensual play with jumping spiders who take the offer, and i free handle small spiders out of the house. theyre so neat lol

[@dawud7791]

I appreciate that you didn’t kill them or freak out, but instead made a cool informative video!

[@g-starthefirst]

Based on the videos he was already making, why would he freak out?

[@dawud7791]

@@g-starthefirst not him, people in general. I’ve never watched his vids before

[@grantdotjpg]

If they're not poisonous or bitey it's kinda nice having spiders in your house. It's like natural insect repellent.

[@pizdarus]

Most northern european places don't have those kind of spiders, so they're all welcome here!

[@masterenos]

Exactly Living in the american outback (Florida) I only worry about 3. banana, black widow, and brown recluse. They are the ones that will hurt you.

[@addiey9312]

Thank you for not demonizing spiders like most people. They just want to survive and do their thing

[@frogpalpeeper4249]

They provide the very useful service of dispatching insects we humans don't like.

[@kirachouinard3490]

spiders are super fascinating

[@jic1]

@@frogpalpeeper4249 That benefit tends to be overstated. Some spiders are more selective than others, but in general they don't care whether the insects they eat are pests or not.

[@godless-clump-of-cells]

The only spider I demonize is the brown recluse. They are invasive, ugly, and, well, dead.

[@adampinkusiewicz5716]

They're evil predators ! Just kidding, most lefty liberals would say that

[@RookwingsKirk]

I loved this video! Some years ago there was a garden spider [fat, strong legs, orb web - don't know what species she was] in my conservatory. I used to feed her flies if I caught them in my house because I hate the sprays. At first she would rush to her hidey-spot whenever I approached, but soon I noticed that she was calm if I was holding the blue plastic tweezers which I used to put the 'meals' into her web. She was brighter than I could ever have expected. Normal house spiders don't seem to be as clever as garden spiders...

[@turkeydinnerchewie2499]

A spider used to live in my dining room. I named her Regina and we had conversations when I was supposed to be doing homework.

[@catchphrasechristian952]

Three or so years ago baby spiders hatch in my room so I shut the door and slept on the couch in the living room downstairs for a few weeks. Then baby spiders hatched in the living room and I moved back upstairs. I had nightmares of spiders for months after. When something like that happens and you already have a fear of spiders, it just makes you think even more negatively about them.

[@scroopynoopers2892]

I've been seeing little jumping spiders around my place, They're so cute.

[@ryomahoffman6803]

I have two pet jumping spiders!!!!!!! I love them 🥰🥰🕷🕷

[@AnkhAnanku]

Jumping spiders are “best girl”

[@masterenos]

Jumping spiders are awesome and very rarely bit even when handled

[@Carpatouille]

Jumping spiders are the most friendly spiders in the world, literaly can't hurt even babies and would rather get crushed than bite, and would not even have the strength to pierce the skin anyway. Curious intelligent and have good vision. Chase away blood sucking bugs for you. Best spiders.

[@Juggling_necromancer]

1:07 minecraft villager

[@laideehart2070]

Omgoodness yes!

[@redtsun67]

Arachnophobes be like "aight I'm boutta head out"

[@ryomahoffman6803]

Arachnophobes be like “oh no a harmless little creature!! So terrifying!!!”

[@rabbitttz]

@@ryomahoffman6803 yeah, people totally control their phobias 🙄 That's why its called a P H O B I A.

[@kingmnk8286]

@@rabbitttz H0MO-phobia

[@rabbitttz]

@@kingmnk8286 oh be quiet. That's not the same.

[@kingmnk8286]

@@rabbitttz how so?

[@booleyb3218]

8:28 Nah they are just turning into butterflies

[@FieryCoal]

4:30 thank you for clarifying, always need to make sure it’s glass and not “glass”

[@veganpajamas4211]

i know which glass you mean, i watched Breaking Bad

[@FieryCoal]

@@veganpajamas4211 if it’s blue and clear, its “tight”

[@veganpajamas4211]

@@FieryCoal bitchin

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I've got a spider Living on my bathroom windowsill for about 3 years, I call it spidder, its web is like the roof of a circus tent, infact its 3 horizontal webs ontop of esch other with about a 6 inch gap between them, I leave spidder alone, it tends to be on the web it doesn't care, unless my son is in the room then it hides in the gap in the window frame, he doesn't see spidder much and tends to scream and run off if he does. I thought it was a false widow but i think its too big to be one now, its still growing.

[@bleddynwolf8463]

cool

[@confusedcay8845]

Can you post a video of the web

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

@@confusedcay8845 not really my phone's not good enough, its rather fine and hard to see anyway, its mainly the support bits that are visible.

[@solh8844]

Wow 3 years!!! You should charge them rent 🤣

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

@@solh8844 he eats wasps, thats good enough, hate wasps

[@pspokemon]

I’m really scared of spiders so I’m glad that you made this video be still enjoyable for people like me. Looking at the close ups was easier with hearing that chilled voice.

