Any spider lovers able to id this?

[nstg8a]

This sucker was in a truck at work today, is it an Aussie tarantula? Or just a big huntsman or similar?

[Bridgette01]

http://www.demotivation.us/newest/al...r-1287101.html

You may find it here....well, maybe not but it made me laugh

[Ross 1]

looks like an aussie tarantula with the lighter grey at the joins.

[nstg8a]

Lol well it made the mistake of thinking hiding under a b doubles wheels was a safe place.... So it definitely got smashed.

[mik]

The best place for arachnids, under B Double wheels !

[CoupeKing]

Spiders..lol...........

[uniacidz]

Looks like Bird Eating Spider or know as Northern Tarantula

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/primitive-spiders

[Road Games]

Hunstman bud.. i relocate them all the time...

[vbvbvb088]

Years ago I had them in my car *holden camira*... they look out for each other....

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

I think it may be a native tarantula too. A friend of mine would be able to tell straight away as he actually milks native tarantulas (as well as native scorpions and funnelwebs) for their venom. He then conducts research to find medical uses for the venom.

Craig H

[staity]

The techincal turn is BIG MOTHER****ING SPIDER

[aussiblue]

Phlogius crassipes

[MercurySilver]

its called
"the underside of a thong"

[290GTP]

No, its an 8 legged cardiac arrest.

Thats what it is.

[brismike]

My wife would empty a can of Mortein on that thing lol.

[creative]

Originally Posted by brismike

My wife would empty a can of Mortein on that thing lol.

and it would still run away!



laughing...




and plotting....

[Spurious]

Originally Posted by creative

and it would still run away!



laughing...




and plotting....

I caught a horse fly once. I had never seen anything that big so I put it in a margarine container, once the family amusement was had I soaked it with fly spray.

Next day I opened the container....& IT BUZZED !!!!!!!

My theory is this, if it wanted to survive, it wouldn't have come inside my house!

I had a White Tail spider follow me around the dining room table once, but that's a bed time story for the grand kids.

[290GTP]

Originally Posted by brismike

My wife would empty a can of Mortein on that thing lol.

I would empty my bowels, inadvertently, on that thing.

And then run away screaming like a little girl.

[Falcman0o7]

tarantula.
No way is it a huntsman :/
And you killed it? Why...

[Lunch]

Respect all forms of life! Except flys and mozzies, if theres a spider in ur house, trap it in a jar and put it outside if ur not man enough to pick it up, in case of spiders as big as ur face, run away screaming, by the time u get back to where it was, it'll be gone..

[iCat]

Originally Posted by Lunch

Respect all forms of life! Except flys and mozzies,

and cockroaches ;)

[damo6]

Originally Posted by Lunch

by the time u get back to where it was, it'll be gone..

yeah but where? into my bedroom? as for mortein tried that,might as well just chuck the can at it,had one like that in my place once,i swear it had tattooed legs,smoked a ciggie and looked at me like it was going to flog the ***** out of me.i turned it white with a can of fly spray but it just got more upset! i reckon i screamed louder than the missus did while i was running away.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by damo6

yeah but where? into my bedroom? as for mortein tried that,might as well just chuck the can at it,had one like that in my place once,i swear it had tattooed legs,smoked a ciggie and looked at me like it was going to flog the ***** out of me.i turned it white with a can of fly spray but it just got more upset! i reckon i screamed louder than the missus did while i was running away.

Lol, my car was parked about ten metres away with all the windows down...
There was no way that spider was surviving that visit. I don't think insurance covers fire damage when I set fire to the car in the belief that the spider has found it's way in.

Scary thing is, it was run over by a fully loaded b double....

[Stefan]

That is no damn huntsman...When you squash a huntsman there is not much to them...That thing is alot more substantial.

A mate swears by Brake Cleaner....instant death, none of this running around stuff.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

tarantula.
No way is it a huntsman :/
And you killed it? Why...

Truck driver flicked it out of the trailer, it hid under the wheels. We didn't go out of our way to kill it. No tears shed here but.

[Falcman0o7]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Truck driver flicked it out of the trailer, it hid under the wheels. We didn't go out of our way to kill it. No tears shed here but.

Oh LOL

[CoupeKing]

Kill too many spiders you will have excess 'mozzies flys and roaches'

But that's ok, I'll just use Mortein.............

[marty351]

degreaser works faster. Mortein takes too long and makes them angry.
Nothing worse than a ****ed off spider running and hiding only to have yourself worry for the next few hours.

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by marty351

degreaser works faster. Mortein takes too long and makes them angry.
Nothing worse than a ****ed off spider running and hiding only to have yourself worry for the next few hours.

Nah ya just spray them until they turn white and drown to death.

[CoupeKing]

Mortein probably isn't as powerful now as it was in the 80`s. I think they removed some chemicals that caused lung growths and decided since then to blame it on passive smoking.

True though, a can of spray on a spider like the OP uploaded, be like going Bear hunting with a .22