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03-12-2018, 01:11 PM
Absolute heroes brave rising floodwaters to save a giant spider
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Giant spiders are the kind of creature many people are deathly afraid of, but bless the rest who are willing to lend them a hand.
Like this one found clinging to a branch outside a supermarket in the Queensland, Australia town of Halifax on Sunday, as floodwaters raged on below.
SEE ALSO: Scientists have discovered spiders with tails because nightmares are real (https://mashable.com/2018/02/05/spiders-with-tails-found-in-ancient-amber-mine/)
Video of the stranded arachnid was uploaded to Facebook by Andrea Gofton (https://www.facebook.com/andrea.gofton?hc_ref=ARSszd2bW1KlALV1tD8aqOLM2VEcM m80bOzy17NuQ69h9a5rGtwWHsJaMJhLRds8m9s&fref=nf), where of course someone had to put their hand next to it to prove how big it is.
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Giant spiders are the kind of creature many people are deathly afraid of, but bless the rest who are willing to lend them a hand.
Like this one found clinging to a branch outside a supermarket in the Queensland, Australia town of Halifax on Sunday, as floodwaters raged on below.
SEE ALSO: Scientists have discovered spiders with tails because nightmares are real (https://mashable.com/2018/02/05/spiders-with-tails-found-in-ancient-amber-mine/)
Video of the stranded arachnid was uploaded to Facebook by Andrea Gofton (https://www.facebook.com/andrea.gofton?hc_ref=ARSszd2bW1KlALV1tD8aqOLM2VEcM m80bOzy17NuQ69h9a5rGtwWHsJaMJhLRds8m9s&fref=nf), where of course someone had to put their hand next to it to prove how big it is.
Later, another video (https://www.facebook.com/andrea.gofton/posts/10155418004979632?comment_id=10155418280944632&reply_comment_id=10155418349389632&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D) shows a man taking the entire branch and placing it onto dry land, where it could scurry away. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/03/12/spider-rescue-australian-flood/)
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