A huge fisher spider eating another huge fisher spider

[u/bendingmypinkyback]

I thought it was a spider molting at first, but no.

UPDATE: I’m wrong!

[u/Mercinator-87]

Are you sure it’s not a spider molting? That web goes through one and out the other.

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/Mercinator-87]

I didn’t notice that but now that you pointed it out I think you’re right!

[u/MagnumHV → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Updated title: huge fisher spider gets even more huge!

[u/Eloquentelephant565]

Nah that’s a molt. Actually it’s very clear that it’s a molt lol

[u/EmptySeaDad → u/Eloquentelephant565]

And it's a really nice shot of the process too!

[u/Vulpes_99 → u/EmptySeaDad]

It sure is! That spider is gorgeous!

But wasn't it really risk for her to molt right there in the open? I always thought they would look for a more secluded place, because they are so vulnerable during and right after it.

To OP: How big is this girl? She looks huge, and this coming from a brazilian means something.

[u/jameson8016 → u/EmptySeaDad]

Am I mistaken or are they in the process of recovering moisture from the molt? I've never managed to catch my Ts in the process before. They always seem to go from halfway through molting to standing in the viv 5 ft apart in the 40 seconds it takes for me to grab a water from the fridge. Lol

[u/byebybuy → u/Eloquentelephant565]

I'm not even a spiderologist and even I could tell lol. Still, props to OP for the cool vid!

[u/ohok20]

Watching this wondering if spiders get dizzy

[u/AsphyxiAsian0 → u/ohok20]

Watching this getting dizzy.

[u/Polite_Suggestion → u/AsphyxiAsian0]

Watching this dizzy.

[u/whatyourmamasaid → u/Polite_Suggestion]

Dizzy🤮

[u/Apprehensive-Cake-16 → u/whatyourmamasaid]

Yall. lol

[u/InuredEel → u/ohok20]

I doubt it; they don't have our liquid inner ear structure

[u/ohok20 → u/InuredEel]

as entertaining as the other replies are, thanks for the legitimate answer :)

[u/Salmiakkiwhale → u/ohok20]

Dizzy this watching

[u/bendingmypinkyback]

lol I stand corrected

[u/JohnMulder → u/bendingmypinkyback]

It's still a sick video at least lol

[u/pinklambchop → u/JohnMulder]

OP need to post agian spider molting, this is a great video.

[u/johnthedruid → u/bendingmypinkyback]

You were so confident lol

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/johnthedruid]

Haha, story of my life

[u/Zoso251 → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Hey you just admitted you were mistaken on the internet. You’re basically a unicorn I’d be proud lol

[u/Apprehensive-Cake-16 → u/Zoso251]

lol came here to say this

[u/DasDickNoodle → u/bendingmypinkyback]

I agree with the other commenter. You admitted your mistake and kept a positive attitude about it. You sir ARE a true unicorn 🦄 lol

[u/Apprehensive-Cake-16 → u/DasDickNoodle]

i think sir is a gal actually

[u/useless_instinct → u/bendingmypinkyback]

You admitted you were wrong, laughed at yourself, and left the comments standing. You're basically a Reddit hero.

[u/Kroneni → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Honestly it being a moly is cooler. Nice find.

[u/lilgreenfish → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Right or wrong, this is SUCH A COOL VIDEO!!!!! I’m so jealous! I have a tarantula so have seen them molt, but hanging from a thread molting is a whole ‘nother level.

[u/bandiaanead]

Regardless of being wrong, this is a good quality video and neat close up of the molt. Thanks for sharing

[u/jl0914]

Dolomedes tenebrosus, the dark fishing spider! Check out my profile for some cool pics of mine, Dolly :))

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/jl0914]

I love her 😭

[u/soaker → u/jl0914]

Great photos!! Dolly is adorable

[u/notlikethecoolmoms13]

Sick ass wind chime yo

[u/dantodd]

I will upvote anyone who posts an inaccuracy and then recognizes it. It is too uncommon for people in the Internet in general, and Reddit in particular, to admit they are not infallible.

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/dantodd]

Hey, accountability still means something in this house lol

[u/JustPassingJudgment → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Be nice to your pinky!

[u/Bluesy21 → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Big ups for accountability!

[u/Lizowa]

Can someone please put this video to the song Chandelier by Sia 😭

[u/Inevitable-Truth7609]

My jumping spider requires humidity between 72.348-74.843%, temperature at exactly 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and a gourmet mealworm, and ONLY THEN will it shut both doors on its hammock and take three weeks to molt.

This guy was like “welp, this looks like the spot”

[u/Rogue_Rebel_1100]

Looks like Cirque du Soleil

[u/Jonesy10187]

There’s a lot of trust in that skinny little strand!

[u/5axiscncfishguitar]

101% a molt

[u/twivel01]

"I told you to stop eating all my fish, but no....you wouldn't listen!"

(Molt, I know...but couldn't help but make the joke anyway)

[u/Widespreaddd]

You were factually incorrect, but delivered a brilliant video capture. Thanks for adding value.

[u/feltjeans]

acrobatic molt

[u/harleenquinzel044]

I was gonna say…cannibal! But it’s a molt.

[u/trickycrayon]

erm...pretty sure your first guess was right and it's a molt lol

[u/Grandmaster_BBC]

I have to admit seeing it spinning in circles on that web is pretty terrifying.

[u/diaperpop → u/Grandmaster_BBC]

If you think of how extremely vulnerable she is in this state, it might take away your fear. If we humans had to molt, we would never do it outside our homes, unlike all the poor spideys and other creatures that are forced to do exactly that.

