Aussie Spider warning - I love my job.

[bloodhound31]

Every time I cut down these big Eucalypts, dozens of these guy scurry out of every crack. I try to rescue as many as I can before I drop the tree.

Love 'em!

(Sorry for the low quality. I pulled my phone out and gave it to a work mate to take the pic.)

[astronobob (Bob)]

oohhh Now WAY , get it OFFFF, I cant Look , mate seriousely, I shouldnt have open this , Auuuughh I out of 'ere, exit, stage left, heavens to mercatriod

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Hard to say which one is scarier.

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Holy crap!

You would have to pay me a large sum of money to put a spider on me.

[CJ (Chris)]

I'm not exactly scared of spiders but that's too close for me!
What kind of spider is it?
Cheers

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by CJ

I'm not exactly scared of spiders but that's too close for me!
What kind of spider is it?
Cheers

Huntsman ?

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by astronobob

oohhh Now WAY , get it OFFFF, I cant Look , mate seriousely, I shouldnt have open this , Auuuughh I out of 'ere, exit, stage left, heavens to mercatriod

I'm sure a good lookin hairy-faced bloke like you could lumberjack for a while and get used to them. Even have one as a pet!

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

Hard to say which one is scarier.

Does'nt the arachnid look scared?

Originally Posted by 04Stefan07

Holy crap!

You would have to pay me a large sum of money to put a spider on me.

Fortnightly pay covers it for me...

Originally Posted by CJ

I'm not exactly scared of spiders but that's too close for me!
What kind of spider is it?
Cheers

Originally Posted by GeoffW1

Huntsman ?

Yep! It's a Huntsman. Very gentle creatures.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Do you recommend we try this at home?

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by ourkind

Do you recommend we try this at home?

If they are at home I leave them alone. I only grab the ones at work to save them from being crushed while felling trees. I've been doing it a while so I don't suggest everyone should just go and start manhandling spiders.

[Blair]

They are great spiders. Keep them around the garden to keep cockies etc at Bay. I was lucky enough to see one catch a cockie and proceed to devour it in my garage one night.

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by Blair

They are great spiders. Keep them around the garden to keep cockies etc at Bay. I was lucky enough to see one catch a cockie and proceed to devour it in my garage one night.

Was it a Pink and Grey Cockie or a Sulphur Crested Cockie?

[LewisM]

Guys, remember Barry is really Ironman, so he has balls of steel

Spiders don't worry me, but on your face is a LITTLE too much "in the comfort zone".

[Terry B]

Originally Posted by bloodhound31

Was it a Pink and Grey Cockie or a Sulphur Crested Cockie?

Don't be a galah.

[noeyedeer (Matt)]

love it! if only people knew they are harmless and put them outside again instead of squashing or baygoning them, the real pests would be under control.

keep saving whatever you can from those trees, except termites

matt