SPIDER BREEDING took a WEIRD TURN

[@broderrickbanner664]

She wants him so bad too 😭 Poor little gal, buddy ain't grown enough to know what to do yet hahahah

[@ImXylitol]

I haven't finished the video yet, but from the zoom in on the pedipalp, I can tell you that male is sub-adult, probably 1 molt away from maturity. It does not have structures on the palpal bulb, but instead just swelling.

[@ImXylitol]

This would also explain the male's strange behavior trying to escape the female

[@The_Room_Of_Arachnids]

I agree! they are just inflated not structured

[@matthewwarbington4125]

@@ImXylitol yeah i agree something seemed off as well

[@DawnsCave]

Thanks for the info! I didn't know that when I sent it to him. Hopefully the male will molt soon so there is a chance to breed them. :)

[@kdragon-_-698]

@@DawnsCave people on the internet are great lol

[@jamesh5460]

Really pretty spiders. We had a huge white crab spider in our lilac bushes all spring and really liked watching it make traps near the blooms. Now we have an orb spider at the top of the same bushes and it keeps getting bigger and bigger as the summer rolls on.

[@kayc_x3]

The Timelapse montage of the breeding attempt with that music and the additions of the rogue cockroach was hilarious. Felt like a breaking bad scene

[@MarshmallowPumpkin889]

10:15 Little man just did a "Girl bye!" jump as soon as she moved 🤣😂

[@modelhammer]

I can't ever watch a sexy time video from petko without thinking about Paul the legend! RIP Paul.

[@matthewwarbington4125]

or sasha

[@aktualizator1219]

Peucetia viridans, the green lynx spider, is a bright-green lynx spider usually found on green plants. It is the largest North American species in the family Oxyopidae. This spider is common in the southern U.S., Mexico, Central America, and in many West Indies islands, especially Jamaica.

[@MUSICKamil]

Good to chill with new video!

[@tracybowling1156]

Pretty cool shots Petko. I can tell you really try hard to make excellent videos. And it definitely shows! 😊

[@monicavanderwalt4847]

What do we say to the god of death? The male: "not today!"

[@catherinehubbard1167]

A friendly English language tip: “temporal” = having to do with time. When you are talking about an enclosure that will only be used for a little while, the correct word is “temporary.” I admire your fluent use of a language that is not the one you grew up with and thought you might want to hear of small mistakes. I am sadly monolingual myself. What beautiful spiders! Thank you for sharing them and all your animals and engaging self.

[@h3ntaihunt3r]

Ahh he's rushing around gotta do it quick before the Lilone wakes up 👌🏻👍🏻at least you put it nicely much respect for that 👏 👌🏻

[@tamfuwing1]

Nooooo. It's a cute mistake. Leave it be.

[@TheDarkDen]

Tanks...will try to remember :D

[@catherinehubbard1167]

@@TheDarkDen : You are most welcome. Just to be even more pedantic, here are examples: “I visited ancient Greece by traveling through a temporal portal.” “This bamboo hut is just a temporary shelter. I will move into my mansion next week.” “I have temporarily dyed my hair purple.” You seem to be a person who wants to get things right, sort of an engineering/scientific bent, so I thought you would want to know.

[@rebel4466]

Peucetia viridans are extremely cool looking spiders. Also very harmless. Perfect combo.

[@parrottfeatherseyes7033]

I watched my hardener spiders mate. very very seemingly similar to those. I saw the male stay in the corner of the females for 3 days. I believe they mated and she left her spot on my porch.

[@mandyluna]

Such gorgeous little spoods.

[@aoky9179]

"ive already prepared some roaches" sounds like a dark den way of gordon ramsey saying "ive already prepared some roast potatoes and a beef wellington" 😆

[@lagartija-el2xj]

I love lynx spiders they are probably my favourite species of webbing spiders

[@Billbeaux]

You know the tarantulas and spiders can pick up the vibrations of your voice when you're shouting right next to them.

[@alondraluna2011ify]

This is such an amazing video! The quality is always amazing and I cannot wait to see more! What do you do with all of the eggs after breeding? Have you ever done any give aways or plan on doing so?

[@Fuzzypetrock]

Love Mondays because it’s new video day!!!

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you Petko

[@Slavador2393]

Awesome video sir! Today is a happy day because I ordered a desert hairy scorpion! I get it in 2 days, woohoo!

[@pjaycez5354]

Dude was running for his life 😂

[@HR-od9fl]

Beautiful colours on the lynx spiders ❤️

[@babybirdsmommy1]

Interesting.... Can't wait for the update!!

[@sarahbachie1]

I got bitten by a green lynx spider that was hiding in my car door handle. It was tiny in comparison to the ones you have but still managed my make my finger itchy and hot around the bite.

[@Lawton-Talks]

I've seen them kill and eat red wasps here in Florida in the USA. Those are so crazy crazy spiders.

