Monster Bug Wars - Official Channel's video: Moulting tarantula timelapse info talk

Enjoy this rare footage of an Australian tarantula shedding its exoskeleton (which can take 1-2 years to occur in mature females). Our invertebrate aficionado Olga Kazakova provides expert insight into these fascinating creatures, including their defence mechanism stridulation, venom enzymes and moulting behaviour. Subscribe for more Beastie Feast segments and comment with suggestions for future episodes. Keen for more Monster Bug Wars seasons? Let us know below and we will contact the producers with evidence of your interest! Music "Just Today" and "Soul Seeker" by Jack Midkiff. Music "Beach Party" by Slava Beatz. Music "Beach Up EDM (version 2)" by DJExtha. Music "Surf" by Urahara. Used under Soundclick.com Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe for more awesome critter battles from Monster Bug Wars ★ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaL6Fn_Exyfe2tzBMI4cHVw/featured ★ WHAT is Monster Bug Wars? This is ringside access to bug-eat-bug gladiatorial contests! Witness some of nature’s deadliest encounters where stings, spikes and deadly venom are wielded with cold-blooded precision. ★ Who will you encounter? Enter the no-holds-barred, real-life world of spiders, scorpions, centipedes and killer ants fighting to the death. When the Spiny Leaf Insect goes head to head with the Giant Rainforest Mantis it’s an all-out assault where only one survives. Can the lethal stinger of a Bull Ant overcome the suffocating silk of the Redback Spider? When a lethal Tree Scorpion threatens a Green Ant colony carnage is certain. Who survives the showdown between a deadly Desert Centipede and a Desert Trapdoor spider? ★ Behind the scenes Filmed in extreme close-up high definition and illustrated with state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Bug Wars! brings to life nature’s ultimate fight club. Five encounters per episode are accompanied with commentary from Dr. Linda Rayor Cornell University and Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry from The University of Queensland. Follow us on Facebook for new updates ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonsterBugWarsOfficial ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonsterBugWar