@mechamadison64 - Thanks so much for watching! I have lots of raw footage to convert to new vids for 2012...hope you'll enjoy watching some more spider postings! This was a unique video that was captured over a year of footage before it was edited and finally posted. Take care,
Spiders are so awesome Bob. Wow spiders are amazing in many ways. Female spiders are so caring that they even give their life for the life for their offspring.Thanks for making this video. I am going to watch more of your videos.
Thanks for the vid. Didn't you ever find the male which she mated with and record that, would have been interesting but anyway nice work keep it up your vids are facinating.
@TheSmellyPoof - Thanks for the comment; no I didn't see nor film the mating process. I was actually pleasantly surprized that she had been inseminated which wouldn't really be apparent until spring. I appreciate you kindness!
@andddreass - Hi, it took three seasons, Spring, Summer and Fall, with production/editing in the winter. The following Spring of the next year I enjoyed watching and filming her spiderlings hatch! It was a long project, but I had a great time in the process!
She was beautiful, and such a caring spider. That was such an uplifting video, Thank you for sharing it with me. I'm so amazed now by just how their instincts create such intricate webs, and by how their motherly feelings are so powerful, that it forces them to take their lives. Thank you for such an influential Video.
@markgabrielrock - Hi, thanks, but I prefer to watch them battle in their own environment rather than setting them up for a fight. Sometimes one of them could die from a bite or be eaten by the other; so would rather not force them into that kind of situation, but rather let nature take it's course. Take care!
I really enjoyed your video on the Orb Weaver Spider! It was beautiful! I'm not a huge fan of spiders but I am captivated by their beautiful spiral webs and the way they sit in the middle and wait. I love taking pictures of them and watching them. I don't think I could ever get the courage to hold one but its nice to know that if I did I would probably not get bit. Thanks again for this wonderful look into an Orb weaver's life. :-)
I'm always amazed at spiders at how spiders make such complex webs especially orb weavers, I have found a few around my yard, and a very large one that makes webs from the floor to the ceiling in my shed. I looked for a picture of one that looked similar but spiders have such variation in color and shape I couldn't find one. It has two large humps almost horns on its back with orange and yellow markings. I wanted to know what model camera you are using as your shots look amazing!! great job.
@ryaninwatson - Hi Ryan, thanks for the comment! Not sure w/o a picture what kind of orb weaver you have there; my best guess is maybe in the Argiope family but not really sure. I mainly shoot from anold Panasonic Mini DV Cam, model number PV-GS35 ($299 - but now out of date and relaced by newer model). It still does a nice job and has an external jack for a mike which I like to use for documentaries such as my spider vids. I would love a new one, but not now...in between jobs! Take care,
Bob, thank you so much for your video. I too have an Orb Weaver on our window that I have been watching for a month or so. Her name is Orbit. Now she doesn't move and just sits in the window sill above her web. I didn't know what to do. I thought about bringing her inside, but I also don't want to cheat her out of her cycle and her chance to mate and have eggs. It's a sad thing to watch. After watching your spider go from healthy to sick, I now know what to expect. Thank you.
@wmouse6 - Hi "WM" thanks for leaving a comment on this video! Orbit may already be fertilized by a male and is just preparing to produce her eggs and egg sack. If she hasn't, then she will go the way of nature's cycle without any offspring for the Spring and go to that "Big Spider Web in the Sky!" The colder the weather gets the harder it is for them to move around as their legs work on a hydraulic blood pressure system, and when the blood is cold it works slower. Glad you enjoyed it!
@BobCsAll OMG!!! She layed her egg sack in the aquarium last night. All this morning she worked really hard to cover her sack with the leaves in the aquarium. She layed it in a way, that I got to watch her working on the nest. Wow!!! I have pictures on FB. wendylmiller. Check them out. I think your's was covering her nest, not leaving food. Mine did the same thing. So Cool. Now what do I do? Take them outside for the winter??? It will snow here. I don't want them to hatch prematurely.
@wmouse6 - I would recommend placing the aquarium outside for the winter in your garage or shed. They will hybernate most of the winter and begin doing some moving around in the spring. They will cut through the egg sac wall with little point teeth so that they can emerge into the world. They will stay in or around the egg sac for a few days b/4 you can release them into the wild.
I am currently housing a male araneus I had to rescue from being stomped on at my school. He's quite calm as your little friend was, has no problem spinning webs and accepting the food I catch for him.
