Paradise Jumping Spider - possibly a special find!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- A quick story about a recent find, Habronattus viridipes, a Paradise Jumping Spider. Sometimes what you find is more significant than you think!
Thanks to Sean McCann and Wayne Maddison for their kind help with this.
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"These are the spiders in my yard" or "...that I found".
Whatever you call it, it's a pleasure to watch & learn. You have a knack for teaching & a passion for these creatures. It shows. Thank you.
These are the spiders near your house?
Thanks so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel.
Regarding your jingle, these are never spiders in MY house. I now live in an apartment and I've never seen a spider here. Maybe that's why I'm having problems with insect pests. I was thinking you could use "... spiders in your yard" or "... spiders all around". As they say, you're never more than 6 feet from at least 1 spider ... unless you're treading water in the ocean, or outside the research station in Antarctica.
We love our jumping spiders, even us arachnophobes!
Only spiders that don't automatically terrify me. Zebra spiders are common tiny jumping spiders here in Sweden. Never seen them jump though lmao
3:22 and of course he mentions it xD
I know someone who was bitten by a jumping spider (she didn't see it and it was starting to get smooshed, so it bit her.) She said it ran a few feet away and turned and looked at her with "it's baby blue eyes". She said it was so cute she didn't have the heart to be mad at it. For the record, the bite amounted to nothing. A little itchy she said, but nothing worse.
They have the good luck to be very lovable spiders, yeah... Those big eyes do them a lot of favours.
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travis, thanks to you we don't kill spiders automatically when we see them in the house. we pretty much shoo them away now, telling them to go get something to eat. keep up the good work!
That's so encouraging to hear, thank you! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
I love when a scientific species name actually tells you something about the species! For those of you that don't know it means green legs
Thanks!
Thanks for that! Never took latin, so I didn't know that myself.
What an awesome piece of information! Thanks for sharing.
I think you should do a jumping spider that is popular/always in someone’s house!
Also: “These are the spiders outside your house” lol
That's a good suggestion. Thanks!
Arachno-anecdotes... bring 'em on. Love it.
This is a cool idea, thanks for the suggestion!
hello travis
As an up and coming channel with less than a dozen videos, you're showing a lot of promise. Almost 20k subs with only 7 uploads (not counting this one because it was uploaded half an hour ago) is really quite impressive, and it's representative of how high quality your content has been thus far. You shouldn't be afraid of branching out, as long as it's entomology related I think most of us are sure to enjoy it. You're already on my list of channels to check back on occasionally.
Thanks so much! I'll keep on with the longer stuff but might throw in a bit of stuff like this as well.
What a handsomely colored spider! I enjoyed hearing about your IDing process on this one, and I think it’s a nice change of pace to spotlight a fun spider like this that otherwise might not have qualified for a Spiders in Your House.
Personally, I think some of the most fun with hobby arachnology and entomology is going through the identification process once you’ve spotted and photographed a fun critter, so I appreciate seeing you doing exactly that!
Thanks so much! And yes, the ID process can be fun (and at times maddening).
I would love to see more videos like this one! Informal, informational, and enjoyable! 😃🕷🕷
Thanks for the feedback!
The jingle is great, i propose "these are the spiders in your yard" for all the ones likely to be found outside but still likely to be encountered by humans. (As opposed to never leaving the canopy of a rainforest)
Videos of any kind are appreciated, not just your deep dives explaining a given species.
Thanks for the feedback! I know the pace of videos has been slow, and I'm trying to improve it. They do take time to research and put together. I thought some of these short encounters might do nicely in between the long-form stuff.
Yes like this format the outdoor spider whisperer.
Thanks for the feedback! I'll probably do more of them in the future, in between the long-form stuff.
Love your videos, and this one was a fun short treat. I managed to convince my grandkids not to be afraid of spiders thanks to a jumping spider that showed up on their window screen. I put it on my hand and of course it jumped back on the screen, which brought giggles from the kids. They decided to name it and from that point on no more fear of spiders.
That's fantastic to hear. The fear of spiders is more learned than innate, so it's great when adults teach kids not to fear them.
Good stuff. I enjoyed this too. Look forward to a video on Zebra spiders as we have those in Scotland too.
Good to know, thanks!
I love your long in-depth videos, but shorter form videos like this in-between are kinda nice, especially when you happen upon something cool or unexpected that maybe doesn’t warrant a full-length video.
Thanks for the feedback! I think this will be the right approach.
