Ken Gargett Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 in another thread, we have been talking about huntsman spiders. thought i'd show some pics of the one that lives in my post box. they are very common in queensland. many years ago, i had a huge one in a bathroom with which i had a running battle for about two years. it would leap on me when least expected. i knew it was the same spider as i had managed to take off a leg or two. never stopped him. anyway, most of the time i have been at this place - several years now - i have had a huntsman in the letterbox. i think they just get replaced by a bigger huntsman. you can often see the remains of the previous occupant. for whatever reason, they love this spot. i just have to remember to check when i get the mail (postie normally knocks on the door so no problem but if i am out or he is busy...). these photos are of the same spider. it is a cracker. mind you, far less scary than the large brown snake rob and i watched in the creek yesterday. just hovering and hunting. now that does scare the crap out of me. as rob said, it was a richard attenborough moment (yes, i know but don't spoil it for him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 What's her name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 richie mccaw. my scorpion is stu broad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJP Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Oh yeah, I hate the mothers. I've got a bottle brush tree on the side of my place that has been running an advanced breeding program for the last 15 years. They love the two black cars I have and don't mind a game of hide and seek after a front windscreen performance. I can send one up Kenny just to mix up the gene pool and have a state of origin of sorts in your letter box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Oh yeah, I hate the mothers. I've got a bottle brush tree on the side of my place that has been running an advanced breeding program for the last 15 years. They love the two black cars I have and don't mind a game of hide and seek after a front windscreen performance. I can send one up Kenny just to mix up the gene pool and have a state of origin of sorts in your letter box. there are enough scraps of former huntsman spiders littering the base of the postbox to suggest the smart money would go on the home arachnid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 there are enough scraps of former huntsman spiders littering the base of the postbox to suggest the smart money would go on the home arachnid. Most likely unfortunate males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgy Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hey Ken was that the Electric bill it was protecting,if its as big as mine I'd let the spider keep it or swat it with it. It want recover from that blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Perhaps this is one of those 'covert' reasons why Australia Post wish to deliver mail only 3 times a week instead of 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterk814 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 This may be another reason why I would not live down under. Seems like under every toilet, door mat, mail box, etc there is something that will kill you or put you on your ass. Lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Nope. Not just no. [samuel L. Jackson voice]HELL NO![/samuel L. Jackson voice] Wilkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrimbath Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 God I hate spiders. I would move! Are those things poisonous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Not really. It will give you a nasty bite, but nothing deadly. The fangs give you more trouble than the venom. Huntsman are fairly timid, despite the number of times they jump on you, and rarely bite. Unless it's a female protecting her eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 That's nothing, I had to chase a ladybird around the bathroom for 10 minutes yesterday before I could shoo it out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habanolover Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 WTF!!! That is one big hairy mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypersomniac Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 That thing is terrifying. Even if they aren't particularly dangerous, I would be nopeing out of there quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunod Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I assume it's not poisonous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohiba Stevie Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Kill it with fire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potpest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Is anyone else itchy right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarbreak Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Set the mailbox on fireeee in all honesty though i'd be running with mah nuts between my legs screaming like a school girl as I hate spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danston Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 This should take care of it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrantheman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 No thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 That thing is terrifying. Even if they aren't particularly dangerous, I would be nopeing out of there quickly. so many other things to worry about. and in australia, you can't really move to somewhere where there are none off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToothlessCog Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Wow! Almost makes me glad it's cold 6 months of the year here....almost. ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 My mother in law has the same issue with her mailbox. Ken, do you have a paper bark tree nearby by chance as this is the source for my mother in laws mailbox visitors. No sooner I kill them for her, another moves in. I tore off some of the paper bark a few weeks back and these buggers were everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 My mother in law has the same issue with her mailbox. Ken, do you have a paper bark tree nearby by chance as this is the source for my mother in laws mailbox visitors. No sooner I kill them for her, another moves in. I tore off some of the paper bark a few weeks back and these buggers were everywhere. no but i am surrounded by bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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