Watch a Giant Spider Drag a Mouse in Australia
Halloween video has emerged from Australia that may chill your blood.
Facebook user Jason Womal uploaded video of a giant spider dragging a mouse.
"So I am just about to leave for work about 0030 [12:30 am] and me neighbour says, 'You want to see something cool,'" Womal wrote. "So we proceed to his place and he shows me this. Huntsman trying to eat a mouse."
Huntsman spiders are not considered dangerous to people, although large ones can inflict painful bites. Normally they are wary of people but can bite if push comes to shove. If bitten, experts recommend reducing inflammation with an ice pack.
Female huntsman spiders lay up to 200 eggs in flat, papery sacs made of silk. The mother stands guard over her brood, without eating, for up to three weeks. During this time the mother can be quite aggressive, and will often rear up in a threatening display if disturbed.
In some species, the mother will carry the egg sac under her body. Once the spiderlings hatch, the mother will often stay with them for several weeks. The spiders moult in order to grow larger in size.
The spiders are thought to live around two years.
Facebook user Jason Womal uploaded video of a giant spider dragging a mouse.
"So I am just about to leave for work about 0030 [12:30 am] and me neighbour says, 'You want to see something cool,'" Womal wrote. "So we proceed to his place and he shows me this. Huntsman trying to eat a mouse."
Huntsman spiders are not considered dangerous to people, although large ones can inflict painful bites. Normally they are wary of people but can bite if push comes to shove. If bitten, experts recommend reducing inflammation with an ice pack.
Female huntsman spiders lay up to 200 eggs in flat, papery sacs made of silk. The mother stands guard over her brood, without eating, for up to three weeks. During this time the mother can be quite aggressive, and will often rear up in a threatening display if disturbed.
In some species, the mother will carry the egg sac under her body. Once the spiderlings hatch, the mother will often stay with them for several weeks. The spiders moult in order to grow larger in size.
The spiders are thought to live around two years.
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