The fantastic anatomy of spiders - all you have to know

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, so many people asked for it, so here is the additional spider locomotion animation: Spider Locomotion Explained - Nature's Top Climbers Unveiled kzbin.info/www/bejne/o37SfnqnZa-Cbbc Hope, you enjoy watching it 🕷️🕸️🤙🏼

[@wotanscry1594]

the most intresting part that is not mentioned here is that that open fluid system also helps the spider move around. It is basicly a hydrostatic system where the pressure caused by the heart strectches out the legs. Without pressure the legs fold themselfs under the spider due to natural spring tension of the ligaments involved. Thats why you almost never find a dead spider with its legs like its about to run away but underneath its body instead. Edit finally corrected the mistake by calling the thing "pneumatic" :D

[@OliverEnde]

Oh,very interesting fact. Thanks for mentioning, I didn't find that during my research..

[@andychilli]

How can I find more about this pneumatic system? Other beings have it?

[@Kranon]

So, in layman's terms. A boner per leg.

[@KyrosDreslynn]

@@andychilli most arthropods rely on hydro-static and hydro-dynamic pressure to move, it is pretty fascinating stuff

[@gregorypeck876]

Totally ! I was expecting them to reach that interesting part of its physiology but didn’t 🤷‍♂️

[@that.neurodivergent]

For some reason I’ve never thought of spiders having organs but I DEFINITELY didn’t think they’d look like that! Absolutely fascinating, thank you!

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot, you are welcome :)

[@biggusdickus5986]

Every spider l come across ends up with its organs on the outside in a pulp. Hate the buggers.

[@that.neurodivergent]

@@biggusdickus5986 :( username checks out

[@genderreaver]

I'm not being facetious when I say that I also used to imagine that most insects were just super big bacteria animated by cosmic winds or something mystical. It's weird thinking that the small creatures have body complexities rivaling humans, and a striking similarity to humans in DNA! Or the other way around I guess...

[@Daniel_Rodrigues_89]

You're not alone, dude! And I highly doubt even those who stopped to think about it imagined their heart looking like that, for example. Nature is freaking awesome!

[@SpaceHippy]

Someone put a tremendous amount of effort into this video, and I applaud them. Teaching tools like this make comprehension and retention so much easier.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much! Yes, much of passion, love and of course time went into this animation, but it was quite fun from the beginning till the end

[@Schlauermxnsch]

Junge dein Bild, wie siehst du aus? Was lädst du für ein komisches Bild von dir hoch? Ist dir garnichts peinlich?

[@JoeRussell-oj7xm]

@@OliverEnde What software did you use? I'm just getting into 3D modelling spiders in Blender and this is inspiring :)

[@OliverEnde]

@@JoeRussell-oj7xm Hey, I work with Cinema 4D, but also started getting used to blender.. so blender is a great choice, keep practicing and learning 🙂

[@phpBasics]

The modeling and animation of this presentation are simply fantastic.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much! It quite took some time, but it was a lot of fun to do this animation. So I am glad you liked it :)

[@tonyb8660]

big time skills

[@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442]

​@@OliverEndehe means simply awesome😅😊❤

[@SToXC_.]

@@OliverEnde amazing quality

[@OliverEnde]

@@SToXC_. thanks!

[@NeillWylie]

I'm terrified of spiders but can't help but admire the incredible biology.

[@LegionIvory]

Same. They are incredible creatures.

[@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

Knowledge is the pathway toward conquering your fears. If you know enough about your enemy, he will no longer be as such in your eyes. To me, spiders are cute little creatures that are deathly afraid of me. Except jumping spiders, I feel like they just see me as a jungle gym.

[@spartanvenom5388]

@@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY yeah I’m more afraid of stepping on a spider whenever I go outside at night and I have a hard time figuring what spider a particular one is. (if it’s not a black widow or a daddy long leg I don’t know,since those two are very common in my area) I also really don’t like the feeling of something small crawling on my skin, so it’d probably be hard to have one as a pet.

[@jackiecozzie4803]

same, violently arachnophobic but I love biology so much

[@NeillWylie]

@@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY I really hope so! Cheers.

[@Harvey529]

good work getting the spider to stay in place for the video... especially for when his skin was turned off

[@Lex_Thor]

XD

[@justinschexnayder8485]

All you have to do is ask politely

[@ConanObrien22]

They actually pretty nice insect if you get to know them better

[@KhreamedKhorne]

​@@ConanObrien22Spiders are arachnids, not insects

[@wishywashy1153]

he found a well-behaved fly, too, that just sat there while being liquified.

[@protercool8474]

It was really good of that spider to stand still while you filmed and scanned her. She walked straight to where she needed to be and even waited a moment to make sure you were done. Very good patient, 10/10 would scan again.

[@OliverEnde]

😂😂😂 So kind of that spider 😉

[@leechjim8023]

Pooter annamated😁

[@kellydalstok8900]

I was a bit worried when that large weight was dropped so close to the poor creature.

[@rhuttrho88]

Paid actor.🙄

[@AdhvaithSane]

Some people here don’t realise the guy was joking about the spider’s unforeseen compliance

[@anakinvader9120]

Besides the video being simply amazing, HUGE shoutout to the animator. He did a FANTASTIC job with all this

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much!

