Meet the Giant Green-bellied Huntsman

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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    Meet Caitlin Henderson and her giant green-bellied huntsman. She wears yellow eyeshadow, has pins to die for and births hundreds of fluorescent mini-mes.
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  • @ausgeo
    @ausgeo  5 місяців тому +37

    Learn all about Lizards as we Ask An Expert!🦎ua-cam.com/video/JytvNw9IuMI/v-deo.html

  • @MrRoygeorge85
    @MrRoygeorge85 5 місяців тому +985

    She was so happy and excited while explaining 😊

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  5 місяців тому +121

      Gotta love your wildlife! 💚

    • @trancos7641
      @trancos7641 4 місяці тому +13

      You should have seen my face😂😂😂

    • @MrRoygeorge85
      @MrRoygeorge85 4 місяці тому +6

      @@trancos7641 mine always tense up when I see big ones 😊

    • @ImVee10
      @ImVee10 4 місяці тому +4

      I was not happy watching this.

    • @jinx_pachi4061
      @jinx_pachi4061 4 місяці тому +9

      She luvs her job.

  • @Jamesucht
    @Jamesucht 4 місяці тому +1095

    1:35 "waiting to detect passing prey"
    *_cricket runs right under it's legs_*

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +153

      😂

    • @whiteodian
      @whiteodian 4 місяці тому +29

      I was looking for this comment. 🤪🫣

    • @_Game0ver_
      @_Game0ver_ 4 місяці тому +44

      I don't like cricket. Oh no.

    • @calabrais
      @calabrais 4 місяці тому +73

      Bro fell asleep waiting

    • @dive2drive314
      @dive2drive314 4 місяці тому +17

      it was enjoying the crickets company for a bit.

  • @bari2883
    @bari2883 4 місяці тому +484

    I have a female huntsmen who makes her nest in my letterbox every year . She uses the same corner each time and protects that sack not moving away from it. When the babies are hatched she stays until the last few leave then she’s off out into the garden again. I’ve convinced my family to leave her be and it’s been 3 yrs so far without her even thinking of biting us.

    • @CG-lf8st
      @CG-lf8st 4 місяці тому +42

      I love this. I wish people were more willing to coexist with Spiders. They just wanna do their own thing, I wish people knew that it's so rare for one to attack unless you're poking it!!

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 місяці тому +11

      @keepitsecret-dl1pr Maybe he/she uses one of those extending arm/grabbers with the trigger? Lmao. Being from the United States, I'm glad the worst thing you may find in a letterbox around here would be a hornet nest and not a Volkswagen-sized spider. Lol.

    • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
      @StrangeScaryNewEngland 4 місяці тому

      @keepitsecret-dl1pr In fact, the largest spider I've seen around here are dock spiders. Look them up if you've never seen one.

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 4 місяці тому +7

      @keepitsecret-dl1pr they don’t put their hand in it’s just a slot that the other end of the letter goes in .

    • @tkermi
      @tkermi 4 місяці тому +2

      I tried to search how long they live. But only found vague "lifespan, 2 years or more". Would have been interesting to know how old is maximum.

  • @sindred
    @sindred 4 місяці тому +448

    If anyone can help shake someone's arachnophobia, it's this nice person. She is so calm and excited that it almost makes me think that giant nightmare is kinda cute.

    • @tracyjacoby2382
      @tracyjacoby2382 4 місяці тому +7

      She is my hero!👍 I am a woman who does not fear Spiders.😉🥰

    • @misaelherrera2845
      @misaelherrera2845 4 місяці тому +3

      One way to overcome the fear of spiders is handling some of them with your hand. A perfect one for starters is the cellar spider, jumping spiders, orb weaving spiders and maybe a small wolfe spiders, now those spiders are quite docile and friendly. Just try not to handle a black widow or any venomous spiders.

    • @chrisgreek4285
      @chrisgreek4285 4 місяці тому +2

      @@misaelherrera2845 Or, here’s a thought: just no. LOL! I never had a fear of spiders until I was bitten by a spider as a tween (I’m almost sixty now). Whatever marker that spider’s venom, which wasn’t deadly AT ALL to humans, left in my body, it seems now that ALL spiders are attracted to me. After my knee, where she bit me, swelled to the size of a volleyball - literally to that size…. we had a volleyball there - I was extremely uninterested in repeating the situation. To remedy, we bought one of those frequency thingies that you plug into any outlet in your house and it discourages insects from entering but it doesn’t affect pets. The one thing that I was conscious to do before that little gadget came along was not freak out if any small children were around. Just because I have developed this phobia doesn’t mean I wanted to pass it onto my children, their friends, or my grandchildren.

