Giant spider attacks Liverpool
Arachnophobes should steer clear of Liverpool this weekend, unless they want to feel like they are starring in a bad horror movie.
A giant mechanical spider measuring 50ft by 65ft and weighing 37-ton will be climbing across the skyline of the city better know for the Beatles.
The massive monster named "La Princess" has been created for the La Machine exhibition - part of Liverpools celebration as European Capital of Culture.
Made of steel and wood, the £250,000 spider needs 12 people to operate it, and is said to be able to move just like the real thing.
Organizers say that on Friday afternoon it will "wake up" and "begin exploring the city later that evening."
Liverpudlians are said to be looking for a giant shoe to whack it with, should the beast get out of control.
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