Meet the Real Spider-Man: A Rare Spider With a Human Face

[Jazzy]

Since 1890 only 41 one of them have ever been seen in Britain – and it’s not surprising, because they’re only the size of a 20p piece and blend into lichen on tree trunks, hence their name.



Wareham RSPB nature reserve worker Mark Singleton said: ‘This is the first one that has been found in Dorset in 35 years.



'It is something of a rarity. If this were a bird, the queues would be stretching round the car park. But it's not, it's a spider with a slightly amusing abdomen.



‘We found it in the electricity box a few feet from our work centre and got quite excited when we realised what it was.'



With its scary-looking face the spider – Latin name Philodromus margaritatus - looks like something from a B-movie, but it is in fact harmless to humans.



The spider can move at quite high speeds and uses its running power to chase its main food source - ants.



Needless to say, the little critter has caused a huge stir on the web.

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/856355-meet-the-spider-with-a-human-face#ixzz1GPLOf2TZ

 

[Flurry]

Whoa! Cool! And for a minute, I thought this Spider actually DID have a human face for a head!

 

[Jazzy]

If I ever saw one of these for real, I think I would drop dead from fright!

 

[Evil Eye]

Weird...

If I ever saw one of these for real, I think I would drop dead from fright!

That's not a very smart thing to do...

 

[The Dragon Master]

[shudders] I skipped the picture.