Shake Your Silk-Maker: The Dance of the Peacock Spider

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With their ornately-colored bodies, rhythmic pulsations, and booty-shaking dance moves, male peacock spiders attract the attention of spectating females as well as researchers. One such animal behavior specialist, Madeline Girard, collected more than 30 different peacock spider species from the wilds of Australia and brought them back to her lab at UC Berkeley. Under controlled conditions, she recorded their unique dances in the hopes of deciphering what these displays actual say to a female spider and how standards differ between species.
All lab spider footage ©Madeline Girard

[@cobaltcommander2105]

"LOOK AT MY DANCE! I HAVE GOOD GENES! LET US DO THE BREEDING!"

[@zippolighter0177]

+Cobalt Commander "NO" *nom*

[@boogathon]

CC: Down, boy!

[@TheMudDragon]

*SPARKLEMUFFIN.*

[@RainingBullets]

+This Guy THIS. That can't be its real name can it? Cause if it is... *mind blown*

[@ShadeScarecrow]

+RainingBullets Thats the thing with finding a new species. The scientific name is probably something in latin, but for the common name you can call it whatever you want :D

[@serpentstudios7768]

+ShadeScarecrow it's a Maratus Jactatus

[@angelachismar8128]

Oh yeah!

[@noneya8831]

i busted out laughing when i heard that name XD

[@nanah3638]

So literally the males are dancing for their fucking lives xD, just to get it in once!

[@supernova743]

+Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez Some things don't change across the animal kingdom.

[@kidwuulf5692]

Hahahah what the fuck. You're right. If they fail, they will get killed xD

[@kidwuulf5692]

+Nikolay Nik | Not it the male runs away. They won't let their self get killed like that.

[@gamingcatwomen7571]

+19BlackW0lf15 yes they will

[@wisebeardman7197]

The worst part is that after the male entices her and mates, the females go back to stalking and hunting them and since they are usually in such close proximity they usually get eaten (the males). So they go through this dangerous act to only die in the end, after mating. Isn't nature wonderful!? lol

[@KingYoite]

After they said the females were pinned/glued down, I kept thinking what if he really sucks at dancing and she's just forced to watch, like having to listen to really cringey/bad singing.

[@candyandacurrantbun]

oh, god.

[@user-nu2vc9mp5j]

and that's why she ate-em LOL

[@achanwahn]

i was thinking something similar & as he looms in his grand finally, she's like: Oh, oh my gosh! Get back! If I could, I'd eat you, you horrid dancing fool!!!

[@erikiacopelli451]

then its spidery rape lol

[@Ashenicky2009]

And then forced into sex.

[@camdevtube]

I lost my job, got evicted and need to move my stuff out of this house by next week and instead of dealing with responsibilities I'm sitting here watching a spider named "SparkleMuffin" shake his butt back and forth. What the fuck am I doing with my life?

[@menilakataraseefluppenimia6970]

hang in there!

[@vivianamendoza2548]

camdevtube You are being amazed by nature which is exactly what we should all be doing. You're not wrong!

[@coryryan5547]

hang in there sounds like a terrible advice in different context. camdevtube, hope your life got on the right track.

[@jamesambrocio]

camdevtube can I get an update on this individual? I hope you're doing fine.

[@tibbygaycat]

Ditto, would also be nice to hear!

[@popupssuck00]

I'm going to name my first-born son Sparklemuffin, and I expect him to dance like the peacock spider.

[@brandonleesantana4500]

love your enthusiasm XD

[@idkwhoiamlol8905]

Friendly Cordyceps lol good luck making him do it XD

[@spideythespiderandmorespid277]

Well that will be hard

[@kedamono639]

I knew a girl named Blueberry

[@alekherrera986]

Friendly Cordyceps that spider could beat a game of ARMS

[@ruins6686]

These spiders never miss leg day.

[@zoiii.s]

this made my day

[@IvaNiftyChannel]

+Cheshire wooz every day is leg day. literally.

[@faltanato6375]

We Chicken men do disagree

[@BunhieKleever]

To hell with Spiderman, I want to see Dark Overlord SparklyMuffin for Marvel's next movie franchise.