But I suppose he still needs to complete his purpose in life and make little clones of himself.
Setting him free is going to be very heartbreaking! I've grown very fond of him =(
@canndy112 - Hi Canndy! Thanks for leaving the comment, and I can see we share a common interest in these interesting little creatures, eh! That's probably a "she" you have there, as the males are quite small, but I could be wrong on that! Male or female, it's best to let them do the spider things they do best in the wild! Take care,
@totoybiboy - Hi, this would be female. The females are the larger of the two sexes in this type of orb weaving spider. The male is actuall quite small.
Hi Bob! I've seen this video about 4 times within 2 days because I had to show my siblings this video before they decide to kill the Orb Weaver spider I care so much about. Thankfully, they no longer want to harm the spider. They actually want to protect it too! I named our Shamrock/Pumpkin spider "Butternut" after the squash and for her colour, which resembles the flesh of that sweet vegetable.
This video actually got me teary-eyed! It was very well done :)
@rhpumpkin - Hey Lin, thanks for trying to save a spider and for sharing the info on them with others! The more a person knows about something, the less they fear it. LOL, Butternut sounds like a grreat name for her. Believe it or not, I got some moisture in my eyes too! Maybe you'll get enough courage to try an hold her. Take care,
It's good but it made me sad seeing as my orb weaver friend who we named bill before finding out she is a girl orb weaver is outside starting to withdraw to her corner due to the cold my husband suggested we take her in and i am considereing it but watching this made me sad cause i know she will die but watching it this way (as i intend to) is horribly sad :*( But the video is amazing!
@shadow01031987 - Hi Crystel, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! It is a sad vid, but also one which captures a spider's life leading up to the next generation of spiderlings, and I still have many of her children around the house to check in on...LOL! I actually got teary eyed when she died...my wife thought I was nuts! Oh well, someone's got to love spiders...it might as well be me! Enjoy the final days of "Bill" or shall we say "Billie"! Take care,
I must be getting soft - never thought I'd ever get maudlin over a spider. What a beautiful documentary. Really poignant. Wonderful job. I don't think I'll ever look at a spider quite the same again. Thanks for all your video's. I've learned so much from them. :)
@kjnyankee - Thanks for such a wonderful comment! It's comment like yours that keep me producing these vids! I'm glad yuo enjoy watching and learning from them. Have yourself a great day!
@ebruzaitis - so nice of you to visit and stop at my site, Kurt (softypapa) is a new and treasured fiend of mine! Hopefully you'll enjoy more to come!
What a nice little nature documentary. You did a great job filming the spider and narrating. I wish videos like this were featured on YouTube more often so I could watch stuff that's actually good.
P.S. I watched this video because softypapa suggested it.
@DerSchnurrbart - Thank you, thank you, it's comments like yours that make all the time and effort to put a video together worth while! And Kurt is a new friend that I have had the opportunity to get to know and appreciate...love his love for nature as well!
Wow!...What an amazing video, beautiful and sad. Survival instinct or not...there is no denying her insticnt has a mother to protect her young and give them the best start in their life's.
@Theytoldmetodoit1 - Thanks for the great comment, and I too was so impressed with her catching all the flies I gave to her and giving them to her young...you can't find a better mother than that..well, maybe own own moms! LOL
@yousefamar - Well I never saw the male, but he would have had to inseminate her prior to my bring her in the house. The female can store the males sperm in a special reception area in her body and hold it there for some time until her eggs are ready to be laid, then she releases that sperm onto her eggs.
@pudicus2 - I don't know I didn't see the male. See my comment to yousefamar in which I explain the fertilization process of the eggs. Thanks for your comment, and appreciate Softypapa sharing my site with you! Take care,
@LylesBrother - Hi Kurt, my new friend! Thanks for checking this vid out. It was a year in the making but crammed into a 10 m,in. story! I was saddened the day she died; didn't think I could actually get attached to a spider, but I did!
@BobCsAll Thank you for sharing some of the background information for this video. I don't think I have ever seen any nature documentary which includes such clear dedication in terms of observation time to help us understand the big picture. Thank you for your care and careful observation of this wonderful spider. Like you, I felt quite attached by the end. I was especially moved by her offering of flies which the babies would never eat. Thank you again for sharing! ~Kurt (aka softypapa).
