Hairy Spider vs. Wasp | World's Deadliest

Eight legs and sticky webs might seem like an advantage in this fight. But will it be enough to keep this spider from becoming a meal for the wasp's ravenous young?
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Hairy Spider vs. Wasp | World's Deadliest
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[@Calloffish15]

The battle of nopes.

[@NeoRidero]

Please take my like ! xD

[@robinreality9979]

I am having trouble watching this, no spiders

[@mustafaamiri3277]

even insects are like deers, getting brutally killed

[@ramtrucks721]

Moron.. afraid of spiders

[@benmoore2253]

I mean I’ll take a spider over a hornet any day

[@josesuarez7484]

Sharp fangs? Umm, I think the narrator has the spider's anatomy confused. That was its ass. :/

[@Accuaro]

haha

[@RalphDavisVoiceovers]

Correct, I had the same thought! Fancy getting something as basic as that wrong in a NatGeo doco. They are actually the spider's spinnerets, that they exude their webbing from.

[@josesuarez7484]

Yeah, like having little fingers coming out of your ass that secrete stringy mucus and weave it together. Pretty cool! :D

[@kingoftheorient]

thicc

[@frederickwalzer5555]

Yes, that's correct

[@lalaninja006]

il leave earth next week

[@juicymullet4468]

Take me with you.

[@rdr9519]

lalaninja the wasp might follow you

[@forgottenking9798]

lalaninja how's being off earth

[@cataretz9706]

Take meh

[@lalaninja006]

@@forgottenking9798 nice and calm haha just came back for a week to check on family :) can't call it a vacation however

[@Ezekiel903]

somehow crazy that the tarantula doesn't attack, they know instinctively that this is not a normal wasp or prey

[@botmun2303]

Spider: GET OFF WHAT DO U THINK UR DOING?!?! Bee: PiggyBack ride :DD!!

[@CAG2]

1:16 the perfect position

[@jiraiyamagistrado]

Am I the only one who really wants to see a wasp laying an egg on/in the spider's abdomen?

[@yesindeed5998]

A.D S Fantastic

[@SharadDixit27]

I have similar video of this if you want to see it, but it is a wolf spider, not a tarantula​

[@antoniocarter9913]

Nope, i want to see the larva it eat too

[@gavinjames8749]

​@@antoniocarter9913I want to see the spider and larvae dug up and eaten by a rat,who then trashes the wasp nest just for fun,love nature.

[@lilbunny9833]

She really pulled up on a brother

[@trubalance2513]

ok...so at :29 seconds they say "sharp fangs"...those are the spider's spinnerets...not it's fangs......damn Nat Geo, tighten up

[@zaikoji]

+Tru Balance quite right!

[@theomega4564]

+Tru Balance I was about to say that

[@evfanforeverxoxoxo]

Times like this I'm thankful I live in Britain !

[@sbkm5277]

Spider: bye bye waspie Wasp: not yet

[@XNarutoXbleach]

Damn Nature, YOU SCARY

[@brandonjackson5142]

Spider should have fought it out in the hole where he had the advantage. Going into the open air where the wasp can fly around was doom.

[@DEEPAKTHAKUR-xn8ki]

One life baby.

[@mobfiggaz33]

Not gonna lie, a fly just flew by me and I tripped out for a second thinking it was the wasp... Lol

[@jobkmathew685]

Waap is like the Terminator 2023. Never dies

[@jessijay16]

and people wonder why I'm terrified of wasps.

[@gavinjames8749]

Are you a spider?

[@adisaboston1756]

What kind of wasp was this? Things Huggggge!!!

[@jupiter9099]

Wasps. For evil creatures from hell, they sure are family bugs.

[@sporetazar]

THAT IS ONE BIG WASP

[@sbkm5277]

That is RAW

[@stefansabo28]

Thats like the new Alien vs Predator xD

[@humblegoddess]

Cool. Watched one of these drag a large spider along in my back yard.

[@stenmgandersen]

im glad insects are small!

[@andrewclarke5972]

spider:mmmphrrrrfmrrrrph

[@marinerecon7305]

Poor spider but thats nature

[@jakep1979]

who ever wins, we loses.

