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Old 12-01-2010, 08:45 AM
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mamoth bird eating spider

Has everyone seen the mamoth bird eating spider photographed in Cairns?

the pics are on this website... Spider eats bird - Cairns Photo Galleries | cairns.com.au
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Has everyone seen the mamoth bird eating spider photographed in Cairns?

the pics are on this website... Spider eats bird - Cairns Photo Galleries | cairns.com.au
Oh my god!! You wouldn't see me for dust if i came across that thing! Its a big bird too, and an absolute massive huge spider! Gives me the heeby geebies thinking that there's that out there. Bleurch.
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Re: mamoth bird eating spider

it looks like an orb spider of some sort, look huge tho!!
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Re: mamoth bird eating spider

CHERRIIIST!!!!
My house would be on the market and I'd have booked myself into a lead-lined room in the farthest-away hotel I could find if even THOUGHT that thing MIGHT be anywhere near my garden!!! LOL! - it's mahoosive!!!
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CHERRIIIST!!!!
My house would be on the market and I'd have booked myself into a lead-lined room in the farthest-away hotel I could find if even THOUGHT that thing MIGHT be anywhere near my garden!!! LOL! - it's mahoosive!!!
funny thing is, im sure i saw a bigger one on my last trip to surrey!
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funny thing is, im sure i saw a bigger one on my last trip to surrey!
Haha!!! Hmmm - lovely!
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Oh My!!! Im staying in England.
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Re: mamoth bird eating spider

Oh my days!!!!!! I've just ventured onto the spider section of the forum to ask a spider related question, I actually really like spiders but OMG! xx
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Re: mamoth bird eating spider

It's a Golden Orb Weaver Very pretty spiders, it seems they do eat birds though. They aren't massively big though from what I can see:



Admittedly I wouldn't want to be bitten by it. LOL
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Re: mamoth bird eating spider

haha.. one hungryyyy spider!

so pretty though!
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