[@rossphillips3891]

“ Sexy time “ 😂😂😂

[@matthewwarbington4125]

😂😂😂

[@sharonpiecharka1339]

Love the colors on them. Great vid, thank U.

[@martinaldecoa107]

I'm sorry but did anyone notice how the roach started turning into a ball as the spiders abdomen was getting bigger? Spiders are cool!

[@katarinamrl4840]

Cool footage...soo cute 😍

[@parrottfeatherseyes7033]

yeah the male gardener spider I saw breeding on my porch would have this similar constant battle for 3 days

[@raptornerd4213]

10:15 Me in school when a cute girl would approach me and I'm nervous.😂

[@michellemorningstar880]

wow so very pretty and cool fingers cross egg sac for sure thanks

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

Great video! 🕷💕💕🕷

[@kemooadel5699]

It is actually searching for love 🤣

[@arachnophobe2arachnoholic]

Beautiful Spiders

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video dark den

[@everythingsj]

the male didn’t seem so mature 🤔 & the female looked massive when moving closer! loved the video

[@gbbgbb1856]

well he was mature. Males most of the times are smaller then females in the spider world

[@houndgirl7365]

@@gbbgbb1856 actually apparently another viewer Made a good point the palps might be swollen, but he is not sexually mature just close to it which is why he behaved as he did. Just not ready.

[@epiphadipity]

Was gonna comment that the male was being soooooo timid but checked the comments and read that he mught not be mature which explains his behavior 🤣 the female was so patient with him though HAHAH

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Petcko

[@Sarge80]

Like a few people stated already, that male is a sub adult Petko, he doesnt have any interest yet in women hahaha

[@cropdusting1019]

Anyone know the name of the plant in the back of the females enclosure? The one with small leaves that has grown everywhere

[@95tfk65]

Hi, it's probably Soleirolia soleirolii.

[@cropdusting1019]

@@95tfk65 the leaves on the pkant in the video seem too large to be soleirolia soleirolii

[@95tfk65]

@@cropdusting1019 then i have no idea, but I would also like to know what kind of plant it is. Please let me know if you find out.

[@brandonwinn3374]

Great video as normal but the ending you leaving us with so many questions ☺️

[@stevesexotics5830]

Early crew love the content bro watching from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@73malaki]

Lmao 11:19 He back on track Lmao

[@AlexK-tz3ug]

Are they venomous

[@lanaharvey]

Aww how is baby erica?

[@juriaan13]

Shes molting nicely and eating her roaches like a boss

[@deanfrost9494]

Beautiful spiders, love your content.

[@mikepetersen7319]

At least: Pretty Spiders in a pretty Enclosure. 😉

[@bobbybird7257]

This is the equivalent of a blind date between a 15 year old boy and a 45 year old woman (in Japan)

[@philtrevis]

MONDAAAAAYYYYYYY!

[@thenightscythe2030]

Super interesting you actually got a good clip of the female getting Bigger while eating

[@unualt1548]

wonderful

[@seanolson7602]

it's weird how small spiders get such big cages while tarantulas the same size get such small ones

[@AFinds_VCR]

Tarantulas love small hides thus the enclosure should be at minimum three times bigger than the tarantula (it’ll only use 1/3 of it depending on the species) in the wild again depending on the species they just burrow a tarantula sized hole and lives snuggly☺️ im sure someone can explain this 1000x better than I but hope this helps alil 🤏🏽

[@RamoArt]

I've commented something similar before... Seems like absolutely no one on KZbin keeps tarantulas in huge, naturalistic enclosures. People create large paludariums for snakes, lizards etc. Petko himself has created some very nice jungle enclosures for frogs, for example. The response I got last time was pretty much "its big enough for them". But why does nobody go above and beyond if they have the resources?

[@ravenoustarantula3715]

@@RamoArt because tarantulas just wont use it Lizard will use whole enclosure. Snake too and etc. But tarantulas wont. I have a few tarantulas and they are using like 1/5 of their enclosures.

[@TheParkerThirteen]

​@@RamoArt simple answer is: bigger isn't always better. Most Ts prefer smaller enclosures with easy access to their hide, if the space is too large it can intimidate them. I'm not an expert, but that's generally the idea.

[@FatesxofxthexDead]

@@RamoArt There's no need to, they trample and web plants, killing them, they don't come out the majority of the time, and they prefer dark, enclosed places.

[@leobeanie]

Ayooooooo new video 🤩🕸

[@rkhnd51]

Somebody's going to get hungry.

[@deewhitcha6014]

thanks for the vid petko, but did you show the female with a sac at he beginning of the video? I'm confused

[@echopeco7313]

How long does it take for a spider to eat?

[@johnsexotics3937]

mine got like 4-5 sacks

[@madeleineforster7746]

This is an unusual spider very interesting

[@cheeseburgerfries3986]

what is that camera you use for your videos, what make and model and lenses, thanks😁

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Is the female wild caught,because if she is,that sac is almost 100% fertile!

