The Evolution of Spiders

[@juliusblaze]

"Humans are closer to sharks than spiders are to insects" I love little evolution weirdness like that

[@kokroucz]

Then again humans are more closely related to tuna than yuna to shark

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Sometimes I forget that our only close non-chordata buddies are… echinoderms. Of all creatures, we’re closest to the spiky pincushions.

[@vomm]

I wish humans were closer to spiders that would be so cool every meal would be a drink

[@valipunctro]

​@@kokrouczdo we have a Clint enjoyer? 😁 Thats why ppl say the category of "fish" doesnt exist if you dont put every tetrapod in it.

[@lemmingscanfly5]

Not too surprising as spiders have blood and insects don’t.

[@thegreatestpepe]

I had no idea why spiders moved so creepily. I guess that explains it. The mechanics behind their movement is so different from everything else, that it gives us that uncanny valley feeling. Also explains why they curl up into a ball when they die, since they can't pump their hydraulics anymore. Wild.

[@MegaClaymore123]

I don't think so... spiders are creepy because they can often be venomous. It's more adapative for humans to be wary of them than insects--which aren't as deadly. If spiders had the muscles, and insects the hydraulics, I think we'd be saying how creepy the muscle legs look.

[@redplanet7163]

@@MegaClaymore123 Personally I find spiders less creepy than insects. Spiders are smart and patient. And they want to stay away from you. Insects are manic and more likely to bite you. I don't care how they walk.

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

@@redplanet7163and spiders CANT fly

[@duckduckgoose240]

@@HYDROCARBON_XD Some can jump though.. but yeah spiders over insects any day

[@jamesduncan2403]

Spiders are marvelous examples of evolution. Also, their bodies have helped us revolutionize some aspects of mechanics, like needing less moving parts and instead of pullies, levers and cogs, the Hydraulic system they use to move has been integrated into robotics. The more you know lol

[@rainerbe]

0:20 Small correction: while it used to be believed that arachnids have a fused head and thorax like some other arthropods, the consensus is now that their ancestors never had a separate head and thorax to begin with. Because of this, the words cephalothorax and abdomen have recently been replaced by prosoma and opisthosoma as the preferred words for arachnid body segments.

[@MattieAMiller]

Wild addition. Somehow makes spiders even weirder than before. Perfectly spooky

[@Mantipodeez]

Zoologist here. I’ve been trying to pronounce opisthosoma for a couple minutes and it just sounds like I’m trying to spit out a mouthful of spiders. Thanks! Hate it.

[@jacquesdeburgo2878]

So it's now believed that insects evolved heads after the split?

[@dagoodboy6424]

I rember reading somthing like that.

[@hrzmann]

@@jacquesdeburgo2878, since insects now are considered to be pancrustacean closely related to dudes like tadpole shrimp and crustaceans tend not to have a head, seems like they indeed evolved heads afterwards.

[@ambergris5705]

So many great points. It's like, "spiders can't be that distantly related to insects"... And then "they move with hydraulics instead of muscles" That's a crazy crazy difference...

[@haymakerkubrick7196]

actually not too crazy, in order for muscles to work you need something hard to pull/push off of, and many insect larvae lack the hard exoskeleton and need to move hydraulically. This is how inchworms inch and caterpillars crawl and its why their movements look somewhat like a spiders.

[@SP-ny1fk]

Some of our humans move using hot air

[@foisopracurtir6389]

@@haymakerkubrick7196 *pull

[@secondbeamship]

Boner legs. Also kinda like starfish?

[@brastionskywarrior6951]

that is incredibly funny to me. seriously funny

[@Zooker25]

I think we only find spider locomotion creepy because we're already hard-wired to be wary of spiders, so we pick up on their movement pattern as distinctly spidery.

[@Yes10292]

Exactly! Creepy is a matter of perception. This looks like a good channel but it's depressing to see it misunderstanding human psychology.

[@garythefishable]

I can't remember which channel I saw it on but I recently watched a video that claimed that the fear of spiders had to cultural as the only spider with a medically significant bite that our early ancestors would have lived around was the 6 eyed sand spider and even then they are rarely know to bite humans. It's only over the past few thousand years that humans have moved to continents with more aggressive spiders that you are likely to encounter on a more regular basis.

