Another guy trying to catch a big spider video

HamburgerBoy

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Why is his skin not completely shielded? btw, reading about the huntsmen on Wikipedia...

Brown huntsmen are welcomed in some homes, as they feed on pests such as cockroaches and silverfish.

BULLSHIT.
 

WaTaGuMp

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I have released many barking spiders, none have been caught until it was too late.
 

Baked

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Holy fuck, that's one big motherfucker. I would've taken my bow and arrow out and shoot that motherfucker in the knee.
 

Red Squirrel

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LOL that was awesome, and OMG that's a huge spider. Makes me glad I live in the north. I'd hate to see the kind of spider webs that thing can make, imagine running into that.

I don't get why he did not just whack it with something though. I guess that takes the fun out of it. :p

This is about as big as spiders will get here:



Well there are dock spiders too, those things are probably as big as in the video.
 

Red Squirrel

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I find the easiest way to kill a spider and be extra sure is to very slowly move my finger towards it, then squish it in one fast action. Trying to use an object can sometimes miss and make it run off. Burning the house down does not guarantee it got away before it died. So if you kill it with your very own hands you can watch it's death and be 100% sure that it is indeed, dead. Be sure to wash your hands after. :p

Some big spiders can be a little gross especially if you can actually feel a crunch.
 

Baked

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I find the easiest way to kill a spider and be extra sure is to very slowly move my finger towards it, then squish it in one fast action. Trying to use an object can sometimes miss and make it run off. Burning the house down does not guarantee it got away before it died. So if you kill it with your very own hands you can watch it's death and be 100% sure that it is indeed, dead. Be sure to wash your hands after. :p

Some big spiders can be a little gross especially if you can actually feel a crunch.

But wouldn't you poke a hole through the spider if the specimen is as big as the one in the video?
 

HamburgerBoy

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LOL that was awesome, and OMG that's a huge spider. Makes me glad I live in the north. I'd hate to see the kind of spider webs that thing can make, imagine running into that.

I don't get why he did not just whack it with something though. I guess that takes the fun out of it. :p

This is about as big as spiders will get here:



Well there are dock spiders too, those things are probably as big as in the video.

Awww, it looks like a bundle of wet twigs and pebbles. :$
 

MontyAC

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He was so scared in the beginning, moving too slowly with the container. He finally went for it. Good job!
 

MrPickins

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He was so scared in the beginning, moving too slowly with the container. He finally went for it. Good job!

This. He needed to be much quicker.

My wife was watching over my shoulder and asked "He knows the spider can see him, right?"
 

Red Squirrel

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But wouldn't you poke a hole through the spider if the specimen is as big as the one in the video?

Yeah, maybe a full palm would be better for a spider that size. And given it's probably poisonous, you'd want to wear gloves or something.

Know what, screw it, get a shot gun and get it as close as you can then shoot. :D Rather patch some drywall and redo some outside brick work than lose a limb. :p
 

PottedMeat

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Why did he not simply burn his house down? :confused::confused:

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http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21031067/man-sets-house-ablaze-while-killing-spiders-blowtorch
 
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olds

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I think I'd just spray it with Raid. Through a tennis racket.
 

Murloc

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spiders that big probably aren't even poisonous.

Anyway a good reason not to live in australia or wherever that place is.
 

gorobei

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op should re-title this as a cat video, cuz all i see is a giant pussy.
Like practically all spiders apart from the Uloboridae and some Liphistiidae and Holarchaeidae,[6] Sparassidae use venom to immobilise prey and to assist in digestion. They have been known to inflict defensive bites, but are not widely regarded as dangerous to healthy humans.