Poisonous spider encased mice in silk cocoons to eat gradually

An Australian resident caught a poisonous red-back spider catching a mouse alive five times larger and preventing its prey from escaping with thick silk.

The red-backed spider keeps the mice in the cocoon.(Photo: Sun).

Ruben Boddington watched the red back spider cover the mouse with his silk while cycling across the site in Western Australia. According to Boddington, the rat is still alive in a spider cocoon.

Spider expert Robert Whyte says red-back spiders use nerve toxins to paralyze prey before digesting them. But due to the size of the mice being so large, the red back spider was forced to wrap sticky silk to prevent its prey from escaping.

According to Whyte, mice will become a rich source of food for spiders because they do not miss any parts."The spider will disintegrate the muscles, intestines and brain, anything that can be digested on the prey body , " Whyte explained.

Although red back spiders are native to Australia, they are now distributed worldwide, including the UK."This spider is widespread in Japan, England, Belgium, UAE. Although red back spiders can be fatal, especially in children, they often do not secrete venom when bitten. Their bite is extremely painful but only 25% of people were bitten , "Whyte said.