[@gollygoblin]

I've had arachnophobia since I was very little, this is the longest I've ever been able to watch spiders and i even think they were cute.

[@hamsterama]

Same here. My heart starts racing just looking at pictures of spiders. But I was able to watch this video with no problem. I'm still disturbed by the eight eyes, however.

[@wysiwyg2006]

agreed, these a so very tiny though i think id be fine with them

[@Jo-xs5hm]

As a arachnofile, I used to be extremely afraid of spiders but watching these kind of videos helped me :)! Hope one you don’t have a bad fear of these guys!

[@MartinFinnerup]

I am not entirely sure you understand what arachnophile really means. XD

[@Jo-xs5hm]

Isn't arachnophile a person that loves arachnids? Kinda like an anglophile?

[@squashedshibber2684]

"Sparkle Mufffin"... so we went from the clinical animal naming to early 2000s "lol randum penguin of doom" naming. I love it.

[@Dragonrose36]

Hey, at least they didn't name it Spider McSpiderface.

[@nya824]

Like Boaty McBoatface?

[@natesmith6871]

Dancey McDanceface Spider

[@Whatlander]

Not even spiders are free from embarrassing nicknames that end up sticking.

[@miaschannelforcommenting]

hahaha biologists have always named new things absolute ridiculous stuff- look at any list of "funny bird names" I guarantee you some of those turn-of-the-century scientists named these guys while completely wasted

[@boneswilson2121]

These are the most adorable spiders I've ever seen omfg

[@nebyaaaaaaaaattttt]

YOUR PROFILE PIC IS THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!!! Second to my cat of course.

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

i heard the reason why we think preying mantises eat their male partners is because of this mantis couple in this containment in a zoo. they were not given adequate food, so one ate the other. maybe it's the same deal here.

[@slowdrag1134]

+stone sherrill ya that's pretty much the same thing that happens with spiders.

[@josephdouglas5242]

BBC has captured footage of peacock spiders in the wild, and sometimes the female spider will be trying to eat the male spider while he's doing his dance, but then he'll hop away and keep dancing, at which point the female will deem him worthy, and breed. Then, despite all of his hard work, she'll eat him anyway!

[@senben9737]

They r gypsies

[@jestercorn2775]

I'm so fucking happy these things exist. I don't even know hows it possible, but I love it.

[@shardinhand1243]

how do peacocks exist?... same reason, females choosing the hottest guys :D

[@shardinhand1243]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foqpgoR4btukhtk

[@mkgtr10]

They all fear the fresh ass dance moves of the dreaded sparkle-muffin...

[@LittleBlackMakeupBag]

This is the most pure thing ever. THEY'RE TOO PRECIOUS FOR THIS WORLD

[@shadowwhy5149]

+Tony Stark LOL!

[@heheheiamasupahflyingace3921]

Peacock Spider Yeah the females aren't that great.

[@intellektualblackman5727]

shut up, bitch.

[@iamnumfive]

Their men will disagree.

[@galvanizedcorpse]

also Palestinians, fuck you and the usa and israel

[@linux750]

in humans the female twerks and the male watches. in spiders the male twerks and the female watches. lolwut?

[@DelRae]

Men are just afraid to shake their ass

[@valken666]

If the female is less than satisfactory... cannibalism?

[@DelRae]

Valken Yes

[@kbholla]

+linux750 no, humans don't twerk. dipshits do. sick of that made up word. sick of Hannah cyrus being alive. i'll fix god's error.

[@DelRae]

Kbholla You gotta be subtle about it, also can you get rid of justin bieber too while your at it.

[@suckmyvenom]

Fail to impress the ladies and they try to eat you... story of my life.

[@shardinhand1243]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foqpgoR4btukhtk

[@gatorhunter1]

I just learned some new dance moves.

[@ScientistCat]

Only a few extra legs to be grafted to your butt any you'll soon own the floor.

[@kurokoro]

this is the only spider im not afraid off.

[@DaedalusRaistlin]

Well, they're jumping spiders. If you ever find one, they move quick and can startle you. One moment it's chilling on the ground, the next moment it's on you. But still, can't deny they're cute.

