Jumping Spiders; Girl Meets Boy! Part 2.
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- This is part 2 of Jumping Spiders; Girl Meets Boy! In this section you will see the male's courtship dance which leads up to the act of insemination of the female Phiddipus audax spider. The male's persistance to get her attention is a bit humorous and eventually pays off as she accepts his advances. Enjoy this encounter of these two "love spiders!"
Bob
Oh my gosh! The first taste of disappointment in the male was too cute. I love this!
Yes! Kinda reminds me of my earlier dating experience with the opposite sex! lol
I love that you love these little ooshes as much as I do. Thank you for advocating for them, it breaks what's left of my heart when people just squish them for absolutely no reason. They're missing out on fascinating, gorgeous, and friendly little alien creatures. And that dejected little arm-slump when she brushes him off made me laugh out loud. Poor little man!
Yes, they are amazing little animals that can be appreciated once you get beyond ur personal fears and learn more about their unique ways of life and survival. People always fear what they don't understand...knowledge can be powerful.
Love seeing the gentleness and caring of the male to female. How romatic. 💕
Yes, male humans could learn a thing or two from the jumping spider! lol
Boyfriend was absolutely terrified of spiders! One night while watching tv on the couch he started started climbing over me to get to the other side of the couch. When I asked what was going on he could barely get this word out "Spider!". I couldn't see one at first but then there it was. A teeny tiny little spider hanging down from the ceiling. So I carefully got a hold of the silk it was hanging from and put it outside. I really don't see what was so scary about it. The guy was 6' and built like a bodybuilder and the spider was about 1/16th ". LOL
ROFLMAO!!! I'm commenting as I watch this...Bob, you're totally killing me with your filming!! Totally perfect and so cute and funny, your angle of seeing the female in the distance, the perfect choice of romantic music...you're THE BEST!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Now the courtship...it's just so funny how they act, and you've got such great video of it!! The courtship always makes me giggle, it's just so funny!!! How could she not go for those awesome dance moves?!!! It's not right! :D (next comment)
Still better than Twilight...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Very true my dude
When he was rejected the first time, it really did look like he got sad and discouraged, I felt bad for him for a second
Yah, so did I. But he persevered...
the soundtrack for this is perfect XD
Thanks! I thought it might add a lighter side of humor to the video!
I love the music you chose for this video!! Thank you for educating us about jumping spider courtship
You're very welcome! I was in the right place at the right time! I had fun selecting just the right music for the occasion. Thx for watching and leaving me a comment!
*howls of laughter* One of the things I love so much is how you've got to pan back and forth between the pair! It's just so funny to watch! He's certainly giving it his all! :D Uh oh...um...I think if I was him and a female kept leaping at me, I'd take off for the next county...I hope this ends well...(loved the sound effects of the vibrations, so cool!!)...YAY!!! SUCCESS!!! Beautifully captured with such clarity and wonderful explanations along the way! Thanks so much for sharing, I loved it!:)
I hope this isn't how Peter Parker woos Mary Jane.
That's just too funny!!! Thx for the laugh...
Thank you! I think this is one of my favorites!!! It came together well and I was just fortunate to be there to film the fun encounter and get some great footage! The music helps set the mood...it still cracks me up to watch it today!
Bob
OH Man, they're so CUTE!
Yep'em!
Still a better love story than Twilight.
You crack me up with this comment!
I'm crying!!!! Oh my gosh!!! As a sexual assault survivor I'm over here like "LOOK AT HOW GENTLE HE WAS!!! A SPIDER TREATS ANOTHER SPIDER BETTER THAN I GOT TREATED!!!" lol this made my whole week, no kidding. I adore spiders, especially jumpers, and especially bold jumpers!!! So freaking cute. And thank you for providing people who may not be in the know on spider anatomy and reproduction methods with invaluable knowledge about these tiny, but amazing and harmless little critters. I call it, Romeo and Spinneret!! lol
This video is really wonderful! I have always been captivated by jumping spiders, now I am even more so.
Didn't expect to come on UA-cam and find this kind of gratuitous, pornographic, filth.
Great video by the way. Very informative.. I will view spiders in future with much more interest and respect.
***** Hey thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
did i just watch spider porn. i am so confused.
I really like the orange fuzzy jumper spiders their face is so cute and they look like little stuffed animals. Thank you for sharing you videos, I might just b a little less afraid of spiders. Thanks again .
I am incredibly terrified of spiders, but the videos you are able to capture are incredible! Thanks so much for this, I had never seen a spider like this up close (or wanted to) and it was really interesting!
