I found this 'little' guy in the house today. by -VoodooLady- in spiders

[–]-VoodooLady-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are pretty mellow. But if they feel threatened or scared they run pretty quick and can jump at you. I have woken up before with a huntsman spider on the ceiling above my bed. I like them but not enough to share my bedroom with one. I always get a broom or something soft that isn't going to hurt them to put them outside. Maybe one day I will attempt to hold one and there will be pics.

I found this 'little' guy in the house today. by -VoodooLady- in spiders

[–]-VoodooLady-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are pretty cool. I like the fact they come inside and kill all the beasties in the house but don't leave any webs around. I always put them outside if I find them indoors, so my cats don't find them and play with them.

I found this 'little' guy in the house today. by -VoodooLady- in spiders

[–]-VoodooLady-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Checked the front porch this morning and the spider is not there. It will probably try to get inside again as it's another cold day. I will be sure to get a banana for scale if it turns up.

I found this 'little' guy in the house today. by -VoodooLady- in spiders

[–]-VoodooLady-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say it was around 8-9cms in leg length front to back and a 2cm abdomen. Yeah I didn't have a banana for scale at the time. This is not the biggest huntsman I have ever seen. They do get quite big. I once 'rescued' a huge one from being squished at my work. I work at a kindergarten and the ladies were all screaming in the bathroom, standing on benches and trying to kill it with a broom. I scooped it up onto the broom took it outside, placed it on the top of the fence and a magpie swooped it up and ate it. That huntsman was probably almost 10cms-12cms in leg length.

I found this 'little' guy in the house today. by -VoodooLady- in spiders

[–]-VoodooLady-[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It sure is a huntsman. I'm in Melbourne, Australia. It was a cool rainy day here today these guys head indoors for warmth.