I think I subconsciously stay up until midnight just to watch Dave's uploads.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

With all those beauties out in the light it proves you have failed to rap and tap at the enclosures often enough! You have not switched the lights on and off repeatedly. Worst of all you have not been rough every time you have to handle and feed them. You just don't bang on the shelves as you organize and feed. So by being a calm handler in a calm environment you have spoiled your little beasties. They just don't fear you and ms. camera lady. Your kind and considerate demeanor has allowed all the spiders to be fearless in their curiosity about you and camera lady. In this case success is measured in how frequently the spider folk stay out to see you visit.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤

@dianehookham

8 ай бұрын

I totally agree with what you have said, they have respect for there spider's. If I was a spider this is definitely where I would want to live my life.

That was cool, I agree with some of the other comments, she was probably telling, she's feeling so comfortable, she'd like a mate and raise a family in her forever home 😅 Very lucky you caught her and experienced something new, and could see what went on, with her having cleared the evidence out of the way. No one else that I have come across on YT, are so punctual with their uploads. Your attention to detail and order is immaculate 😁 Thanks for sharing, really sweet bonus seeing the other happy residents 😊

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

🥰👍

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 ❤

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

@@daveslittlebeasties Always a pleasure.

I am afraid of spiders. But watching your videos I have learned to see them with different eyes. You are a great teacher and a wonderful communicator. Congratulations and thank you.

@andrewmonument8847

Жыл бұрын

Your fear is understandable... However, remember - spiders will rarely bite anything that's too big for them to eat. Trust me - if you knew what 'critters' you're sharing your home with on a daily basis (even if it's spotlessly clean) - you'd never sleep again !

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you 🙏 ❤

Really great footage you've captured. Interesting that it was a wolf spider as I hear they care for their slings via piggy backing until they are big enough to do their own hunting. Perhaps these sort of protective parents do some practice in laying eggs before the real thing.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Yes we have video of the Miami egg sac and young 👍

I’d love more of just everyday looking in on the beasties, that was quite interesting 😊

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

👍🥰

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Noted!

I never realized Wolf spiders have forward facing eyes, like my favorite spiders the Jumping Spiders... she is very pretty.... in a scary sorta way. Thank you for showing this video. I love your passion for your Little Beasties Dave!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

There used to be a time where young ladies used to prepare a trousseau before getting married. I'm thinking she was going through the motions and practicing her technique before the actual deed.

It would be interesting to find out if there were any pheromones produced from the liquid over the sac - maybe she was trying to advertise herself to local males?

She look like she was disappointed the way she couldn't get a perfect wrap,basically like when some one does a clay pot but it gos wrong then they had enough if it and discard the clay pot they was trying to make.She was trying to make a perfect wrap but you can tell the moss kinda made her mad bc she pulled hard at one point and from there she was like ok I give up,its trash now lol,she is adorable tho :)

@nekoabernathy9831

Жыл бұрын

Maybe practice? I know there's a lot we don't know about spiders & certainly we don't know every single thing about every spider, so maybe just maybe she was practicing to perfect being a mom? Idk it's just my theory lol

So much information you can learn and now this one is so puzzling, Enjoy the look around the 🕷🕷🕷🕸

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!❤

Loved the mini 'Beastie Room' tour, it's inspiring to see the high standards you maintain for your creatures Dave, they all get a great life thanks to you. This is the standard of spider-keeping everyone who joins the hobby should emulate. Bravo! 'Be Kind, Be Gentle, and Love Your Spider'. Amen to that! 🕸🕸🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! ❤❤❤❤

That was amazing to see her lay a egg sack. Think she is trying to tell you she is ready for a mate. 😀 I also loved seeing all your spiders out during the day. They must be hungry.

What a beautiful pattern on that wolf spider. I’m from Australia. We have some amazing insects and animals here. But I get very sad we don’t have access to some of the spectacularly coloured specimens you can get from the americas, Asia pacific and Africa. Very lucky to have them Dave!

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

It is beautiful 🥰

Kind of reminds me of a 3D printer doing its thing.

I live in North Carolina, USA. You can have *ALL* of them!!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Hogna are so much fun. the feeding response is close to wandering spiders. true spiders are a nice contrast to tarantulas.

After all the years you've been at it you're still humble and wise enough to be comfortable with the fact that you still have so much to learn. Every day's a school day!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️👍

@lauriebradley8295

Жыл бұрын

For sure!