I am studying entomology for my Master of Science (focusing on mosquitoes). I cannot get enough of your videos. Every video has been amazing with a great balance of education and humor. They're all well produced too.
Thanks so much for the feedback, and I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!
Love the experience of, and look forward to future, little "drop bys" that relate a small tale or interaction, particularly an intriguing, mystery sort of encounter. Ain't no rule that say you gotta research, rehearse, rehash, re-shoot and re-edit to reach out and say "Dang! Did you see THAT?" Thank You!
PS What a neat looking little feller that is..............I look forward to a definitive ID now.......
It's been confirmed by a couple of others on iNaturalist, so it's now "research grade". I think we can be confident this is Habronattus viridipes.
Nice looking raised beds!
Thanks! We just built them a few weeks ago.
What a great find! And I DO like the "new [video] format". I would like to see it in addition to your standard video format; I think it is complimentary. Thanks for your efforts to share all this with us; makes me love spiders all the more.
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I'm thinking of these as a complimentary type of video, as cool encounters come up, while keeping the focus on the long-form, deep-research stuff.
I'm not a big fan of spiders but I love jumping spiders. They're so cute. I love your channel for the deep dives you do into the various spiders you've found so far. I have a degree in biological oceanography but sadly switched to a pricing analyst position that pays more than what I had been making as a lab tech. I still LOVE watching/listening to biology deep dives, and your channel has helped me start tolerating spiders in my space. I don't like them in my bedroom, but I'm no longer squishing them in my home. I even say to them, "Hello, friend." I just won't touch them, lol.
Sadly, I think your story is a common one. Here in Canada, there's a fight going on for better pay for grad students and researchers - they've been badly neglected by our government. It's really unfortunate. I do wish people with passion for science and research were able to make a decent living doing it, as it benefits everyone. But I'm glad you've made more peace with spiders!
I do like the shorter ones videos. Thanks for the quick little info.
Thanks for that! Good to know.
Jumping spiders are the best!
They're easy to love, yeah.
It's crazy to me how little is known about so many common arthropods. No matter where you live, you can basically just go out in your yard and watch some bugs and end up seeing something that hasn't been recorded before. Like seeing an isopod run off with an ant larva, or a spider courtship ritual you can't find anywhere online... or a species no one knew lived in your country/province/state at all. Super cool. I enjoyed this video a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thought I'd try something new, and I thought it was an interesting story.
I love your videos, very educating and intersting videos, that go in depth on different species of spiders. Love your videos! Keep up the good work, love from Norway! ❤🇧🇻
Thanks from Canada! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
Im very curious how they crossed the water - seems like another one was spotted over to the west on the mainland. Ballooning? Covertly hitching a ride on someones back?
Also do you guys get phiddipus audax that far north? If not I'd be willing to catch a few and send them your way if you're interested in covering them for us in the US- they do well in captivity. It'd be fun seeing your take on them, I love watching their antics on the side of my house on sunny days.
They might have come over land - Nova Scotia is connected to the mainland via New Brunswick, and it looks like there are several records from there.
And yes, we do have P. audax here. As a matter of fact I have two in captivity right now, that I got from a local greenhouse. I haven't spotted them right at my house, but they're here in the valley.
I enjoyed this vlog style video. However, keep up the in depth content as well. Thank you
I think that'll be the way to go. I'll keep the focus on the long-form, but it's fun to share the cool stories that come up.
Story time with Travis? Oh yeah!😎 Seriously though I'm perfectly fine with the idea of having variety in the posts, as long as you're having fun with it that's what matters most. Plus so often I hear people say that they had something they wanted to talk about but just couldn't make it fit well in their other posts so this gives you a little more, I think flexibility is the right term here. Anywho, thanks for sharing Travis!😄
That's a great point. Glad you enjoyed this video. I'll definitely keep the focus on the long-form stuff, but it's good to know I can drop stuff like this in here and there as neat encounters occur.
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Would love to see a sub-series or something along those lines of the spiders not normally found inside your house.
That makes sense. Thanks for the feedback!
Love your videos. You have completely changed my outlook about spiders!
That is so encouraging to hear, thank you! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
All of these videos have been an absolute treat to watch through! My favorite arachnid content on the platform hands down.
Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
I got a picture of a Jumper the other day and I managed to get him mid wiping his lenses, absolutely adorable. I love jumpers so much, incredible animals.
These are the spiders in your yarrdddddddddd
I love when they do that! Haven't captured that exact moment yet, but I hope to. I noticed Platycryptus does it a fair bit.
iNaturalist is awesome. I was once contacted by a research group about a beetle I observed, and I ended up sending them some specimens.
