Net-Casting Spider Ensnares Prey | The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World | BBC Earth

The net-casting spider has an incredible technique for trapping its prey - the team manage to film it under cover of darkness.
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The Dark: Nature’s Nighttime World
For humans, darkness is menacing, forbidding, petrifying. It conceals the most dangerous and terrifying creatures on Earth, but it also holds some of the greatest, undiscovered mysteries of nature. Most animals are nocturnal, but they're seldom studied at night and rarely filmed in the dark. The Dark follows a team of wildlife experts on a mission to solve those wildlife mysteries. Braving the jungles and swamps of South America during the night, the team sheds light on previously unobserved creatures and strange behaviours, offering a new perspective on our wild planet.
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[@KevintheRhea]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing scientists and naturalists be so enthusiastic about their area of study!

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

They really work hard for us to see this.

[@N1ckfurie]

My thoughts exactly. Most people won’t know or understand that happiness

[@broth0076]

Noel I agree its awesome to see their passion for nature, I really hope they know how much we appreciate their amazing hard work and perseverance. Just incredible footage!

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

@@broth0076 You're very right brother.

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

Nothing makes me happier than a BJ.

[@broth0076]

3:18 pure human joy captured on camera, I hope these two marvelous people know we appreciate them!

[@SomePotato]

Everybody should have a job they love as much as this guy!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Cricket: Help me Guy: *Fantastic*

[@Uurm0m]

moo moo It’s just a damn joke

[@diegosharma8248]

Jennie World Domination huh

[@Uurm0m]

Diego Sharma I was responding to someone else, but they’ve deleted their comment now

[@chris4710]

Brilliant,!

[@cpf6125]

Great joke - thanks Supreme Leader.

[@bridge4]

George's excitement when watching the slow mo for the first time awesome :))

[@uhjeff3651]

OMG. I can't believe you are here. Omg!!!! Jk. Idk who you are

[@ethanwilson9406]

I love spiders, their diversity and ingenuity is so fascinating.

[@مماا-ق6س]

I hate spiders especially the ones with long legs 🤕💔

[@fabulum149]

All spiders are the same to me. They’re all things that deserve to be flushed down the toilet and crushed by a large iron plated shoe

[@bestplayer007]

I find spiders so cool and interesting as well, the variation between them all is astonishing but the problem is, I have severe arachnophobia and when I say severe, I mean severe. I was once at Chester zoo and I went to the reptile and insect house. I think it was called that, I haven't been for ages. Anyway I went in an saw the tarantula exhibit and passed out. It was a school trip and I missed like a quarter of the day.

[@fabulum149]

Heh, I once saw a spider in the bathroom, I had a friend flush it down but I never went to that bathroom again

[@ethanwilson9406]

@@bestplayer007 I respect that, it's difficult to control phobias but it's good to be mature enough to understand that it's irrational and still have an appreciation for nature.

[@AmondW]

I was ready to joke about a film set being created around someone while they were trying to eat, but the enthusiasm and the amazing shot captured has overpowered it. Excellent.

[@cofinify]

The spookiest part of this is that they are using a Dell Latitude D410 running windows XP. SPOOOOOOOOKY!

[@SomePotato]

I wouldn't be surprised if the slo-mo camera, which cost a ton of money, never got drivers for anything more modern than XP.

[@ExpertExterminators]

I remember my high school back in 2012 - 2016 used Windows XP.

[@pedrodeleon5651]

I was thinking the same. Amazing a Dell with Windows in the midle of the jungle!!!

[@a2pabmb2]

It's not like they need an MSI gaming laptop just to look at their footage.

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

😂 I use the same type in my channel too

[@crystalm4324]

Says eyes are particularly sensitive - shines LED flashlight directly at them for minutes while talking 😱🤣!

[@rosegold973]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evergreen-]

Sensitive to motion, maybe?

[@nevg5908]

He's an expert, I think he knows what he's doing 🙄

[@uhjeff3651]

Is your real name "Karen", by any chance?

[@rosegold973]

Omg has the quarantine left you guys with the inability to comprehend a fuckin joke? 💁🏽‍♀️💀 Crystal clearly said this in a jokingly way yet YALL are the ones that are serious af about this 🤣

[@fefrrr]

Jorge: - Sophie, you’re a genius! Well done! Absolutely... ! Sophie: - I don’t know yet, can I check those shots? [laughing nervously]

[@Riverflower]

That poor cricket is literally about to die and homeboy is like “that’s fantastic!” 😂🤣

[@rafadelferreira1262]

Who cares hahaha

[@robertklotz9319]

Without anything to eat this particular spider would die.