[@spideythespiderandmorespid277]

Am I a jumping spider?

[@GeneralG1810]

Oh come now Australia is full of spiders that are not to be feared look at the Sydney funnel web for example LOL

[@tunz6701]

GeneralG1810 fuck that spiders are the main reason not to go to Australia that and being black

[@GeneralG1810]

Reggie Hartig Hehe yeah they're a beast of a spider but in all honesty they're not that common. I've only ever seen one once in real life

[@swish007]

the sparklemuffin looks like the crazy rastafarian of the bunch lol

[@khrystoferambriz5897]

lol xD

[@MrPotatoPro]

They're bloody adorable!

[@adriannaf9402]

They're bloody scary! !!

[@MrPotatoPro]

But they're so cuteeee! Look at their little legs flailing around, and shaking their booties like they just discovered twerking.

[@adriannaf9402]

Matthew Cowey XD twerking spiders

[@MrPotatoPro]

Adrianna F Haha, They can't stop, won't stop.

[@adriannaf9402]

Matthew Cowey LOL

[@Howlingburd19]

Some males actually sacrifice themselves after the mating process to the female so she can eat him. It sounds crazy but it helps her chances of successfully laying eggs (healthy meal) and gives better traits (male that gets mates means he's good and his good traits get passed on). Other than that, I love these guys :3

[@tuckinatorinator787]

You know with Ants it's impossible for a male ant to have a father? The Queen stores the sperm male ants give her for future use. When she wants a female she uses the sperm but a default Ant egg produces males only. only Female ants can have fathers.

[@SammMannPitts]

Wait, isn't the ant thing switched? A queen only lays females, and then she lays one male, with wings so he can leave the colony and find a queen who will then make her own colony of female ants?

[@chriswelcome8102]

Some species of male spiders* such as the Black Widows. During mating they jump towards the females fangs in an attempt to be eaten during sex. Apparently doubles the chances of a successful mate. Also the chances of finding another mate during their lifetime is very slim, which also is a reason for doing what they do

[@ReinaWilliams]

The originators of dub step.

[@Alyssa-hg4kb]

thats cool

[@kristianwilliams441]

lol no

[@Earthenfist]

And now she has to release the recordings so that someone can make Spider-Step.

[@laserdaveargon]

+Earthenfist I don't believe that the music we see in each example included samples of the actual sounds being made by the spiders themselves. Rather, I believe that the musical clips had been created and/or sync'd with the spider movements. I could be wrong in one of those cases, but I don't think so.

[@Earthenfist]

laserdaveargon I think one of the early ones was definitely the spider- it might have been tweaked, but I wouldn't be too surprised to find it was actual recording.

[@rekesanchez5739]

if they fail this dance the female kills it only if it runs away the female won't

[@amandadonegan2137]

Its the actual recording....theres peobably sub our hearing noise too....look up peacock sound from feathers....

[@tearsofthelily]

omg you have spider on you !!!!! oh nevermind it's just a sparkle muffin

[@UncleFishbits]

SWAGGER! These peacock spiders not only all dance like experts, they vibrate the planet. SO AWESOME.

[@bunnycielo2017]

I found one at work today, kept it.. (Did pet research on em.) c: i knew it was a jumping spider because i watched this awhile back and the animal person i am, i remembered a lot of how they act/look. It was on my back pack, it was just watching me it was to cute and my bf starting talking and it looked it right over and up at him! I died it was so cute! I have been just looking at the lil guy watch me and i watch it. Its so adorable. They are very smart, it just wowed me on how tiny they really are... They are a quiet small hidden master piece of mother natures gift to the world.

[@mancheaseskrelpher8419]

+BbyBunny Misfit They're really cool. I was watching one, and as a car drove by and reflected the sunlight, the spider rotated and watched the car as it went down the road. Excellent eyesight!

[@bunnycielo2017]

Awh that's awesome!! Cx

[@Eltrio2]

I just had a picture in my head of Peter Parker suddenly twerking like hell in front of Mary Jane without even thinking. XD

[@alliahs-a819]

There is an adorable fanfiction inspired by different spiders and the polymorph spell! It is called Spidersilk by Alarnia on AO3 if you are interested!

