Okay, this picture seriously freaks me out.  Yes, this is real.   This picture was taken in Atherton, Queensland (not some Outer Banks rentals place).  I am so glad I will never see one of these by me.  I hate spiders.

I guess that this is a Golden Orb Weaver.  The Golden Orb Weaver spins a strong web high in protein because it depends on it to capture large insects for food.  However, they normally don’t catch birds.

I have to thank Kat for showing me this the other night.  Did I say that I hate spiders?