My spider (Tegenaria sp.) from last year apparently is still alive. Or at least another one occupies the same funnel web in the light shaft under a doormat. I fed it with a fly (red compound eyes and wings visible).
I once saw a great dane tied to a big ski rack while the owner went in the pub, the dog was dragging the rack across the cobblestone square like it wasn't even tied up. It was ridiculous, and I thought my two dogs were strong.