A golden silk orb-weaver spider of unusually large size caught a bird in his web in a garden on a private property near Cairns, Australia.Cairns.com: Spider eats bird (October 23, 2008) The bird appears completely immobilized and partially cocooned by the web. According to the Australian Reptile Park, golden orb-weavers normally reach the size of a human palm, but anomalies have been recorded. "It wouldn't eat the whole bird," said the head spider keeper.Telegraph: Giant spider eating a bird... (October 23, 2008)