[@chals1117]

​@@OliverEnde your animation skills are crazy! Could i know how much it took you to animate at this level?

[@OliverEnde]

@@chals1117 Hey, thanks a lot!! Hm, I started with 3D in 2003.. so I had 20 years to work on my skills :-) I guess this is more than enough time to learn something well

[@Spindlegrind]

@@OliverEnde fantastic animation, not criticism there! ... though on the subject of spiders i was hoping to see the hydraulic mechanisms that move the legs.

[@----.__]

@@OliverEnde I started playing with 3D in 1992 on the Amiga 500 (AMOS 3D) and use various packages today to design the combat and weapon systems for naval warships (MoD and DoD). I can't hold a candle to what you do, I had to watch the video twice because the first time I spent the whole time thinking "how the hell did you model that!!!". Credit where credit is due, you have a phenomenal skill set. Peace from the UK mate.

[@Jacques_JvR]

Its so amazing how complex a small spider's internals can be, normally people don't think of such stuff.

[@ThermaL-ty7bw]

it's pretty simple , pressure and release like everything in this universe , even the universe itself pressure builds up and needs to be released , which gives beings motion and room to grow in to their environment ... people aren't made for sitting still either , things get backed up and you get used to pressure Without release , which is the cause of a Lot of mental and physical problems ...

[@heatnup]

@@ThermaL-ty7bw the concept of it is simple but the particularities of how said motion is achieved are what make it so complex.

[@hoseki4031]

Short without any extra fluff, exactly what I was looking for, thanks man

[@OliverEnde]

hey HŌSEKI , you are welcome :-)

[@JanetStarChild]

It's refreshing to find a video that hasn't been artificially bloated to a half-hour. One of the downsides of KZbin removing time limits on videos is that many KZbinrs want to monopolize their viewers' time with excessively long videos.

[@jefthereaper]

The elongated heart is pretty interesting. I knew the heart differs from species to species, but had no idea it could differ to such an extent.

[@kellydalstok8900]

There’s a SciShow video on how blood circulation evolved more than once. Hence the difference in circulatory systems and composition of blood.

[@skycloud4802]

I didn't even comprehend that bugs could have a need for hearts, but it makes a hell of a lot of sense.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

Dito. I seem to remember that we had spiders in biology class, but i cant remember if we ever went into that much detail. I knew that they (like insects) dont have red bloodcells and that their respiratory system works a lot different than our lungs (which also restricts their size, becaus its not very efficient in comparrison to lungs).

[@caseyb1346]

next time you see a spider look closely at their abdomen. On some you can see their heart beat.

[@joefish6091]

@@skycloud4802 Insects have crude blood sacks, ditto oxygen diffusion by branching tubes, spiders are more complex like mammals.

[@mcsmith732]

Spiders scare me but it used to be so much worse. I spent a lot of time studying them, both with books and out in nature. I never kill them, but my body still goes into panic mode whenever I see them. I like the peacock spiders and the Jumping spiders. I like some of the smaller Crab spiders too. They do color changes. I live in the southern Appalachians surrounded by woods. We have many, many Wolf spiders around here, like really large Wolfies. They're scary, but fairly easy to get out of the house when they get in. I've gotten pretty good at catch and release.

[@janinem9794]

You're fairly kind😅 ... I live in southern Ontario, Canada. And if I see one of those wolf spiders, they won't be alive if I can do anything about it😂😬😬 although, daddy long legs and jumping spiders don't bother me

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

Fear of spiders is in our DNA and for a good reason. A lot of them are venomous.

[@h.calvert3165]

I honour you for working so hard to overcome such a primal phobia. I have always liked spiders but, like anyone, used to have a startle reflex to anything which can move so fast on so many legs. Then one summer, I had an absolute infestation in my then apartment. There were simply spiders everywhere! I'd be fixing my hair to go to work & three or four would always be coming down from the ceiling to the top of my head. It went on all summer, so many species! I finally just got absolutely numb to it. Overkill, I guess. Now, if I'm lying in bed & one drops onto my cheek, tucks up its legs, & rolls down onto my neck, it makes me laugh & laugh! I have a tarantula, BTW, & she is an excellent pet, low-maintenance & quiet. Would recommend, 11/10! 🕷 🕸

[@h.a.9880]

It's kind of mind-blowing in itself that we know what the organs of such tiny animals look like. Spiders might not be popular with most people (I mostly tolerate smaller ones in my home), but one can't deny that they are immensely fascinating creatures. Well, all animals are, but creatures this small and almost "alien" to humans have a special fascination.

[@DieFlabbergast]

There's probably one of them reading this over my shoulder right now. Every room of every house in Japan has a resident jumping spider. We don't charge them rent because they get rid of mites, and sometimes even mosquitos. Our cat takes care of the cockroaches, and the occasional lizard. We don't have mice, unfortunately for him :)

[@h.a.9880]

@@DieFlabbergast So you only have to worry about the Mukade and the Japanese Hornet?