[@karaflah99]

wow no rick roll this time but you had to hit us with a jump scare smh 😭

[@knucklesskinner253]

Thank you for the heads up. My blood pressure is already too high 😪

[@karaflah99]

@@knucklesskinner253 LOL it's nothing too bad at all but yes same, i was already on edge with the spiders and i got spooked a tad bit! 😔🤚 haha still rly interesting and fun video

[@cattfishing]

These spiders seem to be everywhere lately. More than usual. They are all over my property, and neighbors property. Watched several balloon and had some landing on me from the air. Lol it was neat to see. But my son ended up saying "oh great. Spiders can fly too." Haha. I used to see other orb weavers like cat spiders, and garden orb weavers. But they have become less and less every year. With only seeing 3 total in the last 4 years. One this year. But many upon many of these cute little things. I welcome them in my garden and yard. But I will relocate them if in my home.lol the only spiders I keep in my home are the jumpers that keep fly and widow population down. I dont want these guys to be eaten by our jumping spider roommates. Lol

[@NetGhoul666]

Annancy has blessed your house. So many friends to snacc the gnats and mites.

[@natelincoln]

The timing could be because momma spider has never been outside so she doesnt know what season you might live in. She picked the one she liked most.

[@semomonkey]

I don't think I've ever been this relaxed looking at a spider! Dead or not!

[@human-tk2fo]

His way with small life and choice of music really do make for a chill video

[@bluetangsrock938]

The villagers when you kill their iron golem right in front of them: 1:08

[@ShieniLicksOnLemons]

8:52 they grow up so fast, one day you just find these babies all around your house and before you know it they've moved out to live on their own 😭

[@tichu7]

Orb weavers will not permanently take up residence indoors unless you live in warmer climates with the windows constantly open - there is simply no flying insects to land in the web. The mother often lays her eggs away from her regular home. On this trek, she probably wandered into your home. It'd be best to lead the babies outside, if you want for them to survive.

[@jackmarshall883]

"hatched in winter"

[@manulettleur8577]

I've had a cross spider directly in front of my window during autumn, which acted as a natural fly screen. I named it Segafredo and liked it quite a lot. However, it disappeared in the winter, I really hope it's just sleeping.

[@manulettleur8577]

Well shit, I did some reading, they don't survive the winter. He ded.

[@chadatchison145]

I had a similar thing happen to me except I was in bed watching KZbin on my laptop in the dark, when I noticed a few spider babies crawling on my screen, I thought no big deal they're just babies then I remembered that spiders tend to hatch a bunch of babies at a time so I turned on my bedroom lamp and sure enough there were dozens of them all over my bed...Shudder....o.0

[@sgtvarenuha_viii_leg]

Good, you make me to turn the light on)

[@Cyberdragunz]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who just lets spiders live in my house.

[@Shadownight-zg2pn]

We need a in closed ecosystem with the spiders in it

[@Chris-gy3eh]

I would imagine they would eat each other until only 1 is left. Could be interesting though, if not a bit cruel.

[@favorit-kritter]

These are so stinking cute! I'm not the sort of person who keeps spiders as pets or anything, but I find them really interesting and love observing them as they potter about doing their spidery things. Thanks for the great intro to this neat little species 😊

[@alexbenavidez4500]

Why does Dutch sound like me trying to speak German after ten beers

[@LuckScallop]

"Where did they come from? Where did they go?? Wheredid you come from spider eye Joe"

[@TheKsalad]

Are we sure the "mama spider" body wasn't just her exoskeleton that was recently molted?

[@brightbkh07]

It would’ve been split open on the top side and this one definitely wasn’t.

[@LifeinJars]

A spider moult has a very distinct look. This one is definitely a dead spider.

[@brightbkh07]

Also in a molt, the legs tend to be opened up facing outward but when a spider dies they go inward, curled up towards the body called a death curl.

[@canaldecasta]

the molt doesnt curl up, thats when a spider dies.

[@kadecase7470]

brightbkh07 I wonder why they curl up instead of just ‘dropping’.

[@catserver8577]

I love them. Thank you for letting them just be happy.

[@FoxiesFishes]

I find your videos intriguing. I normally would not watch a spider video. I was able to watch yours and I think it was due to how calm and comfortable you were with them. Thank you. 🙂

[@plushie946]

I had a pair of little spiders beside my bed. They were cute and made really pretty webs that were more 3 dimensional than most spiders (maybe cause they were built in a corner?). Unfortunately in the fall when stink bugs starts migrating in, they kept catching them and the smell was so bad I had to relocate the spiders. They were punching well above their weight too, they were like a quarter the size.

