Peacock Spider 17 (Maratus sceletus)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Courtship of the peacock spider Maratus sceletus (nickname Skelotorus)
Music: "Summer Love" by Ingvi Thor Kormaksson and JJ Soul, performed by "Latin Faculty" (from Iceland). Lyrics below
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Lyrics
Summer love, no sooner here than over
Summer love, came to me from nowhere
What a love, sand and sea and laughter came
Cosy nights, holding hands together
Summer breezes blowing over heather
Oh! That moon, it was over far too soon
We fell in love, that is true, dear
I lost my head holding you near
There was no one could say that it was wrong
Autumn I find too cold
Winter, no one to hold
Spring comes much too late
Summer breezes bring good fate
Summer love, I just can't wait
Summer love, no sooner here than over
Summer love, came to me from nowhere
What a love, sand and sea and laughter came
- - - - -
Oh! my love, life and it's attractions
Summer love, how we took the actions
No regrets, neither of us were to blame
Summer love, kisses were so easy
Stars above, I remember how you teased me
What a love! when you always called my name
We fell in love, that is true, dear
I lost my head holding you near
Such is life in summer sun, a summer song
Jumping spiders always move like they're from a stop motion movie. That makes them even more adorable.
yaaaay! he got the girl!
sure did :)
@@Peacockspiderman And then she had him for dinner?
I nominate Peacock Spiderman for the Noble Peace Prize! His wondrous ability to present a widely feared & despised creature as endearing & adorable certainly deserves an award! Just look at that sweet little face: 03:02
Just fantastic photography. Great job!
Spiders in general are way cool; jumping spiders most amazing, and the peacocks are off the chart.
Thanks for your appreciation !
JamesThomas peacock are a sub species of jumping found in Australia
Yup, they give those birds of paradise a run for their money. Should have a dance off.
i love it that she's watching him the whole time.
Yes, I think that is rather charming
The music in this is perfect.
"Peekaboo !"
The spiders are gifted : they know how to put up the leg, they put it up very hight, and they even can put up 2 legs and don't fall 😉!
*raises both arms*
Have I done it?
Have I captivated her enough?
Am I not going to die?
Catherine Rose they can still eat you afterwards ;)
Still a better love story than twilight
lmfao
Please let this meme die already, it was funnier 10 years ago.
@@jenya-was-here Shh... let people enjoy things.
To be fair any love story would be!
@@jenya-was-here It'll never stop being funny because it'll never stop being true
Whenever someone tells me they're afraid of spiders, this is my go to video to show them.
Quite the little acrobatic showman ... love it when he scampers on the underside of the twig and shakes right in her face! It's a tad hard to tell since he's moving so fast, but does his abdomen have little "feathers" or "flags" that he's waving?
Once again, Jurgen, a fabulous video!! :-)
They are spinnerets. When the male is not display these are barely visible, but in this species they are inflated and extended during the display, and moved a lot as you can see
I love the choice in music as well, very fitting.
Hi there, yes, I remember your face, nice to see you back
The dance fits his skeleton "costume". Reminds me of one of those skeletons in haunted house attractions, jumping up and shaking their arms at you "*BOOOOO*". Skeletorus just uses his butt instead. ^^
💃💃💃 the spider dancing. It's beautiful!!!.
Those are so SUPER CUTE! 😍😍
Well, he was... IRRESISTIBLE!!
Oh, what a lovely bosa nova tune!!
Thanks for commenting and showing your appreciation. I fell in love with the sound track and often felt that too few people appreciate it.
I also want one of these little spiders :c
Your videos are wonderful. The spiders are gorgeous, funny, endearing, and pure nature.
Thank you
Hahaha congratulations lil guy!
he deserves it :)
This is so adorable! And what a perfect choice of romantic music for his "moves"! Thank you Mr. Otto for all your time and efforts in making these creative videos and for generously sharing them for others to enjoy. You have exceptional talent for creating these intriguing videos, and you are spreading smiles around the world! :-)
Thanks for your nice comment, much appreciated !
