For the Spider lovers...

[indicus]

Here's a few photo's that were forward to me recently...
A 'Golden Orb spider' - Nephila maculata ?; eating a Chestnut - breasted Mannikin finch - (Lonchura castaneothorax)...
The pictures were taken in a suburbia backyard, in Atherton; on Atherton Tablelands.
Credit to the photographer; and his interesting observation.
Quite amazing web; imagine the strength needed to stop a finch in flight.

 

[Luke1]

i saw that the other day! its nuts aye! could you imagine like being the bird or somthing! scary!!!!!!

 

[RedEyeGirl]

Aw why didn't you save it?

 

[Brock Lobster]

Such stunning spiders, they make great display animals too!

 

[benito22]

i think im gunna hide under my bed tiil the spiders go away bye

 

[travie]

id be one happy camper if i was that spider! i hate them though they are so scary and shifty. now you see them, now you dont... then bam its biting you on the face!

 

[disasterpiece7.0]

I have heard, and don't quote me on this could I could be way off, but I've heard that golden orbs have the strongest webs in the world. They certainly have damn good strength to em. Nothing like screaming down a track on your mountain bike and getting a face full of golden orb....

 

[shane14]

kill that spider!!! i hate spiders so much

 

[JasonL]

Here's a pic from one I found last year, though a different orb spider, this one was Eriophora transmarina, Common Garden Ord.

 

[stripe]

spiders make my skin itchy... freaky buggers.



still, can't deny that's an ok-ish looking spider
na, its very pretty.

 

[aussie.snakes]

Aw why didn't you save it?

Just the way life is. Birds eat spiders all the time and when a spider is big enough to take on the bird...... I see no reason why it shouldn't.

Interesting pics. I had always read about the Golden Orbs eating birds but never seen it.

 

[FAY]

So, there is such a thing as a 'Bird Eating Spider'...LOL