[@revvv1221]

​​@@Yes10292I don't think anyone is watching this channel for 'human psychology"

[@tfan2222]

@@jamesmaybrick2001The overwhelming majority of humans find spiders creepy because humans are hard wired to find them so as they present a very real risk. Just because a select few does not does not mean that the entire language used to talk about the topic should cater to them. So, yes, *we* do find them *creepy.*

[@boguszmakowski2357]

@@jamesmaybrick2001 fear of spiders is the most common phobia in thw world. wasps are scary too

[@robertborland5083]

A unique fact about spiders is -- due to ballooning juveniles -- they are the among the most common animals found in the atmosphere as aeroplankton.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

The horror knows no bounds

[@vkobevk]

@@williamchamberlain2263 not really horror, they fly high and only fall on tree or building fly, mosquitoes are more annoying

[@davidegaruti2582]

It may also explain why they never evolved flight : they never needed it for dispersal ... Why fly when you can already cross oceans with no adaptations ?

[@minderbart1]

So does that mean the myth of eating spiders may actually not be a myth at all?

[@robertborland5083]

@@minderbart1 "average person eats 3 spiders a year" factoid actually just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Jet Streams Georg, who lives in the upper atmosphere & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier and should not have been counted

[@garythefishable]

The weird hydrolic system is also the reason why jumping spiders didn't have to waste xp modifying their legs like the crickets had to in order to jump long distances, instead they just flood their legs at a rapid rate.

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

zoo tierlist

[@dedompler]

@@hasanmuttaqin464 😱you understood the reference👏👍

[@PicklesRTasty]

Oh my god Tier List reference. So quirky and original. You are so funny hahahahahahha xdddDddddddDddDDDDDD

[@Icewallowcome012]

video games

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@PicklesRTasty What is a tier list?

[@DavidCesarVera]

Fantastic video. I’ve been getting over my arachnophobia over the past few years, and it’s videos like these that trigger intrigue where at one time I only recoiled. Thank you

[@FoldingTeaLeaves]

Look up videos of Bold Jumping Spiders. They are incredibly adorable and are harmless to humans

[@toni5431]

@@FoldingTeaLeaves- I was just about to suggest to start with jumping spiders too. They are adorable fuzzy curious little creatures. They seem to enjoy human interaction too on the spider keeping videos I've watched.

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

Good on you for finally getting over your irrational fear of spiders. Good job.

[@r3nowned]

I had arachnophobia since a child because of my mother, at nearly 40 I have a 8 year old son who wanted a tarantula, story short I got him a pink toe. Not kidding I had panic attacks nearly every day for around 2 week trying to feed it, but now my phobia has gone and she's adorable and part of the family. But yeah start with a jumping spider rather then a larger species like me, it will 100% cure u if it has me

[@AngryMothNoises]

I always want videos on the evolution of spiders. FOR YEARS and finally someone makes a video about it. Thank you

[@이이-n4z8y]

There are thousands of spider evolution videos, going back 70 to 80 years. Learn grade one information finding. I bet you're not aware enough to be embarrassed by your comment. Learn impulse control while your at it.

[@tjmoon1857]

Nice try, spider

[@searchiemusic]

i'm an audio engineer and, honestly, I was going through your old videos and having to eq and mono some of them lol, but your audio is SO much better now, i've been binge watching your whole catalog and i love the depth, you're not afraid to use the big scary words and I love that, I've been learning so much watching these from actually being able to look up information instead of just getting 'this was related to this and this and that and this'

[@80n3y4rd]

Hehe, I feel you. Shocking amount of large channels have crap audio. (also into audio engineering). Clicks/pops in scene cuts gets my back up the most where they havent considered zero crossings, damn rookies. lol

[@Lars6138]

Apparently our primate ancestors (and us) were/are allergic to certain types of spider venom, which may have caused us to be extra wary of them, as they could be a potential danger. Edit: I may have put a bit much meaning into this as some in the comments have pointed out, but there's some disagreement on this. Just take my initial comment with a tiny grain of salt and do your own research before believing in random people from the internet. ;)

[@lukakaps9548]

Yeah, and spiders often hide in corners and even for spiders that are not medically significant some spider bites hurt a lot. Plus there are a select few spider species that are medically significant.

[@DefaultFlame]

That's why the Sydney Funnel-web is so dangerous. It's venom isn't anything special, but humans and other primates have lethal allergic reactions to it. (*Technically* it's not an allergic reaction, as it isn't the immune system freaking out that does it, but it's close enough for government work. In any case, very lethal to all primates.)

[@CC-ns2ds]

This doesn’t make too much sense unless there was a highly venomous spider that existed on the African planes some 300,000 years ago. All venomous modern spiders exist only on Australia and South America not Africa. Meaning we shouldn’t have an innate fear/aversion to spiders.

[@Lars6138]

@@CC-ns2ds I'll try to look for the source I saw on this and hand it to you. I may have misunderstood (most likely) or been misinformed. In that case I'm sorry if I've passed misinformation on this subject to others. 😳

[@lukakaps9548]

@CC-ns2ds not only do medically significant spiders exist on almost any continent but our evolution didn't stop 300,000 years ago. Several fears and other behaviors can be observed in humans that could have only been formed in the last few thousand years.

