Spider eats Snake
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Itsy-Bitsy Spider Catches ... a Snake
Mon Jul 12, 8:27 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese house spider sitting on its web waiting for lunch got the biggest helping of its life -- it caught a snake.
The 12-inch snake crawled into a farmer's house in Qingyuan county in eastern Zhejiang province, apparently oblivious of the spider patiently spinning its web in the corner, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, it got desperately trapped in the tough, sticky web of the spider," the agency said.
"The spider pulled the web higher and suspended the snake above the ground. It then managed to get to the neck of the snake, using its beak to pierce the snake and inject its poison."
The David and Goliath battle took 80 minutes, drawing farmers from all around to watch, Xinhua said.
"The snake died soon and the hunter spider began to suck its blood."
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snake-eating spider from another site:
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Originally posted by the Bear:
how big is a house spider? I tot house spider is the small small kind u find in your house?
[b]Itsy-Bitsy Spider Catches ... a Snake
Mon Jul 12, 8:27 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese house spider sitting on its web waiting for lunch got the biggest helping of its life -- it caught a snake.
The 12-inch snake crawled into a farmer's house in Qingyuan county in eastern Zhejiang province, apparently oblivious of the spider patiently spinning its web in the corner, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, it got desperately trapped in the tough, sticky web of the spider," the agency said.
"The spider pulled the web higher and suspended the snake above the ground. It then managed to get to the neck of the snake, using its beak to pierce the snake and inject its poison."
The David and Goliath battle took 80 minutes, drawing farmers from all around to watch, Xinhua said.
"The snake died soon and the hunter spider began to suck its blood."
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Holy Shit!!! what house spider, totall BS, thats a freaking black widow, of course the poor snake die!!Originally posted by the Bear:snake-eating spider from another site: -
Amazing.To be able to contain a snake,those must be some very strong webs.
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they figured it was a huntsman spider... they're huge...
the other pics were from another site showing spiders eating huge prey... that's a red-back spider by the way.. a relative of the black widow... -
ewwwww disgusting!!! if I were there I would save the poor snake, snakes look much nicer than spiders. and snakes eat rats and stuff, unlike spiders who sit around and dont do Shit other than making webs in people's bathrooms and pissing them off. and why the spider called red backed spider? theres no red on its back what, u sure or not? and the distinct red shape on the underside of its belly looks like a black widows.Originally posted by the Bear:they figured it was a huntsman spider... they're huge...
the other pics were from another site showing spiders eating huge prey... that's a red-back spider by the way.. a relative of the black widow... -
hmmm.. could be mistaken...
coz i remember redbacks being very small and nowhere that big...
you could be right!
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That's a black widow, mate. Redbacks are called so 'cause the red patch or spot is on their back. And yep, redbacks are much smaller than a widow, but they're still a menace big time. Caught a few in me garage the other day 'cause it's winter now, and I had a field day swatting them. If you see one, there can be a few more... Brrr.... The pic of the spider with the hand ooks heaps like a huntsman. They can grow real big and crawl into the house. Though they're not as bad as redbacks, they're still targets for a rolled up newspaper.Originally posted by the Bear:hmmm.. could be mistaken...
coz i remember redbacks being very small and nowhere that big...
you could be right!
Hmmm... Spiderman's newest enemy... The Newspaper Man. Chuckle...
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WTF, how does the farmer feel staying with a black widow!!!!
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seems to be a black widow spider to me also
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thousands of australians live with redbacks somewhere without their knowledge
Originally posted by kopiosatu:WTF, how does the farmer feel staying with a black widow!!!! -
shud i feel offended??Originally posted by the.raven:ewwwww disgusting!!! if I were there I would save the poor snake, snakes look much nicer than spiders. and snakes eat rats and stuff, unlike spiders who sit around and dont do Shit other than making webs in people's bathrooms and pissing them off. and why the spider called red backed spider? theres no red on its back what, u sure or not? and the distinct red shape on the underside of its belly looks like a black widows.
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*shivers*
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Those pics make my hair stand ...
think I have arachnophopia ... -
warning!!!!!!may cause u to lose ya lunch.......
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Photographs depict the effects of a brown recluse spider bite.
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Chuckle... This thought just came to mind. Even spiders know how to 'chiak chua'...
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I like spiders, I like Charlotte, May and Peter Parker and I strong suggests that we adhere to Genesis and stomp on the head of a snake.
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whoa like that still the hand can be saved or notOriginally posted by ratinacage: -
Mate, that's a button spider. Only the females are reknown as black widows cuz of their habitual sin of devouring their male partner after a good shag.Originally posted by Possum:That's a black widow, mate.
But then again u could be right. The spider in the pic does look like a big fat b i t c h. Hahaha -
wtf, thats a black widow, you can tell by the red shape on its abdomenOriginally posted by Boy Next Door => []:Mate, that's a button spider. Only the females are reknown as black widows cuz of their habitual sin of devouring their male partner after a good shag.
But then again u could be right. The spider in the pic does look like a big fat b i t c h. Hahaha