Apparently some spiders hunt in packs.

[STDiva]

You've been warned.

Arachnophobes can usually take comfort in the fact that spiders are solitary creatures. The vast majority of the almost 40,000 known arachnid species have pretty miserable social skills, so they tend keep mostly to themselves.

But there exists a small handful of around two dozen species — known collectively as "social spiders" — that get on surprisingly, unsettlingly, terrifyingly well in the company of conspecifics.

Anelosimus eximius is one such species. In fact, they're among the chummiest spiders on Earth.

In the clip featured here, David Attenborough describes how tens of thousands of A. eximius will hunt in packs to lay waste to prey hundreds of times their own size. It almost makes you nervous to see Attenborough standing so close to their web. Where's William Shatner when we need him?

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[squallumz]

yeah, not watching it!

 

[BCT]

No I thought you said I was alright spider?

 

[STDiva]

Spider eats snake

 

[TheSpokenWheel]

pshh, I ain't scared of no pussy spiders. Bees on the other hand....

 

[Tittyman5000]

That was really hard to jack off to :dunno:

 

[Death-Proof-69]

fuck that shit. i'm not a fan of spiders.

 

[eric2136]

Spiders are cool !

 

[C.K. Lawrence]

If they weren't so squishy spiders would rule this planet. :2 cents:

 

[Johan]

Spiders are awesome

 

[L3ggy]

If they weren't so squishy spiders would rule this planet. :2 cents:

 

[StanScratch]

Those pack hunting Cricket eating spiders can go fuck themselves! They can't get at me...I have a shoe!

 

[wind27382]

spiders scare me. I have nightmares if i see s spider in my room at night. I take time once a month and spray orkin man bug killer trough the entire house. Just to make sure i have no bugs and no spiders. Which is quite weird I use to practically live in the woods as a kid.

 

[Will E Worm]

 

[Red Spyder]

 

[CptHa]

Metal.

 

[BoboBrowne]

That would've scared the shit out of me... if I was a Cricket.

 

[DP_LOVER]

theres no way im watching that video, im an animal lover and david Attenbourough is one of my heroes but no Chance!