Giant spider eats a bird

[Luis G]

The pictures show the spider with its long black legs wrapped around the body of a dead bird suspended in its web.

Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera

The startling images were reportedly taken in Atheron, close to Queensland's tropical north.

Despite their unlikely subject matter, the pictures appear to be real.

Joel Shakespeare, head spider keeper at the Australian Reptile Park, said the spider was a Golden Orb Weaver.

"Normally they prey on large insects… it's unusual to see one eating a bird," he told ninemsn.com.

Mr Shakepeare said he had seen Golden Orb Weaver spiders as big as a human hand but the northern species in tropical areas were known to grow larger.

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[Dave]

*shudders

I would definitely lose it if I ran into one of those.

 

[GrandCaravanSE]

WTF

 

[tonksy]

I hate spiders.

 

[MrBishop]

Better one of these than a Brown Recluse. :yuck:

 

[spike]

Seems like this should pop in here.

 

[Sharky]

Holy crap, that'll give ya nightmares!

If that spider got on me I would most definitely have a heart attack.

 

[tonksy]

WTF is that?

 

[GrandCaravanSE]

It's a spider eating i bird, like the title says.

 

[Inkara1]

I do believe she was asking that in relation to the picture spike posted.

 

[MrBishop]

It's a 'toe biter'

Giant water bugs (Abedus indentatus)

and that's the male

 

[GrandCaravanSE]

Ahh i see

 

[lyrplc]

looks like jelly lmao!

 

[tonksy]

Fricking grody.

 

[GrandCaravanSE]

i would have to get a bigger news paper for that.