A Facebook video featuring a Huntsman spider dragging a mouse has gone viral, and let me tell you, it’s something you didn’t know you needed in your life. This morning, I plopped down in front of my laptop, ready to tackle my editor’s latest request. She shot me a message saying, “Have you seen this?!” Spoiler alert: I hadn’t, nor did I ever plan to. But here I am, writing about it because, well, work.
These spiders can be surprisingly social, sometimes clustering together on dead trees or stumps. That’s all the environmentalists need to say to persuade folks to save the trees. Who cares about the environment when you’ve got dinner plate-sized, speedy spiders to think about? (Note to self: Avoid the outdoors in Australia.)
And what about their love lives? Compared to other spider species that munch on their mates, Huntsman spiders are practically Casanovas. Their mating rituals can stretch for hours, involving extensive caressing and other flirty behaviors. It’s like the spider version of beer goggles.
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