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    OMG... if that sucker would have been on MY shoulder, I think the whole block would have heard me scream! That's an ordinary house spider?! Where is this an ordinary one, because I really don't want to go there!!! I've seen little tiny spiders that jump when you put your finger by them, but besides daddy long leggers, that's about it!

    Lately, I've been seeing centipedes... those suckers that look like huge eyelashes. UGH! They freak me out!! They move so fast, and they just give me the creeps!

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    I can handle spiders, better than my BF and a bunch of girls I work with, as long as they are NOT on me. That would have freaked me out so bad!! I also can't stand crickets or grasshoppers because they can JUMP on me!! ICK!!
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    We have huntsman spiders here that grow to 4 - 5 inches and up in the tropical parts there are tarantulas and bird spiders which are a Lot bigger! Huntsmans are found in most houses near us.

    Here's some information and photos of the big guys: http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheet...an_spiders.htm

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    What freaked me out more was the parasite on the one in the last picture!

    I felt so sorry for the one with the wasp parasite on it.

    Quote Originally Posted by G535
    We have huntsman spiders here that grow to 4 - 5 inches and up in the tropical parts there are tarantulas and bird spiders which are a Lot bigger! Huntsmans are found in most houses near us.

    Here's some information and photos of the big guys: http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheet...an_spiders.htm
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    Oooo, I had one in my bath yesterday morning just like that! As a rule, spiders don't bother me, although I would be concerned that one on my shoulder would run down my neck. I could do without that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crow_noir
    YEaaeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Egads!
    Those things are creepy. I like to look at them outside, but i keep my distance.
    p.s. for what it's worth... since everyone else is stating what they think it is... It looks like a type of Garden spider to me. ...maybe just because of how stretch looking the front legs are... other than that it looks like the unidentified window spiders that i call Guardian spiders. (long story... but as much as those creep me out... I like having them around. They've done me a few favors.) It actually looks like a mix between the two from around here.
    It's definitely one of the house spiders we have here in the UK, harmless and common.

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