What spider is this?

[Jonno]

It's quite hard to tell from that photo, but it could just be your general household variety Huntsman...

http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spide ... 451C10.jpg

Could have been, nothing has happened and I unfortunately dont need a nurse, so I reckon it was either that or the other one.

[ducati_paul]

I got bitten by a Spider once, I had to fight the instinct to squash it so I could show my "Mates" what had bitten me so I'd know if it was serious or not the fact that we were at Burrinjuck which is a long way from help eased my mind as much as my "Mates" taking the piss out of me for being worried about it

[ducati_paul]

Want my coffin after i have finished warming it up too ya cheeky karn

How many K's? has it ever been dropped? what colour is it? rim stickers?

[mohawk miss]

Dude, I know people who would pay you money for that spider

I think the stat is that most people eat 8 spiders a year while they're sleeping....

I hate how you kill a ginormous spider, and when you say "look how big it is", its suddenly about the size of a 1c piece, and your partner looks at you funny and goes "yeah, right!"

Glad to hear you're okay.
But is the spider sick

[Jonno]

Want my coffin after i have finished warming it up too ya cheeky karn

How many K's? has it ever been dropped? what colour is it? rim stickers?

I would love to have a great come back for that but i cant think of one for now,

Dude, I know people who would pay you money for that spider

I think the stat is that most people eat 8 spiders a year while they're sleeping....

I hate how you kill a ginormous spider, and when you say "look how big it is", its suddenly about the size of a 1c piece, and your partner looks at you funny and goes "yeah, right!"

Glad to hear you're okay.
But is the spider sick

Money spider huh!
Eating spiders, i would like to know how they got that statistic

Yeah, the spider is being treated for medicated overdose at present

[Richo]

Speakin of spiders, any here heard of the Brown Recluse Spider? . ..

Faaaarkin nasty shit . . Came across this the other day . .(viewer descretion advised . .) ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTj7tl6E-o

[Felix]

Interesting thing about spiders is that it often isn't the venom that is the problem, rather its the flesh eating bacteria in their mouths. And no I'm not taking the p!ss. Have a look through that USQ site, the guy that runs it knows heaps about the varieties etc. Send him your pic and he'll probably tell what it is, and whether you should worry.

[Gazza]

Speakin of spiders, any here heard of the Brown Recluse Spider? . ..

Faaaarkin nasty shit . . Came across this the other day . .(viewer descretion advised . .) ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTj7tl6E-o

they are the equivelent to the white tip spider we have here.

just dont get bitten by one they are nasty little kharns.

[Rusty]

Jonno, how big is it?

If it's a big spider, it could be a garden orb weaver - they're common as. Not particularly venomous (as you've found out!).

[bluezx14]

It is a huntsman by the look of it and they are mildly toxic, see the spots on it's back (the abdomen) they are a bit of a give away but I don't have a spider book here at the moment. Infection is your main enemy now. Don't take this as medical advice!

[bluezx14]

On the website you linked I think it is this one Heteropoda cervina, the photos they have are crap but that is the regular brown huntsman we get in Brisbane.

[aardvark]

they are the equivelent to the white tip spider we have here.

just dont get bitten by one they are nasty little kharns.

Whilst the old white-tip are particuarly aggressive, I don't think they deserve the bad press attributed to them. At this point in time there is no conclusive proof that they cause the flesh eating symptoms some people claim they cause.

[Sulli]

The Black Widow. Isn't she lovely?...And so deadly. Her kiss is fifteen times as poisonous as that of the rattlesnake.
You see her venom is highly neurotoxic, which is to say that it attacks the central nervous system causing
intense pain, profuse sweating, difficulty in breathing, loss of consciousness, violent convulsions
and, finally...Death.
You know what I think I love the most about her is her inborn need to dominate,
possess. In fact, immediately after the consummation of her marriage to the smaller and weaker male of the
species she kills and eats him...(laugh) oh, she is delicious...And I hope he was!
Such power and dignity ...unhampered by sentiment.
If I may put forward a slice of personal philosophy, I feel that man has ruled
this world as a stumbling dimented child-king long enough! And as his empire crumbles,
my precious Black Widow shall rise as his most fitting successor!

[Slow and wobbly]

Wolf spider. Female.
Awesome critters.

[Jonno]

Jonno, how big is it?
If it's a big spider, it could be a garden orb weaver - they're common as. Not particularly venomous (as you've found out!).

Mate it was massive, a man eater, bigger than two hands, it was like the egg hatchlings from the original alien movie, it wanted to jump up and eat my face and stuff and yeah, you shoulda' seen the size of it!!!!!!


Oh, ok, the real size huh tail/body 14mm, total tail to fang length about 30mm.
I don't think it's an orb or am I thinking golden orb spider here? they spin huge golden colored webs?

There seems to be no similar looking spider on the really nasty list so i can assume it is a huntsman. Very different to the southern state huntsman or bush huntsman, maybe this was the first female of the species I have seen as the males look very different and lean in comparison:?

On the website you linked I think it is this one Heteropoda cervina, the photos they have are crap but that is the regular brown huntsman we get in Brisbane.......*snip*..Don't take this as medical advice!

I reckon your right, it was a Qld huntsman from all references so far. It only got one fang in and bolted from me and hid as shown in the photo, the bite site was just behind the middle finger nail/cuticle and I considered not cleaning the site if they needed to take a swab test, but I alcohol wiped it soon after. Just the tiniest of marks and barely visible now, no swelling at all. In fact it was a tiny prick and a small blob of blood that drew my attention, it happened so quick.

I will be armed with my trusty stick next time I open the mail box that is for sure

Whilst the old white-tip are particuarly aggressive, I don't think they deserve the bad press attributed to them. At this point in time there is no conclusive proof that they cause the flesh eating symptoms some people claim they cause.

If I could take a decent photo of my shoulder on my own (will get the nurse to do it later) I could show you what a white tail can do, not exactly flesh eating but flesh altering. No mole or freckle there beforehand so I had it biopsied for skin cancer (negative) many years later just to be sure and because it was irritating me. It grew into a painful lump 10-15mm immediately after the initial bite and still is annoying when it is touched.
I have heard of stories of flesh eating toxin from white tails but I haven't seen any evidence either to back this up as yet. White tails are ultra aggro, after it bit me it chased me across the room repeatably trying to bite again