[@6Twisted]

Crazy that scorpions are older than trees.

[@tjmoon1857]

But younger than the mountains

[@flushed5747]

@@tjmoon1857 No they're older than those too, sleep tight

[@jonahmay6252]

Perfect Halloween video!

[@pomodorino1766]

A video on how witches evolved into bitches would also be relevant.

[@fishybusinessco.8398]

You’re both correct have a wonderful day of harvest enjoy Halloween

[@Shakkarz]

I love spiders as a kid had a African tarantula.

[@B_COOPER]

I know sharks don’t sneeze, but mama shark at 0:53 definitely sneezes when he tells us how we are closer to sharks than spiders to insects

[@shawnfoogle920]

👁️👄👁️

[@Mono_Autophobic]

You tricked me 😭

[@Eververcetti]

Watching my channel is closer to us than spiders

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

1:25 useless linguistic fun fact: One way you can spot native speakers of English is that they are pretty much the only ones that routinely switch up 'ancestor' and 'descendant'. I have always been puzzled by this, but I think the reason is that the two words aren't as transparent as they are in other languages. In my native Danish, 'descendant' is "efterkommer" lit. "aftercomer" ('comer' as in 'newcomer'), and ancestor is "forfader" lit. "forefather".

[@robdavis8556]

Are you a robot? It's just that I saw a similar comment on video in a completely different genre earlier today. 🤖??

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@robdavis8556 could you send me the link to the video or the title? It might be me, as I am a voraceous watcher, but if not, I'd like to see who else noticed

[@imperialbriton3160]

Yeah I had a little aneurism when I head it; I’m a native English speaker but damn is it common to hear people mixing it up; especially in academia

[@robdavis8556]

@@rasmusn.e.m1064 unfortunately not, I have been watching a lot of rather random stuff this morning but it was most likely a new video in the tech space 😅 Glad you are not a robot ❤️

[@lukakaps9548]

Another thing a lot of native speakers write is "should of" and "would of" because they learn English by hearing and most non native speakers learn written English.

[@NicolasBeraldes]

I have a great fear of spiders, I came here today to study my enemy, now it frightens me to know that at some point in history scorpions had wings

[@nunya___]

You have nothing to fear but fear itself...and spiders, f*** spiders.

[@bjnslc]

Not your enemy. The opposite, really. Studying is the road to better appreciation.

[@Snuusnuu69]

Spiders are not your enemy, they just look and move in a way that looks very unnatural. Watch videos of people with pet jumpers, they are adorable.

[@RetroCube]

Know thy foe

[@boyinblue.]

I love spiders, my only hang up is touching them. Unless it's a jumping spider I don't touch them, especially if I don't know what they are. But jumping spiders are fine by me, they end up on me all on their own when I'm sitting outside anyway. They are cute and pretty docile.

[@CryptidBuddy]

Till one day they find a way to grow massive & eat you

[@Mrt-hx1vz]

Jumping spiders are chill so I don’t mind them. I would touch other spiders but I don’t know how they would react so I don’t just in case

[@lukakaps9548]

Here in Germany we have a lot of eratigena atrica in a shed at my house. I don't mind them being there, not a lot of flying insects that would otherwise annoy me, but since they are pretty much the largest spider we have here and extremely fast I don't like touching them. It happens on occasion when turning on the light or something when I just don't see them, they just scurry away but, you know, very fast an creepily.

[@Mrt-hx1vz]

@@lukakaps9548 every now and then I see huntsman spiders(only seen massive ones a few times), they can bite but most of the time there not a problem, if you leave them alone they’ll leave u alone

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

I always loved jumping spiders

[@mimp8365]

So what you’re saying is Spiders move by getting leg boners, okay.

[@avnertishby]

I need more of this, please! So many questions remain, such as the origin of the silk producing organ and spider's amazing acrobatic abilities, and more. I work in robotics and find spiders absolutely humbling in their multiple advanced abilities all wrapped up in such tiny packages.

[@auxin903]

I think the way spiders move is so elegant. They have such tender footsteps, like they are cautious of each placements even though they have so many. They remind me of ballet dancers - walking on their toes with a strength that belied their soft exterior. Sometimes i imagine a world where people latched on to spiders instead of butterflies for everything. Kids getting facepaint of colorful spiders, or adults have spider print blouses. Makes you think how subjective fear and beauty is!