That's so cool!!! Great photos of the little guy, too! He's so cute! I can't wait to see any of your excellent coverage of any kind jumping spiders at all. They're my favorite.
Glad you enjoyed it! And I'll get to a long-form on jumpers at some point.
I like any sharing of experiences from places unfamiliar. Good stuff. I do like your jingle though. I find myself singing it everytime I find a spider in my house haha
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you like the jingle.
Loved the vibe of this video, would definitely like to see more of them
Thanks for the feedback! I think they'd be good as interesting encounters come up, in between the long-form stuff.
So glad to see a video about a jumping spider species! As a huge arachnophobe they are the only ones I can stand. Always happy to see an update on your channel. It helps me try to overcome my squeamishness over these creatures that are an important part of our ecosystems.
Stay tuned... more on its way.
Thank you for the inspiration and instruction. I will take pics of the spiders in my house and yard now, to identify them. Identifying them always increases my bond with them.
It really does! I've found that too. Bugguide.net is a great resource for identification, and you can post to their "ID request" section if you're stuck. And Sarah Rose's book is indispensible for that kind of thing.
What a lovely spider! I enjoyed this style, and this spider, very much.
Thanks so much for the feedback. I might do something like it again sometime, though I'll keep the focus on the longform.
Love this style of video. Always nice to see the fresh kind of content
Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep the focus on the long-form stuff, but I'll throw some of these in, too, as cool stories come up.
These short videos are great. The long format videos with the in-depth look at a spider takes a lot of time and hard work to make. Little short and neat videos are fantastic. Since they are spider related no need to separate channel.
Thanks for the feedback! I know there are long waits in between the major videos so I thought I'd try something like this out.
I love iNaturalist so much, I treat it as a fun pokemon-adjacent game haha. Anytime I find something interesting, notable, or I take a particularly nice photo, I throw it up there. And I feel real great about being able to participate in science in some capacity (once upon a time I wanted to be an ecologist).
I like this style of video as well!
Looks like there needs to be multiple videos on jumping spiders. I love jumping spiders so that sounds good 😊
You're definitely right about that. The Salticidae family is diverse enough that it can't be properly covered in one video without being boringly general. Lycosidae (the wolf spiders) will be the same story.
Love your content, variety is the spice of life.
Thanks!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks, you're very welcome!
Yooo! Always glad to see interesting content from you!
Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for recommending iNaturalist. I can't wait to show off some of my spider pics.
It's a fantastic resource, and scientists really do pull data from there.
You must include the Peacock Jumping Spiders from Australia and vids of their little courtship dance!
*We live for the song;*
🎶 *These are the spiders in your yard!* 🎶
I think I might get to that series near the end of this summer. I've gotta cover Araneus diadematus at some point - such beautiful spiders.
Really interesting. I hope you'll do more of these videos. How do you photograph something that is so small and won't hold still? I'm pretty observant and often see strange or improbable things other folks don't notice. I always have questions that are difficult to research. I enjoy your channel very much.🕷🔍🔎🕸❓⁉❓
The photography is tricky. You can get good results with even a phone camera, and you can get clip-on macro lenses. You can even shoot photos with the phone through a magnifying glass if that's all you've got.
All of my macrophotography is done with a Pentax K-5ii DSLR, and a 100mm macro lens, usually with an external flash. Even then, for every photo you see in a video, there were probably ten that were no good.
Aw cool! I love the Habronattus species! I normally see the Habronattus Pyritthrix species in my grass! Cool find!
Love the "story" video - they are all great !
Glad you enjoyed it! I'll keep the focus on the long-form stuff but it might get sprinkled with stuff like this sometimes.
@@travismcenery2919 as a science geek I appreciate a varied data base, as a youtube fan, well, you do you, brah
I like this unusual outside encounter video. I think it's important to share any spider that you see, regardless of where you encounter it at. I have spent over 50 happy years quietly observing spiders indoors and outdoors, and I try to share my excitement with other humans. Title thought - maybe something tame like "spiders in your yard"?
Glad you enjoyed it! I might have to come up with something for the short-form stuff.
This little guy is adorable!!! Can't wait for a full length jumping spider video! How about a video on unique/peculiar spiders? Today I learned this crazy thing existed, Ariamnes colubrinus, also known as the whip spider.
That is a very cool spider indeed! Hard to believe that's a theridiid - looks way different from its other family members.
