Meal to go! Amazing moment giant huntsman spider carries a MOUSE away with its fangs

  • Footage shows huntsman spider dragging a mouse up the side of fridge
  • Video of the arachnid is viewed more than 200,000 times in three hours
  • The 19-second video attracts more than 5400 comments on Facebook

The terrifying moment a massive huntsman spider devours a mouse in Australia has gone viral.

The footage of the arachnid, dragging its prey along the side of a fridge, was viewed more than 200,000 times in the first three hours of being posted on Facebook.

 'What's he going to do with him?,' a man with an Australian accent asks.

The massive huntsman spider (pictured) drags a mouse up the side of a fridge 

The huntsman (pictured) then moves down the side of the fridge still holding the mouse

His friend replies: 'Man, that is so cool.' 

The 19 seconds of frightening video shows the spider using its front legs to grip the mouse as it walks across the left-hand side of the fridge over a magnet calendar.

The footage has attracted more than 5400 comments on the Aussie Off Roaders' Facebook site.

Melbourne woman Evangeline Shaw saw the funny side.

'That's why I keep huntsmen on my roof,' she wrote.

Jason Womel was credited for the footage.

A close-up of the huntsman (pictured) near the fridge door as it continues to hold its prey

  

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