This Terrifying Spider Hunts Fish Underwater

this is the fishing spider this spunky legged spider haunts fish pond residents the world over its good looks are enough to scare you to death but it's its legs that are truly freaky this bizarre arachnid not only walks on water it can read the underwater world with its legs millions of tiny spikes detect vibrations on the water's surface it can accurately judge where the movement is coming from and even what prey atom it is a male lives in this section of the pond and it's full of food his back legs anchor him to the shore while his super-powered feet get to work every little vibration is assessed the fish was just out of reach walking on water is one thing but this incredible spider can also breathe underwater the waterproof hairs around the spiders abdomen create an air bubble its lungs look like the stack pages of a bulletin and draw the oxygen from the bubble this incredible adaptation allows the fishing spider to breathe underwater the fish may have been scared out of the spiders hunting zone but now they're in the shallows [Music] [Music] the fishing spider injects paralyzing venom into the fish which slowly turns its insides into a nutritious suit this prize catch is something worth bragging about you [Music]

Channel: Smithsonian Channel

Views: 2,527,375

Rating: 4.8422375 out of 5

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Id: CktmhnWnSJI

Length: 3min 16sec (196 seconds)

Published: Fri May 26 2017

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[u/Quixus]

Oh man, that narrator and the music.

[u/Bug_Photographer]

Quite possibly the worst narration in nature TV history.

(Love the spider though.)

[u/jazzbuh]

Flying spiders and swimming spiders are my worst fears