BABY COME BACK! YOU CAN BLAME IT ALL ON ME!
Awwww, it was sweet how they cuddled up in the end. :3
His second technique improved making it more comfortable for her and him a much better lover. What spider wants to be crushed with spinnerets in their face? Hahaha I just knew she was mad and going to have him for a meal after sticking his rear end in her face.
You Sir are a most patient man and I love your talent at making these videos!
What can I say, luv ur comment!
An oldie but a goodie on your channel! Great love story!!
It was one of those right place, right time kind of thing! Almost duplicated it again this year but the female was a bit young and she would have NOTHING to do with the males attempts at becoming her "boyfriend!" lol.
@@BobTheSpiderHunter That sounds like a funny scene too!!
Hi, reading your comment this morning had me cracking up and really, LingOL!!!
Thanks for watching and for the fun comment; made my day!
Bob
Bob you may just be the solution.to not fear spiders your videos are like therapy!
Spiders are so cute. i enjoy watching these videos.PLEASE don't stop making them! You will always have at least 1 subscriber waiting for new videos.
-Gwaine
Ahaha, I don't think she's waving goodbye, I think that's her swear leg and she's saying 'piss off' :P glad he sorted his dancing out though.
7:38: They´re up for round 2! LOL What a sweet little couple. Now, the male has done his part: making sure, that his species lives on.
I can see you really liked this vid! Every young male should watch this vid and take good notes...this guy (jumper) knows how to gently show his love and affection for a woman. As you mentioned, he did his part to insure his DNA genes survive into the next generation, and she didn't take him "OUT" for a meal! lol.
No wonder he got to score twice, he's a gentleman!
NICE! That was my good laugh for the morning...Guys, pay attention and learn from the women! lol
It's a joy to watch your videos. I hope to work my way through them one by one. Each is such a gem! Hey, I have a question about a Cat-Faced Orb Weaver on our porch. It's just a baby and it's now starting to freeze. Should I put it in a jar and keep it over the winter? I love this little guy and it would be sad if he died. I know he's got anti-freeze in his blood, but that doesn't help with bringing meals to his web. He's still a baby too. Any thoughts?
I have two P audax spiders and the courting dance took only 2 seconds she was all for it haha
Hot to trot as some might say! Hope you get some spiderlings in 23-25 days!
Thanks for leaving a comment. It was fun filming this and then finding some music to fit the mood...LOL!
Bob
I love your videos,makes me want to go spider hunting and get some great video like this.Of course i know nothing about what I'm filming usually but sure love watching them.
+Molten74 I was very fortunate to catch such video footage...I had to plan ahead and use glass so I could film through it and keep the spiders in one location with little "move about room". Most of it was pure luck, and I thought the "love story" approach would be fun for viewers to watch!
How often is mating deadly in jumping spiders? I enjoyed the music and the explanation of what was going on.
Very Rare. It's a myth that females eat the males after mating. In most Spiders, the male will die after coitus. Male Jumping Spiders are a specialty. They survive up to two years. Most male spiders die after 6 months.
Tornado1994 its not a myth..i saw a male redback and a female mate but i slept for about an 1 hour and all i saw after that was her eating the remains of the abdomen...
@@Tornado1994 oooh this is not accurate, actually in some species the male actually will intentionally offer himself as a snack to the female. She won't eat again until after the babies are born, and since he dies shortly after mating anyway in most species, some types will offer themselves as a final source of nutrition for the female, to increase the chance of her survival and of having healthier babies. Conversely, other arachnids have evolved methods of preventing the female from eating the male--at least not until AFTER insemination. There's a species of tarantula in particular that comes to mind who has adapted special "sheaths" on his front tibias that he slips over the female's fangs to prevent her from biting him. The second he's done, he releases her, and he's fair game again!
Bob this was great...! very funny narration :*D All the right stuff for here... good characters... good music... love...and a happy ending..what else could you ask for :*) I had to add this video to my favorites :*)
This video is closer to the courtship that happened between my two spiders that I commented on in the part 1 video you did of girl meets boy. I introduced him to a second female, but I lost him when she saw him as a meal instead of a mate. He turned his back to her and it was over. I tried to get my hand in her way when he turned his back, but she didn't waste any time. I knew she was going to jump, but she was quicker than usual on her decision to pounce.
Ah, young lovers!
@Torn80cj - I just had a female Phid.a, put down a interested male faster than I could even think about responding! Poor guy, died trying!
Bob
That's funny...I believe it's called coitus interuptus! lol Thanks for sharing your spider story.
