Jacqueline10

This is a burning question, me being a 'tad' scared of the eight legged critters, i've always wanted to know if this is true..

I was told whilst in Australia that they (spiders) can jump..at you if they feel threatened..now i don't know if this was a wind up but the one named in particular was the wolf spider, because it has a nasty temperament..

Ive now got an obsession that all spiders can jump (after seeing one swinging from my light fitting, jumping onto my settee and making a dash for it ) in England!

Can anybody say this is rubbish or this does happen..

Just wondered, ive read a lot of threads on here to do with spiders but i havent found any mentioning their jumping ability!

EvannTel

You can rest assured they don't jump. Most are far too big to get off the ground!

steve`o

Jacqueline10

Honestly? they dont jump?

Ive seen plenty plenty big spiders, been there many times,, they scare the crap out of me ,, but at the back of my mind its always been is it going to jump...arrghhh, thats me running into the house (anybodys house will do ha ha) to get away..

thats very good news...

NatD1978

Not sure about jumping, but some of them don't like Brooms'.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bBXgpehCcc

sssstew

the huntsman jumps... have a search on you tube... scary!

steve`o

have loads of huntsmans in and around the house never seen em jump they can run like buggery though

sssstew

urrghh makes me shudder!

we didnt think they could until we watched Katie and Peter on ITV2 one night and they had one which jumped up her arm, so we then searched on the net and low and behold they do which makes them even scarier!

Jacqueline10

yeah i saw that with katie and peter, the huntsmen having a wander up her arm,, that was a tidgy jump,, im just wondering the 'beautys' that are around in Oz can they really do a big jump, you know from wall in the hallway onto your back as your running away!!

Jacqueline10

Oh yes, air vents!!! when i go to oz i keep a beady eye on those things, and the air conditioning vents!!

i know huntsmen watch you! they are clever creatures, i nearly danced the tango with one at my mums house once,, little () bugger was going my way each time i tried to dodge it! why cant they look like kittens for god sake

walaj

also hang on to your car when you go round sharp corners

Jacqueline10

Why? ....ive never had one in the car when ive been there, thank god, but ive heard of the 'sun visor' favourite hiding spot...however i did have one run out when i was at a petrol station once, it was going like the clappers running all over my wind screen and over the top of my car,, i grabbed a lady who knocked it off with her purse!! ,, i was so pleased with that!! bit embarrased though

walaj

was on the outside, although when I first saw it in the rearview mirror I was not sure. Was entering a car park at the time, and kept seeing it run around the car in the mirrors while it took an age to find a space on a busy Saturday.

When I parked (3yr old) DD had noticed it on her window, OH on the same side did not want to get out. I get out and the bugger sprints across roof (wagon so it is a long one), OH eventually joins me to try & rid the car of the invader.

We failed in looking cool in front of DD & born & bred Aussies passerbys with our tackling of the local wildlife

Josie1100

My husband was driving the car and a huge huntsman landed on the top of his head and crawled down his face He did unfortuantely hit the car in front. Luckily our 4wd car came off fine. The next day we were out again and exactly the same thing happened again and the spider crawled down his face. We managed to stop the car this time and send the little bugger on his travels. I always check the sunvisor and am quite paranoid when I drive to work each day now!!!!

Jacqueline10

Now that is my worst nightmare scenario,,,oh my!!

Ive got goosebumps just imagining that,,,

I can imagine it in all honesty been so dangerous if that happened in such an enclosed space...i can just about cope when they are outside,,in the house i get worse, panic time..but in the car...crawling on my head and down my face..im sorry to say this but i think i would literally crap my pants , ..

I need therapy!!