In my current apartment here in Tokyo after a while I noticed a small, cute jumping spider. Its living here with me now and does quite good. It sometimes just hangs out on a book that's lying on the couch. It's a cute companion.
I'm not sure what kinds of jumpers you get over there, but I know there are some. They're really cool to have around.
Awesome little critters, can't wait for a full length video on them. I am on iNaturalist and love it. Mushrooms, plants and snakes are the only thing I have published so far
Thanks! iNaturalist really is amazing, and it's a fantastic way for amateurs to contribute. We love mushrooms, too - did a lot of chanterelle hunting on Vancouver Island.
Spider Spotting is a fun name!
Ooh, that's a possibility. Thanks!
Hey great video man hope youre doing well still love and enjoy stuff youre doing !
Doing well, thanks! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Love jumping spiders (but who doesn't?) and also YEAH - mix it up, Travis!
Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep the focus on the long-form stuff but it's good to know I can slip these little stories in, too.
I like the outdoor story time :-) Your videos are always interesting & that says a lot from someone who was terrified of spiders. Now I practices catch & release for most while allowing the ones who stay in their webs & earn their keep by kill annoying plant flies to stay. If they start moving around out they go - I NEED to know where they are! The rules are 1) Stay out of my sight if I don't see you all is fine. 2) Stay in your web, moving around gets you evicted. 3) No free roamer they freak me out. Yes jumping spiders are cool, but not when they jump on me!
Glad you enjoyed it, and I'm glad the channel is helping! It means a lot when I hear that people have started learning how to coexist with spiders, and that their fears have been lessened, even a little. Thanks!
Loved the video, but missed the jingle. Seriously, when I watch a video of yours, I have that little song dancing around in my head all day.
Haha! I never expected that jingle to be as popular as it apparently is, but thanks!
I got a name for that play list, Spiders outside you're House 🏠,oh yeah I love you're videos and been putting them on my bug page on Facebook, have a good beautiful day and better tomorrow 👍
Thanks so much for sharing the videos! It helps me out a lot.
@@travismcenery2919 well I like all the info you give out on spiders inside you're house that doesn't get the attention of other animals and so glad to be a help my friend 👍, thank you for the spiders because this helps them and people that have fears and get bad information about them so thank you my friend 👍, keep up the amazing work 👍😁
I liked this video. It was very casual and it'd be cool to have these to tide us over between Spiders In Your House episodes.
Thanks for the feedback, and glad you enjoyed it!
Yes please! And how about “Spiders In Your Yard” For a segment? I love jumping spiders. They’re cute!
With summer coming, I think I'll be moving into some outdoor spiders soon.
There is an interesting jumping spider called Siler collingwoodi, an ant-mimicking spider. This species of jumping spider uses a combination of camouflage and ant-mimicry for protection from predators.
There are a few salticid ant-mimics, yes. I haven't come across any here but I know they're out there.
Cool, I have jumping spider living in my a/c condenser. Was cleaning it 3days ago, lifted the fan off, there it was, a little egg sac stuck under neath fan lip.
Lucky you!
Love it! and such a cool spider! I'm on inaturalist and the best find so far is the larva of a firefly! Never seen one of those before!
Thanks, and glad you're enjoying iNaturalist! It's great.
Love the format. The in-depth stutf is very good, this is just as enjoyable. I've suddenly been growing an interest in spiders around my home and then found your channel. Got very, VERY tired of all the "eight-legged KILLER" type garbage from official "science" programs.
I'm really glad this channel stands out and is genuinely helpful. Welcome aboard, and thanks!
Im scared of some spiders but uve always adored jumping spiders keep up the story videos
nice find, i'm on the verge of becoming a jumper keeper but on a journey finding all the different varieties. bit limited in the UK but was a freaky moment end of your video i said i hope that's yorkshire tea, thinking it was tea you were drinking and you replied saying it was coffee spooky!
I love the idea of this kind of sub series!
I miss the tune at the start. Maybe instead of “These are the spiders in your house.” - you could do “These are the spiders ‘round your house.” - that would include outside. Quite a few years ago, I had a brown with cream-strip jumping spider that would sit on top of my microwave in the mornings. I tend to leave doors and windows open when weather is nice, and he must’ve got in and decided my micro by the window was a good hunting spot for flying bugs attracted to my coffee - several cups heated during the day. I’d carefully open the door to move cups in and out, and soon she learned to side-step when I approached so I could get the door open and closed without being in the way. Cute and smart little critter!
Yup, they're smarter than we think! And I'll come up with something. I think there's room for videos profiling spiders outside, but these short little "storytime" videos that don't go into the same depth are kind of a different style. Thanks for the suggestion!