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@jamesburton668]

What spiders are these?

[@ImFakeStation]

lynx spiders

[@anubis20049999]

Co-habit? Bro is in a death race with the hourglass hanging over his head🤣. Jk but it's probably possible these two can live together as long as he stays at the bottom🤣

[@DrDeadsy42]

You should have played the Benny Hill theme instead of this elevator music! 😂

[@TonberryX]

Hi Petko I am watching a lot of your videos because i am very afraid of spiders. and i think it kinda helps me Now i thought about getting 1 calm easy to keep tarantula. And try if it helps me having her around me and interact with her so the spider fear maby goes away because i am used to see spiders all the time. what do you think ? is that a good idea ? 😂 I started with a Scorpion because thecnikaly its a "spider" thingy. i realy enjoy them. also got a snake 2 skorpions 1 giant centeped and 2 giant milipeds. yea what do you think about that spider idea ? Or what do the other guys here think about that idea ? Ty and greetings from Austria

[@natsoas4409]

Happy Monday 🇬🇧

[@darkmido6087]

The music background?? What?

[@marcinjasinski1034]

👏👏👍🤟 pozdrowienia z Polski

[@benives254]

See now, that spider looks amazing! But if I painted my tyranids like that, they'd look ridiculous. Maybe its my painting "skills".....

[@ericbeeman8717]

A phantom egg sack

[@nicoleknight9312]

Did you ever get eggs?

[@TheDarkDen]

nope

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

@@TheDarkDenmine is currently pregnant and due to lay any day now,she lived with a male for a couple weeks before killing and eating him,but he definitely did his job.

[@deutschlandseliteexplicit9328]

10:15 bro's just like me fr, he is scared of females 😂

[@tovitas_tofu]

what a father.😃😄

[@Laserfish17]

some people do gods work so to speak... this here is the devils work. /s lol love the channel man

[@dahgman3225]

Phantom sack

[@adennist2296]

Maybe he's camera shy

[@tepidp]

What cam and lens do you use ?

[@monicavanderwalt4847]

I have never been this early!!

[@gbbgbb1856]

They arent lovers, they are friends and played tag :D

[@IpodUser286]

Nice

[@jamesgiroux6750]

Your ansome love your spiders

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

Still a better love story than Twilight...

[@crowin8723]

very Interesting😍😍😍

[@richardtaijeron8838]

🤞

[@nom3nnescio]

"I'm in a great hurry" but still you had time to set up camera and lights.. So yeah, great acting!

[@theadventureclublisboa]

that is a subadult male, btw make a discord server ❤

[@ankistisk]

Jel prodajete životinje

[@noraleestone2859]

I was going to comment on the frailty of modern males (ROFL), but it seems that's not the problem. According to the comments from several viewers, he's not a mature adult yet. What are the odds that the female will live long enough for this male to molt one more time? Stay tuned for the exciting climax!! LOL

[@chucochuytwo420]

Sweeeeet

[@mrsaiyan7342]

😊👍✌️

[@ALiz86]

#TheDarkDen Petko My Mom and I were having our dinner outside next to the grill. My Mom needed more water so I took her cup inside to fill it up. As I am turning the faucet on a massive spider (okay, it wasn't a 'massive' like the size of Linda or Bonita but it was big in my eyes. I am still on the journey to watch as much about arachnids to help get over my arachnophobia. It was maybe 1 ½ inches long and very tall.) I set the glass down (prior to your videos I would have dropped the glass and run) in the sink and found another cup to cover it. But it was pushing against the cup and I started panicking. I, no joke, started yelling, "RED ALERT! RED ALERT! RED ALERT IN THE KITCHEN!" 😳😬 My Mom comes in and asks what the problem is and, I again said, "We have a freakin' RED ALERT and it's trying to get out! " She looks at me, with a puzzled look on her face. So I elaborate, " BIG Spider on YOUR glass by MY fingers trying to ESCAPE!" She get a paper towel and covered the top of the glass and took it outside. I said to her, "So you haven't been watching any of those Dark Den videos I have been sending you... If you had, you have have known what RED ALERT meant." 🙄 She said, "Well now that truth is out there...🤷🏽‍♀️" No spiders were injured. Though, I lost a few years off my life.

[@TheDarkDen]

haha, I'm glad it turned out alright 😂

[@ladymiaeriksson5809]

The male is playing hard to get 😉 And I thought that was a female thing 😅

[@matthewwarbington4125]

😅😅

[@michaelbarnes5791]

Tie the cockroaches leg too a string when feeding the female bro. This is Volk btw World of Warcraft buddy.

[@gheist966]

gay spiders.

[@zeroknot6432]

Second whoooo hoooo ! Fr philippines

[@aaronsummers4811]

,

[@__bakki__2050]

Belive in Jesus Christ Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

[@SillyAxolotl69]

dude stop breeding the spiders your gonna destroy the planet