Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Peacock Spider

Check out this amazing video of a Peacock Jumping spider!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgAbyYDFeg

5 comments:

  1. Wow, that video is really something! I have never heard of those kind of spiders! At the end of video when he says the males need to leave quickly .... it wasn't clear .... was that because the female will kill them?
    Thanks, Michele

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  2. Hi Michelle,

    My understanding is that the females are very aggressive and will attack anything that seems like a potential meal. So the males have complicated movements and vibrant colors to convince the females that they are not food. Good observation!

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  3. Thanks Chels! The colors on the males are really something! I have to remember to make sure Andy sees this video. I think he would find it very interesting.
    ~Michele

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  4. Chels: thanks for sharing this--it is amazing. I think this was really cool!
    Andy

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  5. One more comment/link of interest:

    http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135638924/where-to-find-the-worlds-most-wicked-bugs

    Andy

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