- Toad is caught in a spider’s web before being ferociously wrapped up
- Video captures the banana spider spinning its web around the amphibian
- The toad is finally left entirely constrained by the quickly-spun web
This video captures the moment a toad was captured and wrapped up in a web by a banana spider.
The toad, spotted in Gainsville, Northern Florida, was initially seen stuck in the web before being ensnared by the spider in a quickly-spun web.
The video was uploaded to YouTube by an account user called Viral Hog, who said he was lucky to catch the moment on camera.
‘I was at work outside, when we came across a bed full of banana spiders. One web had a toad in it, and I caught it on camera just in time.’
Video footage shot in Northern Florida shows the moment a toad is ensnared in a banana spider’s web
The toad is initially held by the arachnid before being quickly spun around in its growing web
The toad is finally entirely bound by the web, unable to escape from the predator’s grasp
Banana spiders, also known as armed spiders, are so called because they are often found in banana leaves.
They are typically venomous to humans and other animals.