[@lobodesade6780]

I know your comment is 6 years old but I love your comment, what if Peter got bit by a radioactive jumping spider instead.

[@Shadywolf09]

They're like the drag queens of the spider world.

[@flounder2760]

+Silent Hill they are fabulous

[@ERROR24016]

+Silent Hill I agree

[@KernalPancakes]

Women dominate the sex world in the species of spiders. Same with humans lol

[@Exterminans95]

+KernalPancakes same with EVERY species. cuz they have a higher investment (ressource wise) in reproduction than the male in most cases that means they need to be more selective about their mates.

[@Shadywolf09]

KernalPancakes I would say, in the human world, women dominate in this area. Men sexualise women and have so since we existed. You have a beautiful woman in front of a man, be prepared for the man to automatically gaze at their body. A woman doesn't have to do much at all in order to get a man's attention, they are just programmed that way.

[@sometimeslemons]

This is the best thing ever. Why can't all spiders be like this?

[@cheemsburger799]

freakingunderscore Lol tarantula walking side to side having its legs in the air jumping around

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Ikr?

[@hp4372]

Huge gothic spider just comes up to you and starts dancing.

[@combrider]

DoutingFire 59 I don't care,as long as they are exactly like jumping spider. Btw did you knew that jumping spiders chase laser pointers just like cats? They even have their favourite color,prefer green more than red. :-D

[@lfuckeggs8604]

because they make nightmares piss the sheets

[@jayocaine2946]

if a guy doesn't impress her she eats him alive. sounds like humans too ;_;

[@cboyles84]

+Jayo Caine badumm ssshhhh! lol

[@TheFlyingBobbCatGeo]

︶︿︶

[@H0SANNA]

What kind of relationships do you end up in?

[@user-kj4od7ig3t]

@ unapologetically canadian: divorce... you might've heard of it. its when the female human destroys the male financially after mating with it, takes her young & then mates with a new male & uses the new males resources to raise the first males young. nature is pretty brutal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpzGh4lrnryZf9k

[@shardinhand1243]

lol ^^

[@DeusExAurum]

I want an album full of different peacock spider songs.

[@LunarisEclipse]

The sparklemuffin makes sense. Look at the shape of it's abdomen when raised. It literally looks like a cupcake/muffin with the spinnerets on top looking like a star. Kinda cute in a weird way.... 3:08

[@GhostedGames2023]

i tried this one time... i got a restraining order..

[@JZStudiosonline]

You mean a girl didn't like your Goatse dance?

[@DeeCross]

On the other hand, she didn't eat you.

[@jamesambrocio]

Dee Cross That's actually a bad thing. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Ashenicky2009]

Alternative to being eaten lol

[@marthalopez7932]

_AkumaGaming_ lolololololololol Im 9 I don't know what that freaking means

[@jackiecristoforo451]

I hope when this research is done, they release the vibration sounds that they record from each species and that someone makes a dubstep album with those sounds using them for remixes and stuff.

[@mardus_ee]

The Kiffness, a South African musician, might do this.

[@impagain]

THERE IS A SPECIES ON EARTH, THAT IS CURRENTLY CALLED "SPARKLEMUFFIN". I can die happy. My life is complete.

[@NewMessage]

My wife and I watched this in silence.. and when it ended.. she just swatted me, and now i'm 'signing up for Salsa lessons'.. Damn nature.

[@thereisnousernorname]

*Muffet and the other spiders do a synchronize dance.

[@mettatonthecalculator8800]

Yes

[@june_005]

TheDangerWolf very good, nice reference, I'm trash as well

[@user-if4nl2xl8e]

Yee

[@toxxproductions2202]

Oh my god yees

[@RadCon97]

even tho i have arachnophobia, i think this is kinda cute....still keep my eyes on them >,>

[@basedbattledroid3507]

So proud to be an Aussie now, to think that these cute little air traffic arachnids come from the same place as I do brings me so much happiness.

