Fortunately they weren't harmed! Special thanks for the support of the Hummingbird Spot Members and especially to the Hummingbird Fanatics: Amy West, Sharon Tallon, Cynthis Fortner PhD, EJP Campbell, Justine Floresee, wfpa40yt and Patchouli!
@southernsass2937
2 жыл бұрын
This got me so upset 😡 😪
@davebarkley8773
2 жыл бұрын
Watch out for Preying Mantis. They will kill adult Humming Birds.
@higurashianduminekoconnect1702
Жыл бұрын
@@southernsass2937What is upsetting about it though it's nature. The hummingbirds have to eat so does the spider. Nature never attacks out of malice either attacks because it has to eat or it has to defend itself. It's a part of nature they have to all survive so everything is pray to something.
@higurashianduminekoconnect1702
Жыл бұрын
@@southernsass2937it's okay to feel bad for something but I'm not going to go get upset over something trying to survive. It's the circle of life. Trust me something's going to eat that spider cuz its food source for another animal.
@southernsass2937
Жыл бұрын
@@higurashianduminekoconnect1702 I guess it's bc hummers are my favorite. ❤ I feed them & constantly watch them. I have nest in my 🌳
@ToriGrinnell
2 жыл бұрын
So glad that the little cuties were ok! Bless their little hearts!💞
@ToriGrinnell
2 жыл бұрын
@Scott P Hello Scott! And yes they are!
@seasideinsects705
2 жыл бұрын
It’s rather amazing how a small jumping spider will try take its chances with such large prey, as defenceless as the humming bird babies are they’re still definitely not something a jumping spider would normally try taking down. Fascinating stuff.
@jewelrymaker141
2 жыл бұрын
This was *really* *hard* to watch... I can't handle spiders. 😳
@drep6268
2 жыл бұрын
lil bit of a shame tbh, phidippus audax(the one in the video) are known for being super friendly, they act like curious cats and will do stuff like chase lazer pointers and follow humans they are curious about around
@mandyegan4724
2 жыл бұрын
It was Very hard to watch!!
@JudyMcgee361
7 ай бұрын
THEN READ MY BLOOODY POST !!!
@DiabolicalNihilist
2 ай бұрын
They're very inquisitive and intelligent spiders jumping spiders. Just look at the Portia jumping spider that literally plans an attack and route and gauges distance better than most animals. Incredible they are just as the hummingbirds are too! ❤😊
@TheArbiter10
2 жыл бұрын
Well, now we know why they're called _Bold_ Jumping Spiders! When I think of spiders that prey on birds, I think of tarantulas, not jumping spiders. I've never seen anything like this.
@stevesvidsbb
Жыл бұрын
If jumping spiders were the size of Tarantulas, they’d hunt humans.
@higurashianduminekoconnect1702
Жыл бұрын
@stevesvidsbb, They would still be way too small. They would at least need to be the size of a small puppy or the size of the spiders in the movie eight legged freaks.
@yohannspider9001
Жыл бұрын
You should also think of widows or orb weavers they're also one of the spiders that consumes birds and even bats
@andoniades
Жыл бұрын
Now "you" know.
@DiabolicalNihilist
2 ай бұрын
@@yohannspider9001Not that often, although bats and birds do collide with webs, some spiders make their silk able to be seen by birds. Usually a bunching pattern nearer the centre. Forgot the name of this, and widows just have crazy strong web design/strength. Seen anoles and large centipedes thrashing on one or two strands of chaotic silk from a widow. You're correct 😅😊😅
@glenncarlson3161
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Nature never ceases to amaze me
@PrimalShutter
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it would be a clickbait but it's really trying to prey, impressive footage
@sandralilley7262
2 жыл бұрын
So glad these little sweeties are okay. ❤
@seasonallifestyle
2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!!
@marygarner5249
2 жыл бұрын
So happy they were okay 💟💟
@alicedent8864
2 жыл бұрын
That was so hard to watch! I was bitten by a brown recluse spider while working in my garden. My recovery was long and difficult. So happy these sweet babies were ok!🕷🚫
@mandyegan4724
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you recovered!
@mandyegan4724
2 жыл бұрын
I hate spriders!!!
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
The venomous ones could easily hurt the birds and I saw online I photo that showed a hummingbird caught up in a spider's web and died. Poor thing
@raytoons
Жыл бұрын
Brown Recluse Spiders are indeed horrible. I know someone who gotten bitten and the bite grew into an ugly wound. But from what I read, Jumping Spiders aren't venomous. And I don't know of any person who has been bitten by one. They seem such friendly, inquisitive little creatures. My sister would keep one on her shoulder and even pet it.
