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Terrifying moment giant huntsman spider clutching a dead MOUSE drags rodent back to its lair

The massive spider snared the rodent while lurking in the kitchen of a property in Queensland, Australia

Corey Charlton

Published: 12:50, 24 Oct 2016
Updated: 12:51, 24 Oct 2016

TERRIFIED of spiders? Then look away now.

Horrifying footage has emerged of a giant huntsman spider making its way through a household in Australia - clutching a dead mouse.

The massive huntsman spider was filmed dragging the dead mouse back to its lair — The massive huntsman spider was filmed dragging the dead mouse back to its lairCredit: Jason Womel

He was captured clutching the mouse as he wandered across a fridge — He was captured clutching the mouse as he wandered across a fridgeCredit: Jason Womel

Incredibly, the spider was powerful enough to carry the rodent with its fangs — Incredibly, the spider was powerful enough to carry the rodent with its fangsCredit: Jason Womel

The monster huntsman spider was later nicknamed Hermie by the homeowners — The monster huntsman spider was later nicknamed Hermie by the homeownersCredit: Jason Womel

Jason Womal, from Mackay in Queensland, captured the footage at a neighbour’s house as he was leaving for work on Sunday morning.

"So I am just about to leave for work about 0030 and me neighbour says: 'You want to see something cool' and I say 'Hell yeah'.

"So we proceed to his place and he shows me this. Huntsman trying to eat a mouse,” Mr Womal wrote in the Facebook post.

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He later wrote: "Ok guys so just letting you all know that the spider is fine.

"We have named him Hermie, we have adopted him and he is now running his own extermination business out of our town Coppabella. Oh and he is now paying rent."

The video has been watched more than four million times since it went up yesterday, with more than 85,000 shares.

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