Oh my...the Rufilata cleaning her tootsies 😍 I could sit and watch that all day ❤️ Never in a million years did I ever think that I would see such beautiful behaviour from a spider, until I became part of the Hobby with my own. Just amazing, beautiful, spectacular ❤️ On another note, Dave...those Avics look like they are having a meeting, maybe plotting something 🤣 How gorgeous are our T's? I am proud to be a crazy Tarantula Mom, and proud that I have finally overcome my fear 🥰 Awesome footage. Thanks for another brilliant video Dave.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

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Hey you 2, great vid & very interesting my phidippus regius has just done the same thing n laid an eggsack (infertile never been paired) and instantly ate it , and I 100% agree we know nothing really about our spiders and are always learning something new about their behaviours and quirks, that's why I will never call myself an expert spider keeper despite how long I have been keeping because there is always something new to learn with spiders too much for one person to know it all and there isn't a day goes by I don't notice something I haven't before, much more entertaining and educational than tv imo 😊 great vid as always Dave, Camera Lady i hope you find a male for her 😉

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed ❤

Love this video. I have 11 spiders now and I see 1 or 2 out in the afternoon. I don't have a TV, just watch my spiders. It's very relaxing, better than watching that nonsense on TV. Thanks for a very interesting video. I didn't know about fantom egg sacks but then I only started last summer with spiders.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!❤

My jumping spiders laid Infertile sacs then ate them straight away, absolutely amazing footage!!!! Thank you for sharing Mr and Mrs Dave ❤️ 🙏

That was very interesting. I did not know how the egg sac's were made. Thank you for showing us this. Your spider's look wonderful.

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know either.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you😊❤

Hi dave, I'm a complete and utter Arachnophobe, the only good spider, is a flat spider, those were my long held thoughts. But at 3am, I stumbled on your channel. And you, unlike just about everyone else, show a calm, gentle approach to spiders. And although you do show live feeding, it's not hyped up to a screaming pitch as the take down occurs. Have now binge watched your entire channel, from your old spare bedroom, to the new beasty room. And, through you, have come to see a certain beauty in the lucky arachnids in your care. Only thing I, and I dare sooo many more, is a shot of 'camera lady' now and then! So, even though I am not cured of my phobia, I an now at least not of the idea that I should flatten every 8 leg animal I see. Please keep up the excellent posts you make, theyhave made me appreciate the spider world, and who knows? I might even go to an insect fair, ow what ever they're called? Dai.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thats fantastic to hear , we really appreciate your support ❤️👍

Wolf spiders sure are freaky looking. Yet I can't look away!

Practice makes perfect. Do spiders have cycles, like in spring or summer, where they get ready to mate and have an eggsack, and they will make an eggsack regardless?

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Yes they follow the seasons in the wild 👍

How strange peculiar little creatures👏

@tl9055

Жыл бұрын

🥰👍

Hello Dave and Camera Lady. First, I have to let my girly side out and say Eeeew! 🤢 That just didn’t seem appetising to me at all! 😂. Perhaps she is practicing in the hopes you will find her the male of her dreams. She did seem just a little discouraged when she crumpled up the mat. All teasing aside, that was very interesting to watch. Have you ever thought about maybe putting 24/7 cameras around the room to maybe catch things like this? I’m not sure what that would entail but you never know what you might see. With all of your spiders hanging out like that in the afternoon, does that mean they are hungry? I always love a good feeding video. Okay, I am just blathering on now so I will stop. Lovely, curious video. 🤨🧐. Thank you for starting my week off in such an interesting way. Take care of each other and have a good week.❤❤

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

You too my friend ❤

Absolutely fascinating!!.. can't believe she spent so long making that, just to destroy it!! 😭😭 I never had a clue how the sacks were made, I wouldn't have imagined it actually started as a mat. Wonderful video Dave, thanks again for broadening my knowledge of spiders!. Top quality as always 👌 👏 👍

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it❤

Maybe this is the spider equivalent to our periods: Flushing the system to start over. Maybe there were eggs, maybe there weren’t, but the mechanics stay the same. She‘s basically all „freshened up“. So, yes, I guess she‘s open to having visitors now. She definitely knows how her part works. The test run was successful. 👍

Amazing footage! Maybe she’s trying to tell you to get a move on finding a male? Maybe you might get lucky and get another stowaway come over? Beautiful spiders, all of them. Thanks guys 🤗

Hogna carolinensis has got to be my second favourite lycosidae we can keep, with maderiana being my favourite. I’ve got an adult female as well so fingers crossed a male turns up!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

