Huntsman spiders

[markjl]

4 weeks till i land and i have to admit i have a fear of large spiderS!

So a few questions how often do you get huntsman in you house? and do they mainly get in because you leave the windows/doors open?

Is there any good ways to repel them? kill them? keep them from getting in my flat?

[rachel31]

i don't really like any spiders large or small however the huntsmans that do get in will eat the small ones that you really dont want in your house, ie whitetips. in my 11 months here I have had two in my house, not through doors or windows I don't think as they all have fly screens on them, they just get in. I did bug bomb my house with mortein before we moved in and it seems to have worked and we keep a can in the house too just in case.I need to be quick though as hubby just puts them outside!!!!!!

[Tyke]

Just read these....

http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/...not-laugh.html

http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/...oom-video.html

Stuff like that will make you immune..........

Seriously it's not as bad as you think,there are not spiders lurking in every corner waiting to jump on you ;)

[guest3462]

I have a terrible fear of spiders, mortein bombs are fantastic and last from 3-6 months. They also stop ants and other bugs from coming in. We have only ever had a couple of big meanies in the nearly 2 years we have been here, but the huntsman is a friend (not that i'd ever let one freely roam round the house!!!) as it eats all the nasties that can make you ill like redbacks and white tips. We have a resident redback in our garage which always seems to be there no matter how many times you squash it!! And one in the gas meter box and that is all, I have never yet had the pleasure of meeting a white tip. My friend is a plumber and he showed me his photo collection of the beasties he has come across and I have to say that plumbing is definately not a job I would ever be looking into!!!

[WhatNow?]

Tyke, that was the funniest thing I've seen in ages! I had a similar sized one on my garage wall for about 6 months and he seemed to never move - was in the same spot every time I went in there. I got quite attached to him and was devastated when one day he wasn't there and even more so when cleaning the garage out later I found his squashed remains under a carpet!

Trying to catch them is quite gross as they usually end up getting one or more legs chopped off by the edge of the container. Worse still I had to watch once as my two cats ritually dismembered a smaller huntsman and then ate him (he was on his own, wasn't going to interfere!). Ugh!

To answer your question Markjl - they do get in despite the fly screens - I'm convinced mine find their way through the air con system which would probably not happen if I used my surface spray more often. Big ones like that are around but are not too common though and I haven't seen a single spider in my house during this cold winter.

[Tyke]

Tyke, that was the funniest thing I've seen in ages! I had a similar sized one on my garage wall for about 6 months and he seemed to never move - was in the same spot every time I went in there. I got quite attached to him and was devastated when one day he wasn't there and even more so when cleaning the garage out later I found his squashed remains under a carpet!

Trying to catch them is quite gross as they usually end up getting one or more legs chopped off by the edge of the container. Worse still I had to watch once as my two cats ritually dismembered a smaller huntsman and then ate him (he was on his own, wasn't going to interfere!). Ugh!

To answer your question Markjl - they do get in despite the fly screens - I'm convinced mine find their way through the air con system which would probably not happen if I used my surface spray more often. Big ones like that are around but are not too common though and I haven't seen a single spider in my house during this cold winter.

Sorry to the OP but Huntsman make me giggle!!

Watch out for them sitting on roller doors in garages - they WILL go down your neck

[WhatNow?]

Thanks Tyke - that will really make everyone feel better!

[Tyke]

Thanks Tyke - that will really make everyone feel better!

I'm an expert in "Huntsman Terror" now - even had one land on my face as I was up an olive tree harvesting. I could not let go as it was slippery ,tried blowing him off but he was clinging onto my nostrils.
Eventually managed to shake him off!

[WhatNow?]

Funniest thing I ever saw was when one attached itself to the underside of sis's cat - cat went berserk!

[Tyke]

Funniest thing I ever saw was when one attached itself to the underside of sis's cat - cat went berserk!

Do ya really think we are helping the OP????

Sorry

Best keep our favourite wild life stories to other threads ;);)