Jumping Spider VS Housefly

A Golden Jumping Spider in action..

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Jumping
• Spider
• VS
• Housefly

[ShawDAMAN]

good video, you can almost hear the fly singing "la de- da" as the spider approaches. =P

What impressed me was that the spider nabbed that fly without even falling of the wall! Typically it will make a flying leap and they'll both roll around struggling on the floor for a minute. But he just grabbed it ha ha, he's got skills. ;-D

[Trophy92]

yes.. this one was like a mastered jumping skilled spider

[snipesnrifles]

nice idea putting it upside down!!

[Trophy92]

yeah :) so the fly won't escape..

[LuvMyBirdies]

Jumping spiders are awesome..the hunting stealth of a cat!

[adrianlwkeat]

looks like a female hyllus semicurpeus to me... they are pretty sure footed

[NigaHiGroup]

NINJA SPIDER

[DJJimCowley]

no meesing with this fella ... jump kill eat

[GlennD96]

i blinked what happened

[ShawDAMAN]

Well, I've had quite a number of jumping spiders as pets over the years (one on my desk right now ;-P ) and although they do put out a safety line, nearly always when the spider attacks *vertically* on a wall like that it winds up on the ground with it's prize. I don't recall seeing one grab a fly and keep it's footing so adeptly before on a vertical wall.

Of course if it's catching a bug on a flat horizontal surface, sure.

Regardless, amazingly designed little creatures

[YakFest]

I've seen most jumping spiders use that retracting motion. My guess is it's tethered to a web it lays down before striking and just gives it a quick yank back.

[MrAnders9000]

and that is why I love spiders....