You won’t believe the deadly predator hiding under the sand ready to pounce

THIS terrifying video of a deadly predator lurking in the sand will make you jump out of your skin.

The video, which was taken in California in October of last year, captures a six-eyed sand spider hidden in the sand, which, upon being probed by a paintbrush, blows its cover and leaps out.

The spider is exactly the same colour, and appears to be the same texture as the sand it’s hiding under, making it nearly impossible to spot before it reveals itself.

Upon jumping out of the sand, the creepy-crawly grasps the flayed bristles of the brush with its two front pincers, scoping out what the object was that was invading its territory.

It then jumps back and freezes for a moment, before moving forward to probe the paintbrush again.

Seemingly deciding that the object isn’t worthy of further attention, the spider moves back again against the wall of what looks to be a glass tank.

According to the Animal Corner website, the six-eyed sand spider, or Sicarius hahni, is typically found in deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa.

The venom of the spider’s bite is said to be the most dangerous of any spider.

Despite this, the spiders are incredibly shy and unlikely to bite humans. There were no confirmed bites on mankind and only two suspected ones. 

However, in one of these cases the victim lost an arm to necrosis, and in the other, the victim died of haemorrhaging.

The species does not roam in search of prey, prefering to lie in wait for an insect or scorpion to pass by, instead.

When a suitable victim does come into its vicinity, it seizes the prey with its front legs, kills it with venom and eats it.