Best Spider Moments | Top 5 | BBC Earth

From spiders with superpowers to spiders with 25m webs, we look back at some of our favourite arachnid moments from the BBC Earth Archive.
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[@l0ker507]

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

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

Swipe left to order, right for _extra~_ service

[@rogueisded]

Only if you're a female.

[@Panzer-Geomancer]

Such an underrated comment.

[@iamdeanvega]

I don't think spiders use apps, I think they just search the web.

[@Panzer-Geomancer]

@@iamdeanvega Good one.

[@blazingblackness4442]

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

[@chronic2001n]

lol

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

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]

Then the music right on cue

[@danpalu2308]

Easily amused, eh?

[@davidcorelli556]

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.

[@dianadallalnctmrcmc9303]

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.

[@jamesmiller4184]

Wow! That's one great story, Diana! Thanks! Way out west ours were smaller - about 1/4" diameter only.

[@dianadallalnctmrcmc9303]

@@jamesmiller4184 I moved way out west. Now I'm in Washington.

[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

True information about Spider: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGKzqXWer7h1eKc

[@speckisgood1133]

I hope the new owners didn't kill him :O

[@ironcladvee6229]

I’m envious!

[@candicemirisha912]

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

[@terramarini6880]

Her actual species name... Phidippus Portia

[@fb101786]

might i suggest a book called children of time.

[@vudusid8717]

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

[@R0GU351GN4L]

@@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]

Does anyone know what this spider is? m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2aYp416hZ55pbM

[@sarahfields288]

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

[@vintage1950]

😂

[@Hi-vh5oj]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nurotracker6061]

or letting the mosquitos in

[@mlpfanboy1701]

@@nurotracker6061 that isnt a bad thing for them

[@FlankerX]

He's like: Hi, could you not do that!

[@StoriesbyIrish]

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

[@tricia4479]

😂

[@mensrea1251]

🤣

[@WiLdLiFeMystery]

Haha. Exactly.

[@oneshotme]

LMAO

[@curbotize]

"I told you man" lol.

[@c4ndycl0wn31]

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

[@weekdaycycling]

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

[@jennodine]

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 KZbin 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]

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

[@1jazzyphae]

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]

@@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

[@Mary.On.A.Cross.]

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! ❤❤❤

[@katrinamccollough2944]

thanks to your comment i hummed the theme song while she dropped down, totally perfect

[@thekoneill8]

Damn. Can you get me some weed?

[@andremedeiros4275]

Careful, they're cannibals :l

[@BadassBobY]

Two things I love : - Porsche Spyder - Portia Spider

[@aaronwalker1549]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@adamschlinker972]

Yes.

[@nerdz9912]

❤️

[@Lucas-oh9gs]

🙋‍♂️😆

[@MrNickelbrille]

lol- Dang I got hit with a language barrier. I kept understanding Porsche Spider ;-)

[@jLoRaineK]

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

[@ctr6975]

They are kind of cute. They are my favorite.

[@brendanm6921]

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]

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

[@Love-jf7rs]

Well developed brain

[@MistaMaine.]

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

[@ctakitimu]

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]

"spontaneous slap dance" LOL same here

[@samvimes9510]

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]

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]

😂ীী

[@whoisdamaris]

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]

Clap! Clap! Clap! 👏👏👏

[@patrickjohn6253]

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

[@nexus6100]

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]

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

[@ladycavalier]

That was funny lol

[@exumbra1399]

Get out of my room!

[@XIIconstNvChr]

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

[@TheRaintalon99-5]

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

[@melihtayyipsahan3307]

Especially to a spider

[@Awibrahor]

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

[@DanishAli-lb1zu]

lol :D maybe she didn't like his dance

[@yegmeshjwp]

Hey, quick reminder, don't get married.

[@legion999]

He wanted kids so he's getting his wish

[@washyrose5904]

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]

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]

Love the furry ones that walk slowly..

[@patrickmcgovern4004]

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.

[@mensrea1251]

@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]

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

[@misham6547]

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

[@Dubediton7]

But that boy can Dance 🩰

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

The final moments of Peter Parker's life.

[@alienspaceship5326]

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

[@jamielthashepherd6870]

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

[@DonnaBrooks]

😆

[@mookie2637]

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.

[@ilovedogsilovethem]

Whoa!! How cool

[@avidagamegerl1081]

Maybe it’s the brain-body mass ratio?

[@TheCthultist]

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.