[@nnnnnn3647]

I wonder when people will understand that official science lies and all organisms are on a similar level of complexity. Intended only for other tasks. Man and spider use the same "components". The information is in the DNA. It's all based on the same design. It's like the current smartphones. They may differ in individual components, but they are devices based on the same technology. Of course, evolution exists, but at the level of adaptation to changes in the environment and the needs of survival. You can transform a cow into a dolphin, but it's still the same project, only the software is extremely flexible and able to adapt to the conditions. However, they are still the same organisms in terms of the building materials and DNA software used.

[@h.a.9880]

@@nnnnnn3647 _"I wonder when people will understand that official science lies and all organisms are on a similar level of complexity. "_ That is exactly what Science is saying, so where are you getting your idea from, that it is any other way?

[@AliMemmedov-g1l]

​@@h.a.9880 📍

[@iraqifoodcart8447]

Speaking as someone who suffers from arachnophobia, I gotta say it's kind of soothing to look at a spider and realize it's not malicious by nature. It only LOOKS malicious by nature.

[@diogopereira1475]

Thats not arachnophobia, arachnophobia is being scared of its shape, not whether if its dangerous or not

[@dekippiesip]

​@@diogopereira1475 it's a strange fear yeah, most arachnophobes know perfectly well most spiders aren't dangerous. It still doesn't affect their fear one bit. Maybe their was some really dangerous venomous spider more than 10k years ago and arachnophobia is still a lingering fear because of that. It has been proven to be innate and in part unconnected to experiences with spiders.

[@GhostSwiss]

​@@diogopereira1475 nah, you can have fear of both, the shape and whether or not it'll bite you or not, some people are afraid of that

[@diogopereira1475]

@@GhostSwiss thats not arachnophobia, because fear of danger is normal and every human being has it, arachnophobia is fear of spiders regardless if they dangerous or not, the spider could be the most cute and friendly looking one and even in an alternate universe able to speak to you, but if you have arachnophobia youd still be terrified regardless, because its their shape that terrifies, not whether they dangerous or not Im not afraid of snakes for example, if i know they dont bite im not afraid, but if i know they poisonous and bite then obviously ill be afraid, does that mean i have a phobia of snakes? No, means im a perfectly healthy human being with fear of danger in general

[@rubiks6]

They're not malicious. They just want to inject you with flesh-dissolving fluid and eat you. If you were a spider, wouldn't you want to do that?

[@b1g.r0ck]

Thank you so much! I've been overcoming my arachnophobia and this informative video helped me quite a lot being less frightened and more interested ❤️

[@ealing456]

They're just like me and you.

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

We are privileged to live in a time when such incredible graphics and animations happen. It makes the subject so much more informative and understandable. Thanks. 👍

[@jakewatson1160]

Most certainly. It's an absolute amazing and wonderful time to be alive but also a traumatic one

[@PashaSlavaUkraine]

U said that right

[@athensboy123]

Exactly 💯 but I'm in my late 30s and if you realize folks like me grew up in a time era when cell phones were barely just coming out or not out at all In most areas... There was no graphics like this or KZbin or any videos unless if it was on a VHS tape on TV in some science class room.. nowadays you can sit at home and watch this in your yard or in your house or in your pretty amazing how things have changed in the past 25 or 30 years 😮

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

@@athensboy123 Yeah, I know. I'm 6️⃣3️⃣ year's old. I remember steam trains in Sydney that were not a tourist attraction, just regular service. I've experienced a world without internet for a few decades, and I prefer this. Thank you for your comment. 👍

[@crowviking]

You nerds are just manipulated by the music, try watching without sound and you won't pop off so honky dory. 🤓

[@archanasriramulu2811]

I am absolutely terrified of spiders and was apprehensive even while clicking on this video, but towards the end I relaxed a bit and started finding it fascinating rather than scary.. Great video!

[@OliverEnde]

thank you! It had the same effect on my while I was doing the research about spiders :-) Now I look at them and think: great and fascinating creatures :-)

[@Ourluckyfrogs]

we have been feeding jumping spiders to our African bullfrogs when we find them in the house, they love them as a healthy snack lol

[@yvandaniel8050]

archana is pretty close to arachnid :)

[@archanasriramulu2811]

@@yvandaniel8050 you wouldn't believe the number of times I've heard that lol

[@inventgineer]

Yea, it's actually a pretty established/recognized fact that it is DNA-level for us to be born with a natural instinctive fear of snakes and spiders, because historically they were a FAR more significant threat to young ones (what with all the medicines, antivenoms, means of generally keeping other animals away from our sleeping quarters, etc nowadays). As a kid I LOOOOOVED insects........but was still TERRIFIED of spiders. Around 8th grade, my friend showed me how cool it was to watch jumping spiders take bees out of the air on the bushes in his yard, and told me if you put them in a container with prey you could watch them do so. So......even though it was somewhat terrifying -especially with jumping spiders moving so quickly and unexpectedly.......I decided to try keeping a couple different spiders (simple grass spiders and jumping spiders), and very quickly found they really were just simple, peaceful fellows and lasses. Biggest change of all probably came when I decided to try keeping a black widow spider........I've kept I think 4 now over the years, and each was the PINNACLE of docile -after only a couple feedings and the 1st cleaning of the container, they become SUPER chill and not disturbed by things -no drastic fearful reaction like running away rapidly. Because, like any animal, all they want to feel a certain level of safeness. And while they ARE pretty amazing in a lot of ways: the incredible silk and all its variations, the ability to sense vibration so effectively, etc..........they're also HYPER vulnerable in a lot of ways; take the black widow, for example; it's a pretty good example of most spiders in how it SEEMS, on the surface, like a threatening villain........but actually turns out to be SUPER vulnerable and just accordingly scared: Black widows (like most spiders) are almost COMPLETELY blind (can basically only distinguish between "really light area" and "really dark area"s of vision), they have basically NO exoskeleton like most arthropods have (so they're basically just big vulnerable water balloons waiting to get popped), and black widows in particular can even die from just over-eating and then falling from their web a short distance. These little creatures that ARE so deeply scary to pretty much ALL of us........I won't say I don't still get a little fear/startle when I see one unexpectedly near me, but I don't really fear them in general anymore. Just keeping the spider and getting to watch it when it doesn't seem like it's somehow menacing us............when it doesn't feel like any kind of threat and you're simply watching it without that dread.....you quickly see that, they're really just simple peaceful, very vulnerable and thus kinda easily scared, decent fellows. 🙂

