Black body, dark red legs, as long as a roll-on deodorantANARU MIKAERE A large spider living in the dunes near New Brighton, Christchurch. The arachnid had a black body with white stripes on its back, dark red legs, and was about the size of a roll-on deodorant. "It's the biggest spider I've ever seen," Bensley-Howell said. As she kept a safe distance, boyfriend Anaru Mikaere - who saw the spider first - moved closer to film the critter. Mikaere had a look around the same spot a day later and found a few more similar, thought slightly smaller, spiders.

Source: Stuff April 20, 2017 02:56 UTC