SPIDER HUNT at DRAVA - Nature Adventure

[@oboeverity]

Petko, I want to say thank you. I have been terrified of spiders for thirty eight years. A few weeks ago, I bought and set up my first ever giant millipedes, and started watching you and Tarantula Dan... I’ve been watching older videos and keeping up to date with new ones. Today, in the garden, I held and relocated TWO spiders while taking apart a shed. I didn’t freak out, and I didn’t panic. I even let them wander for a closer look. Baby steps, but I’m getting there, hopefully with a view to being able to cope when the big guys start coming into the house this autumn looking for ladies. You and Dan are single handedly responsible for this (well you and the ‘pedes!) so THANK YOU.

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

Verity Quarmby I recommend Tom Moran, Exotic Lair and Mark's Tarantulas too! They're also amazing ~ Especially Tom his videos are suuuuper educational

[@yoursodumn]

Yeah, Tom is my first stop whenever I want info on a species. As for getting over fears, get a Caribena Versicolor sling. Mine is so cute and curious and I end up handling (hopefully her) all the time because she always just runs out on my hand. Would have been inconceivable for me only a couple years ago.

[@soasertsus]

Me too! When I was a kid I wasn't that scared of bugs, but as I got older I started to like them less and less. A few months ago I got some millipedes and watching a lot more bug channels on youtube, especially Petko. Invert keeping is now my now hobby and I'm having a great time with all my little buddies. This weekend I'm even getting a vinegaroon and a tailless whip scorpion. They used to freak me out a lot but now I have learned to appreciate them a lot more and I think they're even cute!

[@jole3740]

Obožavam Marka i gledam svakiii njegov video ali baš svaki ja sam tvoj veliki fan :)

[@ayindegibson7025]

The cross over I'm waiting for: Coyote from Brave Wilderness and Petko doing a Nature Walk.

[@almightyshippo1197]

I'll try to resurrect Steve Irwin to join in for that one. :P

[@CojonesMuchoGrande]

How about Coyote gets bitten by every Animal Petko has and scales them on the pain index?

[@ren4016]

I love the way spiders have just evolved to be so agile and good at hunting.

[@Visricsi1]

It is so cool to see some animals that are native to Hungary, which i watched with such joy when i was a kid, and i am still filled with happiness when i see them. I knew the web location of every single spider in our garden and i fed them each day, such great times those were.

[@thatgirlwithbangs]

Croatian is such a pretty language. I’ve never really heard it spoken before. This was a great video

[@jmleeinla]

Oh man Croatia is incredibly beautiful!!! Those were amazing creatures and I just loved that morning walk. Thank you for taking us along with you✨🦂🦗🦎🕷🕸🐜🦀🐝🐞🐸

[@TheManOWrath]

The little cinematic with the music was awesome... and strangely mesmerizing.

[@Beisush]

those drone shots never cease to amaze. Croatia is absolutely gorgeous. love from British Columbia, Canada.

[@redfaux74]

I didn't even bother with sub titles and I loved it. Super awesome. The adult dragon fly was majestic. I really loved the garden spiders. We have something almost identical to that species in middle USA in many states. Beautiful.

[@jamesbosslet994]

Hi Petko, thank you for sharing, Goran has a good eye for wildlife, thank you both!!

[@tarantulakat]

I told you I'm usually the first like on your videos :3

[@tarantulakat]

silvastre ya the tan line was nice

[@silvastre]

Tarantula Kat Xd

[@silvastre]

Lonergan Fitness Top right corner if you are on mobile

[@TheDarkDen]

too bad I wasn't here to confirm that :P

[@jnew42]

Thank you for another great video Petko. I have been to Dubrovnic in the early early 2000's with the U.S. Navy, Croatia won a major water polo championship while we were there, quite the celebration. The old city there was extraordinary, it was a great place to visit.

[@kumo7376]

i feel like owning spiders for so long, this man has the reflexes of a GOD

[@ktbalcom5425]

Very beautiful! Great job petko

[@Ghibliite]

Great job, Petko. It's not easy to make videos like these interesting at all. Looking forward to more videos like this from you.