[@unnameduser5647]

I am impressed that so much really important organs fit into so little space. When counting the inside of things down I always wonder just how it all finds place in such tiny animals

[@auri1075]

Its impressive how they managed to learn of those organs, how delicate of an autopsy must be carried out to not damage such minute organs is beyond me.

[@bltzcstrnx]

Countless sacrifices.

[@pigpuke]

@@bltzcstrnx Meanwhile on some alien spaceship...

[@jatinore4626]

I'm guessing they used an x-ray to map out the spider so it would be easier to cut into it without damaging anything

[@Suran329]

It's the same on all spiders so just go for the largest spider you can find and then it's actually a lot less difficult. ^^

[@auri1075]

@@jatinore4626 yeah, that makes sense tbh. Dont know why i didnt think of it xD

[@okaren1086]

It is so fascinating that even the tinnier we get the complexity of things never seem to decrease

[@lkx5257]

Right? The World of the small is so fascinating

[@adambutterfield2307]

@@lkx5257 there is a universe in a raindrop

[@C.K.MillerPoet_Extraordinaire]

God formed even the spider with love.

[@metageist666]

@@C.K.MillerPoet_Extraordinaire She really did

[@pocowoso1436]

@@metageist666 She?

[@AliveIsAll_I_am]

I've never been so fascinated and creeped out at the same time. But the educational value is definitely worth powering through my arachnophobia.

[@JenXOfficialEDM]

Ditto. I have not heard the word "spinneret" since the 80s. Videos like this take off enough of the creep factor so I can actually watch. :)

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

​​@samuraiman7777Ok, Dr phil

[@danielthecake8617]

ok bro keep talking

[@danielthecake8617]

he's literally right

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

@@danielthecake8617 ok, Jerry springer

[@jelleepit]

I think that an argument could be made that spiders are the most technologically advanced creatures in nature. Not just for their incredible morphology but for the strategies they have in catching prey. For examples: There are diving bells attached below water, harnessed with silk and filled with air bubbles, Spiders that lasso their prey like a cowboy, spiders that infiltrate ants nests and have learnt ant language to steal the ants food. Spiders that hide within flowers and wait for insects to collect nectar. They use their silk to fly if they are small enough. And there are many more of these examples. Love 'em or hate 'em, one has to be in awe of these facts.

[@mushroomanjcc1954]

Great animation, not a bunch of cuts, smooth transitions between opaque and solid. 10/10

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much!!! Are you a 3d Artist as well? Greetings from Hamburg

[@notallthatbad]

One of the most fascinating things I've witnessed is a spider spinning its web. It is so delicate, careful, patient. It's truly a wonder to watch. I've let them stay in the corners of my house or set them free because they are excellent pest control.

[@JayGarrickFlash]

I'm with you on that. I decided long ago that while spiders are creepy, they kill mosquitos which I hate with a passion that burns hotter than the sun. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and we shall stand united in our divine mission to rid the world of the pest known as "the Mosquito"! 😂

[@LyonPercival]

Very very few creatures in nature exist that could make a disposable trap from its body. Or even a disposable home from its body.

[@felix25ize]

Chez moi, il n'y a ni araignées, ni insectes. Je ne suis pas une terre d'immigration.

[@notallthatbad]

@@felix25ize 🕷😄

[@votpavel]

something a spider would say

[@MycketTuff]

I'm taking care of a pair of jumping spiders that have moved in. They're the cutest. Tilting their heads up to look at me when I approach, sometimes walking around only to do a 180 and check up on me. I let them catch flies for me and in turn I spray water near them a few times a day and make sure they don't get killed by the other people or cats living here. I have a whole new appreciation for these creatures and you can tell there's a lot more intelligence than you'd expect from something so small.

[@apo11o68]

what does spraying water do for them?

[@Pureenergyrift]

@@apo11o68... gives them water that would usually be given by nature?

[@apo11o68]

@@Pureenergyrift oh ok. the response could’ve been given in a less passive aggressive tone but thanks anyway.

