And... that's not what I want to hear.

www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/09/fastest-spider-on-the-planet-brown-huntsman

Tell my unconscious mind that. I think Rigley Scott's Alien was inspired by this insect.

A long time ago, a female motorcyclist told me a story about a Huntsman falling down in front of her face, in her helmet as she was riding along. She held it together enough to stop and not drop her bike. A very brave women.

decrepit said..
If they aren't too big, you can drop an icecream container over them, slide a thin sheet of something under them and carry them outside, just be sure there's no gaps between container and sheet.

I can tell you my extraction method once. Another long time ago, when my 1st house settled 20 years ago, I jumped in the car at work to pick up my keys at the real estate agent. Driving off the site's road, a big Huntsman appeared on my radio. I haven't been living in Adelaide for very long, and didn't know what they were. I just saw Alien movie in my car. So I jumped out of the car as it was going along. The car was doing about 10km/h I think, and I was jogging along next to it. A runner stopped me and said to me something like "What the F are you doing mate ?". And I told him. He just Hummffed, and said let's look. The car rolled to a stop and conked out. So, he was there with a piece of cardboard trying to extract it from the front passenger foot well. He was dicking around for a minute or so, until I pushed him aside, and rammed my foot repeatedly into the foot well. He called me a f/head, and jogged off. But, crisis was averted. The end.

jn1 said..

decrepit said..
If they aren't too big, you can drop an icecream container over them, slide a thin sheet of something under them and carry them outside, just be sure there's no gaps between container and sheet.

I can tell you my extraction method once. Another long time ago, when my 1st house settled 20 years ago, I jumped in the car at work to pick up my keys at the real estate agent. Driving off the site's road, a big Huntsman appeared on my radio. I haven't been living in Adelaide for very long, and didn't know what they were. I just saw Alien movie in my car. So I jumped out of the car as it was going along. The car was doing about 10km/h I think, and I was jogging along next to it. A runner stopped me and said to me something like "What the F are you doing mate ?". And I told him. He just Hummffed, and said let's look. The car rolled to a stop and conked out. So, he was there with a piece of cardboard trying to extract it from the front passenger foot well. He was dicking around for a minute or so, until I pushed him aside, and rammed my foot repeatedly into the foot well. He called me a f/head, and jogged off. But, crisis was averted. The end.

I would’ve just set fire to the car. Thats the safest way to deal with it.

The Guardian said..
They are about the size of a hand, and while they are venomous, they very rarely bite humans and when they do, the effects are mild.

Those rare occasions being when you put your shoe on with one in it, or climb into a sleeping bag with one in it. I can say this from experience.
Correct about the mild effects though. Itchy red lump for a bit. Wide but not thick.