Australian Spider Man

  • 14 years ago
This next story isn't for people with arachnophobia...an Australian man will live with hundreds of spiders for three-weeks. Many of the spiders are among the deadliest in the world.

He can't fly. He doesn't shoot webs. And he isn't wearing a superhero costume.

But Australians are calling Nick Le Souef 'Spiderman'.

The Melbourne Opal shop owner began a record attempt to live with 400 dangerous arachnids in his storefront for three-weeks.

All for charity.

[Nick Le Souef, Shop owner]:
"Redbacks will be staying in their webs, so are the black house spiders, the huntsman might be roaming around a bit but I mean I can easily shoo them away."

But the stunt isn't for everyone.

[Visitor]:
"I don't like it, it is too scary."

Some of the country's native species are amongst the deadliest in the world.

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