Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest

LiveScience ^ | October 17, 2014 | Tanya Lewis

[EveningStar]

Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat.

"When I turned on the light, I couldn't quite understand what I was seeing," said Naskrecki, an entomologist and photographer at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

A moment later, he realized he was looking not at a brown, furry mammal, but an enormous, puppy-size spider...

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[Western Phil]

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[Trillian]

[SZonian]

LOL, well played...

[SunkenCiv]