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In the tropical north of Queensland, Australia, a giant spider has been caught on camera eating a bird! Since Golden Orb Weavers, which can be the size of a hand, normally prey large insects, eating a bird much larger than itself is very unusual.

Probably the bird got stuck in the very strong web Golden Orb Weavers make after which it slowly weakened. The spider just had to wait for the bird to be weak enough to attack it and let its venom turn it into a feathered snack.

What a lucky spider, having such an easy meal for weeks! If only it’s web got not so messy…

A spider eating a bird caught in its web! Picture: Telegraph

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Written by Jolle Jolles

Jolle Jolles is a zoologist working at the University of Cambridge with a love for natural history and animal behaviour and enjoys fascinating others about our weird and wonderful natural world. Follow Jolle on Twitter or sent him a personal message.

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