Second giant bird-devouring spider strikes

A week after pictures of a mammoth finch-eating spider made news around the world, photos of a second Australian spider snacking on a bird have emerged.

Townsville residents Tom and Judy Phillips have taken photos of a giant golden orb weaver spider eating a double-barred finch in their backyard.

"It was a big spider,"Mr Phillips said.



According to Mr and Mrs Phillips, their spider completely devoured its feathered prey.

Before that, the spider had wrapped up the bird in the web, totally encasing it.

"You couldn’t see any of the bird by the end of it," Mr Phillips said. Then it ate the entire carcass. "It took three days to finish feeding on it," Mrs Phillips said.