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Fucking hell... these things aren't supposed to be in the UK.

A giant spider common in Australia, Africa and Asia, has been found inside a shipping container in Scotland.

The Huntsman spider was spotted by staff at a manufacturing firm in Dumbarton on Friday. They called in the Scottish SPCA amid concerns that it could be poisonous.

The animal charity contacted an arachnid specialist who helped identify the spider, which can give a painful bite. The Huntsman is being cared for while a suitable home is sought.

Ch Insp Henderson said: "An arachnid expert identified it as a Huntsman spider. We believe that due to a yellow stripe on its abdomen that the spider is female.

"It would be hard to say where it is from exactly due to the fact it arrived here in a shipping container. It must be a tough little spider as it has done well to survive living in a cold container for so long before arriving in Scotland."

"The spider appears in good condition and is already an adult so we are going to try to find a specialist home for it."

So, they don't even bleedin' know how it got here. I'm moving to another country...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37338882

 

[HStallion]

Where is its size subscribed because for all we know that thing could be big as a quarter. When I assume giant I'm thinking bird eating tarantula.

 

[CrazyDude]

I bet England wants Scotland to be independent now.

 

[ZOONAMI]

It crawled into a shipping container and ended up in Scotland. Bugs probably get shipped everywhere in shipping containers.

 

[Guevara]

Globalization was a mistake. Time to close the borders.

 

[CrazyDude]

Where is its size subscribed because for all we know that thing could be big as a quarter. When I assume giant I'm thinking bird eating tarantula.

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

Where is its size subscribed because for all we know that thing could be big as a quarter. When I assume giant I'm thinking bird eating tarantula.

from Wikipedia:
The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima, "the largest") is a species of huntsman spider (Sparassidae), a family of large, fast spiders that actively hunt down prey.[2] It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span,[2] which can reach up to 1 foot (30 centimeters).[3]

 

[Paganmoon]

Holy shit! Brexit! Brexit now!

 

[iceatcs]

We need a proper Briexit. Not just EU but the world.
As well rebuilt Hadrian's Wall.

 

[Bishop89]

We call those babies in Australia.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

It crawled into a shipping container and ended up in Scotland. Bugs probably get shipped everywhere in shipping containers.

There was a case some months ago where they found a poisonous spider in an Aldi market among bananas.

Huntsman spiders are real scary

 

[John Dunbar]

The Huntsman is being cared for while a suitable home is sought.

how about a furnace?

 

[cartographer]

Quarantine Scotland.

 

[Permanently A]

What about the ones that we haven't fucking noticed

 

[kavanf1]

The Huntsman is being cared for while a suitable home is sought.

I hope by this they mean "The Huntsman was quickly thrown into an incinerator". I don't want this thing breeding with the locals and making a race of gigantic indigenous bitey Scottish spiders.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

 

[UltraJay]

Most Huntsman from Australia at least are completely harmless. When I was in the USA I had to worry about Brown Recluses and Black Widows... Much more dangerous. I can at least see a huntsmen from a good distance away. They like to come in when it's raining and just chill on a wall for a bit. Total spiderbros.

 

[bobnowhere]

They can easily get to the size of an outstretched adult hand. Usually come into the house after rain. Completely harmless.

My 5-6 y.o. niece had one living in her room for a month. She named him 'Lasange'.

To quote a famous Australian philosopher called Bruce from the University of Woolomoolloo, Harden the fuck up.

 

[Dandy Lyin]

Burn it with fire.

 

[danowat]

Worse thing about Huntsmen is they are quick, quick as fuck, like lightspeed fast.

 

[Loxley]

 

[Mupod]

what I've heard from various australians is that huntsman spiders are harmless despite being huge.

I guess our equivalent here are dock spiders, I've never heard of them biting someone but jesus christ it's not nice seeing a spider that big in a situation where you're usually barefoot.

 

[Kuros]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

 

[Slayer-33]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

Jesus fuck

 

[Surge]

Where's the flamethrower at?

 

[User 479360]

That's horrifying.

 

[cartographer]

Worse thing about Huntsmen is they are quick, quick as fuck, like lightspeed fast.

I would like to unsubscribe from spider facts.

 

[Elitist1945]

"The only good bug is a dead bug!"

 

[SealSqueal]

Haha, Huntsmans are big but pretty chill spiders actually, unlike some other fucker varieties. They keep to themselves and mostly hang out around the ceiling waiting to chase down insects. I believe they get the name from the fact they don't spin webs, but just roam for prey instead.

Edit: beaten like a mofo

 

[PatjuhR]

F'king hell.

Hurry with building that wall around the Calais tunnel. Make it as high as the altitude where spiders die. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Europe.

 

[Shadybiz]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

There is not a whole lot of stuff that would make me shriek like a 5 yr old girl if I encountered it in real life...but this makes the list.

 

[novabolt]

We call those babies in Australia.

Of course you call them babies in Aus, the spiders you have are on par with the giant spiders in Skyrim.

 

[Mr Solo Dolo]

 

[Bishop89]

Of course you call them babies in Aus, the spiders you have are on par with the giant spiders in Skyrim.

pfft we wish. Ours are bigger.

 

[orava]

Spiders are so cool. I'm very envious because in my country, we only have tiny ones.

 

[Lys Skygge]

Yeah Huntsman Spiders aren't anything to worry about. I practically lived among them in a shitty house in Florida.

 

[xk0sm0sx]

god damnit we already know from that name they live to hunt down men. Incinerate them ASAP.

 

[Sub_Level]

It must be a tough little spider as it has done well to survive living in a cold container for so long before arriving in Scotland.

It was born in the dark. Molted by it.

 

[JordanN]

Fixed it for ya.

 

[cartographer]

Yeah Huntsman Spiders aren't anything to worry about. I practically lived among them in a shitty house in Florida.

As if we needed another reason to abort the settlement of Florida.

 

[Ban Puncher]

The Huntsman is non-venomous and will always run away from a human.

The Funnel Web is one of the deadliest spiders in the world (it's venom only affects humans too) and it is highly aggressive so it will chase you down. It also bites repeatedly. Anti-venom is mandatory if bit and it is in short supply.

 

[whitemex88]

Found its home

 

[Red]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

Its mouth makes me uncomfortable.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

"The only good bug is a dead bug!"

Arthropod technically

 

[Toxi]

Is this really news? Huntsman spiders are common in the tropics, of course they're often gonna hitch rides on boats to other parts of the world.

Where is its size subscribed because for all we know that thing could be big as a quarter. When I assume giant I'm thinking bird eating tarantula.

 

[mxgt]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

those fucking fangs what the fuck

 

[Hystzen]

This should be the reason for voting leave not fake NHS spending pictures.

 

[The Giant]

It's spring now. Gonna be seeing them more now. Hate seeing Huntsmans, especially when you first wake up in the morning and there's one a few meters away from you.

 

[SomTervo]

Why did I come in this thread

Spoiler

They won't survive our northern winters

It's spring now. Gonna be seeing them more now. Hate seeing Huntsmans, especially when you first wake up in the morning and there's one a few meters away from you.

I am never going to Australia.

 

[Camwi]

Huntsman spiders are scary looking but pretty harmless.

The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is pure nightmare fuel

I need an adult

Spoiler

with a flamethrower.