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Originally Posted by kinetic
A huntsman, with a set of legs about the diameter of a large pizza looked back at me from the top of the monitor........
This hobby is not fun any more since that night.......
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Originally Posted by Amaranthus
Bah, huntsmen are harmless. You should be glad of the company  |
I'm with Steve
I have killed 9 huntsmen spiders of various sizes now since moving into the new observatory out at Wallaroo in August last year, I know I should catch and release and I normally would but it is just too hard to do in a dark shed full of shelves, scopes and storage gear, can't risk it running out of sight and behind something. So far none have appeared in the dome though which sits up on an elevated deck, only the adjacent admin/accommodation shed
which sits on the ground
Had a dead rabbit Friday night though, could smell something funny all night..wasn't till I was packing up the visual scope that I noticed a dark lump at the side of the admin shed....luckily I have a shovel and woosh, swung it over the trees 20m away
...stinky..
I know they are essentially harmless but Huntsmen spiders creep me out
, sorry...
But yes, having an observatory is pure bliss Glen
