Giant chicken eating spider. Really.

[jaloola]

http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2007/05/more_of_the_deep.html

I stumbled across this story and thought for sure it was a hoax. A little google searching says it's real.

*shudder*

 

[65browneyes]

All I can say is that it's a DARN good thing this thing lives in Peru and not Arizona!

 

[Imp]

Here's a pix of a bird (duck I think, caught in a web). If memory serves it was in Australia.

Imp

 

[Cat Water]

Ooohhh... Very cool! I wouldn't want one eating MY chickens, but I really like tarantulas. There's something about them that thrills me, but doesn't scare me.

 

[jaloola]

Old Mom Nature sure has some special creatures.
I'm a little more freaked out about a giant spider web than a giant spider...

 

[panner123]

Glad my coops only have a few small spiders in them. The chickens fight over the ones they see. Now if one of those big boys travels up here, I think I will need to bring out the BIG GUN,
I know I won't be stomping him. Darn I hate spiders.

 

[flgardengirl]

Orb Weavers can catch hummingbirds in their webs. Saw it happen once. Good thing they aren't bigger lol.

 

[redhen]

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Louder Redhen louder!

 

[sourland]

I don't mind spiders, but that thing is downright scarey.