They are fascinating spiders 👌

I can see why this hobby is endlessly fascinating,even to a seasoned expert like yourself Dave , who has seen so much. There's always some new and surprising event/behaviour. How can we possibly understand every thought, instinct or action of such complex creatures? They are bound to come 'off script' and do some unpredictable things we didn't expect from time to time - we can't possibly know it all. I suspect your Wolf lady was having a practice run for reproduction, do you think maybe they all do? After all, this process of making an egg sac is critical to the survival of the next generation, to a female spider it couldn't be more important she gets it right! Fingers crossed you'll locate a mature male for her, she deserves to experience the real thing, and get the whole experience from start to successful finish. Great piece of footage you got there, I was transfixed watching her make that all-important silk blanket. Seems she knew she had not laid any eggs, as she didn't see the process through but abandoned it to destroy the silk - and reabsorb its valuable nutrients. Utterly fascinating! 22:57 'Subfusca Lowland' - Wow what a beautiful spider! I'm clueless, but as soon as I saw the stunning geometric patterns I felt we hadn't seen this one before, and I'm right it's a newbie to the channel. Will you be breeding it? I just looked it up online, if it's the same breed it said they're native to India/Sri Lanka and typically live in tree trunks? It also said deforestation is reducing its numbers - I imagine this must be a serious issue for all spiders? Thanks for another fantastic, top quality video Dave. Your KZread content achieves the Holy Grail in wildlife - education and entertainment - with aplomb! Best wishes to you and our lovely camera-lady, have a great week! XXX

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and yes we will try and breed the lowland once it matured ❤

Dave come out of spider mode and back into zoo keeping mode . nature often knows best. Many mammals eat placenta to replenish nutrients and some will eat their own young if something seems wrong. That amazing spider has a lot more instincts than we may give it credit for. You are never too old to learn. 😊

You should definitely do more videos on true spiders, also when do you plan on pairing those trapdoor spiders you got a little bit ago

@elainebines6803

Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the tiny beautiful ones, I think seledonia? Dave's male passed if it is that species, so we're just going to have to be patient and wait 😉

@kevinpoe8137

Жыл бұрын

@@elainebines6803 I’m talking about his pair of orange leg trapdoor spiders (Damarchus workmani) he got awhile back

BEAUTIFUL SPIDERGIRLS😍😍😍😍😍😍

Hi Dave That is so interesting. How if they are not paired. They can still lay a Phantom egg sack. She sure was busy laying down that pretty silk. So she can make an egg sack. But the eggs are not fertile. So you take the sack away, so she can stay in condition until you find a male for her. I find spiders so fascinating. ❤🕷🕸Cindy

Interesting video dear Dave and Sweet Camera Lady! The wolf spider shown is a very beautiful spider 🕷😍 indeed! Have a wonderful new week, take care! Susanne.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!❤

@susannesamuelsson2930

Жыл бұрын

@@daveslittlebeasties 👋❤️👍

I love walking into the spider room and seeing slings double in size overnight

Really interesting. Great footage.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very curious. Do you know anything about spider hormonal cycles Dave? Could be related to that. Great video, as always.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

They do follow the season and food I think plays a part too

Maybe something triggered her instinct and she just had to do it .Nature is a mysterious and wondrous thing 🥰

Ive got 4 helio tigrosa wolf spiders right now, they are growing real fast on nothing but mealworms. Real fun spiders, they kill mealworms bigger than them lol

I thought the Beastie Room was your job! Thanks for a peek into your world!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

I wish!😂❤️

Not being a spider keeper all i have ever seen is what you and camera lady kindly share with us. But I often wonder how and why animals and insects, fish etc have set things they do and share with us and just what they don’t let us see. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us. Kind regards Tink.

Thank you very much for your extensive Eggsplanation!

amazing times for that hogna spider PROFF. it would be great for an update if the information on this situation can be explained from the video comments. some great spiders on show for us to see. great work CAMERA LADY, many thanks guys and take care

Your camera is giving such a clear image of this that it actually looks like CGI! I'm not kidding. It's flawless!! She looks so perfectly made, no flaws, nothing other than her perfect body... I've never seen a more clear and flawless video of an animal! Ever! Your skills with your photography is Spot On Good Sir! Well done old Chap! Well Done!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

I fancy a tortilla wrap for some reason 😂

@glamdolly30

Жыл бұрын

Now you've said that, I'll never look on a tortilla the same way again! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Great video👍I thought we'd see it completely make a full egg sac but what we did see was really cool. Wolf spiders have really nice markings and nice colours but are bit too twitchy for me 😆

