Aussie Spiders!!!

[Hugomarink]

Geez, how do you guys deal with these monsters??? Is this a common house spider in Australia?

p.s. Watch video to end to get full view of the spider. HUGE!!!!

[SmokinAl]

That's not common to see in the house unless you're out bush. The biggest we generally get in the house is something called a Huntsman (about 3" long) which are totally harmless. It's the Red Backs and funnel webs that'll mess up your day.

[Hugomarink]

» That's not common to see in the house unless you're out bush. The biggest

» we generally get in the house is something called a Huntsman (about 3"

» long) which are totally harmless. It's the Red Backs and funnel webs

» that'll mess up your day.

Isn't that a video of a Hunstman spider?

[n2advnture]

jesus christ! :-(

[Dr.G]

» Isn't that a video of a Hunstman spider?

Yes it is, but they're harmless. Just big.

George

[Ken Gargett]

» » That's not common to see in the house unless you're out bush. The

» biggest

» » we generally get in the house is something called a Huntsman (about 3"

» » long) which are totally harmless. It's the Red Backs and funnel webs

» » that'll mess up your day.

»

»

» Isn't that a video of a Hunstman spider?

i beleive it is a type of huntsman. they are quite common - al, as a kid, i remember them regularlry coming in the house at indooroopilly. had one that lived in my shower/laundry - that was approaching that size, not quite, that i called jimmy connors. never liked the bloke and this spider made a habit of running up the towel and on to my arm as i stepped out of the shower. not a pleasant experience. it was eventually dispatched, after many battles - i think the poor thing was down to three legs by the end - by a backhand into a hot shower.

they are harmless if unpleasant. and there is another species where the body is not quite so fat but that grows larger.

[jadawin]

i dont care how harmless that spider is, i would NOT be a happy person if i found that in my house.

[froglicker77]

» i dont care how harmless that spider is, i would NOT be a happy person if i

» found that in my house.

and I thought the wolf spider's here in the states were bad

[Guest rob]

I'm a huge arachnophobiac... and unfortunately for me we have been inundated by a large number of massive Hunstmans... and the occasional Funnelweb in the the last 12 months.

Not very pleased about it all... every morning I come in to work and do a search under my desk, chair, keyboard.... very stressful times when one pops up unexpected.

[Guest Warren]

Yes that's the Grey Huntsman or Holconia immanis. The bite only gives mild local pain.

I once put on a pair of runners without my socks only to find that one of these little bastards had crawled inside during the night.

Couldn't get that bloody shoe off fast enough

[Guest Warren]

» I'm a huge arachnophobiac... and unfortunately for me we have been

» inundated by a large number of massive Hunstmans...

I was once watching the movie Arachnophobia and all of a sudden a huntsman came running out from under the TV. I screamed like a girl.

[SmokinAl]

» Yes that's the Grey Huntsman or Holconia immanis. The bite only gives mild

» local pain.

» I once put on a pair of runners without my socks only to find that one of

» these little bastards had crawled inside during the night.

» Couldn't get that bloody shoe off fast enough

Well there you go! I've always just thought of Huntsman as the common-garden-scare-the-girlfriend variety. There's loads to learn at FOH!

I've been bitten by a Red Back and a Funnel Web but the one that really scares me is the bird eating spider with venom that disolves flesh. Do you know what they're called Wazza?

[Dr.G]

They're a group of Mygalomorph spiders, the same as tarantulas. The original genus was Selenocosmia, such as Selenocosmia crassipes, but new Genera have been recently developed, such as Selenotipus. Their venom is reportedly not too bad, the pain comes more so from the mechanical trauma induced by the large, snake-like fangs.

[Ken Gargett]

» I was once watching the movie Arachnophobia and all of a sudden a huntsman

» came running out from under the TV. I screamed like a girl.

warren, just thought but do you ever think that there might be times when it is best not to contribute to the forum. not sure i'd have shared that one but from my end, please don't stop. makes rob and me look good.