[@muffinman3052]

If you ask me, a fear of painful, possibly deadly venomous bites is pretty universal and objective. Evolutionary, even. It's not a surprise that the creatures we as a species latch onto as "beautiful" are completely harmless

[@emanuelosuna9394]

Comparing ballet dancers to spiders is like comparing a princess to a crackhead. Only in black swan would that comparison make any sense

[@soraarizuto242]

I'd suggest looking at some of the recent Monster Hunter Wilds trailers. There's literally a dancing spider monster now 😂

[@amanda4716]

the way spiders walk really is interesting and beautiful. i think people are often blinded by prejudice or fear and can't see the beauty in things. fear is natural, but its important to look past that initial reaction. i understand why they're not, but it would be cool if spiders were loved the way some other animals are

[@eerielconstantine5051]

They remind me of how cats carefully place their paws, I think of spiders as the cats of the insect (even tho they aren’t technically insects) world 😂

[@hashteraksgage3281]

The chad arachnid vs the virgin insect

[@hititmanify]

Sigma grindset

[@ccriztoff]

@@hititmanifyI'm an actual sigma male

[@immobilizedrock368]

Virginsect vs Chadrachnid

[@CharleneLoach]

​@@ccriztoffno you're not sigma you're just clinically antisocial

[@ccriztoff]

@@CharleneLoach asocial

[@fletjaens]

i used to be terrified of spiders, but now i adore them and coexist with them in my home. they don't hurt me, i don't hurt them, and i quite literally never have bugs no matter how much of a slob i am. here to remind you to leave the creepy lil critters be!

[@gcharocks]

Unless they're brown recluse spiders. Get those fuckers out!

[@fletjaens]

@gcharocks this is actually a misconception. there are many accounts of homes with even hundreds of brown recluses, without a single bite. they only bite when they're being actively crushed, so if you live in an area with them, just make sure you are shaking out clothes you leave on the floor (as they can see them as good places to hide, if you leave them out for a while) and don't have bed skirts (as they're actually unable to walk on walls or other slick surfaces, so fabric would be their only real way of getting into your bed). there is a reason they are called recluses, they don't want anything to do with you or any humans. and even if you were to be bitten, it is extremely unlikely that they would inject you with any significant amount of venom. it is at high cost to them to use their venom for anything other than their prey, so more often than not when people are bit by them, there is no greater reaction than any other spider bite. i highly recommend you learn more about them, as they are really not an animal you need to be afraid of. and that's not even to mention that they inhabit a much smaller habitat than people think (only really southeastern america). chances are you don't even have any within a 100 mile radius of you. i hope this helps :)

[@fletjaens]

@gcharocks mywildbackyard has a great 7 minutes video about them that has some great info, and dispels a lot of the myths most of us believe/believed about these misunderstood guys. bro just wants to eat your roaches!

[@TheKribu]

They not creepy they the best buds.

[@spyrofrost9158]

"A lot of the horror that spiders emit is due to how different they are from us." Spiders, the ultimate victims of racism.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Lose the bull

[@williamchamberlain2263]

​@samsonsoturian6013 xenophobia, the fear of the different, is a significant problem in most societies and cultures. The instinctive aspect is less powerful than the learned aspect, but many people are either too ignorant, or too invested in their identity politics, or too keen to blame their problems on outside groups to avoid accountability to work to overcome xenophobia in themselves or their kids.

[@methanbreather]

eh not exactly. Imagine being an early hominid. Imagine being bitten by some of those bigger spiders. The venom might not kill you (but might make you wish it would) but those bites almost always also cause severe infections. Infections that without antibiotics result in death. Being afraid of spiders was a survival trait.

[@RikusentaiOfficial]

I will never overcome my bug prejudice lol

[@umi3017]

specieism, or maybe phylumism?

[@ChristineInNornia]

I am really frightened of Spiders, but this is Moth Light Media so I have to watch🌟

[@pac1fic055]

Perfect life form 😬. Also, jumping spiders seem pretty intelligent to me.

[@Snuusnuu69]

They are, due to the way jumpers hunt, and good eye sight. They are observant, and take in a lot of information about their surroundings. They think about how to approach the target, in the sneakiest and most efficient way to ambush their pray. They are very smart, when it comes to the spider world.

[@pac1fic055]

@ If you like jumping spiders, I recommend that you read the sci-fi novel Children of Time.

[@0MetallicaManX0]

I get flak for letting spiders make webs in my house...but those little guys eat all the bugs that i don't like (i've watched them do it!), so why destroy their homes? :P

[@mybrother1350]

Plus you get free Halloween decorations of the best kind!

[@_Wombat]

I have spindley spiders in my house that kill and eat the big hairy ones that freak me out. It's a fantastic arrangement.

