Can a spider survive if it loses ALL its legs?......

[Equinox]

Well, here is the answer!


No idea if this has been posted, or people have seen this before but...

Watch them in order


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUlND1qomvU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worOcILw_80

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX_V3YaJWw0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5lWKsaFe5k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SNDYQMu-ZI

Ok so the guy clearly isn't a spider expert... but still interesting, and pretty incredible none the less!
At least he had the initiative to put food in its mouth etc.

 

[Mysteryavic]

OMG! soo cool! who would have thought... lol

 

[DreamWeaver8]

I'm speechless... Goes to show just how remarkable spiders really are!

 

[Herpgrrl]

that was truly amazing! learn something new everyday!!

 

[Will240393]

Then his wife stepped on it by accident and killed it.....

 

[Equinox]

Then his wife stepped on it by accident and killed it.....

Yeah I saw that too... I do wonder how 'accidentally' it was.

 

[Will240393]

Yeah I saw that too... I do wonder how 'accidentally' it was.

That's what i thought but either way that poor spider had some pretty bad luck.

 

[kalebo1]

You actually left one video out...Legless Spider-week 8. This is probably the best video of them all because the man thought another huntsman spider had come during the night and was feeding on his legless spider...when in fact, he catches the spider in the middle of its molt.

Check out Legless Spider- week 8 on YouTube. It isn't the same without watching this one.

 

[MarkmD]

Thats really cool ,thanks for sharing.

 

[Equinox]

You actually left one video out...Legless Spider-week 8. This is probably the best video of them all because the man thought another huntsman spider had come during the night and was feeding on his legless spider...when in fact, he catches the spider in the middle of its molt.

Check out Legless Spider- week 8 on YouTube. It isn't the same without watching this one.

I watched it but forgot to add! Has now been updated with week 8

 

[kalebo1]

I watched it but forgot to add! Has now been updated with week 8

Cool. Thanks. It just proves how resilient these creatures can be sometimes.

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

Wow that's incredible! I'm surprised it made it through a molt!

 

[Anonymity82]

Awesome!!!

I didn't see the wife step on it.

 

[Ambly]

this is truly awesome... incredible. "it's actually.... it!" hahaha the disbelief in the response "nooo" is just too awesome.

 

[Equinox]

Awesome!!!

I didn't see the wife step on it.

He just said that in one of the comments below the video

 

[Scar]

Anyone ever play the video game "Limbo"? Haha. So reminds me of that.

 

[Equinox]

Anyone ever play the video game "Limbo"? Haha. So reminds me of that.

Yeah I know the one you mean! With the little boy haha. Forgot about that game!

 

[Anonymity82]

He just said that in one of the comments below the video

Oh, in his description? That sucks. Hope he was joking. Would suck to go 2 months healing this thing only to get it stepped on. Wonder why it was missing its legs in the first place.