steve_uk

Well guys, it had to happen - after 10 months in Melbourne, the wife's first encounter with a Huntsman. This little beauty had decided to make a home in our BBQ!

I managed to take him out quite quickly though and calm was restored to the house once more.

Thought I'd share this moment with you all

nik04

That's a baby one wait til you find one the same size as a saucer , i took one out the other day it's body was 1.5 time the size of my thumb and all up was much larger than my hand. I ain't got girly hands either

furkew

its when they hide behind the sun visor in the car and drop in your lap while driving that can cause problems


I must remember to close my car windows at night !!! That would probably help as well.

steve`o

should have left him there mate
do you know how many roaches one huntsman can eat

emelems

I am never going to be able to pull down the sun visor again without thinking about this now!

Em x

carolinephillips

Huntsmen are the good guys- roaches are not- I hoovered up a 3 inch one yesterday and then had to empty the bag into the bin. (I am not fast enough to catch them and swat them.)

pompeyblonde

I agree! Huntsman are our furry friends! roaches are cold heartless b*****ds who must die! (yes I am a vegetarian....)

carolinephillips

bigAPE

x2

Not to mention all the Whitetails and Redbacks. I would be glad to have one in my backyard.

bridie

i was painting the laundry, had the door open to let some fresh air in and one was just about to walk through the door! OH relocated him. Apparently it was a baby, but it looked big enough to me....

I dont mind spiders living outside but I object to them being in the house.

nik04

Can't remember where i heard it or if it's bull, but i was told that if you squash a roach there is some chemical released from it that attracts more of em. Probably a load of shyte due to the natives i hang out with

MillsyandtheTroop

mmm - we keep the car windows closed and one evening saw one waving at us from the dashboard. After a good chase (including him going for a nosey down one of the airvents) I finally got him out. Well, it was either that or sell the car. There was no way either me or the wife would have driven it again knowing that it could still be in there

geelong

I was putting something in the cubby house in our back garden and there was the biggest spider I've seen in my life looking back at me. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. The body was bigger than my hand! My husband came out when he heard me shouting a string of expletives.

When he went in to sort it out it had hidden.

One day I swear I will be hanging up the washing on the line and turn and see it knocking on the cubby window and waving at me.

I need a just thinking about it.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Just its body was bigger than your hand !!

You either have very small hands or that's one hell of a big spider

squeezzii

I've always understood that if you tread on a roach then you have good chance of walking roach eggs all through your home to hatch later on