@LylesBrother - Hi, thanks for all the friends you sent my way!!! I'll touch base with you later...off to church and then I must get the Zebra spider video up-loaded sometime today! Have my little grand daughter over and she just loves grandpa showing her all the spiders...I think she may hunt and enjoy them someday too!
@machikoneko Hi, yes, the spider in my video, is a similar type of spider as found in the 1950's book, Charlotte's Web. The book was about the common barn spider which is an orb waever. It is very unique to have a children's book share some very interesting facts about the orb weaver spider!
I have a golden Orb Weaver in my back yard and love to watch her each day. It is such an education. I have come to love and admire her. She too will die one day soon, as our summer days draw to an end. But the cycle of life goes on, doesn't it.
Hi John, good to hear from someone from "down under"! I forgot it's your summer there. Thanks for the comments and enjoy the rest of the summer and your orb weaver!
What a personal look at the life of a spider! It's fascinating what we can learn by observing, isn't it! I didn't know several things about them. Thanks for taking the time and interest to teach us about these wonderful creatures!
Hi Donna, thanks for stopping by to watch another video. Glad to share a little of what I've come to learn about these fascinating little creatures with some known 30,000 + named species and growing! Bob
We have these spinders locally. We call them "Garden Cross spiders" because of the white cross on their backs. Their orb webs are most obvious from Aug to Oct so we associate them with fall, but of course, if we look, we see the tiny ones earlier.
Hi Sigma, thanks for the comments...it was a fun story to document. I have not heard of a spider attaching flies to their egg sack before, but maybe they do and I just never witnessed it. I have never had the opportunity to see spiders mating except in books. Maybe some day I can catch that on film! Bob
I might keep a few around the house bushes and will release others to the wild. Maybe I'll see after the summer, if one is trackable, how much her offspring might look like her (spot wise)! I really do not like keeping them in an aquarium. Thanks for your comment! Bob
Thanks Gordon, she was fun to watch, film and enjoy some interaction. I must admit I was a bit saddened when she died. Glad we shared a similar experience! Bob
*sob* very touching. I love this video and hope you make more.
mechamadison64 1 month ago
@mechamadison64 - Thanks so much for watching! I have lots of raw footage to convert to new vids for 2012...hope you'll enjoy watching some more spider postings! This was a unique video that was captured over a year of footage before it was edited and finally posted. Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 month ago
Spiders are so awesome Bob. Wow spiders are amazing in many ways. Female spiders are so caring that they even give their life for the life for their offspring.Thanks for making this video. I am going to watch more of your videos.
~ Arthur
lanearthur21 2 months ago
@lanearthur21 - Thanks so much Arthur!
Bob
BobCsAll 2 months ago
Thanks for the vid. Didn't you ever find the male which she mated with and record that, would have been interesting but anyway nice work keep it up your vids are facinating.
TheSmellyPoof 5 months ago
@TheSmellyPoof - Thanks for the comment; no I didn't see nor film the mating process. I was actually pleasantly surprized that she had been inseminated which wouldn't really be apparent until spring. I appreciate you kindness!
Bob
BobCsAll 5 months ago
what is er was her name?
stevenplol 5 months ago
Beautiful video of a beautiful creature.
darkallegiance666 5 months ago
First spider video to make me cry! I'm thinking you should work for the discovery channel or national geographic..your spider vids are THAT GOOD!
LuvMyBirdies 6 months ago 2
great job with the filming, how long did it take to make this video?
andddreass 7 months ago
@andddreass - Hi, it took three seasons, Spring, Summer and Fall, with production/editing in the winter. The following Spring of the next year I enjoyed watching and filming her spiderlings hatch! It was a long project, but I had a great time in the process!
Bob
BobCsAll 7 months ago
She was beautiful, and such a caring spider. That was such an uplifting video, Thank you for sharing it with me. I'm so amazed now by just how their instincts create such intricate webs, and by how their motherly feelings are so powerful, that it forces them to take their lives. Thank you for such an influential Video.
potatoeateryum 9 months ago
@potatoeateryum - Thank you for such a wonderful comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the filming of this fascinating spider. Take care and cherio!
Bob
BobCsAll 9 months ago
so her rear was so big before because she was about to lay eggs?
TheSketchify 9 months ago
@BobCsAll If you have a stick on your house get one and put 2 spiders and let them fight it's cool just try it
markgabrielrock 11 months ago
@markgabrielrock - Hi, thanks, but I prefer to watch them battle in their own environment rather than setting them up for a fight. Sometimes one of them could die from a bite or be eaten by the other; so would rather not force them into that kind of situation, but rather let nature take it's course. Take care!
