Great vid again mate! Some crazy spiders here!

Everytime I hear of the Portia genus I am instantly reminded of the sentient jumping spiders from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time series

I love your videos. I used to be highly arachnophobic myself, but somehow that fear became fascination and then affection. I still struggle with a bit of fear for certain species, such as the giant house spider which will almost always arrest me in my tracks (things are a bit tame here in Norway compared to Australia). I hope to overcome this completely, as I adore these creatures and abhor how maligned they are for absolutely no reason. I have been lucky enough to spend 2-3 weeks in Australia for work last year, and got to have some free time in/around Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide. I spent much of that free time walking around looking for spiders, as I have yet to see any live spider bigger than a giant house spider female. I am fascinated by huntsman spiders and they are highest on my list of what I dream to see in the flesh. Unfortunately I was there in July which I imagine is a dry time for spider spotting, even if the temperature often exceeded summer temperatures where I'm from. I saw a single jumping spider I've never seen before (along the North Head trail in Sydney), some absolutely massive golden orb weavers at a distance at the botanical garden, and that's all in terms of spiders. Thankfully there were a thousand other incredible things to make an impression in that beautiful, beautiful place.

No but if that happened to me, I would not be nearly as composed! I think it's incredible how fast and stealth they move. It reminds me of the time I had a carpenter ant stuck in my pants after boarding the bus. It was right after school and my stop was one of the last ones! I didn't get to take them off until after I got home - getting bit all the while and when it finally got loose it was MAD. Left a nasty welt as many times as it bit me. lol Like you, I didn't feel it crawling up my legs until it bit me on my upper thigh. This Huntsman (and you) had far more chill.

I just knew you were going to mention the Tiger huntsman! Its a spider I didnt know existed until I saw your video and it captivated me. Also never thought huntsmans could be so beautiful and cute looking. Some really amazing beauties you encountered! I hope one day you find your own tiger. Well done on getting the spider out of your pants in a discreet manner. I absolutely would have stripped right then and there 😅

Hahaha I love your narration and your stories. Keep sharing!!

Great video underrated channel

I’m really enjoying these vids. I’m trying to not be so afraid of bugs. I’ve got a terrible fear of them to the point that i used to not be able to look at them (I’m even afraid of butterflies!). So I’ve been watching videos and reading abt them (usually with my eyes half open or closed lol) because i think learning abt something can help overcome a fear of it. I started with beekeeping and wasp videos and now i am onto spiders and centipedes. Vids like this that make spiders not so freaky and weird really help! I can now look at them and not immediately freak out so badly. While I won’t be touching or getting near them, i can better appreciate them (from afar!) and at least stay calm lol. Plus, I’d like to be able to have my son not be afraid of bugs by showing him that I’m not afraid! So vids like these will definitely be shown to him :). Now if only i could get over my fear of worms, slugs and snails🤦🏾‍♀️😭

I had no idea you’d caught a Portia. Gonna need your help in November mate

I find active hunting spiders so interesting.

Great stuff. Thank you.

The huntsman’s eyes are amazing

Love your videos! You inspired me to keep spiders myself, shameless plug but I just uploaded a spider collection tour :)

Bugs, thats a species im after a huntsman spider 🕷🖤 and that tiger huntsman looks quite nice😂 i like the David Bowie huntsman spider

Oh new one!

Ive got a collection of tarantula in my living room, mostly sub adault and slings of various sizes, different species from new world species to old world species im at 16 now but i only restarted my collection about 6 months ago! 🕷🕷🕷🕷🇬🇧

Of all the members of the Tetrapulmonata the Serikodiastida (unranked Clade) Somehow Always manages To touch my soft spot I would go as far as to say my Affection for spiders and their prehistoric relatives Has the same energy as your affection with Myriapods Which really breaks my heart knowing that Chimerarachnida, ldmonarachne and Uraraneida (Just to name a few) Are sadly no longer with us But I can imagine how giddy we would be If Chimerarachne Was still here with us and the Crown group Araneae Considering how They possess a flagelliform telson on their opisthosoma Like The Uraraneida Which of course No spider alive today has this Maybe the closest Really out there would be the Uropygi But we somehow bring them back.I would love to have one of them as a pet Anyways Great video👍

as a skirt wearer, I would recommend for ease of spider removal

In..... Freaking.... Sane

What was the species right at the start please. Looks similar to garden or banana spider in us but monster

Your lucky it could have bitten your wedding vegetables 😂

Are the minions of an orb weaver the orb weaver's children, or mates?

I found many spiders in my pants. Im not a fan. But i still like spiders.

My craziest spider find was a big spider I saw in upstate New York. But these things make that look tiny. Look okay there aren’t many interesting bugs here. I live on Long Island for god’s sake.

I hope for the spider's sake you're using the American definition of "pants" and not the British!

If you want a laugh go research the Congolese legend of the J’ba Fofi. Locals and explorers alike claim critters the size of dogs and leg span around 5’. crawl around the darkest of Africas Jungles with deadly venom, webs the size of a 2 floor house, egg’s the size of garden peas. Could such a spider exist like the ones from Harry Potter???😂

Brown 🤎 is my favourite color, but it's unfortunate that such cool spiders are mimicing literal, well, poop, despite being so cool. And that huntsman sown under... Was most unexpected. Amd hilarious. Another fantastic vid and i love that KZfaq didnt notify me because "recommend" notifications settings are garbage. Also pish posh PORTIA