Spider Slayer in Liverpool?

Nope it's not the latest bad guy from Spider-Man 4. It is infact all part of the 2008 Liverpool Capitol of Culture.

The mechanical spider is 50 foot long, weighs 37 tonnes and currently hangs just outside Lime Street Station and the producer of Wild Wild West would love it!

The BBC have this to say about it(I saw it today and it looks amazing).

It has been built by French company La Machine, which in 2006 brought the streets of London to a standstill with the Sultan's Elephant.

The spider is believed to be "waking up" on Friday.

It will descend from its current position on the side of Concourse House on Thursday to be moved to the city's new arena, before coming to life on Friday.
The creature will then begin exploring the city later that evening.

It will form part of a huge piece of street theatre throughout the city at various landmarks, culminating in what organisers are calling a "spectacular finish" on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Liverpool to get a glimpse of the mechanical beast.

It is an unfolding story that takes place in all the public spaces in the city using the great buildings as its stage

Billed as one of the highlights of the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, La Machine has been commissioned by arts company Artichoke.

Helen Marriage, the producer of the show, said: "It is the kind of show you can dip in and out of. She's here until Sunday.

"It has 50 axes of movement so all of it moves as you would expect an insect to move.

"It is an unfolding story that takes place in all the public spaces in the city using the great buildings as its stage."

The spider is made out of steel and poplar wood and will be operated by 12 people strapped to its frame, Ms Marriage said.

The creature was built in Nantes before being shipped to Merseyside to be assembled in a secret location.

In May 2006, the company's Sultan's Elephant drew an estimated one million people to the streets of London.

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