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by **juliesewell** » 03 Jan 2015 20:07

And.... it's bright GREEN =:)

SPIDER ALERT

Should I be worried?

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by **Brenmar** » 03 Jan 2015 20:12

If the photo is actual size then yes, worry!

Seriously though I believe it is a green huntsman spider.

by **juliesewell** » 03 Jan 2015 20:17

Spiders apparently, are seriously scary - this guy says so:

http://youtu.be/Zo62S0ulqhA?t=8m30s

But actually, I'm not scared of them - just wondering if it will do my dog any harm if he decides to eat it.... I don't like to kill anything really, except cockroaches! I leave that to the dog :ymhug:

by **Jim** » 04 Jan 2015 10:15

Far more scared of humans..

by **geoffreys2** » 04 Jan 2015 13:23

Nice picture. If it was our kitchen I would scoop it up into a jar or similar container, and transport it out to the countryside and release it.
Geoff.

by **Lofos-5** » 04 Jan 2015 14:16

This one was even hairier ... :shock:

Note the regular spider next to it - I think it just had a sparrow for breakfast.

by **lincoln** » 04 Jan 2015 14:18

Lofos-5 wrote:This one was even hairier ...

Note the regular spider next to it - I think it just had a sparrow for breakfast.

Photoshop? :mrgreen:

by KG » 04 Jan 2015 15:38

lincoln wrote: Photoshop?

No - it's a European tarantula. Quite common, especially around November when they go looking for mates

by **Lofos-5** » 04 Jan 2015 17:39

lincoln wrote: Photoshop?

No, honestly not, just zoomed in ... - but it must have been the biggest one that we found inside the house to date. I am still wondering how they get in. The small(er) ones often try to get in under/between the French windows despite all the spraying I do before leaving the house (we then occasionally find one stuck/dried up 8-x

) but this monster definitely could not have gotten through any gaps or cracks!

A.

by **juliesewell** » 04 Jan 2015 18:16

Lofos-5, didn't you know?

They wait until they see you leaving the house and then they scuttle through the door whilst you're not looking

Our back door is always open - except when we go to bed but never had a tarantula inside.... yet!

by **mouse** » 04 Jan 2015 20:13

green huntsman spider, preys on flies, moths and butterflies.

by **DILYON** » 05 Jan 2015 08:10

You carried it in with the washing. Like we did.
Dil

by KG » 05 Jan 2015 08:14

Lofos-5 wrote:I am still wondering how they get in. The small(er) ones often try to get in under/between the French windows despite all the spraying I do before leaving the house (we then occasionally find one stuck/dried up ) but this monster definitely could not have gotten through any gaps or cracks!
A.

Insect sprays do not affect spiders, beyond perhaps making them cough. You need special products to deal with them. They are very common here in Kissonerga and we never leave windows open that are not 'protected' with fly screens. The bodies of some of these spiders are as large as my thumb, yet still we get two or three in the house a year. I still haven't figured how they get in. It is not as though they are difficult to miss if they wander through the door!

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