[@0oOSTFUOo0]

Sparklemuffin??! How cute is that? :D

[@SkilletTom]

Fuck why can't we evolve like this

[@PapiSalad]

+-T S- because they aint ready for our butt shaking and self-body slamming.

[@valken666]

Because for evolution to happen, individuals must die...

[@winterfaolan6649]

we aren't special enough. we don't deserve peacock fans. and I don't think anyone wants cannibalism either.

[@SooziinCa]

+Alexis Pineda Sorry dude, SOYLENT GREEN is right around the corner for the self proclaimed "superior species"......Monsanto is probably in the marketing works right now!

[@N3bu14Gr4y]

+-T S- That would involve killing off the poor shmucks with two left feet.

[@insectlover602]

*The spiders are doing a synchronized dance.

[@sadsackofflour2697]

*Spider Dance + Death by Glamour intensifies*

[@mackenziecopeland265]

insectlover602 *The Undertale is strong within you...*

[@joshuagiomi9993]

I think I need dancing lessons from these spiders 😂

[@malachiluna9777]

Sorry but Muffet is not available right now. Yes I did an undertale joke, end my life.

[@lennysmileyface]

*cocks gun*

[@malachiluna9777]

*steals gun & shoots himself*

[@spaceman323d]

Muffet pours a cup of spiders.

[@Eddrules139]

+Devin Ramos You're the reason I'm here

[@veroniclown]

+Greek Turkey you drink the cup of spiders

[@Equeon]

+Devin Ramos Ahuhuhu~!

[@VictiniVids]

DANGIT I WAS GONNA MAKE A MUFFET JOKE

[@loiswolf9942]

+Devin Ramos *clap*clap* nice undertale refeance XD

[@oliviamcintyre1377]

I normally hate spiders but these spiders are soooo adorable.

[@joeyzahorik6878]

Everyone's losing their shit about how cute they are (not gonna disagree) but the genetics present here are incredible. Just imagine the bio-molecular processes in place that extrapolate the spiders genetic and sexual health into the dances, and the neurological pathways present in the females that allow it to recognize the dances. Literally these guys have about 20,000 neurons, so how can they comprehend and produce such complex data! Absolutely incredible.

[@markissboi3583]

2022 this was so far ahead of its time recording a peacock spider dancing havent seen 1 other youtuner record a jumping spider sound while dancing you Aussie you doing good thing .

[@tiffanydang943]

lol the sparklemuffin spider.

[@jamesfra1311]

Hilariously cute name for cute spiders :3

[@kingofflames738]

0:48 the hardest base drop in Spider History

[@Peacockspiderman]

Interesting video, well done

[@SethBurgess]

I think that's the first video of Peacock spiders I've seen not by Peacockspiderman

[@lgroskin]

Thanks Jurgen! From the "peacockspiderman", it genuinely means a lot!

[@aleeburitz7310]

Brilliant Love it! The story is interesting.Couldn't stop laughing you know this can be therapeutic.Feeling down go watch the video. lol! You made my day!

[@aleeburitz7310]

Hmm ...

[@tammyspray9988]

Aleecees Buritz that's so funny

[@noizi7402]

1:54 I love the sneaky Pokemon reference " we definitely have the gotta catch em all mentality" such a great game and anime has made it's way to science.

[@tytoz9034]

Now we know why Spider-Man can tap dance...

[@someperson2500]

They could make a pixar movie out of these spiders XD ahem. without the cannibalism of course

[@CylenX6]

Like this little fella? kzbin.info

[@kikiblue7169]

No no no, with FULL cannibalism. The kids will love it.

[@Sketchanie_Art]

I never thought I would think a spider looked cute before...

[@franciscogandarilla5630]

That’s why Lucas is a great singer and dancer.

[@dannooooooo]

if i had to make a hypothesis for this, based on nothing (lol), I'd say the dance displays the spiders ability to ward of predators, as I'm sure the coloration does for the spider, and a good dance informs the female that the male has good genes that will give her spawn a better chance of survival

[@kedamono639]

Okay who the fuck named a spider species "sparklemuffin".