Many, many years ago, I was lifeguarding at a pool. I was laying on a bench seat, on my stomach, and with my arms and legs hanging down. The seat had the usual cross-leg design. So, it looked as if I had eight legs. I was also wearing sun glasses.
Along came a spider (lol). It was a small jumping spider, hopping along in my direction. It saw me and stopped. It stood there trying to identify this eight-legged, large eyed thing in front of it. It started to wave its front legs. I 'replied' to its query. It immediately jumped off in a different direction as fast as it could.
I guess my "spiderese" wasn't up to par. Language can be such a chore.
I love his green front legs! Not as striking as the peacock jumper, but I'd love to see what his mating dance is like with those green legs. Perhaps I can find a video of it somewhere online. Honestly, new species and new ranges of all kinds of creatures, from bugs and arachnids to birds and even large wildlife, as well as plants, are reported and discovered all the time. We find that certain species that had been presumed extinct have had a comeback, territories have changed, or new varieties of flora and fauna exist. Being able to make discoveries and report findings that broaden our knowledge of our ever changing ecosystems is in my opinion one of the best and most important uses of the internet. We don't have to rely on a single naturalist being the only information source, not that Charles Darwin and his contemporaries were slouches, but single naturalists can only cover so much area or types of flora and fauna. This way we can all contribute to the understanding of our world, and I think that's absolutely a wonderful thing!
Thanks for sharing your unusual find! If you see more of them be sure to update us!
It could be that a single animal hitchhiked on or in a bag of garden soil, or perhaps the changing climate allowed the species to flourish farther north than it previously could. We don't know yet, and we may never know, but if we don't make a point of looking or discovering these things we assuredly will never know.
I number of years ago I saw some green anoles, or some kind of anoles, on the wall of my dentists office that had spines or crests on their heads and a single lighter dorsal stripe with dark borders, and I've never seen anoles with anything but smooth heads and solid bodies, so it was a cool find for sure! Perhaps the pair came in the fresh pine straw that had just been placed, or perhaps it's just a variety I've never seen. I didn't end up taking pictures, I only had my older smartphone and couldn't get very close because of how fast they were moving, but I've kicked myself so many times for not taking pictures! I really wanted to stay and watch them for awhile because they were either hashing out territories or mating, you really have to inspect the cloaca to determine genders, but who wants to be known as the weirdo trying to watch the lizards mate. 😂 I brought it up at the next holiday, right after, and my sister gave me "the look" and seemed uncomfortable about me trying to determine whether they were fighting or mating. I guess you either have the personality to find it fascinating or not, and the rest of my family were in the "or not" category. Oh well.
I like this change-up! Keep up the great content
I definitely like this kind of video! I’ll take all the spider content I can get, and short videos that you can throw on real quick without a huge time commitment are always nice!
Regarding jumping spiders, I suppose you could do a video covering each of the subfamilies and the genera within each, without going down to individual species naturally, but even that would be a long video! Also, I for one think there would be value in having a video dedicated to general jumping spider information, since they are so unique. I know there is a lot of research that has been done on jumping spiders to understand how their eyes function, how well their able to visually recognize prey, etc. I think topics like that would be difficult to cover on a more in-depth video, for reasons of video length and flow.
Yeah, it's a little tricky. If I cover one species first, I'll have to get into some general salticid biology, just so the one species makes sense. But I don't have to go all the way down the rabbit hole.
Oooh! Congrats on the Fancy Knee Boi find!!
Thanks Sebastian! I was excited about it.
I'm not sure if you live in a region of Canada with Latrodectus but it would be great to have a deep dive on the genus. In the BC interior we encounter it frequently. Although it tends to stick to dark corners of the garage, in the garden it does find its way into things we are likely to handle, such as plants (especially pumpkins), watering cans, and firewood. Appreciate your high-quality content!
Glad you're enjoying the content! No, I don't have Latrodectus here in Nova Scotia, and where I lived on Vancouver Island before didn't have them either. I know there's a population on the island down at the southern end near Victoria, but it's very small.
"Here is a spider that I found" still fits the jingle and does a good job of signaling more casual content from you imo. Loved this! I'm about to watch you Eastern Parson spider vid and get myself caught up (I've been busy this week :P)
You're right, that fits... Glad you liked the video! I'll keep the focus on the long-form stuff but it's good to know I can slip these in sometimes. Hope you enjoyed the Parson!
@@travismcenery2919 I did! That hunting footage was extremely interesting
All spiders are interesting.
