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Adding video to channels (Bugs) - requested by NordlichReiter.

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Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by vaporlock.

Damn. That spider has more game than I do.

As a side bonus for the ladies, each spider gets HBO and Cinemax for free.

These guys have eyes suspiciously like the Empire's probe droid in 'Empire Strikes Back'. Clearly they were created by George Lucas. I'm calling fake.

That has to be some of the worst editing and voiceover work I've seen. Shame though, because the spiders were pretty cool subject matter.

Those big eyes are hella *cute.

Adding video to channels (Cute) - requested by ponceleon.

>> ^Friesian:

That has to be some of the worst editing and voiceover work I've seen. Shame though, because the spiders were pretty cool subject matter.


If biologist were paid what BBC producers were, then maybe it would make sense that you are complaining. As it is, I think this video is a pretty good value.
If you want cheesy, polished narration, check out the ABC version:
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3160792.htm

Damn, evolution, you good.

This video is begging to get remade with some air traffic controller audio or synced to some dance hall reggae

>> ^Friesian:

That has to be some of the worst editing and voiceover work I've seen. Shame though, because the spiders were pretty cool subject matter.


at least it's not bastardized with idiotic special effects or cutesy music.
this is a perfect example that nature is awesome enough as it is that it doesn't need any fancy narratives or fake sound effects or artificial setups the way they do it on Planet Earth or Blue Oceans.

major kudos to this guy for keeping it natural.

So one of the females teased the male into thinking he was gonna get some, and then ate him instead? Pssh, women!

>> ^grinter:

>> ^Friesian:
That has to be some of the worst editing and voiceover work I've seen. Shame though, because the spiders were pretty cool subject matter.

If biologist were paid what BBC producers were, then maybe it would make sense that you are complaining. As it is, I think this video is a pretty good value.
If you want cheesy, polished narration, check out the ABC version:
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3160792.htm


I never said I wanted cheesy, polished narration. Nor do I expect high quality swooping shots of glorious vistas, all edited together in a magical and breathtaking piece of art.

However, I would have liked something which didn't have varying background sound levels (it could easily have been muted or evened out during the closeups with voiceover). I would have also liked less shots of the same thing. "This female is watching carefully", followed by "And this one as well", followed by a third "Another female arrives on the scene", followed by 20 seconds of random shots of the females. There was no context to those shots - they could have been stock footage of unconnected females that was added into the film solely to pad it out. They didn't add anything to the purpose of the film, which was showcasing the mating behaviour, and they didn't really tie into the overall direction of the narration.

The video is indeed pretty good value, but I think it's a shame that there are several small things that could be improved without having to be ABC and without a massive time/money investment. No idea if I'm the only one, but while the content was very interesting I did not watch the whole 6.5 minute clip, which to me is indicative of the mistakes I mentioned.

Yeah that "let's make a narrative out of random unrelated clips" thing really pisses me off. I thought they'd stopped doing that by the 1990s.

That said, this footage is incredible, especially due to the size of the spiders involved only being a few milimeters.

>> ^mxxcon:

>> ^Friesian:
That has to be some of the worst editing and voiceover work I've seen. Shame though, because the spiders were pretty cool subject matter.

at least it's not bastardized with idiotic special effects or cutesy music.
this is a perfect example that nature is awesome enough as it is that it doesn't need any fancy narratives or fake sound effects or artificial setups the way they do it on Planet Earth or Blue Oceans.
major kudos to this guy for keeping it natural.


Oh, I totally agree that it's a good thing it's not bastardised with idiotic special effects or cutesy music. However, I would disagree that he's keeping it natural. It's clearly been edited (which I have no problem with), but the edited-in narration is, in my opinion, anything but natural.

The beginning of the clip is just fine, with him talking away. It was when it got to the narration part that it irked me somewhat.

Don't get me wrong - this is indeed amazing footage, especially, as @TheSluiceGate said, considering the size of the spiders. Major kudos to Jürgen for capturing it.

Only one of them got laid while the rest were almost eaten? Not worth it. That species needs to just die off already.

1:37 "Huh? What? Huh?"

I couldn't resist:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgAbyYDFeg from http://myrmecos.net/2011/10/23/sunday-night-movie-the-peacock-spider/ for a mirror.

Peacock Spider Dances to YMCA has been added as a related post - related requested by kulpims on that post.