    • @misaelherrera2845
      @misaelherrera2845 4 місяці тому

      @@chrisgreek4285 i never said you had a phobia, i was just saying in general for anyone that has a phobia of spiders and how to overcome the fear of spiders. I never said you had it.

    • @slartibartfast7921
      @slartibartfast7921 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, loved this.

  • @purplecircle7413
    @purplecircle7413 3 місяці тому +156

    Lady: 😊
    Spider: WHY IS THIS BRANCH MOVING SO MUCH

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  3 місяці тому +12

      🤣

  • @tracyjacoby2382
    @tracyjacoby2382 4 місяці тому +97

    HUGE RESPECT to Caitlin Henderson. I can tell she totally loves and respects this Spider. Thank you for this video. Much love from Chicago IL USA.

  • @Maddolis
    @Maddolis 4 місяці тому +109

    Caitlin: "a spider... that looks like it might be the size of a small dog. This spider actually exists, and it's native to Australia!"
    Surprized pikachu face

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +6

      😂

  • @blakemagnus6633
    @blakemagnus6633 4 місяці тому +129

    "Yellow Eyeshadow." I love that

  • @banrick9631
    @banrick9631 Рік тому +110

    Which is why i will never travel to australia. 😆

    • @hamzalackmann8869
      @hamzalackmann8869 Рік тому +5

      Same 💀

    • @JohnnysCafe_
      @JohnnysCafe_ Рік тому +19

      They are harmless, why would you fear something that will run from you ? You get used to them.

    • @mescko
      @mescko Рік тому +10

      On the contrary, it's one of the reasons I would go there! Wish they were here where I live...cool.

    • @Eli.400
      @Eli.400 Рік тому +7

      Aussie here,huntsmans arent everywhere, I havent seen one since last year

    • @JohnnysCafe_
      @JohnnysCafe_ Рік тому +5

      @@Eli.400 hi Elijah,I know, occasionally one comes inside then leaves again, yet people think that we live in danger from all the poisonous, lethal, most deadly things but in the city we rarely see anything dangerous except maybe traffic. It's the exaggerated videos on UA-cam that does it.

  • @MeUrWishGranted
    @MeUrWishGranted 4 місяці тому +120

    I didn't realize there were huntsman that were more laid back. Beautiful!

    • @rudiphoto
      @rudiphoto 4 місяці тому +23

      They are all laid back, most of the time. They just move very quickly when startled or when hunting.

    • @MeppyMan
      @MeppyMan 4 місяці тому +6

      I’ve been able to relocate them with my hands and just let them crawl over me. But often they will dash.

    • @rudiphoto
      @rudiphoto 4 місяці тому +2

      @@MeppyMan Yep, same here. They are not aggressive in the least, just unpredictable and fast. 🙂

    • @mrtoothless
      @mrtoothless 4 місяці тому +2

      @@rudiphoto Not the ones in South Africa. They're called Rain Spiders here and they're quite bold. They'll frequently come running into your house on the ground like they think they're dogs and will rear and wave their legs at you if you move.

    • @jimmyjames_yt
      @jimmyjames_yt 3 місяці тому +2

      @@rudiphotoor when you evict them in a manner they don’t like. I’ve been chased twice, no joke

  • @Kate-f1n
    @Kate-f1n 4 місяці тому +55

    Spiders r amazing. I started learning this when, at 4 yrs old, my big bro explained how spiders were actually my Friend. I was hugely allergic to mosquitoes and he gently pointed out that spiders and bats ate those bugs and insects that gave me painful/scratchy welts. Big shout out to my bro and to siblings everywhere that help us connect w the amazing world of Nature. Big shout out to those of u who keep carrying that message forward!!! 🕊️

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +7

      How sweet!

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 4 місяці тому +1

      I have "the worlds smallest bat" technically the second smallest around my house, sometimes 5 at once. Always as the sun is going down. Cat brings one inside every second year. You see them swooping passes thru gnat swarms over and over. VERY fast moving.

  • @fabienneroure9995
    @fabienneroure9995 4 місяці тому +103

    "And they can grow even bigger!" 😂 Well, I guess I'll be fainting faster!!!

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +10

      🤣

    • @wirelessone2986
      @wirelessone2986 3 місяці тому +2

      MACH 4 FAINTING BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER

  • @clairey6407
    @clairey6407 4 місяці тому +81

    For a massive spider the size of a human hand, she was actually not as scary as I would have thought! She is kind of peaceful! I appreciate the description of this species. I would still not want to see one in the wild or in my house!!!!.....I just can't help the heebie geebies I get, but it's great to learn about them.

