Now THAT'S a spider

[smhbbag]

Giant spider snapped eating bird in backyard near Cairns | Environment | News.com.au

Any Aussies around here seen anything like this before? Unbelievable.

 

[Tim]

Only in Australia! They have 101 ways to get bitten, eaten, stung, poisoned, etc.

 

[turmeric]

I'm waiting for Tim V. to say this is one of his pets! I see deadly black tarantula!

 

[TimV]

Not mine!

Tim, if you get a chance to go north of where you are Australia won't seem too dangerous. There are scorpions that look like small lobsters.

 

[Brother John]

Thats a big spider

 

[TheocraticMonarchist]

Thats a big spider

On shotgun blast of bird shot would take care of that icky old spider.

 

[bconway52]

That thing is HUGE! I bet it could take out your average house cat...

Imagine walking down into your basement and finding one of these on the floor...

Honey!?!?

Yes??

Get the shotgun!

Why????

There's a spider down here!

What??????????????

 

[Tim]

Not mine!

Tim, if you get a chance to go north of where you are Australia won't seem too dangerous. There are scorpions that look like small lobsters.

Yeah, imagine my response when, before I came to Africa, I found a website entitled, "Poisonous Animals of South Africa". And the page was long!

 

[BlackCalvinist]

Not mine!

Tim, if you get a chance to go north of where you are Australia won't seem too dangerous. There are scorpions that look like small lobsters.

Yeah, imagine my response when, before I came to Africa, I found a website entitled, "Poisonous Animals of South Africa". And the page was long!

Was it this page ?
http://www.southafricalogue.com/travel-tips/poisonous-animals-in-south-africa-top-5.html

 

[Tim]

It could have been! I have been here 10 months already, but have never yet seen a big snake or spider.

 

[Blue Tick]

Is it real? Does this arachnid have a name?

 

[TimV]

It's a Golden Orb Spider, and they can get as large as a person's hand.