[@carlozmrc]

How tf do you get a pair of jumping spiders to move in 😢. Can these cute little predators be purchased as pets? I also need fly predators

[@kittysparkleeyes]

​@@carlozmrcthey can, i live in the uk where the larger species like audex and regius aren't native. I now have 8 which i bought from invertebrate shows

[@michaelblankenau3129]

Beautiful graphics and animation . And very informative . It’s amazing that spiders have such complex behaviors with so little of what could be considered a brain .

[@michaelblankenau3129]

@No follow Jesus and you won’t have to think critically again .

[@NickName-be3li]

aren't they just fascinating

[@THEOGJOR64]

I hate spiders but this has provided me with an excellent overview of my enemy, and all the weak spots and tactical advantages as well as being explained in a straightforward and understandable manner (I live in Australia and just barely under 5 feet tall with extreme arachnophobia, so daily life is basically doom eternal but with spiders instead of demons for me)

[@BallinBeyondBelife]

We got the Intel now let's get out of here

[@THEOGJOR64]

@@BallinBeyondBelife agreed

[@zachboyd4749]

@@THEOGJOR64 Your Aussie spiders are very weird. Here in the States, our most infamous venomous spider is the Black Widow, but only the female can be fatal, the male is harmless. Your Sydney Funnel Web is the exact opposite, the female’s venom isn’t potent while the male’s is potentially deadly. Even the freaking spiders are backwards in Australia…

[@mistylover7398]

@@THEOGJOR64 🕷

[@MycketTuff]

Heh, the spiders you have down there could knock you out with a punch then eh

[@aaronjohnsheppard5745]

Great animation, I was fascinated by the complexity of the spiders before, but this unique presentation was perfect and very enlightening.

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks for your kind words and great that you learned something 🤙

[@jamesfrench7299]

This made them more relatable than ever. They deserve more respect than they get.

[@Nyerguds]

What makes spiders creepy to most people is the fact they don't have faces. Even on insects, there are two clear eyes set above a mouth, forming the semblance of a face. Spiders generally don't have that; they just have eight unmoving eyes set all around their head. Confronted with that, our facial recognition instincts fail spectacularly, and generally classify it as "kill it with fire". This is also why jumping spiders, with their flat face and a pair of large inquisitive eyes set in its centre, look absolutely adorable.

[@Nyerguds]

@HeavenThird Did you stop reading halfway through? That's exactly what I said in the last line.

[@monica012077]

Imagine Charlotte's Web but jnstead Charlotte has an actual spider face lol

[@queenoftheworms2739]

i think its just because they move unpredictably. people can even find plants cute, and they do not have eyes. flies and wasps have two large eyes, and people don't find them cute. spiders are just small, fast, and are capable of causing pain. also we are hardwired to fear them through evolution, like we fear snakes and heights.

[@Nyerguds]

@@monica012077 Alas, jumping spiders don't actually build webs :p

[@Godclash]

I miss my pet jumping spiders. They escaped and starved to death. 😭

[@abdallahmagdy8358]

Glory to the One who created this complex perfection! and of course, thanks for the amazing video

[@The-Internet-Cat]

for a person like me who is scared of spiders, this was still a dope video. :)

[@BitSmythe]

Dope = stupid person. - Miriam Webster dictionary.

[@midloran]

🕷

[@leechjim8023]

It was an EXCELLENT video!

[@Noidea24-z5l]

​@@midloran AA

[@hunterpruett5640]

That animation was incredible. Would love to see more stuff like this. Amazing that I just casually watched this. What a time we live in

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot! Yes, the possibilities nowadays with getting information from the www, 3d Software and highend computers that help creating these animations is incredible. Did you watch my animation about snakes and birds as well? Greetings from Hamburg

[@jesusisea3774]

I'm deeply arachnophobic, but I somehow was amazed with this

[@earendelonearth]

Same here.

[@ALCvideoprofile]

As someone with Arachnophobia this was a bit hard to watch even as a 3D model, but I am glad I did because I knew absolutely nothing about how these creepy little creatures function until now. All I knew is the dissolving it's prey's insides part.

[@OliverEnde]

yes, I also was kind of a little bit arachnophobic before creating the animation, but now I look at them with a totally new and much more interested view. So I am glad, you watched it and maybe it helped a little bit to switch your phobia into fascination :-)

[@ALCvideoprofile]

@@OliverEnde I've always taken to heart the simple saying "know thy enemy" but in this case it's more complicated as I've never quite considered spiders my enemy but the phobia it's self. It's very hard to understand a phobia as they are by nature irrational fear of something. I doubt I could ever eliminate a phobia, but I don't want to be crippled by my fear or cause it to let me hate such a marvelous little organism. I think the same thing that makes them scary makes them fascinating. They are such alien like creatures with highly efficient ways of hunting and or trapping. Spider silk alone is a marvel scientists cannot match. Sorry to write a book here. I only hope that anyone like me who has at one time slammed a book shut in response to seeing a picture of a spider or who has wished there were no spiders in their youth, will read this and face their fears a little at a time till it becomes more manageable.

[@ALCvideoprofile]

​@@OliverEnde did you do the model as well? It's all fantastic! I went through two years of video game design school and loved 3D modeling but never got this good at the models or animation. Keep up the great work!

[@OliverEnde]

@@ALCvideoprofile yes, I did all the modeling on my own.. thanks a lot, I will do :-)

[@rubiks6]

@@OliverEnde - In my brain, I'm not scared of spiders but my heart is a bit scared, and my eyes even more so.