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

No one even CARE

[@captainnautilus9578]

probably a vegan femminist leftist

[@kpn574]

Limited overs cricket, miss.

[@morigeshh]

I looove his enthusiasm! He's so excited.

[@aknadiri2520]

Man I love this guy, how he puts his hands on head :Ddd so happy , we love this old man.

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Like their reactions. Isn't nature amazing? Thank you BBC.

[@kali6sick6]

I'm very touched by the ecstasy of the researcher. He lived to see his passion detailed in slow motion...!

[@bigswan5142]

Can we get a thug life meme going for the cricket that didn't blink while his buddy was snatched right in front of him?

[@kc109-5]

if only, if only,

[@krankarvolund7771]

I don't think he realized it ^^

[@bigswan5142]

@@krankarvolund7771 me neither.. lol

[@MrKosynus]

This is my first time seeing how those great footages are made

[@descent815]

That is amazing! Mother nature at her best!

[@1fishoutofwater]

Happiness and suffering co-exist in this world.

[@ggmanatee]

..ok?

[@uhjeff3651]

Something vegans cannot accept

[@1fishoutofwater]

uh jeff, I think Vegans are aware of that:) That’s why they choose not to eat meat.

[@uhjeff3651]

@@1fishoutofwater nope. Vegans don't want the suffering part, which is inevitable no matter what you do

[@1fishoutofwater]

uh jeff, Suffering itself is inevitable in life. Vegans choose not to pile up the suffering onto the animals while non-vegans continuously do so:)

[@John-ym9ht]

That was incredible! We learn so much because of the dedication of people like this who are passionate about what they do.

[@notbad7490]

Amazing! Today’s technology has opened windows into actions the human eye could never see. I enjoyed their reaction.

[@cosmicmelon9305]

Net Casting Spider: Catches cricket Scientists: *OH OH OOOOOOOOOH* *360 NO SCOPED* *REKT/10* *AIR HORN DUB STEP* *MLG MOUNTAIN DEWRITOS*

[@SrimaniChakraborty]

I have seen many spiders but this type of spider i have never seen before.

[@danbee6103]

cricket: "i sure could use a blanket right about now" spider: "hold my coffee"

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

Hahaha

[@lisag5670]

Dan Bee hahaha

[@Howlingburd19]

I love one of the synonyms for net-casting spiders: “gladiator spiders”! Sounds so badass lol

[@denishkumar8926]

Tremendous team work and perfect technology Usage.

[@ohmyblindman]

I have the feeling that this cricket wasn't random.

[@SajeMode]

Lol yep. If you look at the slow-mo video there's actually another cricket already lined up right behind 😂.....still amazing footage though

[@Bestillivoze]

The cricket is paid actor (who also likes old jokes)

[@willemprinsloo3189]

Thank you. Amazing film, well done. Nature is so wonderful, specially if filmed by a BBC team.

[@nanastevens4094]

Not a big spider fan but that was amazing. The blue web is beautiful, deadly but beautiful.

[@mackyme001]

The scientist's reaction fascinates me more than the spider itself.

[@OptimusPrime-kn6wn]

That's a spirit... Spiderman and cameraman both caches very well..... Marvelous......

[@RaphaeLoh01]

Narrator: These extra large eyes are for sensitivity to light... The professional shines a headlamp in it's face

[@footfault1941]

Probably one of the best tacticians among nature's predators

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

That and the Portia Spider.

[@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457]

@@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy And bolas spider who perfectly aims it's web drop for moths.

[@tk0488]

Spider : what the hell! Who are they?🕷️🕷️ Well next time I must make a big one🕸️🕸️ and should trap that kind😼😼

[@EyadishoKahawaki]

I mean these moves you only see in video games or animation movies, maaaan Nature rules 😮

[@krankarvolund7771]

"There is little they can do, but wait" I don't know, catch an insect and place it near the spider? ^^

[@duckboy7407]

It has to be natural

[@aftabmugheri2738]

Amazing, superb creature

[@aves4081]

This is surely one of those extraordinary animals sightings!

[@storm6_6trooper31]

That was really cool what perfect timing on there part to catch it all film and to see it with there own eyes!

[@tyn999]

Amazing footage! 👍🏼

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

Amazing spider. Amazing photography.

[@dedclownsRfunny]

I love these spiders! I’m normally pretty jumpy with them even tho I live in Australia, but these guys are so chill. I have a lot of them around

[@NogoJusPride]

Now the trap door spider

[@kimberlylopez9402]

That IS absolutely FANTASTIC

[@ehd2170]

Impresionante. Magestuoso.

[@ofermashiach4519]

This channel is so incredible.

[@ひさぎ-b1d]

I wanted to see this for a long time!!