I've never seen this much care a male brings to a female spider I think jumping spiders are way more intelligent then other spider races
+Jeanette Gügel I would strongly agree with you after watching these jumpers for many years now! Thanks for watching and for your comment.
Jumpers are very intelligent as far as spiders go! If you interact with them, you'll see how inquisitive and curious they are by nature. They SEE you looking at them, and then they want to come hop over and take a look at you, too! Jumpers are my FAVORITE.
Persistance pays off...at least in the spider world! lol
Bob
I have yet to be bitten by one. However I am the spider expert in my town and family. I like spiders and I was wondering if you have any links to a site that deals with spiders. Great video btw
+Senkan_Yamato Thx! Try, www.spiders.us this should be of some help!
This was really good. More Bob!
Haha, I absolutely love your videos and your commentary! You seem very passionate about these little creatures! Thank you so much! I've been growing more partial to spiders these days as they seem to be the misunderstood misfits of the arthropods!
Get in there baby! :P lol
@TheSketchify - Hey Max, thanks for that comment; you won't be the first to tell me that they have been a little bit less fearful of spiders after having watched several of my videos! Its a lot of work to produce then, but It makes it worth my time and effort to hear feedback such as what you have shared with me. Thanks so much, and take care!
Bob
First, thanks for watching my vids! Not sure where in the country you live, but most orb-weavers will die in just one season. You can try to house it for the winter but it will most likely not survive. You would need a large aquarium so it could make a web to catch what you would try and feed it. Without a web, it will not eat. Best to let nature run it's course.
Bob
My left ear really enjoyed this.
Great job! Nice video!
Where is the eating?
Yah, he was a real "casanova"! haha.
Should make a jumping spider egg laying video.
We call Jumper Spiders Jumpies at our house and the white spotted jumpers Hairy
Nice "nick-name" for them, and yes, the Bold Jumper is quite hairy! lol
How romantic! He's such a playa. LOL!
Thanks so much! I think mostly I was just lucky to have been able catch them in a setting in which I could watch and film them. I couldn't help but add the "romantic" fun touch to the final editing...LOL!
Bob
So romantic. It's like the spider version of Titanic....except without the boat, the overbearing mother, the ocean, the iceberg, the possessive fiance, or the people.."Jack doesn't even have his art supplies so he can "paint her like one of his French girls"...now that I think of it, this is nothing like Titanic at all!
Thanks!
Bob
Hilarious! He actually did look disappointed by her rejection and goodbye wave. Him: 'Damn! Are my legs too fat? My hair, is it messed up? Do i have arachnahalitosis and a bad shave?'
Nice, you cracked me up as I start my morning! Actually, who knows what "lurks" in the mind of a spider...at least this spider! Can they feel emotion, disappointment, fear? Only their hair dresser knows! lol But sometimes it sure looks like it!
Bob TheSpiderHunter I'm fascinated by insects and arachnids. their world is amazing. and i really dig jumping spiders, their intelligence and personalities are so...i dunno, maybe cat-like? Intelligence is off the charts, much smarter than other spiders.
Cat-like is a great description and I have used it myself, especially in the stalking they do in getting ready to pounce like a cat on a mouse...doesn't get any more cat-like than that!
saw similar spider in FL with iridescent green mouthparts. It was really big for a jumping spider. It had an adorable way of looking back at me (until my boyfriend squashed it!) I really liked that spider.
Your boyfriend is a bully...or maybe he just has a phobia about spiders! So much for the adorable "looking" spider...(smile)
Phidippus audax is actually one of the largest of the jumping spiders! (still pretty tiny things though...)
the first part is so cute, and the actual mating part is really fascinating, but I don't think they appreciated you taping it :P
interesting video! This is pretty cool! so sad from male spider and her wave good bye. lol so meannnn
Well, he needed a little refining work on his dance moves! Can't you hear her say, "Hey big boy, come back when you got your dance steps down better, and maybe we'll tango!" lol
If that is whjat they are, must be! It comes from a CD called The Sounds of The Caribbean; music with nature recordings. The sub title says, "Beautiful Music and the Natural Symphony of El Yunque rainforest and the U. S. Virgin Islands. Several of the songs have the names of bays at St. John as well as other Caribbean sites.
Bob
Nice comment! thanks.
Thought you might like that one!
Bob
How adorable~
Lol, spider porn xD
Still a very cute story though :)
Hey thanks for takng the time to watch!
Bob
so male spiders don't have weiners? They just stick their semen arm in instead? That's crazy weird.