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗

Wow, this spider looks phenomenal :o

As you say, when our spiders are comfortable, you will see them often. My P cambridgei is almost always on display. Doesn't mind light, and I'm often prized by her presence. All my terrestrial are out on display. My G pulchra is up on the side thinking she's arborel.lol

Spectacular Mr Dave what a Beautiful sight to see and a Stunning Spider to Boot ... I was in Awe at Her taking a rest She was a very Busy Girl ... who would have thought the different Silks they Produce for different Ventures. The Spiders are Absolutely Stunning.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it❤

Hey Dave, where do you keep your Brazilian Jewels in the beasty room? Also how are your slings doing or how many do you have now? Can you do a video on the most venomous to non-venomous and what happens if you get bitten by the most? Like does it put you in the hospital and possibly kill you and whether or not you need an anti-venom or not. And or is there a anti-venom?

@BuffyLynn

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see more footage of them myself as they are my absolute favorite! Coloring sure, but I love the trap door aspect too.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Wow so many questions 😂all spiders are venomous , I only kept one sling back for myself in the end 😢there’s no anti-venom for any of these spiders most are classed as medically significant so would be very painful but not life threatening ❤

Thats so strange that she would go through all that effort just to turn around and eat it. Makes you wonder just how smart they actually are. Awesome video guys 👍😊

That subfusca though 😙😙😙😙. Absolutely stunning and my favourite of the poki genus

Very interesting. Hope you get her a mate and she can go through this again but with fertilized eggs that survive and hatch. Such a cool video. Loved it. This spider looks so tough. Like a skull w legs.

Thx for sharing this with us! Amazing! And your words are so true, we know so little about them... they are fantastic creatures!

Well I had asked if you had ever caught your little beasties at the start of an egg sac...now I see how it begins! So amazing!

Dave, I think it's time for a nice tattoo of your favorite spider.

That wolf spider looks huge thank you Sir for giving us a insight into how your spiders work and their own unique personalities your spiders are a credit to you and it’s clear to see how much you love them and the pride you have when you showed us the how your day was I loved when you had that Moto shown because they will now your a kind and considerate person who educates us all

I'm jealous of your collection I only have 11 tarantula and 1 scorpion

That was incredible i've never seen it before wow so cool to watch....even if it's a fantom sac really interesting ...and happy you were able to record it. i'm sure the answer for them being outside is because they're chill and content with little to no stress..plus happy you showed us .. i was about to call you cruel lolll seriously thanks.. plus that p ivory lowland is beautiful .. as always i leard something new .have a good night.

Never seen this either. It's as if the Hogna knew the sac had no worth, so she went about to eat it right after she was done. Loved seeing all the various spiders all out. Your Beastie Room is truly awe-inspiring, Dave ! Would love to have such an extensive collection like this one day, although instead of arboreals and mostly other OWs, my collection would mainly comprise of various Aphonopelma, Brachypelma, Grammostola and the odd interesting NWs from other genera. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)

As always great work camera lady for the Dave chatting segment until next time guys 🥰🥰🥰

@andrewmonument8847

Жыл бұрын

All hail the camera lady 😆

That's what I call a real spider 🕷 😎

Carolina wolf spider. That looks like the ones in indiana. There's millions all over here. I can catch whatever you want over here in indiana. Yo it just snowed 5 inches. It's 35 degrees out. I ran into a spider web. Like 4 hours ago. I swear

Very interesting! So one thing I’ve wondered, do the wolf spiders carry the sac on their back as well or just the slings when they hatch? Also I think there’s an important message in what your saying. The only way we can ever truly understand these creatures is by watching and paying attention to what they do. It’s the only way we can ever truly understand the way they live which is why hobbyists and zoos are such an important place for learning and conservation. Great inspiration as always Dave!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Yes they carry the egg sac around with them 👍

That is one scary looking spider Dave. But every day is a school day isn't it.

Wow that is some amazing footage

Dave, them there spiders are very lovely. And you and Mrs Camera Lady do such a wonderful job of taking care of and showing them! Thank you!

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you❤

What amazing footage to capture n what a gorgeous spider ...

