Jumping Spider vs. Bee | National Geographic

you’re about to meet the spider

you’re about to meet the spider equivalent of a stealthy jungle cat this

equivalent of a stealthy jungle cat this

equivalent of a stealthy jungle cat this Virginian specimen is the jumping spider

Virginian specimen is the jumping spider

Virginian specimen is the jumping spider and it packs a ton of skulking pouncing

and it packs a ton of skulking pouncing

and it packs a ton of skulking pouncing killing firepower in its tiny body

killing firepower in its tiny body

killing firepower in its tiny body here’s the victim this beef the jumping

here’s the victim this beef the jumping

here’s the victim this beef the jumping spider locks onto the prey and begins

spider locks onto the prey and begins

spider locks onto the prey and begins the remarkably sophisticated ritual of

the remarkably sophisticated ritual of

the remarkably sophisticated ritual of capture the jumping spider contract fee

capture the jumping spider contract fee

capture the jumping spider contract fee because of its eight pods

no matter where the bee is it’s on the

no matter where the bee is it’s on the jumping spiders radar screen the spider

jumping spiders radar screen the spider

jumping spiders radar screen the spider can’t move its eyes so it moves its body

can’t move its eyes so it moves its body

can’t move its eyes so it moves its body to see two huge front eyes track the

to see two huge front eyes track the

to see two huge front eyes track the kill even if the eyes can’t move the

kill even if the eyes can’t move the

kill even if the eyes can’t move the retinas inside the eyes can see that

retinas inside the eyes can see that

retinas inside the eyes can see that play of light and darkness is the spider

play of light and darkness is the spider

play of light and darkness is the spider looking around the bee has a huge

looking around the bee has a huge

looking around the bee has a huge mobility advantage but the spider is

mobility advantage but the spider is

mobility advantage but the spider is craftier now if this were a slasher film

craftier now if this were a slasher film

craftier now if this were a slasher film the audience would be screaming look out

the audience would be screaming look out

the audience would be screaming look out the idea but the bee is oblivious the

the idea but the bee is oblivious the

the idea but the bee is oblivious the spider gets into counts position it can

spider gets into counts position it can

spider gets into counts position it can late 50 times its body length even

late 50 times its body length even

late 50 times its body length even though it has no special muscles

the pounce has to be perfect in every

the pounce has to be perfect in every way

way

way distance timing everything

mistakes in this battle couldn’t be

mistakes in this battle couldn’t be higher even the slightest false move by

higher even the slightest false move by

higher even the slightest false move by the spider and the baby we administer

the spider and the baby we administer

the spider and the baby we administer are crippling possibly even a deadly

are crippling possibly even a deadly

are crippling possibly even a deadly state how do you like the stare into

state how do you like the stare into

state how do you like the stare into these eyes with your life on the line

the spider got the jump on the beat and

the spider got the jump on the beat and now the bee is one honey of a prize for

now the bee is one honey of a prize for

now the bee is one honey of a prize for the victorious spider