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Pygmy possums’ bodies generally grow up to 2.5 inches - roughly the same size as a Huntsman's body.
Their harmless.
Then there are also the bird spiders, they are quite large (dinner plate sized) and string their webs between trees up to 30 feet apart. The webs are generally 7-10 feet above ground. They catch and eat birds, hence the name :-)
originally posted by: InhaleExhale
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
Then there are also the bird spiders, they are quite large (dinner plate sized) and string their webs between trees up to 30 feet apart. The webs are generally 7-10 feet above ground. They catch and eat birds, hence the name :-)
Do you mean the bird eating spider?
The bird eating spider is a type of tarantula. we have them here in Australia and can be bought as pets.
It creates a burrow with its web and lives on the ground usually like under a rock or in a log.
Even the South American variation, the Goliath Bird eating spider also lives in a burrow.
Not sure what bird eating spider creates a web 7-10 feet above the ground though.
Bird eating spiders rarely actually eat birds, mostly stuff found on the ground such as insects, lizards other spiders and even snakes its said.
Btw, they do eat birds!
They are like tarantula, but with much longer legs.
We were always driving under the webs and they were huge, 30 feet across, a couple of feet high and 7-10 feet off the ground.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: WhyDidIJoin
It's just a huntsman spider though.
I see tons of them where I camp all the time. Many as big as my open hand.
Had them crawl on me many times. Their harmless.
Never seen one that big but it's hard to tell how big this one really is. That could be a very small baby possum.
Or it could be photoshopped.