@somber8233
Жыл бұрын
@@raytoons Jumping Spiders are venomous. Their venom just isn't significant to humans. Brown Recluses are nasty though... They would probably be my one and only feared spider because I've seen the horror stories of what their bites can do...
@fairiedragon999
2 жыл бұрын
I never imagined how tiny hummingbirds are until I saw them compared to a jumping spider!
@carole.ronning9318
2 жыл бұрын
God Bless these precious creatures!
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
Glad they made it, they're such small birds
@jamiescountryliving
2 жыл бұрын
Aww.. poor lil babies
@alejandrotaudil3689
2 жыл бұрын
So glad these little sweeties are okay
@iszolde154
2 жыл бұрын
Impressive footage, thank you for uploading and telling the story!
@boomboomboom4160
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing jumping spider footage. I see those spiders where I live and I was in awe seeing how they are like mini tarantulas
@alanesmith3053
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this video in my queue for a couple of days. I wasn't going to watch it at all, but finally decided to watch a bit of it. I'm glad I did. Based on the title, I thought the spider was going to be successful and I was so glad to discover it was not! ❤️ I know jumping spiders are one of God's creatures, but...
@gailgiddings2605
2 жыл бұрын
I was glad too! I know it's the fashion nowadays to let nature take its own course, even when animals essentially get tortured to death. Call me old fashioned, but I would have squashed that flicking spider.
@mandyegan4724
2 жыл бұрын
I agree God's creatures, but not killing babies hummingbirds. I don't like any kind of spiders ;(
@IdentificationBlank
Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t think that jumping spider was trying to attack it. They are the smartest spider species and are famously curious If I had to take a guess that spider was most likely doing a “what the heck are you?” On the birds since the birds showed no sign of actually wanting to eat the spider therefore making the spider actually brave brought to approach it it’s why you will see jumping spiders just jump on humans it had a positive experience and so it thinks all humans are positive. Of course to the birds perspective it’s “what the heck bro get off”
@annecohen8927
Жыл бұрын
The moral of the story: the spider finally learned it’s lessons.
@jtktomb8598
2 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary footage ! I'll share it with some arachnologist friends
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I would like to hear from some arachnologists.
@jtktomb8598
2 жыл бұрын
@@HummingbirdSpot I just talked with one spider ecologist, he told me this could be three things : - Attempted hematophagy (drinking blood). One African jumping spider is known to feed mainly on blood fed mosquitoes, so it is not so far fetched, but a spider can't feed on a mobile, living preys so : - Attempted predation : Jumping spiders are known to attack insect preys much larger than themselves so it fit their behaviour somewhat, but it would have a very hard time killing one of the chicks, so : - A very curious or careless individual : Those spiders are known to be particularly intelligent hunters, and have individual "personnalities", maybe this individual was testing the waters here, or was very careless since one good hit of the bird beak could kill it. I'll try to share the video with some jumping spider experts (salticidologist) now, I hope my english was clear enough :)
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the information! Curious to hear the opinion of the salticidologist. There is a report of one killing a hummingbird, but the bird was just out of the egg with no feather protection and the spider was observed feeding on it for 40 minutes.
@tracybranson1699
2 жыл бұрын
So thankful that the spider didn’t have dinner. That’s so weird
@linkdude64
2 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! You put up a great fight, babies!!
@Sableagle
2 жыл бұрын
Sure the spider wasn't after feather mites? They're a more edible size for a little arachnid like that. That said, I've been chewed by ladybirds. Normally they eat aphids but the dead skin on the back of a knuckle is apparently a good substitute.
@JohnMichaelson
2 жыл бұрын
They can give a surprisingly sharp little pinch if they get a hold just right.
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
Asian lady beetles are more aggressive than native seven-spotted ladybugs, invasive and more likely to bite.
@angelad3170
Жыл бұрын
This blows my mind. I keep jumpers, bold and regal, and most the time they balk at anything bigger than them, then to see this is mind blowing. What a ballsy spider. So glad the baby wasn't hurt
@An-kw3ec
Жыл бұрын
That spider is cuter than the babies, specially it's funny moves
@Angelaius
2 жыл бұрын
Such defensless birds. Glad he they were feathery enough for block bites
@aetheryuu
Жыл бұрын
The spider was like: “U can’t catch me b****”
@vinniedurrant
11 ай бұрын
That is so bizarre, Jumping Spiders venom is not medically significant and they are way too small to consider a hummingbird chick as a viable prey item, it's motives must be territorial.
