tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post4763012944986009205..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Aussie Spider ID NeededRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-17440865747056036882009-06-28T16:06:11.604-07:002009-06-28T16:06:11.604-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_funnel-w...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_funnel-web_spider<br /><br />I would say it's an Australian Funnel Web Spider, VERY POISONOUS.Michelehttp://www.myspace.com/saberkittienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-28486557554869882192009-03-20T20:51:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:51:00.000-07:00Definitely not an orb weaver. The striped legs lea...Definitely not an orb weaver. The striped legs lead me to believe this is indeed a Huntsman. Just an obese one (full of eggs, as someone suggested?)<BR/><BR/>I've seen this spider in my own bathroom here in Australia. It looks almost identical to the ones I used to see in South Africa; there they are known as "lizard-eating spiders" or rain spiders.Sarah Brittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790144554633302324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-91723563708895995782009-02-10T05:06:00.000-08:002009-02-10T05:06:00.000-08:00Ok, bad news is its definitely not a huntsman...Go...Ok, bad news is its definitely not a huntsman...<BR/>Good news is I'm pretty sure it's an orb weaving spider - which makes them about as dangerous as a huntsman. <BR/>Great photo - either you have a camera with good zoom or you're a s***load braver than I am!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-11519454280656392892009-01-28T14:45:00.000-08:002009-01-28T14:45:00.000-08:00I think that's an Aaaaauuugghhh!!! ssp. getmeadefi...I think that's an Aaaaauuugghhh!!! ssp. getmeadefibrillator.Island Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849847888802951587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-35474475996055768102009-01-28T06:10:00.000-08:002009-01-28T06:10:00.000-08:00John, I laughed at first. Then you freaked me out....John, I laughed at first. Then you freaked me out. That hit WAY too close to home.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-46664626777232252462009-01-28T05:24:00.000-08:002009-01-28T05:24:00.000-08:00I think you need to release lizards so that you ca...I think you need to release lizards so that you can do minature "Kaiju Wars" in your bathroom. <BR/><BR/>At least I thought this would be true, until I stayed a month in a condo in Bangkok. Now I think the creepy crawlers are all in league with each other, because they know they have a good thing going mooching off us humans.Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-26936646605838995702009-01-28T05:05:00.000-08:002009-01-28T05:05:00.000-08:00Crikey. She's a beauty! That's a baby Aussie Toile...Crikey. She's a beauty! That's a baby Aussie Toilet Spider. The mother shouldn't be too far away. Semi-aquatic, she's probably waiting just around the S-bend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-12151341415649997752009-01-27T22:07:00.000-08:002009-01-27T22:07:00.000-08:00Hi Bonni, you could hang a mirror or a picture on...Hi Bonni, you could hang a mirror or a picture on your bathroom wall for her to sidle behind, as they like to hide out behind them.<BR/><BR/>I have two in my house and consider them a bonus. Mine are larger overall but not as bulky in the butt.<BR/><BR/>A friend once told me that my house attracted so many Huntsman spiders because it either: <BR/><BR/>(A) Resembled a hollow log [fav H'sman hangout] or <BR/>(B) I was giving out spider sex pheromones.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm. I think it's to do with the light we leave on all night. Smart spiders have worked out that insects will come. Anyaway, I'm just glad they drop in.La Pewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032140702868573586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-49200131811559832872009-01-27T13:51:00.000-08:002009-01-27T13:51:00.000-08:00I dunno what kind of spider it is... and I'm not e...I dunno what kind of spider it is... and I'm not even that scared of spiders, but if I had seen this in my own bathroom...<BR/>I would've totally have done the girly scream with my hands flailing by my cheeks move.<BR/>That is one scary spider.. and I don't think I'll ever look at another grape the same way... THANKS! :\Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-75042341427421526302009-01-27T07:13:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:13:00.000-08:00hell0 from LouisianaI think this is a Huntsman spi...hell0 from Louisiana<BR/><BR/>I think this is a Huntsman spider its just a darker color phase and if you read the whole page they are known to infest houses and bathrooms. Take a look at thte first pic , it shows one on a toliet paper roll oddly enough. <BR/><BR/> http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/huntsman/Huntsman.html<BR/><BR/>Robert LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-50851945289326362302009-01-27T05:20:00.000-08:002009-01-27T05:20:00.000-08:00I found a link: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/aust...I found a link: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/Spidaus.html<BR/><BR/>It looks a bit like the water spider in the 3rd row. Could it be puffed up in a defensive mechanism? (Do spiders do that?)W. A. Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-76425193335608805722009-01-27T00:56:00.000-08:002009-01-27T00:56:00.000-08:00Maybe it hase eaten an egg or a kiwi!Maybe it hase eaten an egg or a kiwi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-59869914416662065342009-01-26T20:47:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:47:00.000-08:00All I know is that seems a lot bigger than "the si...All I know is that seems a lot bigger than "the size of a large grape" to me. Egg perhaps? Maybe kiwi fruit size?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-22958203127239995412009-01-26T18:45:00.000-08:002009-01-26T18:45:00.000-08:00i dunno, but i bet if you thwacked it with a shoe,...i dunno, but i bet if you thwacked it with a shoe, it would sound like dropping an egg on the floor. <BR/><BR/>better shoot it with an arrow, from a distance, just to be safe, as i doubt any human is strong enough to actually crush that its so huge. :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-42340987979728584462009-01-26T17:35:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:35:00.000-08:00I would vote for pregnant huntsman, too.I would vote for pregnant huntsman, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-72780203245826952112009-01-26T17:23:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:23:00.000-08:00Ho-ly (edited)! Whatever it is it's too big to be ...Ho-ly (edited)! Whatever it is it's too big to be INSIDE a HOUSE! I like spiders, I really do, but encountering one that big in my home would be shriek-worthy.W. A. Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-41897905840455732202009-01-26T16:42:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:42:00.000-08:00Yeah, I thought it was a Huntsman at first, too, b...Yeah, I thought it was a Huntsman at first, too, but the bulbous abdomen threw me. Perhaps it's a female full of eggs? Do spiders get visibly pregnant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-44347779629730492622009-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:002009-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:00Looks like some species of Huntsman spider, due to...Looks like some species of Huntsman spider, due to the position of the legs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-86954860107541454682009-01-26T15:29:00.000-08:002009-01-26T15:29:00.000-08:00For all I know, it could be something new. Heck, t...For all I know, it could be something new. Heck, they're always discovering something new in the insect spider, so why not discover something in your own house?<BR/><BR/>On another note, the mosquito in the photo also make a good reference for size.The Gravekeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294777536333219995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-32476998305419979352009-01-26T13:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:58:00.000-08:00My first thought was Badumna insignis the black ho...My first thought was <I>Badumna insignis</I> the black house spider or something like it, although it seems rather large for that species.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-18012236134785471212009-01-26T13:30:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:30:00.000-08:00This is the stuff of nightmares.This is the stuff of nightmares.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366590429410240046noreply@blogger.com