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I had a pet jumper in my first apartment. He would follow me and my wife from room to room, wave at us, and sit by the sink when he was thirsty. We gave him wat
by rpmisms 3y ago
I had a pet jumper in my first apartment. He would follow me and my wife from room to room, wave at us, and sit by the sink when he was thirsty. We gave him water and called him Steve.
- nomel 3y agoThere's a reasonable pet trade for them. I never had the heart to put one in a box though. The most interesting interaction I had was watching one hunt a fly. The fly landed, and it crawled down on the side of the board the fly was on, out of sight. It emerged behind the fly, then snuck up on it, similar to how a cat does (move, pause, move, pause). Then, when it attacked, it didn't jump at the fly, but jumped up in the air where the fly would be. It grabbed onto the flys back, then rotated, so the spider landed on its back, so the flys legs would be straight up, so it couldn't try to crawl away. It bit its neck area, waited a bit, then dragged it away. Really amazing, especially considering the fly was about the same size as the spider's body.
- AlexandrB 3y agoJumping spiders have definitely helped me get over arachnophobia a bit. They're just too cute to be afraid of.
- fhdkweig 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/@lucasthespider https://www.youtube.com/@lucasthespider Lucas the Spider is the cutest.
- CodewithBrown 3y agoHow so?
- AlexandrB 3y agoThey are small like another poster mentioned, but their big primary eyes and their behavior makes them seem a lot less threatening than other spiders as well. For example, if they notice you they tend to reposition themselves to get a better look at what you are. They are also pretty rare to find indoors, which means you're not likely to be surprised by them while brushing your teeth or taking a shower. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWeH2f_uao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWeH2f_uao
- refulgentis 3y agoThey're extremely small, the photo in the article is misleading: the prose explains they're ~1 mm in size
- drvdevd 3y agoIf you find macro shots of their faces too they kinda look like dogs with a few extra eyes
- psd1 3y agoThe only time I've seen one, that I know, it was around 6mm. When it jumped, so did I!
- freilanzer 3y agoThey're from 1 to 2.5 cm in size, at least the ones in the article are - Portia.
- blooalien 3y agoI had a similar experience with one many years ago, but with the differences that it happened on a chair, and another fly tried to save his "buddy", which I had never seen before. It was like watchin' somethin' from the Nature channel unfold right there in "real life" in front of me. Smartest little spiders I know of. Amazing little critters for sure.
- distortionfield 3y agoThey can take down prey much larger than themselves including small crickets and worms. They’re cool little creatures.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoIn case anyone ever finds this via Google, how much water? How did you serve it? A saucer/plate?
- rpmisms 3y agoI put a drop of water on the counter. That was plenty for him.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoThanks!
- rpmisms 3y agoThey also love sugar water, and if you give it to them they will love you even more.