[@jaedenspider877]

I love your videos plus these nature adventure ones

[@ajnfire]

I watched without subtitles and i didn't understood nothing at all!😁 Probably one of my favourite episode of all time. Thank you both for showing us the Croatian nature!

[@iRTehSecks]

Petko seems like a genuinely chill person. I would pay for a tour of his collection and to grab a beer with him.

[@thedanabides9]

Wow dude. You got some amazing shots of those bugs...well done.

[@thenightscythe2030]

Very Cool Video! Those Aerial Shots are Amazing!

[@wickedtarantulas3266]

After 12 hours of physical Labour, something worth relaxing too. Thank you for your tarantula/bug videos. After work I love to come home, take care of my Tarantulas and scorpions and watch some vids.

[@zephurnace897]

9:13 the reason why Argiope spin those thicker, zig-zag webs is it is sort of like a signal to birds so they don’t fly into the web. 14:48 Thats a Six Spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes Triton)

[@adampavella1225]

Dolomedes triton is not found in Croatia

[@littlecoyote-8801]

I like how you stopped and fed the spiders.

[@nofuccerino6025]

Nothing better then dinner and nature adventure

[@Retpwnzyalol]

The criss-cross stuff in the web of A. Bruennichi serves to stabilize the web. I thought you wanted to know. Have a good one Petko :)

[@oiuhev]

that's interesting, it may very well have that function. I watch a lot of documentaries and the few times this criss-cross stuff has been mentioned it has always been portraid as a hunting aid. It supposedly attracts insects because it reflects light in a more appealing way to them.

[@95kerplunk]

@Chachismo Ilustrado - Leaning on my sensory ecology lectures, I believe you are talking about light polarisation. Many insects can 'see' polarised light, and are attracted to polarised light sources. This is normally because water surfaces reflect light in a certain plane and insects use this to find them. If the spiders web employs the same mechanism it could fool prey into landing on its webs. I don't know if this is happening in this case, but it could be an explanation. Its a horrifically complicated but fascinating topic!

[@gemmamadelaine1071]

Pretty sure there’s no evidence that it is what it is for. It is called a stabilimentum though I suppose, there’s many theories online. If you know of any certified studies I’d love to see them though.

[@SlenderManPL]

Just found a spider lookin just like one on the thumbnail, she was hanging around my living room so i decided to keep it, so no one will smash it XD And also these drone shots 😮 another great video! Greetings from poland 😁

[@anns7387]

I LOOOOOVE Damselflies....you really know how to capture beauty in your lenses! Great job!

[@matacus6665]

Watched it twice once for the subtitles and once for the veiws awsome vid cant wait for more :)

[@ismnotwasm1420]

This was a great video! Thank you!

[@justjess3451]

The orb weavers are beautiful!! 🕷

[@vmorris7639]

We had a bunch of flies in our house so I swatted them and put them on spider webs, but I thought I was a weirdo. After watching this video I'm so happy that I'm not the only one who does that!

[@spagamoto]

I never realized spiders can generate whole sheets of web at once! That was quite something!

[@barbarawilliams7194]

I JUST had my 1st 3 garden spiders this fall. I LOVE watching them work on their webs. They make new webs daily😯 Beautiful yet huge and colored too bright for how nice they are to humans

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

Ahhhhhh I love videos like these so much!! That first initial shot of the water was so pretty!!

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

Wish the Agriope would shake it's web, it's a cool little defence mechanism they have when they a little spooped ;D

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

Wow that last spider on the water was so cool looking!

[@almightyshippo1197]

Petko, upon seeing everything: Can I touch it? I'm gonna touch it.

[@rai1879]

My latin ears have been blessed 😮 Croatian sounds nice! Maybe it's time for that 5th language 😍

[@SigridFrings]

Croatia is, of course, our next summer holiday destination. Just like this year.