Bob
BobCsAll 11 months ago
@BobCsAll take care too =)
markgabrielrock 11 months ago
You said the spider go to the leaf and it died the spiders is just sleeping
and when you see a egg of your spider let her sleep because she is tired of doing it dont disturbed the spider
markgabrielrock 11 months ago
@markgabrielrock - Hi, my spider died...it did not just go to sleep on the leaf. Sorry to disappoint you.
Take care!
Bob
BobCsAll 11 months ago
I really enjoyed your video on the Orb Weaver Spider! It was beautiful! I'm not a huge fan of spiders but I am captivated by their beautiful spiral webs and the way they sit in the middle and wait. I love taking pictures of them and watching them. I don't think I could ever get the courage to hold one but its nice to know that if I did I would probably not get bit. Thanks again for this wonderful look into an Orb weaver's life. :-)
theoddball1983 1 year ago
I'm always amazed at spiders at how spiders make such complex webs especially orb weavers, I have found a few around my yard, and a very large one that makes webs from the floor to the ceiling in my shed. I looked for a picture of one that looked similar but spiders have such variation in color and shape I couldn't find one. It has two large humps almost horns on its back with orange and yellow markings. I wanted to know what model camera you are using as your shots look amazing!! great job.
ryaninwatson 1 year ago
@ryaninwatson - Hi Ryan, thanks for the comment! Not sure w/o a picture what kind of orb weaver you have there; my best guess is maybe in the Argiope family but not really sure. I mainly shoot from anold Panasonic Mini DV Cam, model number PV-GS35 ($299 - but now out of date and relaced by newer model). It still does a nice job and has an external jack for a mike which I like to use for documentaries such as my spider vids. I would love a new one, but not now...in between jobs! Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Bob, thank you so much for your video. I too have an Orb Weaver on our window that I have been watching for a month or so. Her name is Orbit. Now she doesn't move and just sits in the window sill above her web. I didn't know what to do. I thought about bringing her inside, but I also don't want to cheat her out of her cycle and her chance to mate and have eggs. It's a sad thing to watch. After watching your spider go from healthy to sick, I now know what to expect. Thank you.
wmouse6 1 year ago
@wmouse6 - Hi "WM" thanks for leaving a comment on this video! Orbit may already be fertilized by a male and is just preparing to produce her eggs and egg sack. If she hasn't, then she will go the way of nature's cycle without any offspring for the Spring and go to that "Big Spider Web in the Sky!" The colder the weather gets the harder it is for them to move around as their legs work on a hydraulic blood pressure system, and when the blood is cold it works slower. Glad you enjoyed it!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
@BobCsAll OMG!!! She layed her egg sack in the aquarium last night. All this morning she worked really hard to cover her sack with the leaves in the aquarium. She layed it in a way, that I got to watch her working on the nest. Wow!!! I have pictures on FB. wendylmiller. Check them out. I think your's was covering her nest, not leaving food. Mine did the same thing. So Cool. Now what do I do? Take them outside for the winter??? It will snow here. I don't want them to hatch prematurely.
wmouse6 1 year ago
@wmouse6 - I would recommend placing the aquarium outside for the winter in your garage or shed. They will hybernate most of the winter and begin doing some moving around in the spring. They will cut through the egg sac wall with little point teeth so that they can emerge into the world. They will stay in or around the egg sac for a few days b/4 you can release them into the wild.
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
This was very beautiful.
I am currently housing a male araneus I had to rescue from being stomped on at my school. He's quite calm as your little friend was, has no problem spinning webs and accepting the food I catch for him.
But I suppose he still needs to complete his purpose in life and make little clones of himself.
Setting him free is going to be very heartbreaking! I've grown very fond of him =(
canndy112 1 year ago
@canndy112 - Hi Canndy! Thanks for leaving the comment, and I can see we share a common interest in these interesting little creatures, eh! That's probably a "she" you have there, as the males are quite small, but I could be wrong on that! Male or female, it's best to let them do the spider things they do best in the wild! Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
so huge Spider what is that a girl or a boy?
totoybiboy 1 year ago
@totoybiboy - Hi, this would be female. The females are the larger of the two sexes in this type of orb weaving spider. The male is actuall quite small.
