To “Bee” a Jumping Spider

Jumping Spiders are amazing creatures, as they can jump up to fifty times their own length.  The jumping spider does not jump to travel or to impress other female spiders, rather they jump solely to land on their prey, as well as to escape threats.  You will never find a jumping spider springing from an obscured location to sink its fangs into an unwitting human–thank god!  But obviously other insects that jumping spiders think would make a good bit of chow are not so lucky.  Let’s take an interesting example of a jumping spiders potential prey–the honeybee.

Even if the jumping spider can jump amazing lengths, it is hard to believe that a mobile insect could fall prey to a spider without being caught in a spider’s web.  However, the jumping spider can trace a flying insect with deadly accuracy due to having eyes on the back of its head.  But this is not all. The jumping spider also has a complicated internal ocular network, allowing it to survey the environment without moving its eyes.

However, the bee is dangerous for the jumping spider to consume, as the bee can attack with a sting that is often deadly if not paralyzing to the jumping spider.  However, the jumping spider knows when to jump, and exactly where to land in order to slowly end the bee’s life in the most terrifying way possible.  So, next time you get stung by a bee, just remember that somewhere a jumping spider is waiting to devour one of these aggravating creatures!

Have you ever seen a jumping spider? What did you do?