Sydney Funnel Web Vs Wolf Spider | MONSTER BUG WARS

when a wolf spider meets a Sydney funnel-web spider it's a deadly contest between the old and the new although there are almost 40,000 species of spider they come in two main categories modern or primitive like this Sydney funnel-web a dinosaur it's changed little over millions of years in terms of temperament the Sydney funnel webs are just ill-tempered cranky spiders it's the grumpy old man of the bug world it's still around today because it's a successful hunter and the key to its reign are these two of the biggest most powerful jaws in spider land backed by super venom you don't survive for several hundred million years without being effective predators and being good at what you do so the funnel webs may not have many diverse behaviors but in fact what they do they do very well but there are downsides to being spider version 1.0 it can hardly see from its eight eyes its lumbering frame isn't very fast and its lungs are underdeveloped so it's exhausting quickly it mostly lies in wait in moist shady corners of the forest with a small web fun at the entrance what characterizes these webs is it has a narrow funnel or a narrow retreat that the spider lives in so it may have a hole in a log that's covered in silk and then it runs out from this retreat in order to capture prey but what happens when this prehistoric monster comes face-to-face with a modern-day warrior will the old still outgun the noon next the ultimate showdown where winner takes all [Music] in the world of monster bugs there are two types of spider modern and primitive this is spider version 1.0 the prehistoric Sydney funnel-web the Sydney funnel-web is not only a seriously cranky spider but they really tend not to back off they're really an ill-natured spider their fangs are oriented parallel to one another and so they strike down and the way the funnel web does this is it rears its carapace up and then strikes repeatedly down with enormous force the forces reputed to be sufficient to kill a mouse to crush a mouse skull this cricket came too close and the funnel webs caveman table manners make short work of any prey while it may be showing its age the fun web is always ready to take on new comers this is spider version 2.0 evolving much later the modern wolf spider is faster stronger and loaded with stamina the wolf spider is so fast in speed it can covered two feet in a single second that would be the equivalent of me doing a hundred meter dash in one second with state-of-the-art eyes nothing escapes its attention the wolf spider has four large eyes on the top of its head gross has four smaller eyes coming across in a row in the front this gives it fantastic night vision and some of the best vision of any spider it lies in wait for a hapless victim like this cricket [Music] he is fast and powerful basically the cheetah of the spider world he hits his prey so fast and so hard they literally get bowled over sharp-eyed fleet-footed packing powerful venom the wolf spider is a major upgrade from its primitive cousin though it can out stall can outrun any contemporary sometimes it has to face off with its prehistoric past and a test of evolution best defense is his ability to outrun or out-jump pretty much anyone although wolf spiders are faster wolf spiders have vision on their side I don't think wool spiders are as intrinsically tough an ill-natured as a Sydney funnel-web is it's a full moon and the wolf spider is on the prowl night vision and advanced weaponry ready to go [Music] also on the offense a funnel-web its legs sensing the slightest movement on its trip lines [Music] the file webs will rear up and you can see venom dripping out of the tips of their fangs and they will stay in this position for 10-15 minutes ready to strike should the potential predator or prey come any closer [Music] the encounter quickly turns into a standoff as two killers close enough to touch way their next move it's a tricky standoff like two gun fighters waiting for the other one to flinch the funnel-web spider has bigger fangs but the wolf spider has a speed one thing is for certain the next move will be fatal strikes first as the funnel webs massive jaws rip open the wolf spider venom floods in today old meets new ancient history wins the day although dinosaurs never made it to our present day it's a different story in the bug world here living history proves that new isn't always better

Channel: Monster Bug Wars - Official Channel

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Id: P_ArVu88bpM

Length: 8min 24sec (504 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 03 2015