More wildlife photos. This huntsman spider was on our dining room ceiling a couple of days ago. It isn't a huge one, probably just about 10 cm across (4 inches).
I don't kill huntsman spiders as I don't really mind them, but I am not so keen if they wander into the bedroom at night.
David managed to drop this one into a bucket and put it outside, so it has lived to hunt another day.
I say huntsman, but maybe it is a 'huntswoman' because last night I spotted a baby huntsman in our bedroom. This lady could have had up to 200 babies, not all survive but if a few have we could come across more little ones in the near future.
I don't kill them either although down here we don't get the really big ones of the north. When I was a child and slept at my grandmother's, I always pulled the sheet over my head in case they walked across the bed at night.
My goodness this terrified the life out of me and the thought of it above me on a ceiling! I have a feeling this 'small' one would be too big for our spider catcher! https://amzn.eu/d/dtQsUTZ
Having said all that I'm a massive arachnophile as well as an arachnophobe and think they are the most wonderful creatures and very gratified to hear you and others say you relocate them 🙂
@robz A feather duster and a bucket is how we move them on, ha ha. We tried one feather duster once but by the time I got it to the door it was up the handle of the duster and resting on my hand. Hence the bucket now too.
@pusspup We always relocate them. They often come in on logs in the winter too. We had rain this evening finally. Where at the beach are you? Is it near Batemans Bay.?
@boxplayer Ha ha this catcher wouldn't catch our spiders. The only spiders that I kill are redbacks and that is only if I find one in the house.
I don’t mind spiders at all & I expect when you live with these spiders you do get a bit blasé about them. I did think they were quite dangerous but it seems not so much. Two hundred babies in the house sounds a bit disturbing though!
@casablanca We had one in our mailbox once too but managed to relocate it quite successfully.
@happypat They aren't dangerous unless you spot one underneath your sun visor while you are driving. They give you quite a fright when the run along the dashboard while you are doing 100 km along the freeway, especially at night because you can't keep track of where they have gone, ha ha. As far as being venomous though they would run away rather than bite you and their bite isn't deadly.
@maggiemae I definitely wouldn't squash this one especially when it is on my ceiling. Could leave a mess. He was happy to be relocated outside though.
@olivetreeann They aren't aggressive spiders so they would tend to run in the other direction rather than attack.
Better outside Babs!
Having said all that I'm a massive arachnophile as well as an arachnophobe and think they are the most wonderful creatures and very gratified to hear you and others say you relocate them 🙂
@yaorenliu Ha ha not all the babies survive.
@ankers70 I would pull the sheets over my head too, I don't mind huntsmen but don't want them crawling over my face while I am in bed.
@ludwigsdiana We will keep our eyes peeled just in case.
@koalagardens I love them too which is why I won't kill them. I just move them to somewhere else.
@kjarn Oh that's awful Kathy. ha ha
@robz A feather duster and a bucket is how we move them on, ha ha. We tried one feather duster once but by the time I got it to the door it was up the handle of the duster and resting on my hand. Hence the bucket now too.
@happysnaps Yes I have seen them jump.
@pusspup We always relocate them. They often come in on logs in the winter too. We had rain this evening finally. Where at the beach are you? Is it near Batemans Bay.?
@boxplayer Ha ha this catcher wouldn't catch our spiders. The only spiders that I kill are redbacks and that is only if I find one in the house.
@yaorenliu @taffy @edorreandresen @jamibann @briaan @wakelys @beryl I am quite sure she is happy in the garden now.
Ian
@casablanca We had one in our mailbox once too but managed to relocate it quite successfully.
@happypat They aren't dangerous unless you spot one underneath your sun visor while you are driving. They give you quite a fright when the run along the dashboard while you are doing 100 km along the freeway, especially at night because you can't keep track of where they have gone, ha ha. As far as being venomous though they would run away rather than bite you and their bite isn't deadly.
@maggiemae I definitely wouldn't squash this one especially when it is on my ceiling. Could leave a mess. He was happy to be relocated outside though.
@olivetreeann They aren't aggressive spiders so they would tend to run in the other direction rather than attack.