Adult Social Spider Hunting (Stegodyphus dufouri)

[TheTyro]

Do you have a Flickr? I'm glad I've subscribed - I like clips like this.

[DJAlMighty247]

@TheTyro No, but I do have a photo gallery at DeviantArt. The link lies on my channel page.

[CoproMadness]

This is your pet spiders or you were shooting them in the wild?

[DJAlMighty247]

@CoproMadness This is a pet, a small colony of 6 spiders I own. We don't have velvet spiders in the wild here in Finland.

[LuvMyBirdies]

Social spiders have always completely fascinated me

[Prsthx]

Does the web have adhesive properties of it's own, or does all the adhesion come from the woolly composition? Regardless, awesome video, man, I love your stuff.

[DJAlMighty247]

@Prsthx No sticky web at all, the idea is in the trapping woolly parts of the net. Some slippery bugs can manage to escape, but most insects, like this cricket, have spiny legs and they get stuck big time. It's cool to watch when the spiders make this woolly part, usually during the night.

[insertclichename]

Well, "social" in terms of arachnids could mean they're not eating each other.

[junkjanedoe]

Cool. I've been waiting for another video from you. The wait was worth it. Keep it up. =)