Louis said 'Huntsman spiders can give a nasty bite so they were lucky they didn't get hurt.'
A bite from one of these spiders won't kill a human, however, it can cause nausea, an irregular pulse rate and can get infected....and that's just from the thought of these things getting established over here!
It's Warble Gloaming innitt.
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ReplyDeleteYou're large, spider is small - you win.
Stamp on it, flatten it with hand, grab it in cupped hand and crush (skin on palm & fingers should be spider bite resistant)
I was bitten by one of these things when I put my hand into an empty beer carton. Not really painful; I just felt a little prick.
ReplyDelete"It's Warble Gloaming innitt."
ReplyDeleteI think I'd prefer polar bears!
"Stamp on it..."
Can't! Had it drilled into me to 'let a spider run alive'. The cats, however, never heard this... ;)
"Not really painful; I just felt a little prick."
Badoom-tish!