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Hi Bob! I've seen this video about 4 times within 2 days because I had to show my siblings this video before they decide to kill the Orb Weaver spider I care so much about. Thankfully, they no longer want to harm the spider. They actually want to protect it too! I named our Shamrock/Pumpkin spider "Butternut" after the squash and for her colour, which resembles the flesh of that sweet vegetable.
This video actually got me teary-eyed! It was very well done :)
Thank you for your devotion,
- Lin
rhpumpkin 1 year ago
@rhpumpkin - Hey Lin, thanks for trying to save a spider and for sharing the info on them with others! The more a person knows about something, the less they fear it. LOL, Butternut sounds like a grreat name for her. Believe it or not, I got some moisture in my eyes too! Maybe you'll get enough courage to try an hold her. Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
It's good but it made me sad seeing as my orb weaver friend who we named bill before finding out she is a girl orb weaver is outside starting to withdraw to her corner due to the cold my husband suggested we take her in and i am considereing it but watching this made me sad cause i know she will die but watching it this way (as i intend to) is horribly sad :*( But the video is amazing!
shadow01031987 1 year ago
@shadow01031987 - Hi Crystel, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! It is a sad vid, but also one which captures a spider's life leading up to the next generation of spiderlings, and I still have many of her children around the house to check in on...LOL! I actually got teary eyed when she died...my wife thought I was nuts! Oh well, someone's got to love spiders...it might as well be me! Enjoy the final days of "Bill" or shall we say "Billie"! Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
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I must be getting soft - never thought I'd ever get maudlin over a spider. What a beautiful documentary. Really poignant. Wonderful job. I don't think I'll ever look at a spider quite the same again. Thanks for all your video's. I've learned so much from them. :)
kjnyankee 1 year ago
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kjnyankee 1 year ago
@kjnyankee - Thanks for such a wonderful comment! It's comment like yours that keep me producing these vids! I'm glad yuo enjoy watching and learning from them. Have yourself a great day!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Hey, I haven't seen this vid before, I somehow missed it :( luckily softypapa pointed out that it's very good.
I love it. :) Very PRO
Keep it up Bob!
Atrax1207 1 year ago
@Atrax1207 - Hey thanks Atrax! I also resend softypapa's video on the ant mimicing spider. You may have already seen it, but I thought it was great!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
This is so well done.
Softypapa's recommendation.
looking forward to future posts.
ebruzaitis 1 year ago
@ebruzaitis - so nice of you to visit and stop at my site, Kurt (softypapa) is a new and treasured fiend of mine! Hopefully you'll enjoy more to come!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
love this video thx for sharing dude
daikirai1 1 year ago
@daikirai1 - you are so welcome! Thanks for watching!!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
This video needs more than 857 views!
norton5315 1 year ago
@norton5315 - Hi "Norton", you are just way to kind!!! But I really appreciate the vote of confidence!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
What a nice little nature documentary. You did a great job filming the spider and narrating. I wish videos like this were featured on YouTube more often so I could watch stuff that's actually good.
P.S. I watched this video because softypapa suggested it.
DerSchnurrbart 1 year ago
@DerSchnurrbart - Thank you, thank you, it's comments like yours that make all the time and effort to put a video together worth while! And Kurt is a new friend that I have had the opportunity to get to know and appreciate...love his love for nature as well!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
@BobCsAll I have to rely on word-of-mouth to find good channels to watch. Unfortunately good channels are buried under a heap of rubbish.
DerSchnurrbart 1 year ago
Wow!...What an amazing video, beautiful and sad. Survival instinct or not...there is no denying her insticnt has a mother to protect her young and give them the best start in their life's.
Theytoldmetodoit1 1 year ago
@Theytoldmetodoit1 - Thanks for the great comment, and I too was so impressed with her catching all the flies I gave to her and giving them to her young...you can't find a better mother than that..well, maybe own own moms! LOL
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Amazing video. :) One question: How were the eggs fertilised?
yousefamar 1 year ago
@yousefamar - Well I never saw the male, but he would have had to inseminate her prior to my bring her in the house. The female can store the males sperm in a special reception area in her body and hold it there for some time until her eggs are ready to be laid, then she releases that sperm onto her eggs.
