“The Huntsman spider, when she brings it out on her hand, it’s motionless,” Powell said. “And they’re like, ‘It looks fake, so jostle it a little bit.’ ...

Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders, measuring up to 1 foot across the legs. Many have flattened bodies adapted for living in narrow spaces under loose bark or inside rock crevices.

Like one Aussie mom who was too busy feeding a possum to notice the massive huntsman spider that came to join the dinner party. Arachnophobes, you’ve been warned, there’s a very big spider in ...

Massive Huntsman Spider Eats a Possum in Front of Horrified Ski Lodge Guest "It was one of the biggest huntsman spiders he'd ever seen," Justine Latton said of her husband Adam, who witnessed the ...

Huntsman spiders, known for their size and speed, are commonly found across Australia, so Latton said her husband and his friend weren’t “freaked out” when they realized a fairly large one ...

Huntsman spiders can be found across most of the globe, spanning multiple climates. Despite their fearsome appearance, the Australian Museum notes that huntsman spiders are not considered dangerous.

Huntsman spiders will sometimes take a small lizard or frog, but mammals are not their usual diet. They had to catch the pair and release them outside, in order to open the door!

Huntsman spiders, named for their speed and their hunting skills, are pretty common anywhere it’s warmish and relatively moist, from Texas to Australia. They’re generally harmless to people in ...

Footage of the housemates trying to remove the spider. The friends, living in Sydney, Australia, were horrified to find the huntsman in their bathroom.

File photo: A huntsman spider is pictured on the trunk of a tree. Charles Darwin University conservation biology professor, John Woinarski, told The Guardian the possum was likely an eastern pygmy ...