[@ronan5228]

I will let a spider chill in a corner of the room, but the if I ever see one on the floor/lower wall they're immediately gone. They can do their own thing so long as it's decently away from me. I am enforcing my own evolutionary pressure on them

[@_Wombat]

@@ronan5228 wall and floor is fair game for me (although I never see them on the floor 🤣) but the shower is where I exert my evolutionary pressure.

[@Bipolaroid90]

​@@ronan5228 exactly.

[@stonecodfish2365]

I was creeped out by them as a kid, but when I started seeing them as living things and not spooky basement horrors I grew to really love the little fellas. Hell, I dislocated my shoulder trying to trap a spider to free it and bring it back outdoors. (wife hated them and wanted me to kill it)

[@jackkraken3888]

Me too, I have tried to save multiple spiders including sun spiders! They just want to live dammit!

[@lukakaps9548]

I'm pretty much the same, I'm a bit weary around some of the spiders we have in our house (mostly eratigena atrica) since they are big, fast and pretty much the only spider that actually has the capacity to bite me here in Germany. But I don't want them making messy webs in my house, so they need to go outside.

[@bjnslc]

I've also retrained myself. Spiders are fascinating and worth the we effort.

[@Snuusnuu69]

I save spiders too and have a trick that makes it a lot easier. Get a piece of printer paper and tape, roll up the paper long ways to a funnel thats closed at the narrow end. They will go straight into a dark space like that, then you can close the opening to transport them safely! I am glad to know I'm not the only one to save spiders. I hope they eventually learn or adapt to not go into houses, which are like deathtraps to them, and become symbiotic to humans in the long run.

[@gohawks3571]

​@@Snuusnuu69Oh, thank you! I love spiders🥰 At my last house, there was a wolf spider in a web outside my kitchen window. I got to watch her catch & eat dinner. I think maybe one or two got away, but mostly she had a feast (I lived out in the country and had 2 acres of tall grass & wind. Got to see a lot of wildlife! Including a maned wolf... Only recently learned what that was, lol. Was freaky and cool at the same time.)

[@Lobsterboy1776]

What a great, information packed episode! Loved the shark and human analogy and the tidbit about the first scorpions found in Scotland!

[@Lobsterboy1776]

Also, the thing about how spiders move using hydraulics, so fascinating

[@Canisestlupus]

Wow, this is a very good video! I have never known that spiders have these kind of eyes, this may explain why they have so many of them 😮

[@VoodooMcVee]

A bit like those prisms on a tank.

[@xaza8uhitra4]

I love spiders, i never kill them and don’t think they are creepy at all. This video was awesome and fascinating.

[@TitansTracks]

@7:50 Bro that's a facehugger! 😱

[@mateozubiri6534]

I was just going to comment that... It's crazy how similar to a face bug is this ancient spider

[@henrycarpenter5733]

Excellent video, as usual! For a more fictional account of spider evolution, I recommend the science fiction novel Children of Time. The idea is that genetically enhanced spiders evolve sentience on an earth-like planet in the future, resulting in a conflict with the remnants of humanity. It's all made up but very plausible; it really makes you think about how spiders would view the world from their perspective and organise a society.

[@matthewanipen2418]

I always try to be nice to spiders. They creep me out but they're just doing their thing. Especially jumping spiders. They're pretty cute.

[@ecurewitz]

And they eat inset pests for free

[@methanbreather]

they eat the stuff that really annoys me. Like flies and mosquitos. So I tolerate them and leave them alone. Never hurting them if avoidable by any means. They do their job and it benefits me.

[@GottdesChaos]

Jumping spiders probably can dream

[@Real-Ruby-Red]

Cute is not the word I would have used

[@sbef]

I'm not fond of spiders, but one morning a fly woke me up, I stood to chase it away, and it got trapped in the web of a spider behind the radiator, and got eaten. Thanks spider friend

[@KimmoKM]

Great video! Just a thing I want to get off my chest: I've often criticized clickbait-y titles on videos (as a rather extreme example, channel Veritasium does great science videos, but their video titles are like... ugh) so I was pleased to see "evolution of spiders" as a recommended video, I clicked it because it seemed like a topic I'd like to know more of, the video seemed pretty good at first glance so I kept watching it, I finished watching it, and now I'm a subscriber.

[@porkyorcy1715]

imagine having arachnophobia and trypophobia and you're like 'okay I can get over my fear of spiders... I just need to learn about them...' and then you're hit with this shit 4:20

[@victoriaanon784]

The sponginess is oddly unsettling 😬

[@Lutra8]

I mentally died for a sec

[@zivamayne]

This comment lowkey scared me but the image on screen wasn’t that bad LUCKILY

[@Kaisebon]

Huh. I have both, but that particular image strangely didn't faze me. But I've also spent years getting over both of them, so maybe this is a good sign of progress...

[@Steeztsteez]

Inherited by all of its *descendants* @1:37

[@michaeldriggers7681]

Thank you I was about to say something like "their ancestors can't inherit any traits from them".

[@robinkelly1770]

Also came here to say that

[@LatinaSatsuki]

Ok nerd 🤓

[@Steeztsteez]

@@LatinaSatsuki thank you :)

[@n00b2b3r]

New Moth Light Media video means it's going to be a good day

[@Deadlyish]

Man this was fascinating, and you explained it so well. I love to hear about spiders and always wondered how they became what they are, and what they used to be like in ancient epochs. Superb video.

[@jesusvera7941]

what gives the spiders that strange aura is that they almost look engineered, robotic movement, no expression (no antennae, no wings, no nose), and finally: that big and pattern texture round belly, but what i have learned is that knowing how weak their poison is the less scary they become, sure it will hurt and the feeling of them knowing were are you and hidding from you can be uncomfortable, but understand that they are like that because spiders are more scare of you than you from them, the only spiders that will run at you instead from you are the ones that have stronger poisons.

[@EPWillard]

and brown recluses who are assholes.

[@jesusvera7941]

@EPWillard that specifically are the ones that once disturbed will attack in an attempt to defend themselves, most bites are in the hands while moving old furniture and in the back when they get in your bed and you roll over them or in your clothes when you put them on, i rarely have heard of head or leg bites, because they bite when they feel crushed.

[@SCIFIguy64]

Or they want to bask in your glory to protect them from harsh desert sun. Failure to do so will result in hissing and pursuit. Non of this is hyperbole.

[@jacobtravill3734]

Thank you for another amazing and interesting video, and thanks for bringing back the intro! :)

[@BodyByBenSLC]

7:14 if I saw that in the wild I would run.

[@JPMgeo]

Great video as always.

[@porko882]

A few years ago while working In a Wearhouse I saw tiny little scorpions on the boxes. They were Pseudoscorpions but that was the first time I saw one.

[@Scenery-1976]

One of the best yt videos released in months

[@ChristopherAnderson-e5o]

i dont know why but spiders never scared me. i can pick them up and touch them. and i think jumping spiders are cute

[@fordprefect80]

Try picking up a funnel web spider. Ouch.

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

yup

[@monkeytron5061]

What a FANTASTIC video! I'm approaching 50 and have seen a LOT of spiders in my life time but never once had I noticed they didn't have heads! How is that possible? I need to pay more attention lol

[@Aethuviel]

I'm a lifelong arachnophobe (33) and one of the unsettling things about spiders for me is how the face is just planted straight between the leg. Unlike ants and flies, which have heads and necks.

[@monkeytron5061]

@ I felt it but just never noticed what it was. I was super scared of spiders as a kid but now I hate frickin fruit flies so much more I consider my house spiders staff. I changed my mind. Keep up the good work guys.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@Aethuviel It's like if a human was just legs and your face was at the waist/pelvis. Lmao

[@lookinsidemyphilosophy1594]

Intro is back!!! Love it

[@scubasteve3743]

This is one of the best, most informative videos I have ever seen.

[@CarmenLC]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

[@muhammadeisa1459]

Always a good day when moth light media uploads

[@homeless215]

6:44 moments before a disaster

[@lightwishatnight]

Thank you for making this video. I really appreciate you, and I hope you can make more. I've learned so much, thanks to your channel ❤🎉. Cheers and thanks again.

[@mothtree7730]

6:23 how do you call spider eyes creepy then show that little guy

[@adams13245]

Jumping spiders are adorable. Has anyone read Children of Time?

[@matthewferry7932]

You just don’t get it. And it’s more the mouth

[@danielharris5044]

This videos was truly facinating, always thought spiders were interesting creatures and this has given me a new understanding of them.

[@breadbeater2853]

We had an argiope aurantia spider that made a web on our porch. We named her Janet and we called her our front door guardian lol. She eventually made two egg sacs and then passed on. We gave her a little funeral, she was a good spider

[@rakninja]

just like charlotte from the book. i've had invasive joros (also in the argiope family,)on my porch this year, but sadly i've learned why they are not considered a threat, despite their invasive status. of the 7-8 spiders on my house since this spring, only two survived to mating, and only one has managed to not get plucked from her web by predators (most likely spider hunting wasps,) so far, and she's yet to drop her eggs.

[@TheFashioncore]

I am heavily arachnophobic, and I really appreciate these videos that tell me about spiders that give me insight of them, where I live there's not really any dangerous spiders, however i've always been afraid for no reason. I've been trying for a couple years now to understand and remedy my phobia bit by bit, i wont be holding a tarantula any time soon but im not getting as freaked out by the tiniest (smaller than a pinky nail size) spider anymore.

