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I've seen them do that to snag a f!y

parasteatoda tepidariorum are almost the same size as a widow spider

So funny that you describe the exact same behaviour I observed with my spider in the bathroom. I keep wondering how it survives there as I have very little (none?) insects in my bathroom. But everytime I take a shower the spider gets active and crawls up and down the humid tiles or hangs in the air apprently absorbing moisture from the air around it. How interesting that you saw that too! Does it help the spider to survive longer without food, what do u reckon?...

Awesome & informative video! I have a ton in my house but I actually don’t mind them since they keep the bug count down! I love handling them especially the tiny babies. They are so cute and harmless. Sweet 8 legged friends!

0:25 taking down an assassination bug twice it's size it amazing

I just saw my very first Eastern Phoebe. He/She perched herself on my deck singing as loud as she could. But I chuckled as you said you’ve never seen one eat a worm. As I was observing her, I watched her pop off the deck onto the ground and come back up with a worm in her beak! 😂❤

I know a scary girl sung the itsy bitsy spider

Why do mud daubers get eaten by birds

In the other photo was a huntsman spider

The rusty spider wasp hunts wolf spiders and related fishing spiders that was your mistake

Poor spiders

We're gearing up for our first Big Year and I appreciate your emphasis on keeping it simple and fun. Need to define our region and our goals, but I'm mainly looking forward to seeing lots of birds!

Thank you for the up-close view of such lovely spiders. I'm enjoying watching your channel grow!

How lovely that she gets to start the video by directing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4. She's definitely a beauty.

I have a corn spider that has been hanging out on my front porch ceiling. It’s starting to get cold at night and the early in the morning. I live in Ohio I’ve noticed that when it is colder out, the spider gets closer to the porch ceiling and seems to make itself almost look shrunken. Then when it warms up during the day, it gets back to doing its thing. I am wondering if I could make a habitat for it to live in during our winter and how I could provide food? It is a beautiful spider and I enjoy the zig zag part of its web.

Found a frog at ikea in NYC!!! So I’m trying to give him a good life

I found your videos through the article you wrote when I searched to find out about my little bathroom spider. 😂 I found her a few months ago and named her Little Mama. She just spun her 3rd brood the other day! It took me forever to figure out what she was lol I'm letter her be to do her own thing but is there any advice on how I could make sure she has her best life?

how come you guys are seeing bold jumping spiders everywhere but i cant even find one ):

One just bit me 😢

Wow I really like this video thank you so much I love you and the spiders (I don’t love the old ball and chain though 😅😅😅) 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😅😅😅

Excellent video!!! I have quite a few nests around my house, I never kill them or remove the nests. Less of other annoying bugs around. Between wasps and spiders, pretty much bug free around my house haha.

You remember the triangle shaped smoking windows that trucks you to have in front of the regular side window? Have a red wasp come through that B---H and hit you in the neck stinger first at about 75-80mph... I bet you hate em then!

I'm here for it because you aren't AI! Great stuff man!

Thank you. I love paper wasps, they're the most friendly of the social wasps here in Maine. Just Saturday, our fall cold spell broke and I was on my friend's south facing porch- and they were everywhere (next year's moms?) I tried to get one to land on my finger, but she landed/crashed on my nose instead. I did nothing, and she flew off after a moment. This is my rule:I don't swat at any stinging insect that lands on me without aggression (like, you already swatted it/killed another, or messed with an active nest- might indicate aggression). Each spring I rescue any wasps I find indoors, mostly coaxing young baldfaced 'queens' onto my hand so I can escort them outdoors. Often, they don't want to leave my hand. It's precious, they look me in the eyes. It's regular yellow jackets I have a difficult relationship with, but I know how important they are for controlling plant pests. I wish I knew what species of paper wasp live in my area, they're dark in color, and the maps don't suggest either of the two darker species being common here.