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Great story bob. Softypapa sent me here. How did she mate before laying?
pudicus2 1 year ago
@pudicus2 - I don't know I didn't see the male. See my comment to yousefamar in which I explain the fertilization process of the eggs. Thanks for your comment, and appreciate Softypapa sharing my site with you! Take care,
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Such an amazing video. I enjoyed this so much. Your efforts in filming, producing and sharing this video are so greatly appreciated. ~Kurt :-)
LylesBrother 1 year ago
@LylesBrother - Hi Kurt, my new friend! Thanks for checking this vid out. It was a year in the making but crammed into a 10 m,in. story! I was saddened the day she died; didn't think I could actually get attached to a spider, but I did!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago 2
@BobCsAll Thank you for sharing some of the background information for this video. I don't think I have ever seen any nature documentary which includes such clear dedication in terms of observation time to help us understand the big picture. Thank you for your care and careful observation of this wonderful spider. Like you, I felt quite attached by the end. I was especially moved by her offering of flies which the babies would never eat. Thank you again for sharing! ~Kurt (aka softypapa).
LylesBrother 1 year ago
@LylesBrother - Hi, thanks for all the friends you sent my way!!! I'll touch base with you later...off to church and then I must get the Zebra spider video up-loaded sometime today! Have my little grand daughter over and she just loves grandpa showing her all the spiders...I think she may hunt and enjoy them someday too!
Bob
BobCsAll 1 year ago
I wonder... is this the type of spider in
Charl
I wonder- is this this the type of spider Charlotte was in "Charlotte's Web"? This is the book that made me take an interest in spiders...
machikoneko 1 year ago
@machikoneko Hi, yes, the spider in my video, is a similar type of spider as found in the 1950's book, Charlotte's Web. The book was about the common barn spider which is an orb waever. It is very unique to have a children's book share some very interesting facts about the orb weaver spider!
BobCsAll 1 year ago
Great video, Bob; and sad too.
I have a golden Orb Weaver in my back yard and love to watch her each day. It is such an education. I have come to love and admire her. She too will die one day soon, as our summer days draw to an end. But the cycle of life goes on, doesn't it.
John Oliver
Perth, Western Australia
JohnOliver 2 years ago
Hi John, good to hear from someone from "down under"! I forgot it's your summer there. Thanks for the comments and enjoy the rest of the summer and your orb weaver!
Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
What a personal look at the life of a spider! It's fascinating what we can learn by observing, isn't it! I didn't know several things about them. Thanks for taking the time and interest to teach us about these wonderful creatures!
supernaturalbc2009 2 years ago
Hi Donna, thanks for stopping by to watch another video. Glad to share a little of what I've come to learn about these fascinating little creatures with some known 30,000 + named species and growing! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
We have these spinders locally. We call them "Garden Cross spiders" because of the white cross on their backs. Their orb webs are most obvious from Aug to Oct so we associate them with fall, but of course, if we look, we see the tiny ones earlier.
supernaturalbc2009 2 years ago
I'll never stop to be amazed by the Mother Nature's children :)
akhsnik 2 years ago
Hi good to hear from you again. I, too, will continue to be amazed the more I learn about and see this wonderful creation we find ourselves in! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
wow, excellent!
ur footage is beautiful, touching as well as educational.
it was pretty interesting to see her decorating the egg sac with dead flies as camouflage.
is that behaviour common?
one more question.
have u ever watched and filmed their mating?
sigma1920 2 years ago
Hi Sigma, thanks for the comments...it was a fun story to document. I have not heard of a spider attaching flies to their egg sack before, but maybe they do and I just never witnessed it. I have never had the opportunity to see spiders mating except in books. Maybe some day I can catch that on film! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
that was an amazing video, i really enjoyed watching it and good luck with all those babies :) are you going to keep some?
bubykins 2 years ago
I might keep a few around the house bushes and will release others to the wild. Maybe I'll see after the summer, if one is trackable, how much her offspring might look like her (spot wise)! I really do not like keeping them in an aquarium. Thanks for your comment! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
That was really good Bob.
This is something we rarely see everyday in our lives (although I live with roaming free little fella's in my room.)
Something so scary yet so beautiful.
Is once of nature's masterpiece.
Take Care~
Arnold.
Naturepheonix 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment, it's very much appreciated...they are fascinating little gems! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago
Nice video Bob.
I did the same thing this year with A.diadematus, i have the same egg-sac as you have and look forward to seeing them depart next May time :) ...
Gordon
ActionMan147 2 years ago
Thanks Gordon, she was fun to watch, film and enjoy some interaction. I must admit I was a bit saddened when she died. Glad we shared a similar experience! Bob
BobCsAll 2 years ago