[@Glissmann]

this is were the inspiration of the movie "alien" came from back in 1979

[@scottprendergast9219]

exactly- two finger like appendages that help.build.and pat.down.webbing.and silk like tunnels- why did he say FANGS?? is it.a POLISH SPIDER??

[@ThePeanuts1000]

Am I the only one wondering why they did zoom on these two "legs" one the spiders "ass" when he was talking about "Deadly Fangs"?

[@mossd4775]

I wonder how the camera team knows that the wasp is going to harvest this spider. The camera was pre-installed in the spider's hole as if "waiting" for the wasp to make appearance.

[@CoolKidHalter]

If the spider is the size of a bird, how big is that friggin wasp?

[@roblong3872]

Nature is very scary them wasps have no fear taking on a big spider then putting a egg inside it

[@robertsantos1197]

I remember learning about them and a couple years later seen one come in the patio room through the crack at the bottom of the door. That room was filled with spiderwebs. It started looking in each little crevis trying to find one until finally it went inside this hole at the top of the wall never to be seen again. I figured it found one and had at it. Every now and then i think about it and tell "their battle was legendary" cuz im weird.. . . Sorry for wastn yo time. Kinda🤪

[@halo64654]

lies its eggs in the spider and the babies eat it afterward?!?! Dam those things are brutal!

[@braydenk3707]

The wasp owned the spider into toast

[@elizabethmadden7149]

I agree

[@hennamcswag]

this is definitely not true. there are people who in fact, did hear while in a coma. even my grandmother heard my mother when she was in a coma before she died.

[@kingkye3804]

Ugh talks the spider up like hes gonna do something magnificent.... Spider dies in seconds.....

[@1945joshuaruiz]

No . No. Not died .. Not died . The spider is basically Alive but paralyzed . That spider is gonna feel all that pain of being eaten alive .

[@kingkye3804]

The beautiful life of the creepy crawlies

[@nehen98multicuentas64]

+1945joshuaruiz they don't feel pain actually

[@Ghost1170]

+Nehen98 Multicuentas They do. Im almost a 100% sure they have pain receptors, they just feel it differently

[@1945joshuaruiz]

Nehen98 Multicuentas im sure they feel the initial pain

[@HCl431]

this is a very very very small spider for this kind of spider

[@Crash10101010]

Narrators like to make things sound worse than they actually are.

[@NormanL75]

AWWWWWWW what did that spider ever do to her????

[@diamondhandape]

bees much like aliens XD

[@ivanvargas2425]

Aris from Tekken at avoiding the puddle brought me here

[@SpectralDarkon]

I think this is why I hate wasps but I don't give a shit about spiders.

[@kwixel8545]

Damn nature is scary

[@lovemelvinstudios]

Simple. 1. Put a Camera in the burrow, 2. Start Recording. 3. Stop The film. Done!

[@lebigducklebiggerduck5223]

protect them by clicking anywhere and typing 1890

[@IvDiv]

DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY

[@vZReactionZ]

I believe those wasps are called pepsis wasp

[@kathrynhettinger1321]

"Big fangs" he says as they show the spider's spinnerets. Sigh.

[@mirvha714]

you couldn't even hit them with a gun.

[@IanFrancoC]

The description spoiled me the video ):

[@KobuCake]

hi, i'm french and I didn't understand a sentence, someone can help me please? ^^' "when in hatchery her larva will eat the immobilized toast alive?"

[@antoniocarter9913]

Yes alive slowly avoiding the major organs first to keep alive and fresh longer

[@imtyrone9407]

Why didn't the spider bite his head off when they were face to face

[@craigrowe1172]

how big was that wasp

[@insanityminds]

days of following that bug sad life to have yes but when you get that video they pay a fortune

[@rohanpreis6883]

Average day In Australia

[@merrilnava1349]

How do they Video this things ?!

[@zil_nine]

The wasp was around 20-30 mm (or 0.8-1.4 inch).

[@lilthug9833]

turantula hawk

[@stenmgandersen]

they can be.

[@nathanielheron8094]

Am I the only one thinking of Alien?

[@MrApatchi]

tarantulas has no match with wasps.hahaha!

[@princemateosparta5882]

The earth is scary

[@kalebjohnson5458]

*filmed in australia*

[@ashika1009]

They mention "fangs" but the image is the spinnerets, not the fangs! They got the ass and the head confused! For shame, natgeo!