They actually make a sperm web first, where they sort of "pee" a droplet of sperm on. Then they suck it up, into the pedipalps (the "arms". After loading his guns, he goes a-courtin´, as we see here. ;-D It is not ALWAYS, that a female eats a male after the formal act of "copulation" has been completed. Usually, our lover lives long enough to fertilize OTHER ladies... But when this is complete, he dies. But he lives on in the spiderlings. Actually, a mother spider can STORE semen/sperm from different males,(of the same species, tho) and then decide, which sample is going to be used as father material. Now, THAT is crazy. I love the world of spiders. It is so alien to the lives of most OTHER critters, you just have to be in awe of how they do things: Web, senses, the different ways, that they care for their young, the way they hunt… The list just goes on and on..
is this porn for spiders?
Some might say it is! lol
hello there Bob, jst found ur channel trying to learn more abt my daring spider i had for like 4 months now i think its a male cuhz it have lil ball thing near the mouth but my Q is how can u tell if its a female one?? ( if i find one ) please get back at me..
Well not quite, but close enough!
Bob
I've said it, and I've heard it be said many times. The Jumping spider is very cat like.... and I think in many ways it is. It's more expressive than other spiders, you can almost see it thinking and rationalizing its environment. That's why I don't fear these guys, (except when they jump and I'm not expecting it gets me a little surprised).
I thought so! Thanks!
I have 4 jumping spiders right now... how do you tell if they are male or Female?
***** cool... then i have a female right now. But she kept eating the other potential mates.
jtmagicman25 Maybe she is hungry but do you had like a cage for them so they don't like...you know kill eachother?
***** No cage, just whatever container I can find.
Why would your pet (the girl one) eat one of the mates?
***** Good question, maybe they were both female.
* just one cornetto....give it to me....*
The male, as you noted, has little "boxing like" bulbous tips on it's pedipalps when it is mature. The females pedipalps will end in a more tubular shape and not bulbous. Hard to determine on immature juveniles.
I am going to buy three jumping spider slings, can I keep them in the same cage?
Not advisable. As they get a bit older they will attempt to catch each other for a meal. Spiders are known to be opportunists, in other words if a meal is available and it just happens to be another spider, even of it's own species, they will take advantage of the situation! Best to separate them.
Ooops, I meant to ask if you knew what the name of that kind of spider. It was black and furry with tufts of white at the leg joints and those gorgeous iridescent green mouthparts.
Yes, for the results of their romantic interlude, check out my three videos, "Jumping Spider's Babies Part 1" followed by Part 2 and Part 3. Have fun!
Thx a lot for this awsome vid!
Ciao bello ... Great video! :o)
So there's no pleasure its just purely to create more?
Does the Female usually eat the Male after this? Or is that just certain species of spiders?
Nicholas Mata Well,lots of spiecies,but it's rare.
It depends on the female. If she's hungry or hates the male that much, she'll eat him before or after sex. Otherwise, she'll let him. Heck they might even share a meal together if one is nearby
The female can save the sperm and use it on more than one egg sac, but usually just one occurs.
The spiders might be excited, but can't compare to the spider hunter
Haha...you're too kind! Thx!
how do you tell male from female bold jumpers? i just caught one in my backyard, it has one visible white spot on its back and relatively thin pedipalps. Moves very cautiously and apprehensively. doesn’t like to be handled. How can i find it a mate?
As you describe the pedipalps, it sounds like a female based on cylindrical shaped palps. Male palps look like little boxing gloves, or bulbous tipped palps. Can't help you with finding a female (mate) as this time of year jumpers are harder to find, at least in Michigan with the coming winter. You would need to first ID this male (if it is a male) and then you would need to know what the female in this species looks like to help in your search...very hard to do! But good luck!
what is the song for this beautiful display of courtship
What the end of the video where the music credits are shown!
Oh okay ^^ thanks
BOB BOB!!!!!
What's the song called???
I wanna play it on Guitar!!!!!!! Classic that is ^.^
This video is funny :D
Thanks so much for watching and leaving me your comment!
Bob
5:08: Insert here Careless Whisper!! LOL
Can't answer that one.
so cute
謝謝 Thank you very much!
I like spider very much .Jumping spider is my favorite !
Mine too!
They were too busy to notice!
I agree!
He should have tried offering her a Cornetto !
Thanks, I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion, as long as it doesn't get vulgar.
so do most males have the "boxing gloves on"?
Just wait buddy, on your honeymoon if she askes you to dinner say no! But if you say yes, YOUR the dinner! Lol
@BobCsAll The first one, I found it on the credits as Italian Cafe
But I can't find it on youtube :(
~Arnold