Animal Fact Files's video: Velvet Spider facts: the SOFTEST looking spider Animal Fact Files

Velvet spiders get their name from the hair-like structures all over their bodies which give them a soft, velvety appearance. These velvet spider facts will help you learn more about these awesome arachnids! They come in bright colors, like the ladybird spider, and dark monotones. Some are solitary and only meet another velvet spider when mating. Others are social and construct family nests that reach hundreds of members! Scientific Name: Family - Eresidae Range: Africa, Europe, Asia, South America Size: average half an inch (1.3cm) in body length Diet: flying and ground dwelling insects Lifespan: up to 5 years ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Velvet Spider 0:00 Velvet Spider APPEARANCE 0:10 Velvet Spider RANGE 0:23 Velvet Spider HABITAT 0:33 Velvet Spider SOME ARE LONELY 0:47 Velvet Spider BURROWS 1:10 Velvet Spider SOME FORM FAMILIES 1:20 Velvet Spider SIZE 1:42 Velvet Spider LIFE CYCLE 1:53 Velvet Spider MOMS 2:03 Thanks / Outro 2:28 --- Image and Video Credits: Sarefo - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Distribution.eresidae.1.png Gábor Kovács, István Prazsák, János Eichardt, Gábor Vári, Henrik Gyurkovics - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/5025/list/8 Jeremy A. Miller, Charles E. Griswold, Nikolaj Scharff, Milan Řezáč, Tamás Szűts, Mohammad Marhabaie - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2798/list/8 Pikiwiki Israel - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PikiWiki_Israel_43681_spider.jpg Green Leaf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZ0OmPRC6k Makro Evren & Bocek Reis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XR8UeQAxNM ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVarPnFyZUk ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhAo1FzJ_qg ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnHY1QpjO68 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xE-2h--KMc petetn2008 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RMBeRQfIY Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51000624039 ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6607372243 ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6607372243 ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6607373097 Hwbund - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rote_R%C3%B6hrenspinne_in_Drohhaltung_im_Naturschutzgebiet_Glockenbuckel_von_Viernheim.jpg Luis nunes alberto - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eresus_kollari1.jpg Stanislav Macik - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eresus_walckenaeri_female_dorsal.jpg ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eresus_walckenaeri_female.jpg Grzegorz Kantorowicz - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eresus_walckenaeri_female_captive.jpg Kore - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spider_community_nest_in_Kruger_National_Park_01.JPG Research Credits: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361087/ https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/10/2/115/541067?login=true https://www.jstor.org/stable/3546094 https://spiderid.com/spider/eresidae/ https://spideridentifications.com/velvet-spiders http://biodiversityexplorer.info/arachnids/spiders/eresidae/index.htm http://abugblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/eresidae-velvet-spiders.html