[@freyjanj]

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

[@nasreddineghanem9186]

Me too

[@etx8920]

Porsche is the homie

[@swan1098]

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

[@freyjanj]

@@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]

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

[@watintarnation9801]

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

[@ingleberthumperdink9455]

No we don’t

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

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

[@doofusPoofus]

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]

@@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]

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

[@nonreligionist]

Spiders really are one of Nature's most fascinating creatures

[@R0GU351GN4L]

They are incredible little engineers.

[@TheKilliluminati]

Debatable

[@TeaRose100]

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]

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]

U

[@antoniomrivera1]

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

[@JoaoLeote7331]

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]

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]

@@JoaoLeote7331 yep..most of it seem like edits

[@izzy_6283]

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]

@@JoaoLeote7331 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.

[@matrixdukenukem000]

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

[@obiwankenobi661]

beth-oven

[@jimmyjoe1488]

A high-level Bard

[@gustavonogueira6293]

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

[@TheTibetyak]

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

[@CosmicErrata]

INTENSE SPOODER STARE.

[@fredflintstone8817]

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...?

[@harmanx.]

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]

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

[@whitealliance9540]

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

[@tessabakker662]

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

[@gojewla]

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

[@harmanx.]

@@gojewla Thanks for the suggestion!

[@megansfo]

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.🕷

[@earthling_za]

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

[@HazeOvO]

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]

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

[@Just_a_ghost713]

Yeah nah fuck that

[@rishikamudgal6867]

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

[@FFRS110]

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]

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.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

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

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

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]

Oh i totally forgot about the later bit

[@julianparsons3027]

They played porn music for the tarantulas mating!

[@mr.hellofan374]

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

[@aakashpayasi5051]

Best thing i read all day

[@TheMingilator]

whoever did the sound effects for this deserves a bloody oscar

[@garlicbred848]

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

[@dlee645]

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

[@birdie8644]

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

[@antisimanticath]

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

[@naturalnashuan]

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

[@naturalnashuan]

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]

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

[@jump_spi_film]

The jumping spider's face is cute!

[@davidk7544]

Oh good! It's not just me!

[@karinkorenkova2059]

And the way they move their arms lol

[@beetea2886]

Ikr 😂

[@scoob9274]

oOwOo

[@lobodesade6780]

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]

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

[@meredithgrubb4497]

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!!

[@tiempo182]

The first spider looks cartoonish, amazing that its real.

[@Arreis_004]

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

[@akanksha6693]

it reminds me of ewoks from star wars

[@DesertVox]

Praise the Creator, the Father of Creativity.

[@rssfake28]

some clips seemed cgi

[@kingofenvy]

It looks more unrealistic when you see it up close

[@diablo4371]

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

[@trexmidnite]

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

[@diablo4371]

@@trexmidnite very rare statement

[@ericwiese7479]

@@diablo4371 right! I love his narration

[@4bidn1]

@@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]

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

[@GodStillHatesUs]

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.

[@user-mu9sg4sl9y]

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

[@itstitanium1151]

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

[@brendanm6921]

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]

Well, thanks for that!

[@brendanm6921]

@@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]

Thanks pal.

[@draum8103]

I think she was wearing contact lenses, not glasses.

[@redfluxbluedawn414]

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]

No Smashing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f52md5qBZbWnm8U

[@avaholloway32]

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

[@sofiblinka2300]

@@avaholloway32 camera

[@geraldinesnell2878]

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

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

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

[@dmitriysahno2362]

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

[@wasi2263]

2:24 Tom cruise moment

[@juaneorlandi]

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

[@danpreston564]

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

[@MeJustAimy]

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

[@Pedgo1986]

@@MeJustAimy and cgi like around 1:40

[@bryanmellado2874]

@@Pedgo1986 looks like it. is it ?

[@piercemccauley7079]

They use studios

[@DrPoopyClap]

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.

[@davidk7544]

and they're so helpful to us (when we don't bother them).

[@user-rg4kj6bg7t]

Who create spiders? Surely he is the greater

[@thatspiderbyte]

@@user-rg4kj6bg7t I did :)

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

Agreed well said

[@jonhilderbrand4615]

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

[@deliaazoitei5671]

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

[@feelincrispy7053]

“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

[@logeyperogi1805]

“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]

Lol

[@draum8103]

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]

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

[@Mmc5208]

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

[@TheInfectiousCadaver]

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

[@footfault1941]

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]

Not a bug. Not an insect. An arachnid.

