Tarantula the size of a human FACE discovered in Sri Lanka
 

The thing of nightmares! Tarantula the size of a human FACE discovered in Sri Lanka

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 16:01 EST, 4 April 2013 | UPDATED: 06:00 EST, 5 April 2013

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If you're scared of spiders, you best look away now!

A new species of tarantula, as big as a human face, has been discovered in northern Sri Lanka.

With a leg span of eight inches, the search is continuing to find more of the Poecilotheria rajaei, after a dead arachnid was delivered to scientists having being killed in 2009.
Scientists realised that they the spider was unlike any tarantula they had seen before, and needed to find more living specimens so as to learn more about the species.

And after days of searching among the trees and woodland, researchers from Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity Education and Research organisation discovered a female and several juveniles - found living in the old doctor’s quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.
The tarantulas have distinctive markings including daffodil-yellow colouring on their legs and a pink band around their stomachs.

'They are quite rare, Ranil Nanayakkara told wired.co.uk.

'They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings.'
Speaking to Sky News Peter Kirk, who covered the discovery for the British Tarantula Society's journal said: 'It demonstrates that wildlife continues to survive whilst we are in the throes of conflict and that they can adapt to its changing environment - but also highlights that we risk destroying the habitats of species new to science and condemning them to extinction before they are even discovered.'

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with fire

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/05/ze6aha7a.jpg

These titanic beasts will surely be the end of us all.

I want to see it resting on a human face.

Kill it!!!!!!!!

Great googly moogly!

why did i come into this thread? :banghead:



*shudder*

Future Mans best friend

Draft it

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Huh?

Tastes like chicken!!

Spider coloring can be different between males and females, and depending on their age. Here's a better pic of the yellow...

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4...tarantula0.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/883...ladiscover.jpg

Zimmern says...

http://www.undertheiceberg.com/wp-co...spider%202.jpg

http://images3.cinema.de/imedia/5844...AsbIYeeA==.jpg
No problem

Hold on a second....OK, I'm done marking Sri Lanka off my "must visit" list.

Say hello to my little friend, spider from hell.

http://www.gunslot.com/files/gunslot/images/71968.jpg

Big hairy ****ing spider.

This.

Push down on it from the top and it's just protein or garbage.

Depending on the pressure applied...

God I hate spiders and snakes! Nuke them all

Scary. And midgets.

I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords.

LMAO, then :( @ FMB

ROFL

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reported

Looks like a job for the tarantula hawk wasp

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I'd pass out if I saw that.

Same here, after I finished crying in the fetal position.

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For a spider that size, probably good to invest in an Ocelot or two.

Meh, they dont have nothin on camel spiders.

Those were surely born in hell.

Ass is too big / Spider Omaha

Or be a man and grab a ****ing shoe...

I guess that works too. Not nearly as entertaining though.

or, Be a man and smach it with a rolled up Hustler.

Man, that bastard is mean.

bring the wasp in for a look?
Good lateral movement
Quickfeet.
Tenacious
Does well under pressure.

It has teh sloweyes.

****IN' A!

http://alicia-logic.com/capsimages/a_085HudsonHicks.jpg

That wasp should fight in the MMA. He's relentless and has some moves!

Whatever it takes to remove that french Canadian...:mad:

Tarantula hawk wasps are mean as hell. They have the 2nd most painful insect sting in the world.

Also, here's the rest of the story....

Ya, my cousin was in Kuwait. He sent me pictures of those. Are those the spiders that look like they're on fire?

LMAO WOWOWOWOWOWOW

Dude that spider is freaking hot /Spider Omaha

http://www.empirepestcontrol.co.uk/a...oculata(2).jpg

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Yup that's it. My cousin sent me pictures at night it was glowing. Kind of freaky.

LMAO

I love this place.

that spider takes care of herself.

Those aren't actually spiders.

and Omaha's "women" aren't actually women

This would be more up his alley...

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6...ta10294816.jpg

Dat ass.....

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ROFL