little monster

[log supplier]

seen some spiders but this takes the cake......

sitting here on lap top and this bloody thing runs across the wall:scared1:

as andy collins say lol ( i hope thats shepards pie in my pants)

it is 2" across :ohmy:wearing 2 pairs of doc matins and holding a four pack...

had to get the other half to get rid of it lol.... yes i know... no skitting........

 

bloody hate big hairy spiders

[Stephen Blair]

not a fan of them either, but i used to enjoy watching the 1 in the mog catching flies

[tree_beard]

poor little blighter was only on the scout for the nasty things you dont want living in your house...

[log supplier]

poor little blighter was only on the scout for the nasty things you dont want living in your house...

 

i was thinking of feeding the kids to it... to get some piece and quiet after the 6 weeks hols:001_smile:

[Mr Ed]

Haha, dont ever visit Australia then - that thing is a baby compared to the huntsman spider that gets in your house. Big spider for the UK though! would probably give you a nasty bite.

[Buzz]

My house is full of spiders all about that size ! If you work away for a week it's like a horror film when you come back ! I think i was actuallly bitten a couple of weeks ago in my sleep as i had a small round bruise on my arm with a bite mark in the middle

[Dean Lofthouse]

You'll start seeing loads of spiders about because I think this is the time of year they start moving about scouting for partners

[skyhuck]

would probably give you a nasty bite.

 

Really????????

 

We have loads of those in our house, I often pick them up and have never been bitten.

[Robert_S]

Haha, dont ever visit Australia then - that thing is a baby compared to the huntsman spider that gets in your house. Big spider for the UK though! would probably give you a nasty bite.

 

Agree there like, huntsmans freak me out i could not believe the size of them:scared1:

[Mr Ed]

Really????????

 

We have loads of those in our house, I often pick them up and have never been bitten.

 

I've not been bitten over here, but I did get a nasty bite from a golden orb spider whilst climbing a big gum in Brisbane. Gave me a bit of a bad day....

 

As for UK spider bites, Kendal Bioresearch has this to say -

 

Among the native spiders of Britain and northern Europe, for example, there are only one or two species that require some caution if handled. The water spider (Argyroneta) can give a fairly painful bite, but usually this is much less severe than the bites and stings of many common insects. Somewhat unpleasant bite wounds can also be inflicted by the larger species of Cheiracanthium and Steatoda. The latter species is often found in and around house and other buildings.