[@DaUnaDistanza]

+LOLI'M NOTTELLING no

[@cuchelo1]

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to SparkleMuffin.

[@khrystoferambriz5897]

+cuchelo1 lmao

[@sammy4282]

I want a huge sparklemuffin

[@Dragonrose36]

The same kind of people that named the boat Boaty McBoatface.

[@scoutkirby144]

* Muffet does a synchronized dance with the other spiders.

[@shootingstxr]

Lol

[@Al-cr4ec]

lol

[@nuttysundae]

You know muffed from undertale

[@arrow7872]

Aww how cute! That Sparkle-muffin spider has the most hilarious name.

[@Torn80cj]

Females will not eat the males if they are well fed (stuffed). Mating is really successful when the females have a very full abdomen and hasn't been mated by any males yet. A previously mated female will eat the male or otherwise refuse him in a case that she isn't hungry.

[@amandadonegan2137]

Ive watched Erategenia (?) Tegenaraia, Giant House Spider males bring food gifts to a female.....l also hear the females in my house chirping for mates in the Autumn....l thought it was Crickets got in...👀 l heard 6 so far. Ireland.

[@DaKussh]

we always copy stuff from nature, from Velcro to thermal vision... but I never expected twerking to have been invented 380 million years ago

[@emanuelly.santos]

this made my day

[@sneadh1]

They live in oriental rugs, hidden by their natural camouflage !

[@tamijocampbell4629]

Those spiders are just so cute. I watch videos of their little dance all the time

[@lucybee7498]

I absolutely refuse to ever accept a man's advances unless he successfully completes a mating dance that rivals that of the peacock spider.

[@hellreptile]

0:40 spider of dubstep!

[@CloroxBleach-qr8bw]

if i were to own a spider id own these type

[@sparkles8109]

Oh my gosh! They are so awesome and I love the colors on the males! Their little dance is so cute!

[@ggjones2517]

I've never herd of this spider before. I'm terrified of them, but this has got to be the coolest spider ever. :)

[@christianldove]

If the females were pinned down, how were their responses to the males quantified? How do we infer what they preferred?

[@roblaquiere8220]

+Christian Dove The researcher said that they already had incidents of cannibalism in the lab. I presume this occurred when they first ran the experiments without the females pinned down... and then the females "rejected" some of their suitors. Perhaps they still studied those tapes to see what the females did discriminate by.

[@christianldove]

But cannibalism does not infer preference.

[@roblaquiere8220]

I suppose it doesn't. How do you think they came up with the inferences they made in the video?

[@supernova743]

+Christian Dove I assume they kept the females fed therefore they would have no reason to consume the potential mate. Simply chasing him off would be sufficient. If they were a suitable mate eating them would be the least beneficial outcome.

[@christianldove]

+supernova743 There is little evidence to suggest that sexual cannibalism is motivated by hunger. Some studies have suggested it may impact it among some species of insects and arachnids, but not that it is the primary motivating factor. Also, sexual cannibalism is observed to occur post-coitus, so successful mating does not mean that the acceptable males will not be eaten. In retrospect I suppose that acceptable males and associated characteristics could be quantified by successful mating, regardless of cannibalism. Still, I think that this should have been made more clear in the presentation.

[@dijonmstard8463]

I'm afraid of spiders but I seemed to enjoy this video a lot

[@gesus44]

OMG Spiders have always been my favorite of all the non-human species, but now... I am in love!

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Dancing Spiders - so cute ! :-)

[@Eisdax]

Because of animals like this, I'm highly interested in biology! XD

[@sithious3]

Coolest spider ever, good luck beating this. =D

[@TanukiNeyna]

It's called SparkleMuffin because it has FABULOUS dance moves

[@johnfaber100]

I don't know what I dig more: The moves, the beats or the mustaches.

[@teejaykaye4357]

Oh my god what a dork.

[@Howlingburd19]

Teejay Kaye still cooler than you. And definitely more intelligent than you.

[@gonfreeces4520]

Howling Burd19 Good one *high fives*

[@bbc_junior4863]

Teejay Kaye She’s going to make more money than you will in your whole life

[@f.r.285]

Still got more game than I do.

