Giant orb weaver eats bird

Umm, yeah.

So we had this crablike spiny orb weaver in our back yard for a day.

And then we spotted one hiking with friends in First Landing State Park yesterday. Pics didn't turn out.

And then I learned Mary really likes spiders.

And then:

Joel Shakespeare, head spider keeper at the Australian Reptile Park, said the spider was a Golden Orb Weaver.

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