[@mattwyrick8394]

I love those orb weavers. I had huge one on our porch for a summer that became a pet. I'd catch moths that came to our porch light and throw them into her web. She stayed there all summer until the first freeze. She disappeared then but left an egg sack. I found one this summer climbing up on my night stand. I caught her and kept her in a box for a couple days but the box was too small so I ended up releasing her outside near my berry fields. I farm a rare species of raspberry so a spider in the berry patch is welcomed.

[@amychilders5170]

This was an amazing adventure. Love watching spiders with their prey. We have many similar spiders here in the US as well. Nature is a real gift from God that people should cherish. Thank you again for this amazing vlog.

[@anastaciosoto5594]

God is fake it's a gift of evolution

[@brandongunter3738]

Nice drone clips! Very nice feedings!

[@satanic7948]

My Daughter is in Vacation at Croatia with her Friend, i believe she will enjoy ur Country! Thanks for ur Videos !

[@sno0oz-gaming]

@The Dark Den would be really nice to have something like a contest or something from time to time to pick randomly one of your subscribers to visit Croatia and The Dark Den in a weekend ^_^

[@Ash-qx3ie]

Stvarno puno naucim o kukcima od tebe hvala! 😁super su ti klipovi!

[@Clash_Mine]

Da Hahahaha

[@ethancharlton2573]

Another great video like always petko keep up the good work man 😀🔥👍👌

[@davelaid9141]

What a relief! That ant was saved from spider :D #Antlove

[@dovinedrake6482]

Love your nature adventure.

[@ekulrotymir6865]

I’m glad gas is expensive there too! Lol also great video

[@nozii06]

I went to Croatia when I was younger, the nature is wonderful and I ate ‘Janje na ražnju’ that was super good. Definitely gonna come back ;)

[@S4B3R117]

I've always really liked your nature exploration videos. I don't know much about Croatian nature preserves but here in Kentucky we have a couple huge National Forests that are great to wander around in and it's one of my favorite activities. It's cool to get a mini-tour of another country's parks.

[@poisonknees]

That's the nicest looking Zastava 126 I've ever seen. :)

[@blackace7782]

Wow that was super cool those Croatian swamps are way different then the ones here in Florida would love to see more

[@B1inkbu11et]

OOH NATURE *touches it*

[@denicedetroit2153]

Hi Petko, I could not get subtitles for this video but I loved watching it all the same, even though I couldn't understand a single word what you were saying. Lol. 😊👍🏾

[@LTRX_]

Honesty gas stations! Love it! And by the way, I love the nature in Croatia :)

[@b0leg23]

holy shit, that guy actually recorded a spider eating a dragon fly? that must be super rare, respect.

[@JkMaiow]

I’m just here to share my excitement lol. My Red Rump sling just molted and I’m very proud of them!

[@Grammoothgr8]

Croatia is very beautiful. Wish I could come visit...It's on my Bucket List

[@TALANGENI]

I like watching these little adventure videos. You are 1/2 a world away and different climate. We have several months below zero temps so maybe not quite as diverse in insects and spiders but interesting that it is not much different either.

[@TheBevAngel]

Very interesting - enjoyed immensely. X

[@purpledrank19]

5am and it's dead-ass bright in the damn morning?! Goodness

[@AJLaughing]

Please do these way more often!

[@theapextyrant]

Awesome vid this is the peak of my day love you hope all is going well

[@nectarzetlian987]

I loved the video interesting bugs. I liked the spider on the water.

[@BeccaBuckLebowski]

Seeing the Ina Gasstation, i start missing Croatia. I was there on vacation three times. Last time, we went by car all the way from Germany. I love Croatia and it's landscape. Maybe next time, we come over to your new den! ^^

[@MrKradzy]

it's cool to think that we, in canada, have a really similar type of argiope(the white, black and yellow spider).

[@Voice_of_Rambol]

Jutro is tommorow in Polish XD Really like Petko the explorer nature adventures Really Nice much love

[@aliciagates1]

At 12:30 it's an orb weaver spider... We get them all over in our apartment here in New York... They like the windows for some reason.

[@miguelfontenele221]

That sky view was god tier, really beautiful, should be amazing to explore all that. Nice video Petko, keep it up! Also, I noticed you drive with your hand on the shiftstick most of the time, try to avoid it since it eventually damages de gear box and it's components!

