Giant spider invades Yokohama

A giant spider created by the French company La Machine has arrived in Japan to join Yokohama’s 150th birthday celebrations:

For a preview of what it will do in Yokohama, here is a video of the giant spider performing in Liverpool back in September 2008:

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5 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - April 18, 2009 at 7:49 am

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Comment by laz

2009-04-18 09:17:49

Giant Spider vs Giant Beetle GO!!!

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Comment by LondonGaijin

2009-04-18 12:49:50

I’ve not seen the Spider, but I did catch the Sultan Elephant show back in ‘06. Really enjoyable!

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Comment by homer

2009-04-18 17:58:48

that is nothing see here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8FJ8la2VU

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Comment by Mary Witzl

2009-04-19 04:04:39

Very nice, I’m sure, but the Statue of Liberty beats this. How long is that spider going to last?

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Comment by Stéfan

2009-04-20 01:58:01

Awesome.
The irony is that the spider won’t be performing in its home-city Nantes, where I live

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