Terrifying spectacle: Giant spider cuts solid meat

Leandro Malta Borges, a student at the University of Santa Maria (Brazil) studying the Tarantula spiders discovered an amazing sight: a giant Tarantula spider is attacking and cutting off a Almaden earth snake (Erythrolamprus almadensis) is nearly 40cm long, many times bigger than it is.

The snake-hunting spider has been recorded but it is a black widow spider known for its powerful venom and know how to trap the bait. As for the spider Tarantla, this has never been recorded before in nature.

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This Tarantula spider species is called Grammostola quirogai, a genus of giant spiders. They are about the size of a hand, rough outer coat and 2cm long fangs look very scary. G.quirogai has venom but we don't know much about their venom.

Usually, Tarantula spiders hunt other spiders, small reptiles, insects, amphibians, birds .

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Pigs of researchers, likely the snake accidentally entered the Tarantula spider hideout.Without missing the opportunity, the spider attacked, knocked down, killed the snake with its long fangs and extremely strong jaw muscles.

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In order to be able to finish off a snake much larger than himself, the spider would pump a digestive fluid into the prey to liquefy the internal organs. After that, they just sucked this liquid as a "nutrient water".

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When it was discovered, the snake was dead, the head was sliced ​​by a spider. Indeed, spiders are much more respectable than humans think.