[@keeganvanslyke2554]

The early tarantula gets the roach :D

[@Heather_Ryuk]

Love this video! I feel like I want to explore and see my local wildlife more! Get some pretty spiders in Scotland! 😁 Thanks to you I have 3 tarantulas planning on two more now 😊

[@carolmccorry3053]

All the dragon fly such bright color

[@jackieleggs8847]

im liking this video, strictly because of his "Hell ya" high pitch lolol

[@conspiracytheoristdylan4772]

I love your videos dude !

[@green3975]

You can tell who the expert is without knowing what is being said. And Petko is the one benefiting from dudes knowledge.

[@Andrezero8]

Salut from Sweden crazy tarantula guy!

[@l2e9aL]

The one in the little web house in the grass at 12:28 is Larinioides cornutus I think. Also your five-legged Spider I think was Argyroneta aquatica. I saw one for the first time this year, they are so cool! The big ones you were feeding (I can’t remember the Latin name) are called Wasp Spider in English. I really enjoyed this video! More like this please, and you can bring your friend along more too! 😁👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@l2e9aL]

Also the crab spider might be Misumena vatia, not sure though as you’re in Croatia and I’m from Scotland so we probably get different species 😊

[@l2e9aL]

The second spider you found on the water with all its legs is a Dolomedes species, maybe fimbriatus but I’m not certain.

[@sergmars1669]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRO!!! And Yas! POGO!!

[@XianThePaint]

My love birds awoke me up 8 minutes after you post this vid.

[@happypotato1450]

Loved the soundtrack :3

[@madaboutit2306]

i am a big fan of you and your channel, the way you show and care for spiders is amazing and inspiring for me. Tarantulas are awesome creatures as you spectacularly show in every video. However despite the diversity of you collection ive always wondered if you will ever branch out into other species of spiders that are amasing in their own right. i (to my mothers horror) have caught a couple redback spiders and i remember the sense of achievement and wonder i felt when i created and enclosure which could display the incredible complexity of their webs. Watching them construct web spirng traps and the way they consume their prey.

[@Noodles-hp9yh]

Croatia looks so good

[@fijinxxdere6328]

Love how you started the video with Pokemon go

[@thisissketchy9339]

Since ur in Croatia, which is next to Slovenia, in Bled (Slovenia) there's a huge spider exibition open every day 10am-19pm until august 31 so be sure to check it out

[@estherwolf1574]

nice nature hike

[@seffhunter1408]

finally another nature adventure

[@fionnbc]

i love croatia petko i have been in zagreb split hvar and dubrovnik and its an incredible country and with great night life aswell!

[@kha6629]

Yeah get a Dashcam! haha Nice video

[@oscartaylor1159]

Im loving the new intro

[@jasonjewell9186]

It’s beautiful there

[@demondsofdogtown]

you could vlog anything and ill watch it

[@ashleyduran6455]

Woo!! I live for your videos!! ❤❤

[@jeffersonyoung5]

love the new intro

[@reinerzufall978]

i didn't expect that a spider wouldn't be interested in ants O.o i mean, wrap the ant around and that spider would have a nice meal, at lest this was my expectation in general

[@vexentsgaming5680]

i heard that the thick white silk in the orb weavers web is used to reflect UV light which helps attract other insects.

[@thecreaturescorner539]

mericale of evolution, derrr, we came from a rock!

[@heroldrocks3425]

😀LOVE THE NATURE VIDEOS😀

[@exoticpetsandme7154]

I really enjoyed this video, good luck in the future!

[@19InCuBuS77]

Hey Petko... Croatia is really a beautifull Country. Love it. Should think about it on my next Holidays. See ya. Palac visok ! (Hope thats right) :>

[@venomsneck1551]

It's actually "palac gore" but you at least tried😉

[@ellislawson2322]

Love you video I usta go to a animal college and no one would go into the invertebrates to clean and do feeds except me so proud and now I have my own I'm happy don't know what type though

[@thecatsmeow9972]

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