September 15, 2004
Lure Us In Like Spiders
While taking out the trash just now, I encountered the largest spider I have ever seen outside of a museum or zoo. It was absolutely ginormous, it must've been three inches long or thereabouts.
During the brief few minutes that I spent gawking at it and taking pictures, it ate two bugs that became ensnared in its monstrous web. No waiting period or anything, this spider was hungry.
Hopefully it won't have spiderwebbed my entire house by the time I wake up tomorrow.
This concludes tonight's brief installment of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
Posted by Tim at September 15, 2004 11:32 PMWe saw a similar sized arachnid on the side of the house in Durham. I didn't get to witness any web-captures, but Mr. Spider did look like he hadn't missed too many meals.
Maybe all the rain and subsequent mosquitos has turned the area into a smorgasbord for spiders.
Posted by: paul at September 20, 2004 01:12 PM