Macro Video of a Phidippus princeps Jumping Spider

[wokeupthismorning100]

OM NOM NOM EYES

[FlowrellikTS]

ooooooooooooooh look at that beauty! it's so cute!

[stufaman]

Sure it's cute now, but it wouldn't be if a big one was looking at you at the end of your bed :)

[BlueZipher]

Terser, is this a captive? It seems like she's (or he) just have been fed. Anyway.. Incredible shot, man! Just awsome!

[myles2go]

The spider is just so precious. I want one. All i manage to raise is Southern House Spiders. Thank you for this cutie. Take care! Myles

[Elithial]

Looks like a male.

[fabitox7shows]

aaaaaaaaaaaah fuck in the start of the video i almost pee

[gorilamagro1]

EYELASHES!

[Smokeyandthehoodlum]

how do you manage to take such upclose pic/video?

[arnisss]

I guess he won no blink contest

[WhistlersBrother]

Your videos are awesome!! Really diggin' the spiders!!  Beautiful creatures.

[sensechange]

how did you film this? it's great footage! congratulations!

[mairead027]

Little man is having himself a spider bath. ;-)

[johnnecron]

you have the best Jumping spiders vids on youtube.

I dont know how you come across so many different ones.

Oklahoma must be the Phidippus capital of the world

[djhyperio]

wow

[mtomas71]

an old uncle of mine had the same glasses...

[Lemur14]

aww she's suckin his thumb

[Heegoop]

I was listening to Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen when I was watching this and it was AWESOME.

[djackou812]

a Phidippus Audax rode on my (motorcycle) instrument cluster as i drove down the S Fla turnpike- i was frightened as i admired its beauty and i think i would've wiped out if it jumped on my face-shield- it didn't -but i have loved this species of spider since!

[audiotrax2000]

You know, I absolutely cannot STAND spiders, but for some reason this little tyke is kinda cute, and doesn't bother me at all. He looks...well....a bit like one of my cats, and I love cats. Weird, eh? And those eyes are just brimming with personality - he's curious about you :)

[TheBastard97]

How do you get these amazing shots!?

[youwiko]

very good

see also:

Youtupe or Google Video

I9nA7-MelSY

Male jumping spider attack cameraman

[FarangBalls]

Looks like you need some Terminex

[ma91cel]

awesome quality!

which camera did you use?

[Elephantintheroom01]

I wike jumpin spiders.

[svtcontour]

adorable

[32stardust]

oh my..really nice..she makes a shower

[ZoeEatsPlanets]

aw. i never thought spiders were so cute.

[Northisbest]

All jumping spiders are adorable cute.

[harpsinth]

Excellent Video !

[BeautyinDiatoms]

Simply gorgeous!

[KoeniginderSpinne]

Your work with Jumping Spiders is FAN-TAST-ic! With Respect I bow to The King of Macro... Thank you to share your Videos and Photography with the World! JS's are great! I have 4 Plexippus paykulli-1 M 3 F. :-)

[eliqka]

yes its cool, but what is he doing? eating or what?

[johnnecron]

Shes a sweet girl.

Its a shame that they only live for one season.

[superchase08]

lol just yesterday i was flying my rc plane and when i landed and removed the canopy their was a huge jumping spider inside! he must have hung on the whole flight! but very cute!!!

[zolo1243]

Can I pet him/her?

[dudevader1]

Very nice macro video. what equipment do you use?

[HammerOfPink]

Jumping spiders are sooooo cute! ^^ l was playing with one today l found in my yard. l put my finger up to him and he jumped back, looking at it curiously, and l kept following him and he jumped on my hand, and crawled around.

[xxdamonxx77]

That's cool! I love jumping spiders too!

[AmandacooL8]

i have had a little white one that looked like this but, i had to let it go. :(

[ultima3210]

Is that an ewok?

[FarangBalls]

i like his devil horn hair doo.

[ferocity111]

what did you record it with?

[zach01313]

I found one of these, Im ging to keep it as a temporary pet, its fun to watch her eat crickets

[johnsumners]

Just like a teddy bear with fangs! Cute!

[ShawDAMAN]

very fastidious! humans could take a lesson lol =P

[ShawDAMAN]

GREAT video. love jumping spiders.

[JazzManEric]

She is so cute! She reminds me of my grandma :D

[r052476577]

why is it wanking its mouth?