[@DemMedHornene]

I had no idea that they had such a fascinating type of heart, honestly never even really contemplated the organs of a spider, but it's quite interesting that their legs are basically using the haemolymph to extend joints, like a pump.

[@emilstenner8172]

here I am, at 1:30 on a sunday night, watching a video about spider's anatomy when I should be fast asleep.

[@streambotnt2095]

The first video about spiders that didn't immediatly scar me with scary spider images. And then you also made it interesting, well done!

[@AmunUnknownester]

About 10 to 15 years ago, I was curious about the anatomy of a spider myself, so I attempted to find information on them. It was extremely difficult to find, and what I did find wasn't nearly as clear as this! Such a good video on the topic! Thank you!

[@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442]

Thanks to modern technology

[@doctordemon5076]

Very nice! Specialy apreciate that everything was explained without adding lies. Very few posts are as decent as this one. Good job! 😊

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@dueddel]

One of the most feared, yet fascinating creatures on Earth. Awesome animations!

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot!

[@Kehlvowen]

First video of yours that I've seen. I love the way the content is rendered and narrated. Excellent work, friend!

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thanks a lot! Yes, I also like the narrator very much :) it is one of my first Unreal engine rendered Projects, next one will be about king cobra and how snakes can eat such big animals

[@MufflesTheGerbil]

2:17 Something I never expected to hear in my entire life that will forever be in my brain.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

Of course jumping spiders have excellent vision; they've all heard the wise phrase, "look before you leap."

[@Darkangelike]

I really love spiders and this is truly amazing to see such animation. I wish people would get to learn/informed more before killing things they are afraid of! Understanding why we fear and to be more logical would be so beneficial. Thank you for your work!

[@jasinjonuzi1784]

Alright now i can kill spiders knowing something about them at least

[@dogsmusicbookstravelscience]

I love your comment Isabelle - very sensible. In reality, spiders are one of mankind's best friends, so it is truly sad that the (irrational) fear has developed at all.

[@Darkangelike]

@@dogsmusicbookstravelscience Thank you! I never understood why as a kid, everyone were killing spiders so I researched and I found no explanation other than people found them ugly. Granted, I live in Europe so there is no deadly species here so, it sure helps get less scared. And knowing more about them it just made me love them more!

[@cornellkirk8946]

I’m not afraid of them, I just prefer to kill them. One was in my garage the other night looking all sinister. I got a can of adhesive spray and sprayed that ungodly creature then set fire to the glue it was trapped in 😎👌

[@ZarChasmOfficial]

​@@dogsmusicbookstravelscience I wouldn't go as far as to say that arachnophobia is irrational. People have been killed by them. A fear of ducks would be much more irrational.

[@DarkVeghetta]

Splendid animation, a well-written script, and professional voice talent. I do believe I shall watch more of your videos, if such is their expected quality.

[@DarkVeghetta]

​@No There is no need for shame if one is honest in all things, confident in oneself, and ever-improving. Only you can provide these things for yourself, no one else, even God, can do it for you. Also, injecting religion in a discussion that has nothing to do with such is rude, godmonger. Lastly, I am a warlike secular humanist. If gods existed, humanity would have to conquer/exterminate them or enter a state of mutually assured destruction to ever be truly free - that includes the Judeo-Christian God. At the very least, we'd have to strive for such, regardless of threats or divine punishments. Slavery to a god, even a benevolent one, is as undesirable as slavery to another human, even a benevolent one. Thankfully, humans made up _all_ gods to facilitate control and for emotional support; to compensate for their own weaknesses and lack of knowledge of the Universe that surrounds us. This support/control is necessary for some people - may those that need such believe in whoever makes their lives easier - but many of us do not need such crutches. _Humankind above all._ PS: Speaking of shame, you somehow managed to misspell your own god's name. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." applies, as you made that mistake because you were careless with His name.

[@herzogsbuick]

This is amazing! Over the years, I've read about insect and arachnid internals, trying to wrap my head around it. Unfortunately, I have trouble creating a cohesive idea in my head when anatomy is described in words or even diagrams. Your video explained things I've wanted to understand for as long as I can remember. Thank you.

[@juniper2788]

i love videos like this, teaching us more about spiders with out making them out to be monsters. i used to have arachniophobia bad growing up but with the help of videos like this i soon overcame my fears. hell im now able to pick up jumping spiders to let them outside.

[@OliverEnde]

Great! While doing the research I became more and more fascinated by these great creatures.. nowadays I look at spiders and think: Wow..

[@lpdog82]

spiders are fascinating , i always like those little black and white jumping spiders , , , , , those big brown and yellow orb spiders always scared me the way they hung from trees out in the yard

[@supahfly_uk]

I am currently fascinated with jumping spiders, they are simply amazing the way they track prey and plan routes. Can't believe you didn't mention they can climb up things with their little hooked feet (tarsi).

[@redvenom8822]

This is very well done. thank you for making this video! It deserves millions of views

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much :)

[@didi1406]

i'm studying spiders for my art class so this was super helpful thank you!

[@haleee___]

I was making a Spider Anatomy Project and this video helped me very much. Thank you!!

