Spider with human-like face on its back horrifies the internet

Spider with human-like face on its back horrifies the internet

Mangalore Today News Network

July 22, 2019: A spider going viral online has left a lot of people shuddering. The reason - its unique markings. The spider, which was spotted in China, appears to have a human-like face on its back, complete with a pair of ’eyes’ and a ’mouth’. The arachnid has created quite the buzz on social media.

"Has spiderman been found?" quipped People’s Daily, China while sharing the video on Twitter. "This spider with a humanlike face on its back was found at a home in C China’s Hunan and has gone viral on Chinese social media."

They asked social media users if they could identify the species too.

Take a look at the green spider below:

 

Has spiderman been found? This spider with a humanlike face on its back was found at a home in C China’s Hunan and has gone viral on Chinese social media. Do you know its species? pic.twitter.com/0iU6qaEheS

— People’s Daily, China (@PDChina) July 16, 2019

 

According to China Daily, the spider was found crawling on a plant in the Yuanjiang city of Hunan province. It was found by a woman surnamed Li, who said the black lines on the spider’s back resembled human hair.