Coolest spider EVAR!!

[battletoad]

Was reading an article on cracked.com that blew my mind. Thought it was bs at first but researched a bit to find it all true.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus)

Check this, one tactic the portia spider employs is to catch a fly, throw it at another spider's web. When that spider goes to feast the portia comes up from behind to eat the unsuspecting spider busy cocooning its food!

This thing is damn clever, problem solving, thinking out the box,etc. I bet there'd be plenty of interested employers if only this spider could sign a dotted line lol!

Are we really that special?

 

[waynegohl]

she also murders the dude spider before they do the nasty and drains his stuff.

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

very cool! devious yet awesome

 

[battletoad]

she also murders the dude spider before they do the nasty and drains his stuff.

Hey if you cant do ur bizniz in the time requirement the next person will do ur job.
Its a dog eat dog world

 

[tco21]

:speechless:

Beautiful!

 

[waynegohl]

Hey if you cant do ur bizniz in the time requirement the next person will do ur job.
Its a dog eat dog world

or spider eat spider world.

 

[Vixremento]

Gees...thanks for that. Viewing pics of spiders and seeing the ugly bastards always make me raise my feet. I was already having hassles sleeping before...dammit!

 

[Shake&Bake]

What an awesome spider!

I've never found myself reading a wiki entry with such vigour!

Great find and thanks for the share!

 

[BinaryJack]

Some of the Jumping spiders are the most intelligent in the world!\
They have been known to plan the route of attack and strategise.

Definitely glad that they are smaller than me.

 

[battletoad]

Definitely glad that they are smaller than me.

Lol! all of us would agree with u.
I wonder what evolution will do for them in a million years. Could this be the rise of the overmind?

 

[tco21]

Evolution will definitely not make them grow.

 

[Bizkit87]

I FEEL LIKE ITS ON ME !!!!! is it on me???? get it off !!!

cool spider though...

 

[LazyLion]

Are we really that special?

Well, I'm pretty sure I am... dunno about the rest of you!

 

[arf9999]

As interesting as that is, it's nothing on the Mind-Controlling Wasp Larvae that turn spiders into zombies.
http://www.damninteresting.com/mind-controlling-wasps-and-zombie-spiders

 

[wrathex]

What a strange little face this clever spider has.
thank goodness rainspiders don't jump