Actually at least here in the US the smaller spiders are the ones that can truly harm you the Black Widow is fairly small but it has venom that has killed people.The Banana spider that I mentioned earlier they are much larger but are harmless.Of course I always liked spiders because they eat critters that I don't like; caterpillars.

Australia has so many poisonous spiders, the Red Back is virtually identical to the Black Widow, also the White Tip, even smaller but the bite is really bad, causes a large raw wound that wont heal for anything up to 20 years!! and lives in houses (cracks etc). The Funnel Web is by far the worse though, more poisonous than the brown snake, 20 minutes to get an anti-venom shot!:x:oops::doh::o

I pick em up using a plastic bowl and a sheet of card. Pop the bowl over them then slide the card underneath and flip him into the bowl. carry them outside and release. Too easy and no toxic fumes or mess to clean up inside the house.

Never tread on one, they can splay over a wide area. Especially the big ones:
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*faint*

I try to do the catch and release but sometimes they refuse to cooperate with the rescue operations and then my primal instincts kick in.

Had one coming across the floor in the bedroom once, tried my best to get the little bugger but he just kept scurrying around and finally went up into the folds of the bedding that were hanging down at the corner of the bed. Well, that sealed it. Visions of spider eggs being laid in my hair whilst I was sleeping... *shiver* From that moment on, we were sworn enemies.

Took a while for him to come back out into the open but when he did it was on like Donkey Kong. :O:

Is that a picture of the Frau in action Jim?:hmmm:

Apparently so...after realising they had crabs :hmmm:

I am glad that we have none like that here in Germany. A bit scary, that monster :o

:har: Where's Frau?:oops:

That's the last time I let the crew go on leave unsupervised. :stare:

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Nope I can't see anything there.:O:

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Damn thing spat at me!

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Poor little bastard... he's been drinking Foster's again hasn't he? :cry:

Make sure Reece accompanies them next time...not much chance of them catching anything then :DL