and I've been trawling the internet for a photo of one that looks just like it with not a great deal of success. I thought it might be a wolf spider (Australian type), but the abdomen (about 2.5cm and quite fat) is twice the size of the thorax. Leg span is probably about 7-8 cm. Brownish grey, not really hairy, with kind of a cross on it's back. The kids found it in their cubby house. My skin crawls when I look at it!

That's one big fuckin' spider!

Common around here (Sydney) is usually Huntsman, Redback and.... daddy long legs

dnaplaya said:

there are Daddy longlegs EVERYWHERE here! Redbacks too

Merry KISSmas Anthony and Charlotte!

Sounds like a huntsman!

althom said:

that's what it sounds like to me, too...

Is this your spider?

Natisse said:

you just posted the same pic as I did

Heavenly said:

jinx!

Natisse said:

You meant to say Google

Heavenly said:

Heavenly said:

lol no I meant Jinx...it's just a silly thing when you say the same thing (or in our case post the same thing) at the same time

Heavenly said:

Oh god. anyone else remember that thread from last year with photos of the spider hiding behind a large wallclock?

That thing was huge, the clock looked like it was as big as a vinyl album and it's legs were sticking out from behind it! I was like,

Marrk said:

mhm! that was Byron's thread if I remember correctly it was an animation he found ...I think (if I have the right thread )

Natisse said:

It does look like this! But (through some internet research of my own) this looks like a huntsman from Sydney - long way from home! Huntsmen in Melbourne look quite different, more hairy and brown rather than grey like this.

dnaplaya said:

I mean 7-8cm across, not 7-8cm long legs! if that's what you're thinking! What should I give it to eat? He looks hungry!

charlottegelin said:

oh cool...I'm not sure where it's from I googled it

Marrk said:

I remember that spider behind the clock. ~Shiver~


Why do I continue to abuse myself like this. Spiders are one of my biggest fears. I literally freeze with a look just like this... (true, oh so true)

...

I shall not return. (oh sure I will... I like to scare myself)

charlottegelin said:

STOP THE MADDNESS!!!

I don't like spiders. They are great for eating bugs.

I don't like spiders either. When I see one, I usually try one of 3 things.

-Vacuum cleaner.

-Spray.

-Boiling water.

charlottegelin said:

I'd be feeding it a can of RAID personally

dnaplaya said:

I think you'd need at least nuclear waste to pour over it to kill off such a thing. That, or Chanel 5.

Natisse said:

Merry Kissmas 2 u and everyone here as well

The spider hasn't got such a huge abdomen anymore!!!!
Overnight it laid eggs in a white egg sac the size of a 50 cent piece!!!! We gave her a blow-fly to eat for all that effort, cause I know giving birth takes a lot out of you. We are eagerly awaiting for the eggs to hatch and a thousand cute little spiderlings to be born!

charlottegelin said:

U're going to keep it and its babies!!

I think they're gross and scary

charlottegelin said:

A spider Midwife....








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dnaplaya said:

DITTO DITTO DITTO
and FAST!!!!!

ThreadCula said:

We moved her to a bigger jar with some leaves and bark in it. She's made herself quite at home! Very protective of the egg sac, sits with her legs wrapped around it at all times. I think once the kids hatch I might have to kill them - there are way too many spiders in the backyard already. Just want to see what they will look like! Guess we could let them loose next door