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Sarah Gara

30-Jul-2009
8:23:08 PM

On 30/07/2009 ajfclark wrote:

>On a more serious note, huntsmen spiders are quiet good at getting in
>to cars. I know at least one person that's had one drop in their lap as
>they pulled down the sun visor. The passenger (who's quite arachnophobic)
>ended up in the back seat without undoing her seatbelt.

I think about that every time after I've set off driving and on the occassions I've had to use it I pull it down very tentatively. Can huntsman bite. -seriously though please for once...

I had a patient on tuesday that I was telling about looking for a car and today I had in my pigeon hole a card from the ford dealer saying to call him back so he can find out what I want and how much I have so he'll keep an eye out for me... small towns hey? x


foreverabumbly

30-Jul-2009
8:34:02 PM

huntsmen fangs are too small to pierce human skin, so generally they are harmless,

If it bites you in cuts etc. then you can experience localised swelling, nausia, headaches etc but unless you have anaphalaxis reaction then you will be all peachy!!!

Sara, I hope you have been enjoying your time in Aus so far!!!!!


wallwombat

30-Jul-2009
8:35:02 PM

On 30/07/2009 Sarah Gara wrote:
> Can huntsman bite. -seriously though please for once...

Yes, Sara, Huntsman Spiders can bite but.....

"the bite of Huntsman Spiders is of low risk (non toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. However, a large individual can give a painful bite. Beware in summer when the female Huntsman Spider is guarding her egg sacs or young."

You would have to really, really,really piss one off. I have never been bitten by one or met anyone else who was bitten by one.

I used to work with a girl who used to pick them up and chase people with them and she had never been bitten either.

You probably have more chance of being savaged by a hamster.

If you were really paranoid about them in your car, simply give it an occasional spray inside with a surface spray such as Baygon.

I have a few that share my van. They don't hassle me and I don't hassle them.


foreverabumbly

30-Jul-2009
8:38:06 PM

>Bite
This is a timid spider and bites are infrequent. Symptoms are minor, including local pain and swelling.

and for the Badge huntsman spider

>Bite
No serious symptoms have been recorded from the bite of N. diana, but bites from other species of Neosparassus are known to cause general symptoms including local severe pain and swelling, sweating, nausea and vomiting.

credited to THIS site


D.Lodge

30-Jul-2009
8:45:43 PM

Kill them all i say no death to severe for the little buggers


IdratherbeclimbingM9

30-Jul-2009
8:46:33 PM

On 30/07/2009 wallwombat wrote:
>On 30/07/2009 Sarah Gara wrote:
>> Can huntsman bite. -seriously though please for once...
>
>Yes, Sara, Huntsman Spiders can bite but.....
>
>You would have to really, really,really piss one off.

Not hard to do if you try sweeping one outside the house with a broom.
You would not believe how fast they can move if they decide to run up the broom handle...

On 30/07/2009 foreverabumbly wrote:
>huntsmen fangs are too small to pierce human skin

?
That is not how they look on a mature adult to me...

~> Apologies dugmcc for continuing the hijack of your thread.
Sarah Gara has her own thread, but she is obviously suffering chocolate withdrawal symptoms and looking for more...
☺^x3


ajfclark

30-Jul-2009
10:04:02 PM

On 30/07/2009 Sarah Gara wrote:
>Can huntsman bite?

Yes. I know one person who's been bitten. My uncle used to pick them up in his hands to put them outside when he found one in the house. He now uses a glass and a piece of cardboard like the rest of us.

I've had a couple drop on me (including the one I posted a photo of before) at various times and even after hitting them (and squealing like a girl while I did) they didn't bite me. I think my uncle just pushed his luck.

They can give you a fright if they crawl out of a wing mirror or something while you're driving though. My other half almost ran into a taxi the other day due to this.

gfdonc

31-Jul-2009
11:42:52 AM

I've picked up heaps of huntsmans and have never been bitten. As commented above, I have heard they will bite if they're really provoked. I don't trust hamsters though.

One of the creepiest sensations I've ever had was when a large one (huntsman not hamster) that I'd just picked up decided to go for a run, and ran up my right arm, across my back, and down my left arm. I wasn't wearing a shirt at the time - that'll send a tingle up your spine.


ajfclark

31-Jul-2009
11:50:07 AM

On 31/07/2009 gfdonc wrote:
>One of the creepiest sensations I've ever had was when a large one (huntsman not hamster) that I'd just picked up decided to go for a run, and ran up my right arm, across my back, and down my left arm. I wasn't wearing a shirt at the time - that'll send a tingle up your spine.

I've had one get down my shirt. I'm sure it looked spectacular. I stubbed my toe pretty bad on that one. Probably got my heart rate higher than climbing ever has too.


Sarah Gara

31-Jul-2009
12:30:27 PM

On 30/07/2009 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:

>Not hard to do if you try sweeping one outside the house with a broom.
>You would not believe how fast they can move if they decide to run up
>the broom handle...

ahhhh point taken.. but what does one do about spiderwebs? On a related note one of the guys here got bitten on the tip of his nose by a spider while he slept...looks a right mess.
>
>On 30/07/2009 foreverabumbly wrote:
>>huntsmen fangs are too small to pierce human skin
>
>?
>That is not how they look on a mature adult to me...

So they can bite and hurt me then?

D. lodge wrote :
>Kill them all i say no death to severe for the little buggers

possibly leaning to this view... but I don't like killing them. poor babies...

>Wall wombat wrote:
>You probably have more chance of being savaged by a hamster.

Now i have been bitten by a hamster twice... and a rat once -but I did pull his tail so i can't blame him I would have bitten me too. x

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