I wouldn't call them "harmless to humans". I was bitten by one and it hurt like hell. 😀

Awesome video man great comedy also.

this begs the same question in my head: can we "pseudo-domesticate" wasps by deterring them from human dwellings and directing them towards preferred locations? do we know what type of surfaces they really like and can we re-create such attractions for nesting queens further away from our homes? or perhaps they're attracted to certain hormones/chemicals/scents? in my mind, it's not so much of "is this possible" but simply more of "we need to learn more about their behaviour and patterns". i still believe we can find methods to "control" insects/vermin we don't like without having to resort to killing them or destroying their nests etc. and the best outcome is a mutually beneficial one where they do what they do for the ecosystem while we enjoy the fruits of their work without getting in their way.

I have one who is an amazingly hearty girl, my son brought her in and put her on a container then presented her to as a gift I actually didn’t see her in there and thought he was just pretending as I have a regal jumping spider already that was oh it’s got to have been 2 or 3 weeks maybe 4 and tonight I saw something move next to me looked over and sure enough she’s been in there I don’t think there were air holes even guess the lid wasn’t on good and she’s had no food or water I gave her sugar water and a fly she is drinking that auger water off the qtip for like 30 mins I feel awful I didn’t check to make sure there wasn’t an actual spider she has no webbing in the container even so I have zero clue she’s badass though

I subbed anyway. Interesting stuff.

Thank you Randy for this very pleasant video! My inlaws will be moving to Houston soon, so need to plan my visits around proper birding times of year! Do you have any suggestions? :) Happy birding!

thanks for the in infomation live in ontario so we really only have ruby throated humming birds come

I've been seeing tons of the nymphs the last couple of weeks (in NW MO). What's strange is they seem to be very attracted to my dog. They hang out on his fur. It's happened so much that I now have to check him every time he comes in from outside to make sure he doesn't give them a free ride indoors. Also, thanks for the great video! It's a perfect mix of information and humor.

I am definitely not a bug person, but i do find nature fascinating, none the less. I just discovered you three videos ago and i am very intrigued. I love your style of teaching/ videos. Makes me want to learn more. Thank you🖖 keep it up

I would never harm a mud dauber or spider wasp . I'm scared to death of a spider and these little wasp are my friends . Lol. I love watching them them wolf spiders.

These are my favorite wasps . I welcome them all.

Thanks for info❤

That was great 👍 Good footage, good explanations, good pacing, and good looking spooders

Thank you for this video! We have a ton of these spiders in our house that I’ve been scared of. Now I’m not as scared… and I kinda feel like they are on my side killing the bigger scarier spiders.

I found a couple of them in a hole in my fence

It’s best to plant native plants, like Turk’s Cap or Scarlet Sage, to provide nectar for them instead of feeders. This is nature’s design and prevents disease.

one bit me twice on my shoulder, felt like a painful flu shot

There is female with egg sack i have been watching for a few days, she is beautiful 😊

I was at my standing desk the other day and almost stepped on a tan jumping spider. Then it started crawling up my leg. So I guess they can be on the curious side. Anyway she's been trawling the ceiling in my room ever since. Seems to have no interest in little black ants, though.

The most interesting and entertaining video I've ever watched about wildlife, particularly a spider! Great, great video that now has me watching many more of his videos!

Hey bud are you from or live in Oklahoma?? 🫡✌🏾

I found one of these on my desk at work and had no idea what it was. I'm glad I found this video to tell me more about it!

I get at minimum seemingly hundreds of these Ruby babies every year here in East Tennessee. April 1st is when the early males show up here almost like clockwork. Use thin fishing line and Vaseline to control the ants from poisoning there nectar. I start out with 5 or six feeders in early spring and increase to 8 to 10 feeders around August. Literally hundreds of these babies mid September. Build it and they WILL come!!!

Jumping spiders are not only cool, but also really cute

I’m so drawn to them. I think that they are such a beautiful creature from God. I have one in my screen door right now and I love looking at him. I know it’s a he because you just educated me. 😉 thank you. ❤

The Happy Belly white cane sugar I got isn`t exactly white...it has a slight brown tint. I`m waiting on more expensive sugar by Domino to arrive. The other stuff looks somewhat like "Sugar in the Raw" I use for oatmeal, making wine etc. It contains too much iron for hummingbirds. A wildlife place with indoor hummingbirds accidentally killed them by feeding them the raw sugar. Do you think Happy Belly is passing off unrefined sugar as something else?