Huntsman Spider here - I'd recommend fried in batter as that helps to
deal with the hairs. Of course, I meant 3-4" across, not apart. They
don't usually lurk in packs.
Best panic situation I ever saw was when I was doing jury service and
one was discovered in the jury pool room. (That is, waiting room -
they weren't considerate enough to provide recreational opportunities
while you waited for up to three days). A very large Huntsman was
discovered by a female juror in a paper cup at the water cooler - to
be fair, curled up it was the size of a mouse. A real heavyweight.
Absolute pandemonium ensued and several opportunists unwilling to
meet their democratic responsibilities demanded the right to be
excused as they were too terrified to re-enter the building.
Andrew Fildes
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On 14/05/2006, at 12:50 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> They do. They're called tarantulas. And you can barbecue them.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Garth Wood wrote:
>> At 05:07 PM 13/05/2006, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Ah, but do you get big hairy ones three to four inches apart which
>>> lurk high on walls and have the disturbing habit of dropping
>>> vertically on to you if even mildly alarmed. It's no comfort knowing
>>> that they're practically non-venomous when they've got you in a
>>> headlock.
>>
>>
>>
>> Geez, Andrew, if they came that size here, we'd probably marinate 'em
>> and figure out a way to barbeque them. Either that, or Beer-Can
>> Spider. 8^>
>>
>>
>> Garth
>>
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