[@OliverEnde]

you are welcome, glad, it helped you

[@enochgoodfellow8972]

Thank you for your work in making this interesting video. I have a natural emotional revulsion to spiders, but I also have a strong logical gratitude for the part they play in the world.

[@Richimon1]

Outstanding! What a grand tour of the anatomy of our tiny fellow travelers!! I put this on the level of the Inner Life of the Cell animation, that must be over 10 years old by now, for its capacity for education through fantastic animations. What a treat! The difference from the charts and simple drawing we had through the 1900s to these incredible tours you have produced are profound. Keep up this magnificent and inspiring work, can't wait to see what's next!!!

[@halseyxiii]

genuinely impressed with the quality of this video. everything from the modeling, to the short but very detailed narration of the anatomy was simply immaculate. you know its quality content when the first 10 seconds alone earn you a sub. great work sir o7

[@horrorclips7629]

I’m the biggest arachnophobe out there, and I’ve just recently tried to cope with this fear by simply just learning more about arachnids, the way they eat, the way they live, and now their anatomy. I still do have a very strong fear of them, but I cannot lie when I say I am deeply interested in them

[@MimoTooThanks]

I think that's a fantastic approach as we are most often afraid of the unknown.

[@MimoTooThanks]

@@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442 Disagree. First of all it's an insect. Arachnophobia works on the fact that you don't know which spider is venomous, which are the minority in Europe, but you still avoid all of them right?

[@Its_me_Stolas]

Everytime, when I learn something about anatomy or evolution of the species I am always impressed and invested in learning more

[@rahulgaikwad1331]

Most easy to understand anatomy video of any animal I have ever watched. Thanks for keeping it simple. I'm sharing this with my students.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much. I always try to explain things in a way, that everybody can understand. Have a nice weekend

[@rahulgaikwad1331]

@@OliverEnde ❤️

[@marsfeathers]

What an amazing informative video!! People learn so much better with visual aids and your modelling and animation was so wonderful here! I learned so much about spiders I didn't know :00 so awesome!

[@OliverEnde]

thank you so much for the kind words :-)

[@AlexandruVataman]

What a lovely creature

[@sol666]

Arachinid lungs fascinate me. They are a cross between the insect breathing tubes and a more prehistoric book gill found in semi aquatic invertibrates like silverfish, pill bugs and land crabs. It literally allows arachinid species to survive for prolonged periods under water as much as 7 hours.

[@definitelynotwalter]

Very useful. Thank u. Also amazing animation!!

[@OliverEnde]

Great, thank you for your kind words!

[@mistylover7398]

@@OliverEnde 🕷 🕸

[@jamesosborne1286]

I'm just really glad they're small

[@Grigeral]

I'm often called weird for finding spiders to be cute lol. I mean, I'm not about to go poke one and risk getting bitten, but I like just watching them chill out and go about their business.

[@TheCyber416]

Jumping spiders definitely are. I get the same for alligators.

[@Grigeral]

@@TheCyber416 I've petted a baby alligator before at a reserve

[@hjalfi]

@@TheCyber416 Jumping spiders are friend shaped.

[@HP-in8pl]

Ignorant people are often scared of things they don't understand. I always tell people to not kill spiders. They're so beneficial to us. They catch the annoying bugs that are actually pests... like flies, mosquitos,etc.

[@Grigeral]

@@HP-in8pl Even flies have their purpose. They are a part of the cycle of decay, which in turn creates the materials that help flush through more life. Mozzy's though... Ehhhh not so sure about them 😂

[@EpicHawk]

Thank you for making this video! I really hope you go on to make many more exactly like this! There are so many animals that most people have no clue how interesting and cool they are such as Komodo Dragons and their saliva and Platypus!!

[@disabledvet4689]

This video was amazing to watch. The detail that was put into this was nothing short of top notch imo. Great job!

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Great, that you appreciate my work :-)

[@jheeltcharls]

Que legal !!! Parecem tão insignificantes mas foram criadas de forma impressionante

[@Huelogy]

Incredible, spiders have been one of my greatest friends. Ever since they helped get rid of the cockroaches that plagued me after unknowingly renting from an infested apartment complex. I acquired a brand new intense appreciation for these creatures as they saved me from that hell. I will never kill another one for any reason like I used to in my childhood. Thank you my arachnid buddies!

[@jeylful]

Excellent animation and information. Definitively we are so lucky that anyone can access this amazing animations and educate themselves with the assistance of great animators like yourself. Thank you from Australia.

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thanks a lot! Great that you like my work and also thank you for taking the time to write such kind words:) greetings from Hamburg, Germany to Australia ☺️🤙🏼

[@jeylful]

@@OliverEnde ☺☺

[@doctortabby]

Excellent production, thanks for posting! Spiders are indeed somewhat of an enigma to me; on one hand I find them to be extremely fascinating, and in their own way, even beautiful. Yet on the other hand I find them absolutely repulsive. 🙂

[@Arachnid3000]

Spiders don't go to the toilet, they throw waste out through their mouths.

[@BASE5NYC]

These free videos offer so much more information than sitting in a class with a book ever could. I went to a very good (and expensive) private school growing up yet never learned any details like this, or if I did I surely didn't retain it. Which I will do with this. - Great work. Thanks.