[@urgore]

Dunno if Theo is your real name, but sure you're a king.

[@PoniPlague]

when you say that i think of you and BEN O_O

[@chemicalwonderland2492]

Why didn't the spider try to bite the wasp

[@mhd112211]

ALIEN!!!!!

[@michaelvincenttan8490]

i had an tarantula but it died bc not eating

[@duttystringvest5721]

fucking crazy man, so interesting. reminiscent of HR Gigers 'alien'...

[@PhobotechNG]

0:27, that is a pair of spinnerets, not fangs. You are literally looking at the ass of a spider, and calling that its face.

[@mackbuscus]

HAHAHAHAA,oh my god......wait,that spider has massive ass cheeks.

[@greyarea6688]

Well, its not like it is the BBC or anything, just National Geographic! 👏

[@dylanfox9120]

They're calling it assface

[@thefreeburningspirit]

HAHAHAHA glad I wasn't the only one who thought "wait, those can't be the fangs" lol

[@allmyideasaretaken]

Geoff Galt They make out like this spider is the size of a fucken elephant..when clearly the wasp is equal in size if not BIGGER....turns out calling its ass its face wasn't the only problem with this vid...

[@yeapeeplz]

How the hell did they get footage of this.

[@flashfire5343]

they use a telescopic camera lens. this might be happening 100 meters away, but here it is up close.

[@RennieAsh]

+Alex Ullrich You don't need to train them, you just need to make an enticing situation for them to live in and the hunt will happen due to instincts. Think outside the box :)

[@migatron1]

Gopro on the Wasp

[@nothankyou6483]

flashfire5 no dude the angle from inside the spider den is not 100 meters away that’s the part that’s confusing me

[@chasegordon9683]

Thank you

[@Ushima911]

"The wasp will put the spider in a permanent coma with a sting, lay ONE egg inside the spider, and the larva will eat the spider alive." That's the most metal thing I've ever heard.

[@nanaki1990blox]

Thank god we're not spider sized.

[@seal9737]

lmao

[@BladeTheSuperior]

New metal song. Paralyzed alive by that one wasp. 😂😂😂

[@esealakran888]

Xeno wasp

[@Sarulicious]

Dang I thought the spider was gonna at least put up a fight xD

[@shakeemrobinson30]

It was cornered and shocked

[@JD-yh2yz]

Suigetsu Hozuki Number 1, its a male and Number 2, its a baby of course it would loose

[@JD-yh2yz]

***** lol

[@AceofDlamonds]

Spiders never win, at the very least they manage to escape if lucky. They are evolutionarily programmed to lose, almost. Wasp wins. Too fast, too deadly.

[@midnights1389]

@@AceofDlamonds that’s so interesting because we are more terrified of most types of spiders than of wasps

[@RitsychServare]

As you can see, the spider faced the worse in this situation: he was slowly being eaten alive instead of being killed.

[@antoniocarter9913]

At least its in a coma

[@angusls4315]

Also being raped

[@MrBeatboxmasta]

@@antoniocarter9913 I wonder if it's in a coma or if it's just frozen (like when someone wakes up on the surgery table but can't move or speak to warn the doctors). That would be the ultimate worse because you see and feel everything but you are helpless.

[@abrahamanthony3011]

@@MrBeatboxmasta you are correct, they arent knocked out, the venom just paralyzes them so it is fully awake while its being devoured over the next several weeks

[@scottmurphy4278]

The spider is still conscious, it just can’t move.

[@Crabber777]

Was that a spider or a fucking lemming? That thing died faster than the black guy in a horror movie

[@phasmatodea1]

LOL!

[@EricH928]

Edited out of the video--the spider beams down to the planet wearing a red shirt.

[@xtreecutterx1]

"These spiders aren't small, they can grow to the size of small birds" I know that's huge for a spider but the wording was hilarious XD

[@jonbeech5158]

I smell contradiction

[@budnickcinema]

How the hell did they get a camera in the spiders hole.

[@SUBSNOCONTENT-bk6gm]

thats a very good question how?

