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    A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

    So Torey and I seem to have acquired ourselves a 'Dunny Spider'!

    As a kid growing up in country Australia, there was always some kind of spider living in the outdoor dunny... although far less common indoors. It's usually a Huntsman, which are pretty harmless and can help control the less desirable insects and spiders. At my grandma's house it was sometimes a Redback or two behind the door, which are NOT nice spiders to be staring at when you're sitting on the loo! My aunt and uncle had a drop dunny for many, many years when I was very young, and so you always had to shine the torch in the seat cover to make sure there was nothing that was gonna pop up and bite you on the butt.

    So this little guy showed up in our (indoor) toilet room about a week ago, disappeared for a day or two and then tonight he was there again. Torey has named him Mortimer. He's only a little Huntsman, but we're letting him hang around for now. We'll see how long it lasts before he disappears or before we decide we don't want a spider in the house, even if it is harmless!

    He's under a spoiler so people don't have to look at the not-giant Australian creepy crawly if they don't want to...

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    Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

    This reinforces the general fact that Australians are badass because if I found a spider that size in my bathroom, well lets just say the scream you would hear would not sound like a man.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Doc_Holliday View Post
      This reinforces the general fact that Australians are badass because if I found a spider that size in my bathroom, well lets just say the scream you would hear would not sound like a man.
      I had a huntsman living in my house for ages. He had 7 legs, thats how I knew he was mine. His name was Kevin. We had an agreement, he could go anywhere he wanted except my bedroom. He lived in the bathroom for ages. Once he surprised me by being in a glass I left on my desk. I can't see the size of your spider cos forumrunner, but Kevin was about the size of my hand.

      He disappeared one day, I'm sad now
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        Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

        Originally posted by Doc_Holliday View Post
        This reinforces the general fact that Australians are badass because if I found a spider that size in my bathroom, well lets just say the scream you would hear would not sound like a man.
        Aww Doc he's only a little one!

        And Torey will kill me for this, but it took a few Huntsman sightings before he stopped freaking out at the sight of them. We have one pop up in the house every now and then, but usually I put them straight outside. Huntsmans are actually good spiders to have in the house though, as they keep other spiders away and eat things like cockroaches. Huntsmans and Daddy Long Legs are acceptable... but everything else gets squished on sight.

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        Originally posted by Heka View Post
        I had a huntsman living in my house for ages. He had 7 legs, thats how I knew he was mine. His name was Kevin. We had an agreement, he could go anywhere he wanted except my bedroom. He lived in the bathroom for ages. Once he surprised me by being in a glass I left on my desk. I can't see the size of your spider cos forumrunner, but Kevin was about the size of my hand.

        He disappeared one day, I'm sad now
        Mortimer is only a little one. He's about 4-5cm (thats 1.5-2inches for you US folks) including legs.

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          Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post

          Aww Doc he's only a little one!

          And Torey will kill me for this, but it took a few Huntsman sightings before he stopped freaking out at the sight of them. We have one pop up in the house every now and then, but usually I put them straight outside. Huntsmans are actually good spiders to have in the house though, as they keep other spiders away and eat things like cockroaches. Huntsmans and Daddy Long Legs are acceptable... but everything else gets squished on sight.
          I used to have to save the huntsmen in dads house, because its profesionally sprayed and he'd die. Gotta save his life, beautiful spider!
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            Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
            Mortimer is only a little one. He's about 4-5cm (thats 1.5-2inches for you US folks) including legs.
            Aw baby!!!

            Kevin was closer to 15 hahahaha
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              Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

              Originally posted by Heka View Post
              Aw baby!!!

              Kevin was closer to 15 hahahaha
              Yeah that's what I told Torey the first time he saw a HUGE GIANT SPIDER in the house. "Aww that thing, that's just a little baby Huntsman! I'll go put him outside."

              I was actually a bit worried about Mortimer at first, 'cos he sat by the window and didn't move for like three days. But he seems fine.

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                Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post

                Yeah that's what I told Torey the first time he saw a HUGE GIANT SPIDER in the house. "Aww that thing, that's just a little baby Huntsman! I'll go put him outside."

                I was actually a bit worried about Mortimer at first, 'cos he sat by the window and didn't move for like three days. But he seems fine.
                I just get a bit concerned that they might be wolf spiders. Usually I have a poke to see how they react: no reaction/scuttle away = safe. Turn around and pounce = die motherf***er!!!
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                Seen the desert and the birds
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                Like a shush to an insult
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                Since the day you were born
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                While it smiled like it was cute
                That everything was shit.
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                  Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                  Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
                  Aww Doc he's only a little one!

                  Mortimer is only a little one. He's about 4-5cm (thats 1.5-2inches for you US folks) including legs.
                  You can kind of tell his relative size from the second pic (where he's above the toilet paper). That's about as big as our common brown house spiders get. They're a little more spindly than your huntsman, though.
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                    Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                    We have a raft spider in our upstairs loo (ty bach in Wales, which means the little house, but Mr P calls ours the ty baw which means the s*** house) It appears to be a raft spider and got bigger and bigger. I named him Tovarish and explained where he could and couldn't go. He was very obliging. But before disappearing, he appears to have sublet our loo. Bloody full of spiders this year!
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                      Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                      Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
                      Mortimer is only a little one. He's about 4-5cm (thats 1.5-2inches for you US folks) including legs.
                      1.5-2 inches!? You call that little!? I agree with Doc. You Australians are badass. I would freak out. I am horrified of spiders.

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                        Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                        While not horrified of spiders,I do have a dislike of them. My reaction is always "Splat!!" Don't know why but I really dislike them. (might have something to do with one trying to repel on my face while I lay in bed,that did not end well for the spider)
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                          Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                          Originally posted by anunitu View Post
                          While not horrified of spiders,I do have a dislike of them. My reaction is always "Splat!!" Don't know why but I really dislike them. (might have something to do with one trying to repel on my face while I lay in bed,that did not end well for the spider)
                          I hate when spiders get on me.

                          The problem, though, is that spiders seem to absolutely love me! Seriously, I seem to be a magnet for them. I have had them get on my face and under my shirt while in bed, climb onto my arms and legs while sitting in my chair, get on me outside (which, of course, this is a little more usual, being outside, but still). It's nuts. They might like me, but the feeling is NOT mutual.

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                            Re: A Long Standing Australian Tradition... The Dunny Spider!

                            Originally posted by Arella View Post
                            I hate when spiders get on me.

                            The problem, though, is that spiders seem to absolutely love me! Seriously, I seem to be a magnet for them. I have had them get on my face and under my shirt while in bed, climb onto my arms and legs while sitting in my chair, get on me outside (which, of course, this is a little more usual, being outside, but still). It's nuts. They might like me, but the feeling is NOT mutual.
                            Jumping spiders flirt with me. They get really close to me & start dancing & waving their legs around. I'm always like, 'wrong species, bro!'
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                              Spiders (and most solitary, non flying bugs) don't bother unless
                              1) they surprise me
                              2) are taking up residence somewhere inconvenient
                              3) they investigate something I plan to eat

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