The skill and precision shown here, including measuring the distance from the ground seem like actions only capable of a higher functioning brain. Beautiful and fascinating.

Ahhh... the old net falls on the head trick.
Scooby would be proud.

Reminds me of the hippie spider that backcombs it's web to make spider-dreads.

>> ^Majortomyorke:
The skill and precision shown here, including measuring the distance from the ground seem like actions only capable of a higher functioning brain. Beautiful and fascinating.


Or something diven by 100% instinct

Wiki:
[Early spiders] were probably ground dwelling predators of other primitive arthropods. Silk may have been used simply as a protective covering for the eggs, a lining for a retreat hole, and later perhaps for simple ground sheet web and trapdoor construction.

As plant and insect life diversified so also did the spider's use of silk. Spiders with spinnerets at the end of the abdomen (Mygalomorphae and Araneomorphae) appeared more than 250 million years ago, presumably promoting the development of more elaborate sheet and maze webs for prey capture both on ground and foliage, as well as the development of the safety dragline.

By the Jurassic, the sophisticated aerial webs of the orb weaving spiders had already developed to take advantage of the rapidly diversifying groups of insects

Awesome sift. Thanks.

That is one of the sickest things I've ever seen. Amazing cinematography.

*british

Adding video to channels (British) - requested by Thylan.

>> ^Majortomyorke:
The skill and precision shown here, including measuring the distance from the ground seem like actions only capable of a higher functioning brain. Beautiful and fascinating.


Also, euueugueueueugh.

I'm amazed that it takes (at the time of this writing) at least 90 votes on the Sift to get to the top 15. On your way, but damn! Maybe it'll get easier after the election.

This is insane!

NO! THIS! IS! SPIDER!

i love this guy's voice, haha

Crazy, a spider that spins webs... and then grabs them and jumps its prey!

I for one welcome our new Gladiator Spider Overlords.

*timeshift

Invocations (timeshift) cannot be called by messenger because messenger is not privileged - sorry.