[@ElliotLeon]

Thanks for uploading, Mr Jars? Always a pleasure watching your videos :)

[@zachrandallphotography]

This is just the most wholesome channel on all of KZbin. Every video posted is so wonderfully pleasant

[@tamarrajames3590]

Great detective work, and splendid footage...I enjoyed the whole thing immensely. I have missed you, and I hope your studies are going well and being fun.🖤🇨🇦

[@brightbkh07]

I always love watching your videos and being early to the party!!!

[@Sticks_And_Glue]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch

[@jem5636]

These are so cool to see! Thank you for this video, I was very happy to see some spiders today!

[@seb_fried]

This improved my mood significantly, thank you :3

[@NatureWitch]

@1:23 you can almost hear the spider going "holy shit wtf is that? I'm out" ✌️ 😂

[@TalsBadKidney]

Please never stop doing this

[@ellenm4560]

Aww they're cute! Wouldn't want them all in my house though 😱

[@ellenm4560]

P. S. Great to see you post!

[@panzerdash]

Scary music for the intro, nothing but cute spiders. No widows or recluses. Just common house spiders harmless to humans but menacing to household pests.

[@Pibblepunk]

The tiny spiderlings are in equal parts cute, and spooky

[@salva.fiona.a]

thanks for the spider content!

[@Gothmetalhead13]

"Mysterious Spiders" My brain: House spider

[@hazeymystic8867]

I love this channel!!😂😂😂

[@EricSundquistKC]

LIJ's music always makes me smile 😊

[@Nicolcitrant]

OMG ik heb hetzelfde spinnenboekje! Vind je video's erg leuk, dankjewel!

[@Yeno__]

I love your vids dude

[@Alte.Kameraden]

1:08 how Villagers sound like when a Spider craws on the side of their house.

[@goatnicholson]

Good investigation

[@kaaaassqween9095]

Thank you for sharing, spideys are fascinating.

[@spacey_babe9950]

Dope opening.

[@quirijnv6793]

Misschien een idee voor volgende herfst: Ik ving vroeger (lagere school) heel de herfst vliegen en andere insecten om ze in spinnenwebben in de tuin te gooien. Rond die tijd zijn ze meestal het grootst en best vindbaar. Kruisspinnen zijn de leukste om te bekijken en kunnen gigantisch worden als je ze voert. Heb ook heel veel beestjes van het genus dat je beschreef verzorgd. Ik herkende meteen het missende sector-web dat je toonde. Ik heb ontelbare keren gezien hoe zo'n spin langs de lijn naar het midden glijdt en dan aan elke hoofddraad trekt om te voelen waar de vlieg zit. Vond ik fascinerend. Volgens mij ook niet al te moeilijk op beeld vast te leggen en zou een interessante video zijn.

[@user-wd7mi7ff6e]

You are awsome man ! I like your vids

[@diviance42]

I live in the netherlands too near the woods. Since december I have spotted insects that are out of season. Just today I had a lady bug walk on one of my plants. I've seen a few beatles, spiders, and other insects around as well. I think its because of the soft winter we had, and now that the cold is ramping up they are going to the warmth of our homes.

[@willemkossen]

the 'dead spider' looks more like a skin/molding. i know a thing or two about spiders having had a few as pets (big ones), but you can keep these as pets as well. Build a little glass terrarium for them to live in. Feed them fruitflies, and later larger prey. Watch them build their webs. it's great fun. if you are lucky (and up early) you might catch them molding, which they do several times to grow. it's great to watch them catch prey.

[@Undeadstein]

Some kind of spawn of Ungoliant, or I’m not a wizard

[@uuproverlord8324]

to soften it up put it soap water for a bit

[@OM-pm5gx]

Hell yeah arachnids content I love your vids!

[@antoinechartrand483]

God i love your sense of humor, never change

[@Littlewing6was9]

Really interesting, your videos are top quality. I've noticed some thick spiders webs under the bulb of the lamp post (street light) outside my home. They can withstand and survive harsh winds and rain no problem, for months. I have seen a spider hidden above in the light which is really bright LED and I'm not sure why it's there unless it's to catch food that would be attracted to the light. I thought spiders preferred the dark. Couldn't get a great shot of it as the lamp was a bit overpowering my camera lenses and sensor's. Love and Blessings Always from Manchester England

[@cam4617]

really cool music man. perfect for spiders

[@EndrChe]

I’m amazed you were able to straighten the legs back out. I thought for sure they’d break.

[@damiendutrey8440]

Being a spider nerd from Europe too, I strongly suspected a Zygiella at the start too, although I had a small doubt with a Steatoda nobilis untill you said they were babies. As for why you found babies so out of their usual time of emergence, it is due to the fact that they were born inside your house, which has constant temperatures. Field guides usually give infos on birth periods for spiders found in the wild and don't or rarely account for spiders living inside, another classic example of this is the whole Pholcidae family (especially Pholcus phalangioides, a very common spider that can breed inside houses all year long)

[@purnimaentwoman8234]

You are so funny! I love the grape joke!