[@SensationalBanana]

I NEVER thought I'd be completely in love with SPIDERS...These spiders are just SO cute!! LMFAO, Sparklemuffin!!

[@cortanasboyfriend5739]

These spiders are so cute! They know how to really impress the ladies too. I suggest we all take dance lessons from them cause they can twerk like nobody's business

[@DerpyDyne]

Gotta catch em all...... Pokemon confirmed

[@cliftonfrederick2478]

I never see this one before.

[@garrettmartin4750]

The little pedipalps are just the absolute cutest things XD

[@Witchofthewoods.]

Why can't I find a spider man like him!? 😁 he's adorable!

[@pigcatapult]

Dat sparklemuffin.

[@IRAMantisShrimp]

I'm looking at these guys, they look an awful lot like birds of paradise. I'm guessing they filled a similar niche; it's amazing to think of how similar these things are to other animals. In the micro-world, these things may be equivalent to animals in intelligence and behavior like birds and primates to us. Who knows; you guys may think that they're scary now, but in a couple of thousand or some odd years you might wake up one day to find a whole civilization of these guys using ants as cattle, termites as a labor force, and coming to work early in the mornings all disgruntled and glum and demanding coffee.

[@IRAMantisShrimp]

Frank White That joke went waaaaaaay over your head, buddy. lol.

[@jayhaggin7969]

Watch the 90's Outer Limits episode Sandkings!

[@kylefrank638]

I love how even if a female Peacock Spider lunges at the male, trying to eat him in the middle of his dance, he just frantically runs away, and then tries to keep dancing. x-D Take a hint, little guy. She's just going to eat you afterwards.

[@petten33]

That young scientist lady is super cute. Beautiful smile.😍

[@maedaaaayy]

*spider dance plays in the distance*

[@eXtremeDR]

Scientists have discovered that the spider stops dancing when slapped with a shoe. Now they trying to figure out if it only works with a certain type of shoe or any shoe.

[@toxict8582]

Lol

[@elenalewis180]

I think I learnt this scientific reference a while ago LMAO that's the best thing I've heard all day

[@khrystoferambriz5897]

im weak af xD

[@theykilledkevin4803]

Fuck you

[@nebyaaaaaaaaattttt]

OMFG DICOVERY GONE WRONG GONE SEXUAL KISSING PRANK SOCIAL EXPERIMENT W/ETHAN BRADBERRY!!!!!!

[@deeniezoe3154]

I am really not much of a spider-lover. But THIS is fascinating! So cool :)

[@willrun4fun]

Dancing back and forth with that sound make me think of playing space invaders back in the day.

[@kurokoro]

ha gotta catch em all!!!

[@Dahvaqi]

*G O TT A C A T CH E M A LL* *POKEMON SONG IN THE BACKGROUND*

[@D-me-dream-smp]

Jumping spiders are already so adorably engaging but these ones really ramp it up a notch. I have some in my back yard (not the peacock ones!) and they will sit on a leaf and watch as I’m checking my lemon tree for pests and sometimes they like to mess with you by suddenly jumping right at you - have me a surprise the first time until I realised they have a jump line they just swing off then will climb back up and do it again. It’s quite funny having a 5mm creature trying to pick a fight with you.

[@bigfatcheater7255]

This girl is growling at me. Madeline, you will always have a career waiting for you in the world of black metal.

[@foxman105]

Damn! Saturday night fever spiders! They should name at least one of them after John Travolta. Please?

[@AmmandaWith2mz]

The Arachnis Travoltis 😛

[@leggyjack]

+Ammanda “Mmandi” Zelinski Actually, the name would be something more along the lines of Maratus travolta, according to the name of the genus.

[@AmmandaWith2mz]

Tobias Crane Ooh, interesting. I didn't know that :)

[@ParkorNinjah]

I want one as a pet

[@nancyhahn4182]

Spidey has some killer moves! That's one cool critter, very entertaining! How could a lady spider NOT be impressed by him? Sparklemuffin is a cute name.

[@TheClblflame79]

I love her!!! I SO admire her devotion! Awesome beautiful lady, just awesome!