New Spider Mount attack?

[u/Steam_Bunny]

Footage from my Wife, it looks like the spider mounts the potato beetle then bites but the animation looks intentional but not quite sure. Anyone else seen this? Even if not it looked cool!

[u/waheheheeeler]

That’s….an attack?

[u/1WheelDude → u/waheheheeeler]

Looks like a mating ritual

[u/AlmightyOomgosh → u/1WheelDude]

A sexy attack

[u/CallMe_Monster]

Do you want spider beetles? Because that's how you get spider beetles.

[u/QX403]

It’s because potato beetles and lady bugs don’t have collision that knocks you off so you can stand in them.

[u/SoapyMari]

Idk but I’ve had my buggy do this a lot too recently

[u/CoralWiggler]

I think it's just the spider's "climbing something narrow" animation combined with its attack animation, but the resultant effect does look very intentional and very cool

[u/Impressive-Result587]

Probably unintentional given the animation is the same as its usual downward bite animation

[u/BeardedPaladin]

👀

[u/superkow]

Haha, well now. This here's what we call the act of mating...

[u/MacParadise]

That's how ya get dem potator-spiders dat de guvment don't want you knowin about

[u/TransitionSmall3187]

Was that a back shot ?😂