[@OliverEnde]

You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate this! Great people like you motivate me to continue with my work.. and of course there will be more videos like this. It always takes some time, but I am working on it 😊🤙🏼 Greetings from Hamburg, Oliver

[@macavity1967]

This is fantastic! I wish we had something like this at university (I studied biology some 30 years ago) ...Of course it´s not comprehensive or particularly detailed, but I´ve never seen (basic) arachnid anatomy presented so clearly and ostensively [by lack of a better word for "anschaulich". Not a native English speaker... 🙂]. I hope we´ll see more anatomy videos like this!

[@OliverEnde]

Hi Joerg, thanks a lot! Yes, I am wondering, what technologies will be available in the next 20 years.. 30 years ago, there were only books and some old fashioned movies and the profs fell asleep while watching :-D Dir einen schönen Tag, hab übrigens alle Animationen auch auf deutsch, weil ich aus Hamburg komme ;-) Ich recherchiere gerade noch nach der Anatomie eines Oktopus, die sind auch wirklich sehr spannend! Momentan wird aber erstmal die Animation über die Herstellung von Rum fertig gemacht, was auch wirklich spannend ist. So aus biochemischer Sicht.

[@nitrogenFox]

Great video, but kinda sad the main leg anatomy wasnt talked about. I think their movement mechanisms are cool.

[@nathanfish1998]

Me: has arachnophobia Also me: ive been trying and failing to sleep for hours. *_how about i click this video about spiders_*

[@mr.context3872]

I came here to learn how to draw them better, but now I’m interested in everything having to do with them

[@claudialberolaigrau1875]

Bro, the spiders was buffed all the time and we don't know💀

[@johnp1277]

...a most intricate and beautifully designed anatomy...all wrapped up in a terrifying exterior package.....an eight legged work of art by Mother Nature !

[@WaterShowsProd]

Very nicely presented. I never knew anything about the internal anatomy of spiders. I was particularly interested in how they breathe, as on occasion I've seen spiders that I thought must have drowned, but when I put them somewhere out of the water and return later I see that they've gone, showing they must have survived. Not sure how long a spider can hold its breath for, or how being wet might obstruct the gas exchange.

[@hjalfi]

They don't like water much (except for fishing spiders...), and can suffer drowning if the tracheal openings get blocked by water. But they use much less oxygen than mammals do. (You can put flies in a vacuum chamber. They don't explode; they just walk around, very confused, because their wings don't work any more.) I had a pet jumping spider who I accidentally dropped water on; after getting out it immediately moved to a high place and stood with its abdomen sticking up into the air to dry off.

[@_Devil]

Usually I have arachnophobia when I'm up close and personal with spiders, but from a scientific standpoint I really think spiders are the most fascinating type of arthropods. Each species is so different yet so similar

[@bearox8302]

Such awesome living beings, now I´ll look at them and see this complexity in them! thanks

[@OliverEnde]

You are welcome! It had the same effect on me while doing the research and making the animation

[@pduh42]

Great video! Wish we would've had such a video back in my school days. 😁 Amazing creatures 🕷🕸

[@OliverEnde]

Haha, yes, during school, we had only some super old funny movies and a lot of books but no animations.. great what is possible today with Web as a research tool and all the technologies 🤙

[@walnutcape2622]

So we are not the only ones to cook food before we eat

[@jazzochannel]

imagine having fangs come out of your torso, eyes on your back and four pairs of legs coming out instead of arms. I'd play that VR game.

[@didjargo]

I never realized how absolutely alien the anatomy of spiders are.

[@AlexQuiroz2827]

An organism with a biology almost as complex as ours, Thanks be to God for creating such a masterpiece in order to serve its purpose in His creation and ecosystem here on Earth. Amen. ❤

[@BrotherAzrael]

Learned more about the anatomy of a spider now than I ever cared to know. Thanks.

[@JustAaron94]

0:59 hmm. don't like that.

[@JustAaron94]

4:15 REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT

[@markford2227]

WOW! Look at God's handiwork on display just by the complexity of this spider and it is made so self-evident by a creator! Only intelligence could have created something so amazing but a fool would have to say NOT TRUE!! Great video!

[@pauljay93]

This was far more impactful on my views of spiders than I was prepared for.

[@O111e]

0:04 What about daddy longlegs? They're arachnids and have a single body segment. Not spiders, but still arachnids. Ticks as well.

[@keeganpogue1856]

Very astute question! My understanding is that the segments are still separated internally, but the joint is so wide that it is almost invisible.

[@DragonKingYT]

The anatomy of Spider-Man 😂😂😂

[@thekingofgoodness606]

Man-spider biten by man

[@SPIDER-Man669]

😅

[@vasyak9264]

Do not tell me they just happened to come into existence by chance. Mind boggling complexity and creativity right here.

[@Yasin33]

How amazing our creator, Allah, is.

[@KaeFwam]

Bruh

[@2LucasKane3]

4:40 - Dont care, kill them all.

[@dannyzaze9126]

Ja

[@D3K018]

Spiders are probably the most fascinating animals for me. Excellent work putting together this great video!

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot!!

[@Hakan89]

The moddeling and the great narration,made this so easy to understand.