If there's anybody who doesn't like these then there's something wrong with them
Thanks Jurgen, for your great gift to all of us, Philes & Phobes, alike. And even moreso to all the spiders out there in the world who might not be as charming, but I’m sure have some attractive skills! I kept thinking that the lady Maratus was watching him, thinking “I’d like my son to have little feathers like that on his butt, they are just ADORABLE!” 🥰
Jurgen, you're just a damn artistic genius. That's what you are. And finding a female in such a dimorphic species cannot have been easy.
it is nice to think of my work as artistic, thanks. As you know I am primarily a scientist, but I admit I do a lot of things intuitively.
I was sort of binging your videos yesterday, so happy there's a new upload
Sounds like you have seen a few by now, thanks for watching !
you should have an exhibition at a science center. dedicated to these cute little critters, of course.
I love these little guys, they are so fun to watch. Keep the vids coming man.
thanks for your support !
I have to say Juergen, your photography is spectacular. Considering the size and flightiness of these critters, to even be able to capture them in focus with that minuscule depth of field is beyond my comprehension. Keep up the amazing work
Again great filming!!!
Love how he peeks around and popups with his display. :D
Thanks ! Yes, so much going on between females and males, not a straight forward thing
Yes. :)))
This one reminds me of Zebras with its black & white colorings, and I love its lil “handshakes!”
This looks amazing! You captured the display perfectly. I'm also glad to know there's so many people who find these guys as cute as I do LOLL
What amazes me is how diverse this single genus really is!!!
Wonderful! Thank you very much!
Those tassels! And the peekaboo routine. Just amazing.
I subbed yesterday. Excellent videos.
Wow, long time no see! I absolutely adore these videos of these little guys and girls. I mean when you think of spiders then cute doesn't necessarily come to mind, but these peacock spiders are the acception.
Indeed a long time, thanks for comment !
This is so well edited. I love seeing your videos of these cuties
I thought these were like robots when I saw a Xmas vid on them and I wanted one lol they are the only spiders I'm not as creeped out from
You are indeed correct that I would want to know who produced the stunning music! Thanks for providing the info AND the lyrics, so I don't have to search them up in a separate window when I'm singing along and watching Mr. Skeleton dance with his friend here! :)
Bet the artists would have never thought that one day it would be used in this way :) The way the lyrics fit is almost spooky
Your spider-videos are the very best i have ever seen!
Thanks!
thanks Rufus, appreciate your feedback
thanks for posting these. such amazing tiny creatures and great camera work and editing!
thanks, I am not a professional camera man or editor as you probably know, so feedback like yours is very welcome
That is the cutest, tiniest, most venomous zebra I've ever seen!! =(*w*)=
big fan of your work, very cool
Thanks
They're super cute!
Thank you so much for these wonderful videos!! This species is absolutely stunning. I currently own 7 tarantulas, but had never seen these adorable guys before.
Thanks for posting the lyrics to the song...sweet!!!
You have a lot of patience my friend
This guy is proving monochrome can be just as stylish and alluring
Love the music choice for this video! Bravo!
This has gotta be the cutest courtship I've ever seen!!! OMG, the way he shakes his tail-feather at her; first it's his whole body, then the shaking of the tail-feather itself, back and forth, back and forth. And she follows each movement, and even takes time out to groom herself for the event! That's remarkable to behold!
Another awesome video! thank you. I love these spiders.
@2:48~I'm coming my love, just have patience. LOL!!!
He dances a mean salsa!
I hate spiders to death and yet here I am on spider number 17 lol they're so darn cute and so interesting to watch ... still disgusting and creeps me the fuck out but I can't stop watching lol
He's so cute 😍
Very nice ! I love peacock spiders and the music what you use for your videos Thank you dear Jurgen!
Definitely male is really more attractive than female...
Really nice colors and dance really good...
I love spiders I mostly like the skeletorus spider
So cute! These videos are awesome!❤
I give this this video two pedipalps up!
Beautiful
I want to call it 'the tickler'
Ohh man, I fell in love right now~
Cute song for this video. The spider makes me think of Beetlejuice. Your videos are definitely helpful and informative.
