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The Incy-Wincy Spider
He came un-invited to our home y'day night. My three year old little one spotted it on our french window pane. He came running to me screaming!! We at once named him (he, I suppose) Incy-Wincy, from a rhyme my son heard at this pre-school. He didnt moved from the place for a good one hour, giving me enough time to set up tri pod, switch lenses, try different exposures.. it was fun.. my wife acted as a nice host for sometime.. later she gave me an ultimatum.. I was wondering what to do with it.. you know, Oz is infamous for its venomous spiders found at your backyard.. My son suggested to use my slippers on him.. wife came up with an insect spray.. but later common sense and natural justice prevailed and I was able to re-locate him to a garden tree.. I had a hard time in catching this guy.. he was incredibly fast on the wall..
Above the guest and his host..
Later I could identify his credentials!! as below..
Huntsman spider ...low risk and non-aggressive
Area of distribution: Australia-wide.
Venom toxicity: The bite of Huntsman spiders is of low risk (mildly toxic) to humans. Huntsman spiders are a non-aggressive group of spiders.
Painful bite: a large Huntsman spider has extended fangs and can deliver a deep painful bite. Howver they are extremely timid and will run away given the chance. Beware in summer when the female Huntsman spider is guarding her egg sacs or young.
Spider Identification: An adult Huntsman spider may have a body length of up to 20 mm. It's the diameter including legs may reach 45 mm. The first 2 pairs of legs are longer than rear two. The Huntsman spider is hairy; buff to beige brown colour, with dark patches on it's body.
Usual habitat areas: The Huntsman spider prefers to live under the flaking bark of trees, under flat rocks and under eaves or within roof spaces of buildings. Often found indoors: The Huntsman Spider often wanders into homes and is found perched on a wall. They are shy, timid spiders able to move sideways at lighting-fast speed.
Now that explains how it reached the 4th level unit of my home..
The Incy-Wincy Spider
He came un-invited to our home y'day night. My three year old little one spotted it on our french window pane. He came running to me screaming!! We at once named him (he, I suppose) Incy-Wincy, from a rhyme my son heard at this pre-school. He didnt moved from the place for a good one hour, giving me enough time to set up tri pod, switch lenses, try different exposures.. it was fun.. my wife acted as a nice host for sometime.. later she gave me an ultimatum.. I was wondering what to do with it.. you know, Oz is infamous for its venomous spiders found at your backyard.. My son suggested to use my slippers on him.. wife came up with an insect spray.. but later common sense and natural justice prevailed and I was able to re-locate him to a garden tree.. I had a hard time in catching this guy.. he was incredibly fast on the wall..
Above the guest and his host..
Later I could identify his credentials!! as below..
Huntsman spider ...low risk and non-aggressive
Area of distribution: Australia-wide.
Venom toxicity: The bite of Huntsman spiders is of low risk (mildly toxic) to humans. Huntsman spiders are a non-aggressive group of spiders.
Painful bite: a large Huntsman spider has extended fangs and can deliver a deep painful bite. Howver they are extremely timid and will run away given the chance. Beware in summer when the female Huntsman spider is guarding her egg sacs or young.
Spider Identification: An adult Huntsman spider may have a body length of up to 20 mm. It's the diameter including legs may reach 45 mm. The first 2 pairs of legs are longer than rear two. The Huntsman spider is hairy; buff to beige brown colour, with dark patches on it's body.
Usual habitat areas: The Huntsman spider prefers to live under the flaking bark of trees, under flat rocks and under eaves or within roof spaces of buildings. Often found indoors: The Huntsman Spider often wanders into homes and is found perched on a wall. They are shy, timid spiders able to move sideways at lighting-fast speed.
Now that explains how it reached the 4th level unit of my home..