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Spider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC Earth

BBC Earth · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Animals & nature

What it is

A BBC Earth clip from The Hunt showing Portia jumping spiders, which leap many times their body length and ambush prey larger than themselves.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as striking footage of how cleverly jumping spiders plan their attacks.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Well worth the watch if it’s new to you! Quite the perspective shifter”

    Attenborough's narration of Portia spiders shifts perspective.

    haxiomic, 2022-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Scientists Uncover a Shady Web of Online Spider Sales”

  2. “the BBC and David Attenborough have some amazing videos about them: Hunting a spider -”

    Footage of a jumping spider hunting another spider.

    jcims, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Spiders are much smarter than you think”

  3. “It's fascinating that they can strategize their attack.”

    Attenborough covering Portia spiders and their strategized attacks.

    murat124, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Spiders are much smarter than you think”

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Topics: portia spider, bbc earth, animal behavior, spider intelligence, nature

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