 THIS
amazing image of a mammoth spider devouring a bird was taken
in the backyard of a property near Cairns.
The image,
which is being circulated via email worldwide, is real,
according to wildlife experts, The Cairns Post reported.
The photo, believed to have been taken
earlier this week, shows the spider clenching its legs
around a lifeless bird trapped in a web at a property near
Atherton, west of Cairns.
Joel Shakespeare, the head
spider keeper at NSW's Australian Reptile Park, has told
ninemsn the spider was a golden orb weaver.
"Normally they prey on large insects, it's unusual to see
one eating a bird," he said.
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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