Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/largest-venomous-spider-in-the-world-creeps-up-on-woman-on-the-toilet/ar-AA12lSBg?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 There must be something to leaving the seat up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 That wasn't even a big one. Those dudes can get as big as a small dinner plate. A couple of weeks ago I ventured outside, then came in and began typing away on my PC. Out of the corner of my eye I thought I spotted a set of hairy legs on my shirt sleeve. I rolled it over and sure enough a European garden spider was hanging on to me. Fortunately I kept my cool and went outside and brushed it off. The only reason why I didn't freak out is because I've had them on me before and know that they're quite docile, at least as spiders go. If I found a Huntsman in my house I'd be reaching for the 12-gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 And loading up my shotgun belt. I don't like little spiders, let alone one with 12" legs and hair. The toilet would likely become destroyed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I Hate Spiders. Any size. 6 years ago while mowing under a juniper tree I was bitten by two different brown recluse. Arm and shoulder. Luckily I saw one of them and recognized it. Went to the hospital and they gave me steroid shots. No permanent damage. Could have been different. Yesterday I killed a black widow in the garage. Give me snakes any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Remember the Raiders of the Lost Ark scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Did you see the poll at the end of the article? I liked "escort it outside". Not really sure how one would go about that, but that was a great answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 If they are venomous indoors, they are outdoors as well. I prefer not to have known critters of that type near. Dead by the most convenient and risk free method. A rattler in the puppy pen a few days back, long handled shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Leave it to the idiot media to sensationalize bullshpit. https://www.flick.com.au/blog/are-huntsman-spiders-dangerous/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Spiders inside my house get a 4- letter word...DEAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Mercy, SASS #29066 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 We had Huntsmans in Florida...they're the largest spider in North America. you could actually hear them crawling across the ceiling in the dark. They never really bothered me until one night I woke up spitting legs. Had a touch of arachnophobia for a couple decades after that, but now I love my eight-legged all-natural, self-sustaining, non-toxic, biodegradable pest control. I'd have escorted that toilet spider outside and put him in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Noah Mercy, SASS #29066 said: We had Huntsmans in Florida...they're the largest spider in North America. you could actually hear them crawling across the ceiling in the dark. They never really bothered me until one night I woke up spitting legs. Had a touch of arachnophobia for a couple decades after that, but now I love my eight-legged all-natural, self-sustaining, non-toxic, biodegradable pest control. I'd have escorted that toilet spider outside and put him in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 27 minutes ago, Noah Mercy, SASS #29066 said: We had Huntsmans in Florida...they're the largest spider in North America. you could actually hear them crawling across the ceiling in the dark. They never really bothered me until one night I woke up spitting legs. Had a touch of arachnophobia for a couple decades after that, but now I love my eight-legged all-natural, self-sustaining, non-toxic, biodegradable pest control. I'd have escorted that toilet spider outside and put him in the garden. Florida Texas California and Hawaii so far. https://www.reynoldspest.com/giant-crab-huntsman-spider-identification-and-control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just a house spider, we have a wide mouthed jar in the cupboard that we use to place over them at an angle on the wall (careful to not pinch one of their legs) and wait for them to climb aboard and then take them outside. Could never hurt one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, Noah Mercy, SASS #29066 said: We had Huntsmans in Florida...they're the largest spider in North America. you could actually hear them crawling across the ceiling in the dark. They never really bothered me until one night I woke up spitting legs. Had a touch of arachnophobia for a couple decades after that, but now I love my eight-legged all-natural, self-sustaining, non-toxic, biodegradable pest control. I'd have escorted that toilet spider outside and put him in the garden. I do the same IF I can identify it as non-poisonous. Brown Recluse look alikes do die. I am not getting down close enough to look for the fiddle. Wolf Spiders and such get a trip to the outdoors. Jumpers get the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I'm wondering why the spider ignored her for the 20 minutes she said she was on the toilet. I also wonder how someone managed to sit on the toilet for 20 minutes without their legs going to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 "The furry beast boasts 12-inch-long legs and is not deadly to humans, but they can cause headaches, vomiting and heart palpitations." This isn't from the bite. It is caused by fear. I don't care how small the spider is, my wife screams for me... then gets grossed out when I stomp or slap it with my bare feet or hands. She wants me to get a paper towel. I tell her by the time I get a paper towel it will be gone under something. Spider guts wash off. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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