Centipede meets an untimely end

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The recent rainy period has proved a bonus for the local spider population. It seems there are many more insects about and the spiders are taking advantage.

We found an odd situation. A  Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila) had caught a fairly large centipede. How the centipede managed to get into the web is conjecture. The web is placed under our deck and maybe the centipede just made a fatal mistake and fell into it. 

But that's not the most unusual creature a Golden Orb Weaver has caught. See:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-05/golden-orb-spider-eats-microbat-far-north-queensland/102235274

This one had caught a small bat. And there are records of this kind of spider netting birds from time to time. 

See: https://bunyipco.blogspot.com/search?q=golden+orb+weaver