anyway i did go for a walk. here's a little jumping spider (_Attulus fasciger_) getting startled by a springtail.

this was near the base of a telephone pole so yes it smelled very much of pee and i had to use tons of hand sanitizer and wipe everything down with rubbing alcohol afterwards. still, delightful

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Here's a short clip of the haematodocha deflating and inflating, using the hydraulic pressure of haemolymph (arthropod "blood"). Uh, NSFW unless you're an arachnologist I guess

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Okay, The People Demanded It, so I went back to the lake to look for the jumping spider. It either wasn't there or wouldn't come out. However, I did get video of a different bold jumper eating a midge I offered.

CW: live fly getting eaten

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It was being very cute so I took some video.

WARNING: extremely cute!!!!

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Here's video of the last jumping spider. When the giant alien object descending from the sky eludes your comprehension, just tilt your head and tap your pedipalps harder!

Yes, (at least some) jumping spiders tilt their heads when confused, just like dogs.

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Put together a video of the long-jawed orbweaver making her egg sac! https://youtu.be/Ntymw7nCpuI

It's a mix of still photos and video segments, and much of the video is kind of repetitive, so see the timestamps in the description or use YT's chapter feature to skip ahead if you like. Or watch the whole thing for the immersive experience, I guess.

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