I also think there might be a bit of cut and thrust between the birds
and the spiders, and doubt that they would turn into a huge super
colony. If I wa sa big bird, I'd eat spiders. Bats do to, and some of
them can take a spider out of the web. So let them go, there might be
some even more interesting interactions in the coming months.
EB
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Robyn Charlton <> wrote:
> Yes, let the spider live!! I too enjoy the spiders as well as the birds!!
>
> They are totally amazing and fascinating creatures. She will be doing her
> job, hopefully she'll be allowed to do it well.
>
> Robyn
>
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Lynne Kelly <>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Please don't kill the spider!
> >
> > Gorgeous photo, by the way. Mind you, with such a stunning subject, it is
> > hard to do otherwise.
> >
> > You are right that it is Nephila sp. and she (it is a female) are known as
> > bird-eating spiders, as are many are spiders of a huge variety of species,
> > Eating birds is very rare. Birds are not their preferred food. Their webs
> > are very strong and they will occasionally catch a very small bird.
> >
> > This is a very common spider, extremely docile and a divine creature to
> > look at. Leave her be and enjoy her. I would be most surprised if you ever
> > saw a bird in the web.
> >
> > Other Queenslanders may choose to disagree. I am well known for my extreme
> > bias towards spiders!
> >
> > Lynne
> >
> >
> > > We have an enormous spider in our yard (in Brisbane) that we haven't
> > seen
> > > before. Its spectacular, with a body length around 7-8 cm. I think I
> > > have
> > > ID'd it correctly as `Nephila pilipes' The Northern Giant Orb spider.
> > The
> > > link to the photo I took of it today is below:
> > >
> > > http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/SPIDER.jpg
> > >
> > > So when I was trying to ID it on google, I came across a youtube video
> > of
> > > one of these eating a young lewin honeyeater that it had trapped in its
> > > nest. OMG!
> > >
> > > We are friends with our local birds and wouldn't want to see them eaten
> > by
> > > a
> > > giant spider! But its also a very cool giant spider!
> > >
> > > Should we kill it to stop it from eating birds and breedng up a colony
> > of
> > > giant bird eating spiders? Or just leave it? I don't want to kill it,
> > but
> > > then I'd feel pretty cut if a young bird I know died in its web.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your opinions!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Belinda
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