@nancyleigh8016
2 жыл бұрын
There always seems to be something that bothers some other creature. ANNOYING!!😒🕷 I was happy to hear the babies or Mom weren't bitten! Scary but amazing capture on video Carole!! Ty❤️
@KrazyKramer
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen some graphics videos in my time but I wouldn't have been able to watch this if I knew the baby hummy was going to be killed. They're so precious! Bad Spider! 🤣
@drep6268
2 жыл бұрын
I dont get why folks here are rooting for the birds and hating on the little spider . Its the way of nature, the brave little spider needs a meal, the diligent momma bird wants to protect her young
@TonyAndersonMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Another reason to hate spiders
@PyroPolo
2 жыл бұрын
That's sad you feel that way. Spiders do a heck of a lot of good, like providing nesting material for the Hummingbirds. They also eat thousands of insects.
@TonyAndersonMusic
2 жыл бұрын
@@PyroPolo it was a joke :)
@Sableagle
2 жыл бұрын
Take a look at spider bite fatalities worldwide, then take a look at deaths from dengue fever, sleeping sickness, malaria, Japanese encephalitis and so on. I don't mind having spiders around. Of course, I have a bit of an advantage, being in the UK where the worst a spider bite can give you is an itchy, swollen knuckle for a couple of days. I can understand people living in brown recluse country being a little less enthusiastic about spiders. Still, West Nile Fever happened, didn't it?
@CrowSkeleton
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine using a complex mammal brain to blindly hate an entire category of being for...eating? Being brave? This kind of 'hold my beer' stunt? Most of them can't even percieve you beyond a kind of weather event, my dude. It's like hating on a particularly useful baby, except that if you crush a baby because you're phobic and think they're gross, people don't cheer you on for some reason.
@jtktomb8598
2 жыл бұрын
Spiders praying on vertebrates is extremely rare
@mandyegan4724
2 жыл бұрын
OMG! I'm so glad the hummingbirds were fine!! I am a hummingbird lover, I have babies born here in my yard every year, I don't think I could have handled to see a spider do that to our babies. I would have gotten it out of there. I'm so glad it went away and babies were fine!!
@jhhyuu_DaveIsNoProfessor
5 ай бұрын
They are also very curious spiders. This could be mistaken of it not knowing those birds are living..and was attempting to locate something
@bevturquoise4651
17 күн бұрын
The music makes this video scary and thrilling!
@kpiano2
2 жыл бұрын
This was great and glad they are ok!
@AABB-bm9kk
2 жыл бұрын
This conflict reminded me of the 1957 classic sci-fi movie “The Incredible Shrinking Man” in which the title character battles a spider - With whom he’s grown smaller than - with a pair of scissors . ✂️🙂 Glad the birdies are OK ! 👍😀✌️
@seasonallifestyle
2 жыл бұрын
Not the humnmies! I’m glad they’re okay!
@unclepalo
2 ай бұрын
“These birds are too big” Not for my big brother Goliath bird eater -jumping spider
@CrowSkeleton
2 жыл бұрын
Goofball thinks she's a tarantula. This is amazing footage, definitely worth showing to your local scientists. In terms of predatory determination here, it's like seeing a particularly short martial artist attempting to murder a moose...
@The-Bloat12
Жыл бұрын
Jumping spider just wanted to be warm and cozy underneath.
@ajd8558
2 жыл бұрын
The problem with loving animals is that you don't know who to cheer for. Spiders also have a right to life, just as the birds do. (Of course I don't want to see the birds being attacked!)
@dmm29
2 жыл бұрын
So glad those babies are ok. Damn spiders.
@orowizard1369
2 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness they weren't harmed. Had me on the edge of my seat.
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Me too. I actually did not see this when it was happening. I saw it on the reviewed footage.
@villamigelitaecolodge5008
2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that! So many predators are ready to strike in the animal kingdom!
