Bird eater

[solar 17]

I RECEIVED THIS PIC IN AN E-MAIL AND THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT...solar 17

 

[dtulip10]

http://thepirata.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bird_eating_spider01.jpg

check this one out

 

[Snakelove]

I thought it was only their name coz of the size, i didnt know that they actually eat birds? =S

 

[Sock Puppet]

I believe it's a Golden Orb Spider & is the bird a Mannikin Finch?
Great pic
This is from Wikipedia

Golden orb-weavers reach sizes of 1.5 to 2 inches in females, including legspan, with males being usually 2/3 smaller (less than 1 inch). The largest specimen ever recorded was a 2.7 inch female N. clavipes (which is now debated to have been a new yet undocumented subspecies) from Queensland, that was able to catch and feed on a small-sized finch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver

 

[nathanlew]

yep thats what it is mate

 

[gecko-mad]

I thought it was only their name coz of the size, i didnt know that they actually eat birds? =S

Haha Snakelove, Thats not a Bird eater, Australian Tarantulas are Bird eating spiders, just different name.