[SmokinAl]

The federal government spent millions promoting tourism in Australia. Hell, they even re-animated Paul Hogan a few years back for those ads.

Why do I think that Warren, Ken, Doc and I have just undone all of that in 30 minutes...

[SmokinAl]

» » I was once watching the movie Arachnophobia and all of a sudden a

» huntsman

» » came running out from under the TV. I screamed like a girl.

»

»

» warren, just thought but do you ever think that there might be times when

» it is best not to contribute to the forum. not sure i'd have shared that

» one but from my end, please don't stop. makes rob and me look good.

I don't blame Warren for one minute. That's a perfectly sane reaction.

[Hugomarink]

Sounds like you guys have many nasty spiders down there.

Note to self: Cancel next year's trip to Australia.

Does NZ have similar gigantic nasty spiders?

[Dr.G]

» The federal government spent millions promoting tourism in Australia. Hell,

» they even re-animated Paul Hogan a few years back for those ads.

»

» Why do I think that Warren, Ken, Doc and I have just undone all of that in

» 30 minutes...

:rotfl: :rotfl:

You forgot the 'bloody' bikini girl!!!! :-D :-D

To reassure everybody, the bird eating spiders do not occur in South East Qeensland (i.e. you won't find them at Czar if you're planning an overseas trip). They come from Northern Queensland and NT. And only 1-2 people a year are killed by venomous land animals in Australia. So you're more likely to be killed by a lightning bolt coming to Australia.

Cheers,

George

[Colt45]

» I was once watching the movie Arachnophobia and all of a sudden a huntsman

» came running out from under the TV. I screamed like a girl.

» I don't blame Warren for one minute. That's a perfectly sane reaction.

this is stefan.

his name is stefan....

[SmokinAl]

» this is stefan.

»

» his name is stefan....

Must be an American thing, but I suspect I should feel slighted anyway.

[El Presidente]

» » this is stefan.

» »

» » his name is stefan....

»

» Must be an American thing, but I suspect I should feel slighted anyway.

Chopper Reed

This is Stefan

....His name is Stefan

......Toughen the F***k up Stefan!

Colt is a fan

[SmokinAl]

» » » this is stefan.

» » »

» » » his name is stefan....

» »

» » Must be an American thing, but I suspect I should feel slighted anyway.

»

» Chopper Reed

»

» This is Stefan

»

» ....His name is Stefan

»

»

» ......Toughen the F***k up Stefan!

»

»

» Colt is a fan

Toughen the F**k up indeed.

Let me know about the next order you're shipping to Colt. I'd like to include something nice from the garden...

[Bill Hayes]

Huntsman are handy around the house. They catch and eat the other creepy crawlies. It's the snakes you've got to worry about. Just like Indy - "I hate snakes"!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mgillett]

Tell me about it. This year we have had a veritable zoo in our house.

1. Usual Huntsman, Wolf spider and those mid size black spiders that jump off the wall when hit with Mortein (almost daily occurence now with winter here and the rain);

2. Something that resembled a Mouse Spider in our bathroom that made a hell of a mess when hit with a boot (shoe/thongs too small for this critter);

3. Redbacks extremely common in and around our back verandah under chairs, in the bbq, under tables, pot plants, etc;

4. Frogs in the bathroom and dunny;

5. Now we have a mice plague (6 caught at last count and countless baits taken);

6. Have shot (yes, shot) 2 rats in our garage last week;

7. To cap it all off, a small Brown snake in our bathroom at the end of last summer (that was fun).

I don't mind the spiders so much now...

[shrink]

» They're a group of Mygalomorph spiders, the same as tarantulas. The

» original genus was Selenocosmia, such as Selenocosmia crassipes, but new

» Genera have been recently developed, such as Selenotipus. Their venom is

» reportedly not too bad...

Results in a relatively painless death, I understand.