WOW,FANTASTIC VIDEO,I love that you was able to film it! I always wanted to know howe they do the eggsack! TANK YOU❣️

DAVE!! Maybe they are out during the day in your beasty room because they have learned not to be scared and are comfortable because you and your wife are so gentle and calm with them all the time. When transferring them from one enclosure to another or when you are feeding them or even before and after you are pulling and egg sack. I don't know how well their eyesight is but they do feel vibrations from sound and the don't have much fear when you and your wife are around. I'm guessing you are the only ones going into the room ? Just a thought.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

I think there is a learned behaviour 👍

Hey everyone hey Dave I have a question I see you have space between your enclosures but have you ever seen your spiders tapping on there tank towards other spiders males or females and was it a aggressive tap of a different kinda tap

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Yes many of my females will respond to any male tapping 😂❤

Incredible. What luck being able to catch it on video

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!❤

always awesome to see another beautiful spider in the beastie room.

Despite his years of experience Big Zen Dave is still humble enough to know that there is much to learn.

Just as I was wishing you'd show The spiders that were out, you did! Thank you! Such an intriguing video. I hope you find a male. It will be interesting to see how she behaves with a real egg sac. Maybe it's hormonal.

What a majestic looking spider! I don't know what to think about that try to make an eggsac, I am also bamboozled!

5:02: Kinda looks like twerking!🤣😊

I have a male Hogna carolinensis except I'm not in the UK and I have the wrong locality

super interesting....... thanks for capturing and sharing such a unique moment

That was strange....they are strange creatures!

Truly fascinating she spent a while making the sac and then rolling it up and then eating it, I sometimes crave a bar of galaxy caramel so maybe she wanted a quick snack! I would love to get my whites as bright as hers! Another triumph, your videos just keep getting better and better each and every one! Thank you Dave . 🕸🕸🕸🕷🕷🕷

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! ❤

I wish we could know what these little beasts think when they decide to perform such elaborate tasks...

Dave I have been lucky enough to watch both of my Wolf Spiders lay egg sacs in the last 2 weeks. And Oh you can Tell if there are eggs in the sac, the eggs themselves Are Yellow and large enough to plainly see. Both Spiders Washed themselves first from head to Spinnerets, One of them three times. Then proceeded to make the base, lay the eggs and roll up the sac INSIDE the Water bowl. Both Spiders carried the egg sacs for 3 days and then ate them with the eggs in them. No Idea Why ? Only the one made the sac in the water, the other just on the base of the enclosure.

Absolutely fascinating Dave, we'll never really know why this occurs, especially given the fact, the spider 🕷 uses up an awful lot of energy, anyway Dave another super job by yourself and camera 📷 lady.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Fascinating video, Dave. Great catch on that one. 😉

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

I do have a question regarding rules or local govt bylaws on keeping spiders in the UK. Do you have to post that there are exotic animals on the premises? I'm thinking in case of a fire or flood. Etc. Would fire depts request specific help in that situation?

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

No none at all 👍😊

Hey dave! Today is what the hell day for me. I tried pairing my insanly huge wildcaught S.calceatum lady for my first breeding atempt. Shes in good condition and i fed her yesterday evening. But the male did not start to send any of the expected signals. I was giving it some time but nothing happend. I did build the enclosures for breeding similar to yours. With a black outside backwall that i can remove so i can see everything. After some time i decided to catch him out and give him more time. But he bolted into her hide and she welcomed him with flatening her body and pointing her fangs direktly on to him. Thats her normal answer to any kind of disturbance. First she shows her fangs then she jumps at it( i have about 35 other oldworlds and i never saw behavior like that). I learned about her temper at the housing. And i really love her btw. So i already thought hes dead and was dieing inside because of the failure. But he kind of knew what was going on and left the hide bretty fast again and i got him out. About two hours later i found out my C. fimbriatus has a cocon. I was asking the vendor if this is a ghost one or a real one. It turned out it should be a real one she was paired. Todays happenings just blew me away.

@daveslittlebeasties

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like an exciting day 👍

Amazing!!!!

Very very interesting. And also that spiders can make the different types of webbing material. Ty, for sharing.

I know your actively looking for a male, it's sad to me but fascinating at same time. Her body is saying, time to have babies now and she didn't really look until the end and realised, no eggs 😭

All of the beasties looking gorgeous! Wow!!🥰

Loving the tour.

A day ago the same incident happened with my Hogna radiata, recovered here in Italy. I saw her walking around the display case with an ovisac in her mouth but a few hours later I saw her eating it again. She has a very large abdomen.

Amazing footage! 🙌

Great video

She could have been practising for the real thing, maybe she's feeling broody for spiderlings