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Maman (sculpture) - giant dang 30 foot spider (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How can that be a 30-foot spider if spiders only have 8 legs?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I pass this thing almost every week. It's not that creepy in real life.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

This was my attempt at creepy brain bleach after my last post. Still, I wouldn't want to meet it unprepared.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but look, it's Canadian. It'd probably ask politely that you not chain your bike to one of its legs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

One of these is in Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. Imagine this arachnophobe exploring Japan for the first time, turning the corner, and seeing this fucker standing there in the dark.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

If you're into mountain biking, there's one along the trail in Bentonville, Arkansas. It's really cool.