Hi Alison,
When I was a kid, we had a huntsman in the house called Oscar, of whom I was
quite fond, at a distance.
Hard to become fond of yr average funnel web, however.
Cheers,
Jill
> Ours do. But I always like to have a pet huntsman in the house (although
> he's banned from the bedrooms and gets chased out). He's always called
> Henry. When one Henry disappears another always turns up. I don't know why
> really but I feel quite fond of his bristly presence(s). Huntsmen are, for
> those not in the know, harmless but large and hairy tarantula type spiders.
> They do bite, but not anyone I know, and not very badly.
>
> Pictures and Facts about Henry here for the curious:
> http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/huntsman_spiders.htm
>
> Best
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> A
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> Alison Croggon
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