Does this spider know what's going on?

Diddums · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:30

Just stumbled across this video and it certainly looks like this arachnid knows that he's being helped and is letting the guy do his thing.

It does make me wonder though, could this spider actually know this? One of the theories in the video comments are that he's starved / in shock / fight-flight mode / whatever which is why he's not fighting back or running.

I'm genuinely curious as to whether this cheeky chappy actually knows what's going on.

We got any biologists or arachnologists indahouse?

VincentHanna · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:32

Spiders, when scared will often stay still.

DrToffnar · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:33

Huh, that awesome!

robfosters · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:35

Spiders just scared stiff of the bloke with the big knife who’s accosting him.

Rroff · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:36

They will often eat that stuff off the ends of their feet if its just a bit of web and dust though that one looked a bit tangled up.

I think they have at least some awareness of what is going on. As an aside Spiders can molt several times including regrowing limbs that might have become damaged or missing when they shed the exoskeleton.

Kelt · 19 Jun 2018 at 10:57

**** that!

HummuH1 · 19 Jun 2018 at 14:20

Kelt said:
**** that!

x2.

Gerard · 19 Jun 2018 at 14:29

HummuH1 said:
x2.

x3

Efour · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:11

Freakbro · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:12

HummuH1 said:
x2.

Gerard said:
x3

Efour said:
X4

You bunch of wusses!

x5

The_Abyss · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:17

Explicit and extreme content videos such as this should be banned.

Conscript · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:18

Rroff said:
As an aside Spiders can molt several times including regrowing limbs that might have become damaged or missing when they shed the exoskeleton.

I wish I didn't know this.

Kronos · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:19

What a handsome chap he is.

something daft already!! · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:25

Kill it with fire or nuke from orbit.

sideways14a · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:45

That ****** would get my shoe soooooo hard.

Jumper118 · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:54

It looks sad. I would give it a cuddle

Tone1979 · 19 Jun 2018 at 15:56

check at 0:43, they have a laser sight trained on the spider, they know the risks and have armed accordingly.

CREATIVE!11 · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:23

Absolutely not. We often like to think they do because it's heart warming etc all that crapp.

Some species of spiders freeze when they think they're in danger, obviously to try and fool predators/remain hidden.

mmj_uk · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:31

That's pretty good surgical skills if it were me it'd have probably lost all 8 legs.

mmj_uk · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:33

Tone1979 said:
check at 0:43, they have a laser sight trained on the spider, they know the risks and have armed accordingly.

Could that not be light from the camera? or have I completely missed your joke. Do lasers stun spiders? lol