[DONTTOUCHITdamn]

Isn't it strange how even people who hate spiders can sometimes find jumping spiders cute? Maybe its the big eyes or the funky hairdo

[Stahi]

It's the big eyes and the fact that they're so tiny.

[prmass1]

What lens you use?

[Pattieboi07]

Jumping spiders are the only spiders I like, they're really fun to watch! :D

They're hella spastic , one time I as trying to poke at one, and he lifted his legs up to threaten me.

it was awesome :D

haha

[grimmlock808]

jumping spiders are awesome, the kill all they annoying bugs and i think they kill brown recluse spiders too

[felipelicon]

Where can I buy one of this ?

[sozmaddds]

im so freaking scared i almost pissed my pants i jumped down my stairs when i saw it

[solarwindlass]

I love jumping spiders. Did you ever play with them?  They look right at you, and will jump from hand to hand for you. Lovely eyes. Extremely intelligent (for arthropods).

[Stahi]

The first time I encountered one I immediately knew what it was, and it was neat to lean over it to stare at it and it just looked back up at me like "..What?" Then instead of running away it just turned to look at something else.

[jakobpind]

i fell exactly the same way, this is an amazing spider. You can follow it's path of sight, by its head-movements. I was lucky to catch one in my livingroom, busy with stalking a house flie. It was truly amazing to watch how it hunted down the flie !!! when it got close to the pray, it sort of moved in small zips. dont know how to explain it. it looked awesome. i wan't one as a pet !!! :-)

[andymcgaha]

I am so glad creatures with exoskeletons can only get so big on earth. :P

This little guy is amazing for sure, I'm just glad I'm able to call it "little."

[iloveallecchianime]

wouldnt it be cool if we could mutate one (egg of course) to grow bigger? fuck id have a dog sized spider guard my backyard and id feed it corpses from the morgue so it will have a taste for humans lol

[staffxsarge]

i luv jumpers (abernatus orbus) i might have spelled it wrong

[terser]

There is a Habronattus orbus if that is the species you are referring too...

The Habronattus genus as a whole is fascinating! Just do a google search for "tolweb Habronattus" and fully explore the first link that pops up.

[rax7]

it didnt need to blink or close its eyes when it washed them. LOL!!

[artistinwonderland]

Aww, so cute. Especially when he looks up into the light. eyes...so...shiny...

[nichols148]

this really creeps me out. i dont like spiders and jumpin spiders are scary lookin.

[scotfever]

thats so cool

[megabigblur]

The palp movements remind me of my cat washing her ears.

[otas32]

This is beautiful! What macro setup did you use for this?

[maarakailet1]

Very Awesome! Do you know of any reason for the fangs to be so brightly green? A warning maybe? Spiders are so cool. How did you get such great photography?

[PhatalPhury]

I think it has to do with mating...

[ziziva]

I looked down into the eyes of a jumping spider, and I could see it waving its anterior median eyes around beneath the cornea. I did not realize until then that they moved that stuff under there like that. Amazing! I like your videos and photos!

[thisalice]

Your photos are the best on Flickr. I was wondering, do these guys have eyes in the back of their head? In some of your pics it looks like it...

[terser]

They sure do, though the rear ayes are not completely "on the back of the head" but towards the back/sides more or less. They have eight eyes in total.

Glad you like my macrophotography!

(If anyone has not seen my photos yet, click the "more info" button in the description, and then follow the link)

[SgSpecial180]

Biting her toenails @ .23 :P

[playsafe869]

spiders reali are the ultimate weapon, if they were just are size

[toxicaveng79]

Very true.

Where did you find that spider anyway?

[jeffc666]

Nice. Did you do this with your DSLR?

[2DayistheDay]

Saw your photo on Flickr and followed your link to this video. Your photos on Flickr are fantastic.

What a great macro video. I like these little guys, and it was interesting to see it live. Keep up the good work.

Thanks

[Ursaursa1]

She is adorable. It's nice to see her animated after seeing her pics. Thank you.

[sigma1920]

wow, awesome macro!

her fangs are so beautiful!

thx for posting a vid response to mine.

i like jumping spiders.

[terser]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

I've enjoyed your videos for a while now.

[fabitox7shows]

@sigma1920 awsome beautiful fangs? this is horrible