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Australian Spider Photographed Eating Bird

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Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts.

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

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

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{"commentId":3649856,"authorDomain":"whyren"}

WTH is with Australia?! Every creature there seems able to eat you or horribly poison you.

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  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:10 AM EDT
{"commentId":3654159,"authorDomain":"mith1215"}

That is creepy....

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Reply#2 - Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:00 PM EDT
{"commentId":3666348,"authorDomain":"alkimija"}

In someone's garden??!!??

If I saw a spider that big in my garden I'd take it out with a flamethrower.

Poor bird!

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Reply#3 - Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:27 AM EDT
{"commentId":3666534,"authorDomain":"alienlife"}

LOL...a few hours ago my kids were screaming over a daddy long leg in our basement...I'll show them this one.

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Reply#4 - Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:51 AM EDT
{"commentId":3675824,"authorDomain":"christine-phillipps"}

I know they grow 'em big DownUnder but this is ridiculous!

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Reply#5 - Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
{"commentId":3681727,"authorDomain":"conservativevoice5000"}

Yech!  I HATE SPIDERS!!!  That sends shivers down my spine. 

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#5.1 - Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:35 PM EDT
{"commentId":3683763,"authorDomain":"ElliePhat"}

{{{shivers}}} Eeeeeuw......

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#5.2 - Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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{"commentId":3692538,"authorDomain":"traveltrainer85"}

I am allergic to spiders. I would just have a heart attach if I ran into this one. Yuck!!

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Reply#6 - Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:38 PM EDT
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