Giant spider snapped eating bird in backyard near Cairns

Started by uptowngirl, October 23, 2008, 07:34:02 PM

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jacksonvilleconfidential

#1
October 23, 2008, 07:37:28 PM
I just screamed, threw up a little in my mouth , now im choking. Thanks.
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Keith-N-Jax

#2
October 23, 2008, 07:39:16 PM
Thats a big spider,didnt realize their web could be that strong, poor bird. :(

reednavy

#3
October 23, 2008, 07:43:01 PM
Great, I'm deathly afriad of them bitches, now this. Thanks azzhole!
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thelakelander

#4
October 23, 2008, 07:45:34 PM
Whoa!  Where's the BB gun to take that thing out of commission?
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uptowngirl

#5
October 23, 2008, 08:19:24 PM
ME TOO, so I just had to post it... jeesh I am going to have nightmares tonight!

Driven1

#6
October 23, 2008, 08:57:27 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on October 23, 2008, 07:45:34 PM
Whoa!  Where's the BB gun to take that thing out of commission?

might need a .22

RiversideGator

#7
October 23, 2008, 11:14:49 PM
I hate spiders.  I would definitely shoot that sucker.

chipwich

#8
October 23, 2008, 11:20:40 PM
Australia has some of the world's most f'ed up creatures.  They also have some of the most venomous insects and reptiles in the world.

That said, beautiful country and the people couldn't be nicer.   Won't stop me from going back to Cairns though.  That is a fun little town.

Jason

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October 24, 2008, 08:58:47 AM Last Edit: October 24, 2008, 09:02:05 AM by Jason
Holy cow!!  You wouldn't want to walk into that sucker in the middle of the night.


Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on October 23, 2008, 07:39:16 PM
Thats a big spider,didnt realize their web could be that strong, poor bird. :(

I've read that spider web has a tensile strenght greater than steel.  Pound for pound I'd say its some of the strongest stuff on the planet.



Here are a couple links...  5 times the strength of steel!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk

http://www.earthlife.net/chelicerata/silk.html

Jason

#11
October 24, 2008, 09:09:22 AM
This is the biggest spider though...

"The Goliath Bird Eater"




http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/biggest/spider.html






I know you spider haters are loving this stuff!!   ;D  ;D

thekillingwax

#12
October 24, 2008, 07:13:53 PM
What makes this especially disturbing that unlike the tarantula posted above (though, they don't really eat birds unless it's wounded on the ground, they usually eat frogs, snakes and mice), these orb weavers aren't the type of spiders you'd associate with going after such large prey, they're cousins of the big orb weavers we have here (my family's always called them banana spiders), and even at a much smaller size their webs are amazingly strong.

Jason

#13
October 27, 2008, 05:23:49 PM
Yeah, I know the strength of the Banana Spider webs all to well....They're great fun to walk into when your cutting grass.

civil42806

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October 27, 2008, 07:46:55 PM
Quote from: Jason on October 27, 2008, 05:23:49 PM
Yeah, I know the strength of the Banana Spider webs all to well....They're great fun to walk into when your cutting grass.

Not to mention the embarrasement of running across the yard waving your hands an screaming like a little girl........ not to say I k now anything about that ;D
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