This has got to be the coolest looking one I’ve seen from you, and of any Jumping Spider I’ve ever seen in life Yet. Where did you find this little unique one? So far in the wild I’ve come across black and white spotted ones with green fangs, and red fangs, gray ones, fuzzy White ones with tiny black spots and black fangs, an Orange, gray and black one reminding me of a tiger, but with little antenna looking head hairs, and a bunch of plain brown and green ones, from plants and trees. The first ones I described I easily find outside crawling on houses, and the Orange Tiger looking one I was lucky to find at a Ranch. Such cool little creatures. But these Performers are incredible… just bizarre how much detail these are given and the amount of energy they have for the hopes of pleasing their counterpart. So sad they only live for so long, but I do hope to see one in person. I would actually take a Peacock version in and possibly take care of it/spoil it. A show smaller than my finger, lol.
Spiders, The most fascinatings animals in the world :)
"....i lost my head when you were near..." 😬😅
...Does this spider remind anyone else of Jack Skellington?! xD
haha i can see it :) so the girl spider must be Sally~
The official description of Maratus Sceletus should contain the phrase: "This species has the unique distinction of being the only documented organism on earth that can successfully execute the complicated 'jazz hands' maneuver with its butt."
guys he's ready for spooky month okay
Would be interesting to make a video about equipment and techniques you use. The results are fantastic !
Canon C100 and 100 mm macro, that's all
+Peacockspiderman do you film on location? I assumed you brought specimens back and recreated a mini "studio" for more control.
yes, this was shot at my house with individuals I brought back from southern Queensland
Great work! Thanks for your reply :)
Looks like Jack Skellington Spider 💜
nature is mind blowing sometimes.Normally if i see a spider I am petrified but not these little guys.
looks like he's waving boas around
Kkkkk parece que esta com 💀💀💀💀💀 roupa para o Halloween Ótimo vídeo
Is this a common pattern for jumping-spiders? I saw one with the same pattern from a jumping-spider creeping outside my front yard. I know the peacock spider is incredibly smaller, the one I saw was as big as the nail on my thumb.
No, not common at all. This is the only spider that I know of that looks like this one, unique.
Awesome. Got a little player haha.
How can she resist those spinnerets?!
Spider has ultra instinct
@ 1:10~Shake your tail feathers, Baby!!!
after this video author go in service centre and said that his camera has the frame rate issue
I heard there was a new species discovered. I forgot the name but its abdomen looks like a horned owl.
It is called Maratus bubo. It was discovered by David Knowles and myself and named by David Hill and myself
Fantastic work! I came onto your channel today through Lynne Kelly's interest in spiders among other things. Love seeing the infinite possibilities of seeing creatures that defy imagination right here in Australia ;)
Striking colours and patterns.
His markings look like a cartoon spider skeleton 😀
sera que pode ser mantida em cativeiro
AMazing, these videos should have millions of views. Have you thought of selling your videos to BBC or something?
The BBC has been my customer a couple of times
How sweet!Hopefully she didn't eat him :(
Shake that bootie!
2:52 I'm not sure how to process this
Is it possible where you can show if the male makes it out alive or not lol?
Males not often get eaten
And then she ate him.
The end.
NA-WA
Boing
You should put a mirror in front of a male maratus spider yo study how the males react when neither backs down
De gyors huuuuuu.Ⓜ👻👁👍👁👻Ⓜ
あら可愛いハエトリグモちゃんこの子可愛い雄君なのね可愛い求愛行動ねよしよし小さいけど貴方めすちゃん幸せにしてね
The camera work is fantastic, especially when you think of how tiny these little guys are.
hey what kind of camera and objective do you use? love your videos keep them coming :)
canon c100 and 100 mm macro
The spider jumps higher then mario
They're super cute!
Großartig! Tolle Arbeit, die Sie da leisten, Herr Otto! Konnte meine Arachnophobie dank der heimischen Springspinnen schon ein gutes Stück selbst therapieren! 👍👍👍