Bee vs. Jumping Spider | National Geographic

you’re about to meet the spider
equivalent of a stealthy jungle cat this
Virginian specimen is the jumping spider
and it packs a ton of stalking pouncing
killing firepower in its tiny body
here’s the victim this be the jumping
spider locks onto the prey and begins
the remarkably sophisticated ritual of
capturing the jumping spider contracted
II because of its eight eyes including
these on the back of its head
no matter where the bee is it’s on the
jumping spiders radar screen the spider
can’t move its eyes so it moves its body
to see two huge front eyes track the
kill even if the eyes can’t move the
retinas inside the eyes can see that
play of light and darkness is the spider
looking around
the B has a huge mobility advantage but
the spider is craftier now if this were
a slasher film the audience would be
screaming look out the I knew but the B
is oblivious the spider gets into counts
position it can late 50 times its body
length even though it has no special
muscles
the pounce has to be perfect in every
way
distance timing everything
gotcha
the stakes in this battle couldn’t be
higher even the slightest false move by
the spider and the bee will administer
are crippling possibly even a deadly
state
how’d you like to stare into these eyes
with your life on the line too huh yikes
the spider got the jump on the bee and
now the bee is one honey of a prize for
the victorious spider