[@grandpachen1594]

Heck yeah can't wait to watch, love spiders. We get big - but harmless - spiders here in South Africa called rain spiders and they are awesome to handle.

[@blackwidowrsa]

Haven't seen one in quite a few years

[@BugsandBiology]

They’re some of my favourites. But here in Australia we tend to call them huntsmen instead.

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

Here in the US, my favs are the Argiopes. Harmless, clumsy, and often beautifully ornate

[@seleuf]

6:57 I'm glad you specified "around 1 cm long" because "It was spider-sized" means nothing! xD

[@Cuccos19]

Very interesting content! Subscribed! :)

[@sirengita3535]

Such a great taxonomy breakdown, really enjoyed it! Keep up the great work!

[@reporeport]

Spiders with a tail? Ugh no thank you. Glad Earth realized that was a bad, bad, terrible idea

[@SCIFIguy64]

Even God says no to some ideas lmao

[@Theendman42]

Thankfully we’ve got no flying spiders.

[@kinhamid9665]

That's just scorpions

[@AwfulLawfulFawful]

Might I introduce you to the Vinegaroon? Closest thing.

[@gavynmarrey2420]

Loved this - want one of those segmented trapdoor spiders - look awesome

[@the_audsquad661]

this is my favorite channel for videos about evolution!

[@pomodorino1766]

His videos are surprising simple yet explanatory and not dumbed down of annoyingly "spectacularised".

[@noelleelizabethan]

Thats so cool i love spiders. Little nice friendly jumpy spiders are for sure my favorite. I do get icked out when they are big but i still try not to hurt them!

[@W0LF2612]

I love spiders. Especially jumping spiders.

[@pomodorino1766]

Years ago there was someone on Flikr taking macros of jumping spiders and photoshopping speakers in place of their eyes, making some race of rave monsters from space. It was brilliant.

[@Moonlight_Tide]

Jumping spiders are what are getting me over my fear of spiders.

[@JGuraan]

I reeeealy don't like spiders, but their independently evolved camera eyes are cool. And the fact that some of them, like Wolf Spiders and Huntsmen take care of their babies is really cute in a, sttay-waaay-the-fuck-over-there-and-keep-being-sweet-parents kind of a way

[@davidhouseman4328]

Never disliked spiders but only actively liked them after seeing a jumping spider.

[@llchapman1234]

Jumping spiders are spunky 😊

[@KremDeLaKremling]

I can’t go to sleep without British KZbinrs

[@Boboleif49]

I love all your videos! If you take requests I want to see a video on the evolution of eels!

[@AAK540]

Lil black spider walking across the pavement was so cute :3

[@nvm_whosmei]

I am fascinated with spiders but one thing that annoys me is when people say spiders are similar to insects. Insects have SIX (sect) legs and spiders have EIGHT(ach) legs. This is very similar to the german/ French words for six:sechs/six. and eight: acht/huit. Spiders are not insects they're ARACHNIDS

[@Tom-jw7ii]

Saying that they are similar to insects is acknowledging that they are not insects. You can’t be similar to what you are, only to what you are not.

[@nvm_whosmei]

@@Tom-jw7ii i know that but i'm only saying that they are SIMILAR to insects cuz its rly annoying when people say they are insects.

[@MichaelZesty]

Really awesome video, book lungs are some of the most interesting breathing apparatus in land dwelling animals, and makes excellent use of the diffusion process, they are super weird, and even weirder are the arachnoid cousins who have no book lungs at all, such as the afore mentioned sun spider.

[@NineteenEighty8]

I knew that spiders came from the sea because when I'm out on my pond, I see spiders walking on water ALL THE TIME. It's pretty cool to see and know that they used to swim.

[@globin3477]

You sure those are spiders and not pond skaters? I know of at least one spider species that lives in water (the diving bell spider), but "walking on water" makes me think water skaters, which are insects.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@globin3477 Look up dock spiders. I've seen them on the actual water's surface in New Hampshire

[@jamesprendergast6183]

Excellent video, great to learn all this in such a clear and concise way!

[@indyreno2933]

In case everyone should know, arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) are currently split into two major groups, which are the subphyla Myriochelata (Myriochelates) and Pancrustacea (Pancrustaceans) with the former being split into the superclasses Myriapoda (Myriapods) and Chelicerata (Chelicerates) and the latter being split into the superclasses Crustacea (Crustaceans) and Hexapods (Hexapods).