[@bigsarge2085]

Awesome!

[@MightyRude]

This mostly happens when outside temperatures get around 0°c or below. Thee lower temperature will make the central heating burn harder which forces eggs near the radiators to hatch.

[@MtnNerd]

I had a serious moth problem this summer and the spiders and me came to a very nice truce as long as they stay in the eaves and help me catch the moths .

[@dingus42]

Wow "x-notata" is one of the more unique species names I've ever come across. Although I don't see where the "X" on the spider is supposed to be

[@JamesGirl0016]

I think there are two potential answers to the timing difference, both assuming the development mechanism is temperature based: climate change shifting the temperature/weather effects of seasons, or indoor heating. Those would be my main guesses, at least.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

I hate those tiny yellow spiderlings! They hatch into a teeming ball of yellow horror all at once then move out like a spec-ops team, all following the leader.. Where there's 1 - there's 100!

[@BoofsBoofington]

Spiders are Hydraulic powerhouses. *I love how your Spider book's name is 'Spinnen'. Even if it is just translation, that is pure meme fuel. They be Spinnen, how and why, a deconstruction.

[@Jimmehftw]

Ik heb heel lang een zygiella sp. als badkamerspin gehad. Leuk!

[@cuckoobrain7999]

This was thrilling.

[@jed537]

The amount of eyes and eye pattern are an excellent clue in identifying spiders. Here in the Midwest, people think any spider that is brown is a brown recluse due to their reputation. Despite the recluse not exactly being uncommon, wolf spiders are periodically mistaken. I had gone kayaking with my brother before and he had mistaken the many fishing spiders along the river line for brown recluse, and a general contractor I had worked for had told the owner of her house that all the large lime-green, white and black striped garden spiders were the infamous brown recluse, despite them being not being brown whatsoever whilst also being orbweavers. A very key factor in identifying the recluse is that they have 6 eyes, rather than 8, as well as the eyes being fused in sets of 2s, symmetrically patterned with a pair in the center, just as the wolf spider lycosidae having eight eyes with 2 very large ones arranged towards the center.

[@rainbowgryphon3138]

I love your videos

[@cattfishing]

Soaking the spider could have helped with the flexibility. But it looks like you did just fine. Great job! This was a very interesting video.

[@Drawesometoons]

The explanation for the spiders in winter might be your heater.

[@sl41nte45]

Conclusion, one of the jars has produced a super spieces of spider that will take over the house

[@karlwhalls2915]

It’s the season in temperate Northern climates, my house is also hatching out baby spiders right now. They eat the gnats from the houseplants so they’re welcomed guests.

[@doxscund8821]

I have a feeling the dead spiders weren't siblings, but mama spider's suitors

[@itsshrimpamerica4374]

Next video, becoming friends with a spider.

[@Pikkabuu]

This guy: "I noticed that my house is full of spiders. Better to investigate it." Me in a similar situation: "My house is infested with spiders! Burn it down!"

[@gafrers]

Very nice enjoyable video.

[@RocketJo86]

I didn't know the species, but I immediatly thaought about your mystery spiders as spiderlings. I have had a small family of some species of Araneus right on my window for years now. It seems like at least one female individuum stays behind in summer to repopulate the place. It's faszinating to watch the young ones try to build their first nets (which led me to the conclusion that there is some kind of learning or at least mastering process involved) plus it's like a free, self-sustaining fly-web keeping my room free of mosquitoes. Well, mostly. And most interesting: Over the years the behavioral pattern of the window spiders seemed to change. While in the early years they never went into the house (Araneus are open field spiders, not cave ones), now more and more often at least the younglings come into the room and seek shelter from harsh sunlight or rain. And they seem to be more social, with the siblings staying together at the window for a far longer time now then six or seven years ago.

[@tambaloneusderpaloneus6626]

I get spiderlings inside quite a bit because Australia - they hatch in droves & fly off on weblines that catch the wind so we get loads landing on the washing so inevitably some get taken inside. I rescue them and take outside. I like spiders. I keep daddy-long-legs in my house to catch ants (I'd honestly rather the spiders than the ants) and we get the occasional huntsman who I generally ignore - though they do like to sit in doorframes and land on us when they're startled by us opening the door. We haven't been bitten yet though, so they can stay too.

[@djssquibbs3295]

this was fun!

[@Gamebattles1946]

A little tip when manipulating the spider to get a better picture if you use warm water and a tiny bit of dish soap it will make the spider go soft and spread out it would save you some time.

[@patricialong5767]

They look like baby garden spiders...harmless but very helpful to catch insects!

[@Myebayvideoschicago]

You are now the Mama Spider. Protecc them