Huntsman+spiders



Outside, huntsman spiders live under rocks or bark but indoors, but they also often live in houses. They crawl across walls and ceilings, hunting for creatures to eat. They do not build webs.

They are NOT tarantulas. (There are no tarantulas in Australia).

They have big fangs but are probably harmless - but they do bite and you should leave them alone anyway, just in case. They have 8 legs, a head, a thorax (chest) and an abdomen (tummy). They have 8 eyes. Their legs have spines but their bodies are furry. They are brown or grey.

They eat mosquitoes, cockroaches and other annoying insects, and sometimes skinks or geckoes.

Take Care, Poisonous Australian Animals, by Dr Straun Sutherland and Susie Kennewell, Hyland House Publishing, 3rd Edition, 1999, 9781864470680 []
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