Tarantella 8
Arachnopeon
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- May 23, 2006
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What is the largest prey known to be taken by spiders in the wild?
Yeah, I remember that in the book "Spineless Wonders"lucanidae said:A small bat was found being eating by an Avicularia sp. by Rick West.
Yes. There have certainly been reports of this. Although it obviously depends on the size of the snake.Philth said:chickens
I don't see where the snake factors in.tima said:Yes. There have certainly been reports of this. Although it obviously depends on the size of the snake.
This link has some interesting comments on the prey of that species as well. http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/burrow/whistling_barking_spider.htmstooka said:ive heard reports of S.crassipes eating large rats upto 1ft long:? and large rat skulls found in their burrows
yeah, i think it was the red haired guy from Animal Planet. Steve Austin? I loved that one too. Imagine, a fer-de-lance?big-n-hairy said:I once saw a show with an L. parahybana eating a poisonous snake. Wish I could remember the snake. keep thinking it was a fer da lance.