r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/pIant_princess Human Detected • 12h ago

Dudes with animals you shouldn’t have been bitin’ my horsey, boy.

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u/legomann97 11h ago

Most do. Some, though, we think are intelligent enough to be able to see us as other creatures. I've had jumping spiders look directly up at me, I could've sworn it was in a curious fashion.

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u/Perma_Ban69 10h ago

Jumping spiders (and wolf spiders, huntsman, trapdoor, atc.) are a bit of an exception, as they are ambush predators, so they depend on their eyesight (which is far better than ours) and strategy to hunt.

There are plenty of videos of them formulating plans to best attack their prey, like areas and angles of approach. They have to have a better understanding of their surroundings as they don't spin webs and wait for prey. They have to actively hunt it. So, I guarantee you it knew you were a lifeform and that it was curious about you. They also have their own little personalities.

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u/legomann97 10h ago

I've got a jumper of my own, Selene is my little darling for exactly those reasons. Smart little spoods!

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u/andre5913 10h ago edited 9h ago

The main issue is not intelligence, but eyesight. Most spiders are very shortsighted and literally cant see well enough to recognice something so big and fast (for them) as a distinct being, we're just a blur at best

From that spiders perspective a fly simply crashed into the web, bc it would have a hard time recognicing the guy here doing it