Macro Video of a Male Hentzia palmarum Jumping Spider

[DiegoDCvids]

super Hentzia palmarum spider

very cool

[boylebongo]

this is sooo scary why am i torturing myself watching?!

[ZZZhiloZZZ]

maaaaaaaaaaaan....i'm just eating a waffle and i watch this

[mrxexellent]

not handling this one? :)

[AnotherSchmoe]

Found one of these out in the carport yesterday, at least I think it was one! It was very tiny though and the colors hadn't come in all the way so I think it might have been a baby or just not fully grown. I let it jump on my hand though, was neat.

[AnotherSchmoe]

Nice little friend you made there.  =))

[3Casey1]

please send me some mp3s

[KawaiiKemonomimi]

Looks like someone took a sledge hammer to it's chelicerae.

[npisec]

Wonderful video!

[THEAUDIOCONSTRUCT]

terser; excellent video and damn fine playing too!

[sanka1234]

very interesting chelicera on this one. Holds them outward.

[Siewpor]

Do you find taking pictures more satisfying or videos?

[WesternRiverTrekker]

Really great video - thank you (the music too!)! How close is your lens to the spider? At one point it looked like it jumped onto the lens?

[terser]

Thanks!

Hmmm - not sure about the distance - and inch or two depending on the magnification.

[SpahnRanch1969]

Amazing creatures, those Jumping Spiders! Love his eyes. That close-up at the end is great! Thanks for the cool post.

[CHAS1422]

If you reduce the size of the abdomen to become obscured by the cephelothorax, and increase the size of the pedipalps, and add the claws to the pedipalps, then a spider becomes a crab. It is remarkable how this species especially retains the appearance and mannerisms of its distant Arthropod cousins.

[genepoolbooboo]

I love your jumpers. They make me smile. I adore your music. I think "Whispering Pines" is stuck in my head. Peace and God Bless.

[terser]

Thanks, I really appreciate it! There will be plenty more salticids to come.

"Whispering Pines" really is a great song - I had it suck in my head for months before recording my version this summer. Johnny Horton's "All For The Love of a Girl" is another favorite of mine, but I'm not sure if I'm capable of singing/playing that one.

[genepoolbooboo]

terser, I listened to "All For The Love Of A Girl" I haven't heard it since I was a kid, and I believe you could sing it. It will fit your jumpers. The best to you and God Bless.

[zer0nix]

it's weird to say this about a spider, but what an adorable specimen!

fantastic footage, and good singing too; thanks for sharing!