Best Spider Moments | Top 5 | BBC Earth

Summary by Krater

This video showcases five remarkable spider behaviors and hunting strategies, including the Portia spider's jumping ability, vision, and map-making skills; peacock spiders' mating dances; trapdoor spiders' ambush tactics; Patagonia tarantulas' mating journeys; and Darwin's bark spiders' bridge-building silk.

From the video

Answers: What are the best and most fascinating spider moments and hunting strategies?

• Portia spider hunting strategies
• Peacock spider mating dance
• Trapdoor spider ambush
• Patagonia tarantula mating
• Darwin's bark spider silk bridge

What it concludes

• Portia spiders can jump up to 50 times their body length and map their world in three dimensions.
• Male peacock spiders must perform intricate mating dances to avoid being killed by females.
• Trapdoor spiders wait silently behind custom-made lids to ambush passing insects.
• Patagonia tarantula males spend 4 years reaching maturity and have only 2 months left to find a mate before they die.
• Darwin's bark spiders produce silk up to 25 metres long to bridge wide rivers, creating the toughest natural fiber on the planet.