[@raymenwong5756]

probably before the spider went into the hole

[@emer1479]

maybe the spider brought the camera into the hole

[@raymenwong5756]

wow thats shocking

[@YoungHaveNot]

They are paid actors, it was a film shoot

[@-chrislopezskate-5175]

It's called a Tarantula Hawk. We have them here. I've been stung by them a few times. They're not deadly but they hurt so much worse than a bee sting or a regular wasp.

[@ege5804]

They have the second most painful sting in the entire world. My friend got stung by one and he ended up in hospital thanks to unbearable pain. They are pretty scary.

[@KyleHurd]

Got stung 3 times last night by a paper wasp, I’m really good on the tarantula hawk

[@emceekaoz1886]

@@ege5804 no they don’t lol, there’s a few others that are before it.

[@ege5804]

@@emceekaoz1886 yeah they do. Some say the pain isnt as bad but for some its unbearable. Guess it varies.

[@emceekaoz1886]

@@ege5804 no they don’t

[@shakeemrobinson30]

Ummm i didn't know the spinnerets were the spiders fangs lol

[@HamBits6000]

"Lol" was still a thing 10 years ago? Wow

[@shakeemrobinson30]

@@HamBits6000 lol's been a thing forever 😂

[@HamBits6000]

@@shakeemrobinson30 3 mins ago? What are u doing at 3:31 am

[@stargazersdance]

I hate wasps more than I hate spiders. Poor spider

[@Admiral8Q]

I don't hate spiders, but I do hate wasps.

[@harryborded5294]

I hate spider but not wasp

[@bullymaguire9318]

Wasps are saviours against spider

[@stefik2258]

Black widow killing those wasps.

[@stargazersdance]

@@Шлюхабритания ????

[@coreymillion5752]

The sting of these wasps are among the most painful in the insect world, rumored to shut down the body's ability to do anything except scream.

[@raywood03]

"Pair of sharp fangs" *zooms in to the spinnerets........

[@spongesonic20]

damn this some mortal combat shit going on here

[@cesarvides9611]

I remember when I was working in California hills putting up barbed wire fences I literally saw this hornet pulls a tarantula out of its burrow. Probably the coolest thing I’ve seen

[@Ezekiel903]

somehow crazy that the tarantula doesn't attack, they know instinctively that this is not a normal wasp or prey

[@AzureRoxe]

Idk what's worse, the fact that a Wasp uses the STILL LIVING Spider as a host for her eggs or the close-up of the freaking Wasp cleaning up like she was cleaning up butcher knives.

[@Caterday1234]

All aboard the train to nope-village

[@RichardC313]

"Then the wasp lays an egg inside the spider's abdomen." that's metal af

[@SuperRobin81]

The less agile species of tarantula and most docile stand little chance, they are more often than not the preferred target and of very little risk, especially the males as they are almost always out wondering in the open searching for a mate. Some of the larger, more powerful, agile and aggressive south american species of tarantula are riskier targets, and the chances of a wasp becoming victim are more common, in a confrontation with a more dangerous tarantula the t. hawk has one chance to sting in the right place, if it fails it's often fatally bitten.

[@ritwik_shivam]

1:00 wasp invades the spider burrow, right through the protective shield... meanwhile cameraman already putting his camera so inside and accurate that you can see spider's belly and fangs. This is a general lifecycle of nature, but the real winners are the Cameraman and the narrator,1:37 Spider just became an incubator...wow

[@reggieodrick6407]

spider: what are you doing in my house spider: get out! wasp: no!

[@kennyalwaysdies1]

Who else was hoping the spider would win?

[@MetalMistress]

Eat it's host... ALIVE? *Kill-It-Kill-It-Kill-It-Kill-It-Kill-It-Kill-It-Kill-It-*

[@valken666]

don't be violent

[@Blazer-nu2gf]

Saw one of these when I was young. It had a spider in its grips, the spiders legs were curled up like it was dead but it was just paralyzed. The tarantula hawk dug a tunnel into the sand of the pool filter. Was mesmerizing seeing those legs kick away the sand in such an amazing faction.

[@istrik85]

1:08 m8 did u see that juke? spider got skill

[@TheBaconWizard]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA "and a pair of sharp fangs" while showing it's arse....

[@hennamcswag]

when organisms are still in a coma, they can feel and hear everything, at least that's from what i've heard