@anitacoogan4822
2 жыл бұрын
Whoa are they nesting on figs ? I am frighted of spiders, too much venom for small babies A Freind & I rescue songbirds that hit the glass skyscrapers in Newark NJ, TRT made a video named 'Window Strikes in the Business District' of us picking up injured Warblers. In Newark most of the birds that hit the glass skyscrapers perish on impact, or when fall to the cement pavement. Almost all hummers we found expire on impact. We bring injured to TRT for a 2nd chance. Really dislike spiders so much at same they frighten me and I am big, poor hummingbird babies
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
Passion vine
@anitacoogan4822
2 жыл бұрын
@@dewbow134 Thanks for info
@jhhyuu_DaveIsNoProfessor
5 ай бұрын
Thats not Normal spider behavior. Their opportunistic predators, not insane.
@HummingbirdSpot
5 ай бұрын
THIS was is a bit insane, haha.
@candeeclark3457
2 жыл бұрын
Yay the sword of the Lord & of hummingbird nestlings.
@justinefloresee2975
2 жыл бұрын
So fortunate that they are fine. Preditors are everywhere, ha?
@IsaacFNghost
Жыл бұрын
me and my sons were on our back porch looking at all the spiders on their webs back there. We saw a medium sized praying mantis on the wall near one of the webs and we went inside. Well the next night we went out and i saw the dry, empty husk of the praying mantis tangled in the web ! it must have stepped into the web and the much smaller spider was able to subdue and eat it! we were amazed!
@HummingbirdSpot
Жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@PyroPolo
2 жыл бұрын
That was hard to watch.
@suzieq4007
2 жыл бұрын
Bumble and Honey both fledged today, they look great
@kylecarson4143
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad there okay there way to cute to eat
@BritishEngineer
9 ай бұрын
2:32 Spiders have no comprehension whatsoever of age, or feathers.
@zenmaster8826
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a very smart jumping spider thou… amazes me how smart they are 🥶
@gentrykoda
4 ай бұрын
That didn't look like a jumping spider. What was that red spot on it's back? I'm almost thinking black widow! 😳
@HummingbirdSpot
3 ай бұрын
It definitely was a jumping spider according to several arachnologists that viewed the video.
@MrRacket991
2 жыл бұрын
Saw some of this live ... it was edge-of-seat tension for any hummingbird lover!!
@gooberclown
Жыл бұрын
This is a reminder that spiders are carnivores, so attacking the hummingbirds for a potential meal isn't too surprising. I've seen praying mantis dining on a hummingbird, too. Also, bedbugs dine on human blood, so the food chain extends to arachnids and insects.
@dennisjones3253
2 жыл бұрын
😮
@sandraroe1753
2 жыл бұрын
How creepy is that! I really hate spiders! Since a toddler when I was bitten by a black widow that put me in the hospital. I still recall a short memory of pain and crying. Nope sorry entomologists but I hate them.
@Krista2882
2 жыл бұрын
Iirc i saw it live when Flora was chasing the spider, but i never saw the times when the spider actually tried to bite the babies! I remember seeing that spider around the nest and thinking that it was too small to try to be any real threat
@vladimiryordanov8765
6 ай бұрын
I saw another video where the chick got bitten once by a jumping spider in their nest and died the same day. So their venom is significant
@HummingbirdSpot
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@dale2540
Жыл бұрын
Mama's defenses kicking in :) and see how the baby up front was alert of the invader 2:35 and watched then reacted towards it, whapping it with it's wing Natural instincts ;) . Stay strong lil ones
@TSUNAMI-MAMI
11 ай бұрын
Would a bite harm the babies? 😢 What a persistent spider!!! I’m surprised mama didn’t end him!
@Nortongroove
2 жыл бұрын
Most spiders are hideous and their means of feeding are terrifying. Had a brown recluse bite which ended up with a staph infection. They are miniature monsters.
@itsthemetho
Жыл бұрын
And people say if you leave them alone they won't attack! Ha!
@leveticus5721
2 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing footage, love jumping spiders 🕷
@teresagemeinhardt7866
2 жыл бұрын
Dramatic scary !
@AMERICANPATRIOT1945
11 ай бұрын
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the birdie nest...........
@bettybunbun9664
Жыл бұрын
The cheek of that little creep. I was rooting for the mother bird to nail it.
@flwhitehorn
Жыл бұрын
We all know someone like this...
@DonAlan007
2 жыл бұрын
OMG Deadly. Great video. Glad the birds are Ok, but this is the battle of life. Who knows... There's probably a Jumping Spider You Tube channel mourning the loss of this spider. 🤨
@patsysmothermon7861
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago, I had a planter on our front porch full of Dianthus plants. One morning a Garden Spider had made a huge web from the planter box to the over hang of the roof. A small hummer was caught in the web. We had So many humming birds and they nested in a huge Cedar tree in the front yard. I'm sure the trapped bird was a young fledgling. The bird was dead when we find the poor little thing. 😔
@trex3003
2 жыл бұрын
I hate those jumping spiders!!!!