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Thanks - I'm still horrified, but much more accurately now

[@havinfun7265]

But Myriapods are descendants of Euthycarcinoids, which I thought were linked to Crustaceans. Am I missing something? Or is the arthropod family tree still ambiguous?

[@indyreno2933]

@@havinfun7265, myriapods are more closely related to chelicerates than to pancrustaceans, therefore the two subphyla of arthropods are Myriochelata and Pancrustacea.

[@martingonzalez3629]

@@havinfun7265 Taxonomy is always changing, it all depends on who you ask. There are so many animals and so many new discoveries it'll be a long while before we get a clear picture.

[@havinfun7265]

What’s the current consensus on Trilobite placement?

[@Law0086]

Oooooooo! A special on ticks would be very nice! Thank you for this video!

[@griantesla7644]

Man, you are spoiling us with so many high quality vids!!!

[@grokeffer6226]

Interesting stuff!!

[@SingleTrack66]

3:38 if this is true, why don’t scorpions have Scottish accents ?

[@RicoCord]

Good point

[@RadicalCaveman]

Nice video. You crushed it.

[@greentoad-g8k]

Yay, cutie time😊

[@negligible_reality]

Cute? Spiders are absolutely disgusting, nothing "cute" about them. 🤢🤮

[@greentoad-g8k]

@negligible_reality they are small, leggy, eyey, mostly harmless, hunt insects, some run around with tiny babies on them during summer, no gross liquids, no smell, no feces, very labourious, very cute. Recenly small one made a web in the plant on my office desk and just sits there in the center all curled up, waiting for flies, very nice coworker😄

[@melodymonger]

Fascinating stuff 😊. Thank you 🙏.

[@User-eb7my]

1:30 *descendants, not ancestors. You inherit things from your ancestors, not the other way around

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

I love spiders and I'm glad this video exists to give me more knowledge about them

[@herewegoagain6003]

6:27 "go home spider, you're drunk"

[@BobSaget-d4s]

Spiders are absolutely amazing. It took me several decades to get here however.

[@steynyk6782]

I was gonna leave a comment hating on the video because there was no Trypophobia warning at @ 4:26 but it's better that way, shock therapy helps with the fear

[@20PINKluvr]

I didn't really notice 😂

[@Tom-dj5tj]

What a looser u are you

[@CoperliteConsumer]

Eurypterids absolutely take the top place for scary AF arthropods your glad are no longer possible. They are endlessly fascinating!

[@nicklindberg90]

1:20 thanks i love nightmares :)

[@TheRealBlueBeanie]

Lovely video, thank you!

[@obibraxton2232]

Perfect and timely upload with Halloween 🎃 🕷️ BUT please post MORE frequently when you can, at least once a month 🤧😮‍💨

[@_Wombat]

quality not quantity 💪

[@gavinrfuller]

Thank you, there is quite a bit of this I didn't know.

[@pomodorino1766]

🤣🤣🤣

[@douglashurd4356]

I'd like to hear about jumping spiders if you ever find the time. Thanks!

[@VicusUtrecht]

I would like that 😊

[@negligible_reality]

What's to know about them? They're disgusting. That's it, end of video. 💀🔥

[@Alberad08]

Highly appreciated - thanks a lot!

[@Chaucy]

@2:22 nope nope nope nope nope nope

[@yseson_]

More like Nay-kiloptorus

[@degariuslozak2169]

They're so cuuuuute❤❤❤

[@neilog747]

Attercopus is named after an old English word for a spider, which is attercop - literally 'eight(eyed)head'

[@Bellicosy]

Are you certain that is the correct etymology? I was under the impression that atter was for poison, rather than for eight.

[@Mr-wv1tu]

Aha..! I see the relationship with the Danish word for spider (edderkop). Interesting! Thank you!

[@JohnyG29]

@@Bellicosy No, I think you're wrong.

[@wauwau4896]

I really enjoyed that one. I want more videos like that👍

[@ni-dirus]

1:30 you mistakenly said "inherited by all its ancestors" 😁 I feel like I caught an Easter egg because I love editing stuff

[@tardarsauce3355]

Fascinating video as always

[@chheinrich8486]

Spiders creep me up FAR LESS than most insects 😂

[@amogusenjoyer]

I like them because they eat insects, which are much more annoying to have in my home lol

[@benross9174]

@@amogusenjoyeryeah Spiders arent even pests. They dont destroy the house, eats cables/clothes, eats human food and so on. If anything spiders in your hold significantly decreases pests in your household

[@Player-pj9kt]

The big flying insect are the worse for me

[@robinv.1964]

Hello Mothlight Media pls reintroduce the very epic music from your first Video "convergent evolution". You explaining evolution with that mystic music makes listening to you just so poetic. Love from germany, keep up the great work! ❤