Im so jealous! I love love love jumping spiders. Unfortunately one of mine passed away yesterday. Phiddipus audux. I think its the coolest kind we got up here in wisco. Theres a bunch of asiatic wall jumpers up in my attic and i think I saw a regular tan jumper in my living room by a window.
We've got all of those here in Nova Scotia, too! I don't see P. audax on my own property, but they show up in local greenhouses, and I've got two that I'm keeping currently. I regularly see Platycryptus on my exterior walls, and come across Attulus and Haphrys fairly often, too.
I love this!!! Thanks for sharing; it’s so nice to see love for spiders. I especially appreciate how detailed and educational your videos are, even these quick ones to share your delighted find of a new friend (and species to Nova Scotia! 😁). Very much looking forward to your spotlight on the jumping spider- dare we hope for a series, since there are so many? ☺️
Jumping spiders will definitely require more than one video. At the moment I'm taking things one species at a time. I learned my lesson from the False Widow video, which was over an hour long and absolutely BRUTAL to research and produce.
@@travismcenery2919 looking forward to them all ☺️ the time & effort you put in is evident, and each video is always worth the wait. I appreciate your dedication and willingness to share the fruits of your labor!
Zebra jumping spiders were all over our apartment in New York. I've been waiting to see you cover them.
They're on the list, believe me. There's so many.
Congratulations! That's an awesome find in your area. And hey, any opportunity to teach and learn should be taken imo. Weather permitted, of course.
Will have to try iNaturalist eventually. Might be fun.
Thanks so much! I was pretty excited by it.
I appreciate your videos and love the information. I like the Idea of "these are the spiders outside your house". when I saw the picture of the viripides, I really was hoping to see video of it in action moving and possibly feeding (I understand that's not always possible, just providing feedback). I feel video of the subject in action was the only missing element here. side note, the Habronattus decorus is so darn cute, think it's my new favorite jumper!
I've got H. decorus here, too, and had a couple in captivity for a while. They're absolutely adorable. And I agree, some video would have been good, but I had grabbed the camera for stills to get the best photos I could for identification. Guess I could have thrown that one into video mode, too, I just didn't think to.
I vote for "These are the spiders outside your house"
Great video! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the comment!
Would love to see more in the field videos or about chance encounters with spiders :D
Alright! I'll probably do more of these short form ones in the future.
My recommendation is to either generally go over the most prolific species in each region of the world that jumping spiders can be found in or to go over the most well-known/obscure jumping spiders in your region/the world.
That makes sense. Thanks for the suggestion!
absolutely love your longer form content and i think this still supplements the in depth research you do.
this video is like a tempo breaker for me, fun refresher to see a rare find out in the wild and sharing it like this.
Thanks for the feedback, and I think that's a good way to look at it. I'll definitely keep the focus on the long-form stuff, but it's fun to share these cool stories as they come up.
Love the jumpers
They're wonderful. Thanks for the comment!
🎵These are the spiders in your yard🎵
This one's a popular option, apparently. Thanks for the suggestion!
It’s so cute 🥰
I know... they're adorable.
This is really awesome, so exciting for you! ❤️
And yes! More videos like this would be so appreciated!
Thanks for the feedback! I'll probably do videos like this here and there then, between the long-form stuff.
Love your content! This style could be "Here is a near my house" or something similar! Good quick little video though
Thanks! I'll maybe do more like it once in a while.
🎵"These are the spiders in your yard." 🎵
This one's on the list of candidates. Thanks!
A quickie update in between the more in depth vids is cool... and he's a cutie, from over there.
Thanks for the feedback!
I can already hear the new jingle (this is the spider that I found) or (these are the spiders that I've found). I would love more off the cuff videos in this format becuse I dont watch youtube shorts but I think you should consider addapting this video into a short or tick tock to branch out to more viewers (if you have not alredy).
Hmm, thanks for the suggestion! Glad you enjoyed this one.
What a fun lil guy
He was adorable, though not the most cooperative photo model. ;)
This is really exciting!
I was pretty excited about it. It looks like there were records of the species in Nova Scotia, but they were buried deep in surveys, and hadn't made it to the major databases.
Spider: "'ey yo, you seen any flies around my dude"
This is what I imagine them thinking every time they look right at me.
@@travismcenery2919 it just says "Hey man you mind barbequing a few crickets for me?"
This is a cool video topic! More!
Thanks! I'll probably do more of these kinds of videos as good stories come up, while keeping the focus on the long-form stuff.