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Giant spider traps terrified family inside their home
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CountAntonius
Member
Fuck you. For real I jumped lol.
Syphon Filter
Member
why is the guy putting the cat there? to try and scare the spider? lol
it's australia man! that thing would probably explode into thousands of tiny spiders.
LOL
That thing is pretty fucking big.
Judging by that screw it's big for a huntsman but not unheard of. Must have been a slow news day in QLD.
SynthFetish
Member
Been here in Aussie for nine months, after 22 years in inoffensive Europe, hearing tales of how terrifying life in Australia would be (fauna-wise), and honestly, it's not.
Yes, you see the occasional snake and spider, but nothing close to a real-life Fallout or Dark Souls.
that is exactly what I'd expect a hungry spider to say...
Heh, funny thing about that
Baroquemantic
Member
I'm surprised no one in Australia has gotten superpowers yet.
family_guy
Member
Australia is also known as Skull Island.
Thanks. I threw my cellphone across the room.
Elitist1945
Member
i am high and THAT WAS NOT OKAY
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
FTELFOOTS (fuck the ever loving fuck out of that shit). I'm sure you get used to it when you live there, but ... seriously... FTELFOOTS!!!
I have never, and will never go to that god forsaken continent. lol.
I have never, and will never go to that god forsaken continent. lol.
Askherserenity
Member
Why does everyone here want to hurt the poor thing? :/
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Goddamn! That's some face hugger looking shit. Fuck that
17 Seconds
Banned
i would just commit suicide if i saw that near me
How About No
Member
I thought I was looking at RE7 VR footage for a second
nope.
wow, that thing will seek revenge on my ass. I'd be dead
Zeyphersan
Banned
I truly would not have gotten into that car
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Sorry but the whole house is going with that spider. Fuck THAT!
Because they think that spiders are monsters and gross
If you like it so much why don't you marry it?
Lys Skygge
Member
That is a huge mother fucker.
I went to Australia in 2004 and never saw one but I did find a poisonous starfish so that was neat.
newtypepilot
Member
the title confused the hella me. I read it as "giant spider-traps terrified family in their own home"
Haha, I love reading the comments of Australian killer fauna threads.
These guys can get pretty big, but they're all legs and quite harmless. I remember as a kid when we would go camping and a log was thrown on the fire these guys would come crawling out from under the bark, my sisters and I used to rescue them and let them go in the trees.
These guys can get pretty big, but they're all legs and quite harmless. I remember as a kid when we would go camping and a log was thrown on the fire these guys would come crawling out from under the bark, my sisters and I used to rescue them and let them go in the trees.
Ok, this got me
Apocryphon
Member
A huntsman again =/
I mean, yeah I'd be a bit shocked if I saw one chilling on my patio here (The largest we have are dock spiders) but I'd immediately recognize it and Google to verify. There are ways to deal with these easily without killing them.
Earlier this year I had to remove a wasp queen and starter nest from out BBQ. She was pretty docile. I tried to set her up elsewhere but she left after a while. Apparently the species will start multiple nests and just go to the one that didn't fail. I hand fed her agave syrup and she was fine. People raise these things.
I mean, yeah I'd be a bit shocked if I saw one chilling on my patio here (The largest we have are dock spiders) but I'd immediately recognize it and Google to verify. There are ways to deal with these easily without killing them.
Earlier this year I had to remove a wasp queen and starter nest from out BBQ. She was pretty docile. I tried to set her up elsewhere but she left after a while. Apparently the species will start multiple nests and just go to the one that didn't fail. I hand fed her agave syrup and she was fine. People raise these things.
Masterspeed
Member
They move like that? Omg that's hilarious, it's like it was a single frame animation of it just booping out of frame like a 1920s cartoon.
Fucking Australia is so wacky.
Well I did contemplate that but nah. Didn't wanna stay at work out in the cold lol.
Cannon Goose
Member
Huntsman spiders are also really fast, so that's fun. I've never seen one that big in person but they've given me a few scares over the years.
The worst was one Easter morning when I plucked a large chocolate egg out of a nook in one of our big trees. I grabbed the egg, turned it around and was met with a huntsman covering the entire other side of the egg.
The worst was one Easter morning when I plucked a large chocolate egg out of a nook in one of our big trees. I grabbed the egg, turned it around and was met with a huntsman covering the entire other side of the egg.
Baroquemantic
Member
The way it scurries off looks hilarious.
God needs to work on that hunstman animation.
Rushersauce
Banned
Moyherfucker should be paying taxes and rent.
AdventureRacing
Member
That's not inside their house is it? Fuck that. I know huntsman aren't dangerous but still.