A massive Golden Orb Weaver Spider has allegedly trapped a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin in its web and begun to eat it in pictures circulating the web this week. The photos were taken in the backyard of a property at Atherton near Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia.
When first looking at the pictures it is easy to think that the photos are fake or that they have been set up, but wildlife experts claim that the photos are genuine. The report first surfaced in The Cairns Post.
Golden Orb Weaver Spiders usually prey on large insects and not birds. It is unlikely that the spider would be able to consume the entire bird.
View the pictures at:
http://www.freewebs.com/spider-eats-bird/
Or view the footage below:
Kevin's Walk on the Wild Side 
IS this for real?
Surely I’ve heard of these rumors …
I think the photo is fake.