@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262
Жыл бұрын
most evil thing on the planet attacks most innocent thing on the planet
@tomahawkmissile241
Жыл бұрын
it is going after the eyes and the dark spots on the tail like it insects it feeds on with higher temperatures similar to honeybees. The spiders eye sight can see the birds eyes from the ground that how good there vision is. They could have evolved to track eye pupils new topic to look into.
@zulmabontiffe487
2 жыл бұрын
" I HATE SPIDERS.... ALL SPIDERS.... ALWAYS... FOREVER !!!!! I HAVE BEEN FEEDING HUMMERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND I WISH I HAD NOT SEEN THIS VIDEO.🥶🥵😡😤 BECAUSE OF THAT @#$%^&! SPIDER. I LOVE MY HUMMERS, MY BABIES.🥰😍❤
@hillaryburdick9313
2 жыл бұрын
Oh I couldn’t even watch. I hate spiders so much! Glad they were ok!
@peacenlovegirl1
2 жыл бұрын
Why the spider attack the babies?? Im curious. They want eat or take the nest?
@Herbie11
Жыл бұрын
The spider was looking for eggs. The jumping spider is very fond of them. Especially scrambled
@davebarkley8773
2 жыл бұрын
Beware of Preying Mantis also at feeders. Be sure feeders are away from vegetation that the insects can hide and approach from. They will attack adults coming to the feeder.
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
Yes preying mantis are very dangerous predators to little hummingbirds😔They are so tiny even predatory insects can get them sometimes.
@charsafrazier9953
Жыл бұрын
Is this a fig tree they are nesting under
@HummingbirdSpot
Жыл бұрын
Pomegranate tree.
@atulpatel2850
2 жыл бұрын
oh poor babies!
@rosalynncielski8284
Жыл бұрын
oh woe😮❤
@Vase94
Жыл бұрын
Spider should've tried harder.
@elizabethbrauer1118
2 жыл бұрын
so creepy, glad spider gave up 😥
@mgrant329
2 жыл бұрын
I thought that Hummingbirds preyed on spiders for food. Is this not true?
@dewbow134
2 жыл бұрын
Spiders can prey on the birds too, once I saw a picture of a hummingbird that got caught and died when drying to get webs for nesting materiel 😭
@Herbie11
Жыл бұрын
They were just playing tag.
@judysweatman7501
2 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@jotaroslegs2345
2 жыл бұрын
Another reason to kill jumping spiders. I hate those things.
@koolkestrel9512
2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@christinal.5804
3 ай бұрын
😮😮😮😮😮😮😊❤😊
@lisabortell
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they didn't fall out of the nest trying not to be bit! I understand letting nature do it's thing, But, I think if you're going to film these creatures, u owe it to them to remove that spider from the scene. I personally feel immense joy from helping vulnerable, valuable creatures survive whatever threat there may be to their existence (when I am able)!! Hummers are way more important than that nasty spider! Makes me wonder what kind of personality could watch that & not do anything ?!?
@angellas.1314
2 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you go and remove the spider?
@davebarkley8773
Жыл бұрын
I hate spiders
@0minous187
2 жыл бұрын
that sucks i would have loved to see the effects of the venom on something so large vs it
@HummingbirdSpot
2 жыл бұрын
Since this is a hummingbird board rather than a spider board, I think most people here would disagree with you. There is a paper written about a similar spider attacking a violet-crowned hummingbird in a nest, killing it and feeding on it for a few hours. That bird, however, was not as advanced in age as these. That bird didn't have feathers yet so it was easy for the spider to penetrate the skin with its venom. These birds were protected to a large extent by their feathers.
@0minous187
2 жыл бұрын
@@HummingbirdSpot that's fine ppl can disagree all they want as long as they dont cry to me about it. i have 0 patience for such discussions as i don't care about feelings i follow and obey the circle. i like hummingbirds one of the few i do like but i still like knowing different aspects from such a rare encounter
@joshclark3945
2 жыл бұрын
I'm pro-spider, it would have been badass to see it take the bird.
@mjb0183
Жыл бұрын
Spiders last about a max of 10 seconds upon first sight in my home.
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