[@fenrirgg]

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

[@GDBLUNT420]

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]

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]

@@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 ^_^

[@AnonimusQualquer]

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

[@phantommyst1933]

😭

[@Williamwerenberg]

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

[@jennodine]

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.

[@vogelchenzwitschert8754]

Portia is so cuuuteeeeeee❤️🥺✨

[@pansepot1490]

Lots of spiders are.

[@rogueisded]

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

[@bxbank]

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

[@jik3905]

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

[@paulbrown6464]

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

[@camothrowback1526]

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

[@ashleybuford6823]

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

[@gamingwithbblove]

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

[@Katzztar]

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

[@futuza]

Found the female spider.

[@Bizarro69]

damn I'd like to dance for you ma😘😍

[@zakk2205]

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

[@21Gamez]

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

[@TitanSlayer2007]

Very Yes

[@NeonCicada]

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

[@matthewsykes4814]

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

[@0r0r0]

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

[@davidk7544]

Manly yes, but they like it too!

[@sarwadsarwad]

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]

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.

[@Phicheee]

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

[@johnathansaegal3156]

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 :)

[@ExcelCannabisLimited]

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

[@vio7361]

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]

Be like Simon Cowell sitting there with a shotgun

[@charlenebaganzmoore]

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

[@Pthrust]

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

[@thebigtoad]

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

[@mehtWPD]

CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR BLYAT

[@bhumphries1360]

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.

[@raymondanthony8651]

They scared me as a kid, but fascinate me as an adult. I watch them in the garden and am amazed at their abilities wishing we could communicate on some level. How their minds must work.

[@Ree_DV9]

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

[@billbull1JB-EH]

Lol, yup

[@legion999]

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

[@levianthony3944]

@@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]

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

[@levianthony3944]

@@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" 😂

[@thegalacticmeowfilm1781]

The female spider at 6:15 : 👁👄👁 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrflibble3226]

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

[@marlenaforbes-reidy9876]

Some of these spiders are simply clever powerful and beautiful. Thank you Sir David Attenborough 💚🕸💚🕷💚

[@seanhean6086]

Damn spider da real simp literally died just to mate

[@naturalnashuan]

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

[@Roamingeast]

doesnt matter; had sex.

[@thebeautyoftheplanet4734]

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[@Psychologist_Eugen_Fitzherbert]

im suprised male spiders havent gone MGTOW

[@darkjoey3767]

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

[@ouijacorn]

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

[@raddadray7535]

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.

[@OfficialAwkbe]

Jumping spiders are such amazing creatures; but I'm also really impressed with the Darwin's Bark Spider one. The bridge she built so make her trap was so impressive for her size. I'm scared of spiders in person, but they are quite interesting honestly.

[@jankramer7]

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

[@Agirmetal]

These are timeless documents. Thank you all who made them

[@benjyharris1244]

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

[@debrabolton9372]

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]

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

[@whatshouldinamemyself481]

9:49 Me in quarantine getting my food from doordash

[@arisk4282]

How the f they even filmed that

[@jokersland8563]

By camera obviously

[@rssfake28]

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

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

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

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

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

[@THEREALBLU13]

Very carefully

[@CK.2728]

First clip had me so amazed!!! i cant imagine the amount of patience a cameraman has to keep to get these shots!!! BBC Earth being the best... cinematography.... narration....music...everything about this is just perfect p.s - the second spider looks so darn cute XD wwud hv been sad if he had got rejected p.p.s - ending was sad

[@itsmeg1330]

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

[@isbe8810]

Portia still blows my mind! What a smart little creature!!

[@elizabethalvarado8698]

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

[@ManDuderGuy]

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

[@escapefromlife2402]

I’m terrified of spiders but jumping spiders are so cute and they are very curious about us humans it’s neat the way they will sit back and watch your routine I had one that lived on my door window and it would watch me go outside every day at about the same time and it finally jumped on my shoulder for a ride one day lol so adorable

[@plantpowered269]

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

[@Dav624]

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

[@fishpop]

11:45 Wow, what a pinhead! XD

[@kickinghorse2405]

These shows are so over- the- top entertaining. Absolute gold and a legacy well and truly earned.

[@XenoTravis]

I had pet jumping spiders. They like make eye contact... I could tell something more was going on in there it was weird

[@naturalnashuan]

That's interesting, they like camera lenses and being watched, especially Phiddipus audax, Bold Jumping Spiders. I've had them pose and ham it up for me and my camera. They're definitely intelligent.