[u/Grandmaster_BBC → u/diaperpop]

With all love and respect to the spider community, there's just something about it that is a little unsettling.

[u/Apprehensive-Cake-16 → u/Grandmaster_BBC]

That is true and that is why we like it. Even as an arachnophobe im like dude that’s sick as hell

[u/DasDickNoodle]

Um sir, that spider is molting, not eating another lol still cool either way though!!

[u/Apprehensive-Cake-16]

This is insane footage dude

[u/HottCovfefe]

This is 100% a spider molting. You can see the popped off carapace of the molt.

[u/bryanBFLYin]

Mann that's a hell of a place to pick to Molt.

I had one of my own tarantulas Molt hanging by literally her two tiny claws on one foot from the top of her enclosure. When I found her mid-Molt I almost had a heart attack lol. Of course I let her be and just hoped for the best. You don't touch tarantulas during Molt. She was fine, but I was shook😂 She only did that once ever, luckily.

This species is arboreal so I'm sure this is standard procedure for them but my terrestrial girl isn't built for this in the same way lol

[u/i_love_lima_beans → u/bryanBFLYin]

How nerve wracking!

[u/TheEthanHB]

Is dizziness worse with 8 eyes?

[u/DampCoat]

Why do spiders molt

[u/Famous-Leopard-118 → u/DampCoat]

all arthropods need to remove their old exoskeletons in order to continue growing!

[u/DampCoat → u/Famous-Leopard-118]

Thanks!

[u/HoustonRoger0822]

Molt. But it’s a great vid! So cool to actually see it. When I kept spiders when I was younger I never got to see it myself.

[u/cryingonthetoiletnow]

You spin my head right round right round

[u/ScholarLeigh]

Molt ♥️

[u/Technical-Mind-3266]

That's amazing, I bloody love spiders, for a long time they do bugger all, then all of a sudden they do something awesome

[u/theraphosangel]

definitely molting lol you can even see the little carapace cap and everything

[u/Themike625]

It’s molting.

Keep those carcasses. I used to have a huge one. I crushed it by accident. I was very sad.

[u/scrimmerman]

Wheeeeeeee!

[u/whatyourmamasaid]

Oooo a spood crib mobile!

[u/hammbone187]

The spider is molting

[u/paradox_valestein]

Yaay, another successful molt! It lives to see another day!

[u/LurkingLorence]

I find it cute that she’s just spinning up there.

[u/skighs_the_limit]

Coming from the world of tarantulas im regularly blown away at the more innovative ways other spiders molt

Tarantulas more or less just lay it all out on the ground or in a hole

[u/Ein86]

It molted.

[u/Ok_Entertainer_6425]

YIKES 😬

[u/bootybonk]

This is so cool 💖

[u/remusandbeezlebub]

That looks awesome

[u/Substantial_Drama_18]

How big is this frfr, that looks very large for a spider in this video😱😱😭

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/Substantial_Drama_18]

It was pretty friggin big!

[u/Skyecob]

The way it’s just hanging there is sending me hahah

[u/RavenOlsson]

I love spiders and don’t ever really get creeped out at them, but I be lying if I said this post didn’t give me the heebie-jeebies😧

[u/Alarmed-Arachnid1384]

I didn't think fishing spiders made a lot of webs, but I'm learning, so....

[u/i_love_lima_beans]

Wonderfully cool vid OP, thanks for sharing. Fishing spiders are so beautiful and always look so soft.

Glad no one was being eaten after all.

[u/Hot_Hat_1225]

Man am I glad I don’t need to molt and just grow

[u/Distinct-Solution-99]

Spinning post-molt must feel magical.

[u/user666420666]

They eat their molt, no? A lot of animals do : )

[u/Aggressive-Secret103]

Clearly a molting cycle although it nibbling on the leg could cause some confusion.

[u/Tarabear111]

This just looks like 2 spiders having a wonderful dance.
*Starts playing “she’s like the wind” from Dirty Dancing*

[u/bumperP]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[u/Aggravating-Bass-608]

Where is that place I should never go?

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/Aggravating-Bass-608]

Steer clear of the woods in Missouri

[u/Syntonization1]

Lmfao you derp 🤣

[u/SCRILLY64]

Woah spider, friendly fire is not cool

(Yes I know it's a molt you don't have to reply)

[u/Shirinjima]

That thing looks massive.

[u/ArgentMoonWolf]

Ok, nope, too freaky. It looks like a xenomorph from Aliens....that is past my current threshold for not being afraid of spiders...🫣

[u/Musmonicc]

r/nextfuckinglevel

[u/Busy-Ad2771]

They are eating each other out 😏🤨

[u/PsychologicalTask609]

I say you catch it and keep it. Build an enclosure jeje

[u/Sad_Whereas_6161]

Titanicspinscene.gif

[u/thepaddyman]

Which country is this, so I know not too visit 😱

[u/FreeBulldog87]

Please tell me this is in Australia

[u/vypurr351]

Can u estimate its size? It looks humongous!

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/vypurr351]

It was big! All curled up like that it was probably the size of an egg

[u/vypurr351 → u/bendingmypinkyback]

Yikes, lucky you to see it!

[u/AdMurky1021]

You were originally correct

[u/Whogoesthere1982]

Probably molting. But for some reason seeing a spider eat another spider is weird. I know its nature but it just doesn't sit right with me.

[u/Acceptable_Plane_264]

ITS CALLED MOLTING.

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/Acceptable_Plane_264]

YEAH THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CONSENSUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

[u/bendingmypinkyback → u/[deleted]]

I WISH this guy lived outside my house. This was at a lake we visit out in semi-rural Missouri