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Huntsman spiders are generally considered to be low-risk to humans. When someone pointed this out to Petie R on Twitter, she responded, “Oh, I know.Even one large one is freaky.

Harmless Australian spider frightens people as it's large, ... when the situation got dire they started mix and match packages and that's why this picture exists'. Huntsman spiders are on the move ...

A recently published set of photos on Facebook shows a terrifyingly large spider eating a possum at a cabin in Australia.

Photos of a massive spider saved by an animal rescue worker in Australia are giving the Internet a fright, with reaction on Facebook ranging from “how beautiful is she” to “it’s times like ...

A group of Huntsman spiders - known as a clutter - is seen wriggling out of a socket near the man's bed and crawling up the wall in photos shared on social media ...

The huge huntsman spiders can leave people feeling sick if they are bitten (Picture: Shutterstock) The furry beast boasts 12-inch-long legs and is not deadly to humans, but they can cause ...

A man staying at a ski lodge in Tasmania, Australia had the scare of his life when he witnessed a massive huntsman spider devour a tiny possum. The man’s wife, Justine Latton shared photos of the ...

ARACHNOPHOBES, look away now – a rare and terrifying photo of a huntsman spider colony has been published online. The horde of large arachnids invaded a nest box built for tiny possums, even ...

The average huntsman spider has a body span of 2 centimetres (0.7 inches) for females, and 1.6 centimetres (0.62 inches) for males. Their leg span reaches up to 15 centimetres (5.9 inches).

Stray huntsman spiders could actually be part of large family groups living in clumps inside Australian homes, according to an expert. An ecologist made the skin-crawling discovery last week while ...

This scary spider video may well make you jump - especially if you're an arachnophobe. Filmed in Queensland, Australia, the footage opens with a large huntsman spider standing still on a wall ...