[@melodyclark4347]

As fast as I run from spiders, this was a superb sight. Well done.

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

With that LED ligth

[@vintage1950]

That second cricket set him up 😂

[@gottic8424]

George is trying to catch Sophie in a spider web 🕸.... Gooohooo

[@sebjeff6493]

Keep this guy around

[@courtlandmiles6798]

Beautiful video! As a self-proclaimed 'arachnophile', this is probably my absolute favorite out of the true spiders. Sorry, I'm not so much paying attention to the biologist and photographer, as so many are mentioning in these comments; whatever, any human can learn that. Give it up for the insane speed and dexterity that this species of spider showcases! Humans.....we are so selfish and self-centered, we turn anything about nature into something about ourselves...no wonder climate change is happening.....

[@cybergod5645]

Fantastic Nature🌿🍃

[@martincatalan8443]

Gracias por este video por la cresta creo que es lo mejor que e visto en años

[@d0ve12]

In the thumbnail I thought it was a glass and was cracked 🤣😂😆😁😄

[@lawrencecarr4973]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@d0ve12]

Hehe

[@d0ve12]

@@lawrencecarr4973 I really just thought

[@justsomemegwithalongnose7116]

that spider is playing with me right now lol

[@killerdude666]

One of my favorite spiders next too the cobalt blue tarantula and jumping spiders.

[@Billbeaux]

The best part about this video, besides the video itself, is the music at the end. Beautiful. And the video is 4:20

[@mollamisubito23]

Magnifico 🥰🕷🕷

[@kevinmageni1004]

Well done Sophie!!

[@birdinsky_YT]

Thats really relaxing to watch LOL

[@captain_savage3268]

This is very spooky.

[@josenoise2938]

Love spider Brazil

[@davefieldhouse5119]

Fantastic absolutely fantastic

[@vonxoliver]

This animal/insect has mastered this "net catching" technique for millions of years, we were not discovered this net fishing technique, we copying it from them

[@footfault1941]

Mission impossible like..

[@mmgoff]

WOW!

[@cryptoenthusiast724]

We hope ONE DAY to reach the level of your channel ''BBC Earth''🙏

[@Its_Only_MJ]

TheLuxurious fake

[@carlforpresidentanthony4574]

Amazing the trip wire was next level

[@MarcP865]

That was legitimately wholesome :D

[@derickkenistan8381]

Worthy effort 👏👏

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

02:37 *I said get in the VAN!*

[@jedkadish8665]

4:20 nice

[@seankillingsworth8618]

Other cricket watches its buddy get straight-up murdered, but its brain's running on DSL.

[@plebny]

Fantastic!!!

[@paulccrimmins]

That's Amazing!

[@SummonxBeast]

the second cricket just stood there in stock or he was the one who set everything up ...I vote for the last

[@uhjeff3651]

Wow. You made me realize that there was a second cricket

[@tatsusama3192]

Haha, The cricket's friend tried to warn him😋

[@ronforeman8394]

Fascinating!

[@firstnamelastname9596]

I swear the god that spider attack move scared me.

[@rafadelferreira1262]

Just impressive 👏👏👏👏👏

[@SerengetiNationalParadise]

They did a great job

[@onur2360]

epic camping montage bruv

[@ActivistVictor]

The spider would later go on to become an influencer while having ten times more likability than most of them

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video so gave it a Thumbs Up

[@busybillyb33]

Imagine waiting for hours to see it catch an insect only to see some bird or frog come by and eat the spider.

[@cheesamcheah7640]

Coolest thing was the Dell Latitude with Windows XP on it

[@ParrotsBreedingInformation]

Love u bbc earth

[@comcastjohn]

If it wasn’t for scientists and naturalists studying the world, we would not be able to see the beauty, dangers nor appreciate the complexity of our world.

[@eskelhaito]

Going to the forest full of spiders at night? Biologists are fearless people indeed

[@outdatedguy]

It’s so fast if you look it seems like it started striking a split second before it even touched the trigger web

[@SnoopyDoofie]

Ha ha. Cricket gets eaten Meanwhile, 100 foot tall alien creatures are heading to earth to feast on humans.

[@deamonsead]

hi i know this comment is from two years ago but what the hell does it mean

[@MariaRosa-dz3th]

Love BBC, Fantastic!

[@dimi8688]

Great...

[@winningsmile69]

Never been so early

[@صدامقاسم-ذ8ظ]

Love you

[@Notsemmm]

Wow awesome

[@vincento2387]

💙fantastic

[@ibraahem1400]

اللهم صل على محمد واله وصحبه اجمعين 🌺

[@cryptoman5780]

woowo fantastic

[@isaiahwingfield]

I think it's also known as a goblin spider.