    • @JustMDan
      @JustMDan 3 місяці тому +2

      You should see them run

  • @flippineck6121
    @flippineck6121 4 місяці тому +241

    I was in Pinnaroo when I seen the biggest Huntsman I've seen. It was on the windscreen of someone's car who was scared and didn't know what to do. I removed and gently placed it on the ground, and some old man who was watching walks over and stomps it. Then smiles like he just cured cancer. I felt a mix of rage and disbelief.

    • @incorrectbeans
      @incorrectbeans 4 місяці тому +26

      based old man

    • @dddoodles
      @dddoodles 4 місяці тому

      People are ignorant assholes.

    • @flippineck6121
      @flippineck6121 4 місяці тому +64

      @incorrectbeans yeah scared lil dog like you who couldn't get close when he would of needed his hands, but gangsta when it's safely on ground. and he has thick soles to keep him safe from the big scary spider.

    • @martinwallace5734
      @martinwallace5734 4 місяці тому +18

      I felt the same as a kid when our neighbour killed a beautiful goanna with an axe.

    • @ariannasv22
      @ariannasv22 4 місяці тому +53

      I might be terrified of spiders but I try to avoid killing them if I can because I know they are just trying to live their life. I'd also be super upset

  • @Blackshroom
    @Blackshroom 4 місяці тому +79

    I like how she just casually had that in her pocket

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +47

      Every Aussie has at least one! 😂

    • @matthewcullen1298
      @matthewcullen1298 4 місяці тому +6

      ​@@ausgeoYeah we just get normal ones at my place in Brisbane. We get big night spiders outside our house.we call them our little girls.

    • @sharms888
      @sharms888 3 місяці тому +1

      The spider or the girl ? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @andreypanin2136
    @andreypanin2136 5 місяців тому +40

    "Doing spidery things" 😀

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  5 місяців тому +8

      What else? 😂

  • @PS-Straya_M8
    @PS-Straya_M8 4 місяці тому +20

    I have a huge Hunstman living in my letterbox, first time almost jumped out of my skin! Now I say hi when i collect my mail it really is a gentle giant

    • @allisonjames2923
      @allisonjames2923 2 місяці тому +4

      Lol. I thought I was the only one who said hi to their huntsman in the letterbox. They really do enjoy living with the mail. Not very good at paying the bills though 🤷‍♀️

  • @miker.3623
    @miker.3623 3 місяці тому +6

    Is it terribly wrong for me to say how very much I want one? I wouldn't ever try because invasive species are a threat world-wide (I'm in the states). I do have a large pet wolf spider who refused to leave after 20+ attempts to put her out because "she" became used to me handling her so she over-winters here as free pest control. So I let her stay free to roam. she now plays patty-cake/high five with me and loves contact because I hand feed her crickets...My service dog became used to her and her to him. He somehow knows how fragile she is, and that she is family, allowing her to greet him with a nose-tap on her journeys. She is very large and her presence is always known. This is her last year because females only live to 3yrs max (males 1yr after mating) So yes, one can get excited when speaking of these earthlings, because they do show intelligence for training, recognition of a safe interaction, and a want of interaction when comfortable. We will miss Scarlet J. (Black Widow) Thanks Caitlin for helping the world know these fellow earthlings better...hey y'all never touch a spider unless ya know, never kill a spider because ya don't!!!!

  • @snuscaboose1942
    @snuscaboose1942 2 місяці тому +9

    This works, holding the massive huntsman for the entire video gets a positive message across.

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 4 місяці тому +106

    "Honey, there's a huge spider in the bathroom!"
    Caitlin: "Okay, I'll be right there."

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +5

      😂

    • @mq-r3apz291
      @mq-r3apz291 4 місяці тому +1

      "Don't kill it let me catch it with my bare hands so it can eat the pesky mouses in our yard"

    • @LazerFriday
      @LazerFriday 3 місяці тому

      More like..."CRIKEY! ON MY WAY!!"

  • @anonxmas4678
    @anonxmas4678 5 місяців тому +14

    Man huntsman spiders are so cool. Thanks for doing this, spiders (especially the big ones) are so often misunderstood.

  • @zmonsterk
    @zmonsterk 4 місяці тому +13

    Beautiful creatures have always loved them … nice to see others who feel the same 😊

  • @MayimHastings
    @MayimHastings 4 місяці тому +12

    What a joy! She makes me want to hold one of those beautiful beings... And I'm deathly afraid of spiders. She reminds me so much of Steve Irwin and how he would remove fear and impart respect for creatures by describing them so lovingly. He would be so proud! 🤍🕷️🐊🐍🦇

  • @mauriziodagostino4339
    @mauriziodagostino4339 5 місяців тому +9

    What a nice dog 🐈 you have on your hand! What his name?

  • @Femaiden
    @Femaiden 4 місяці тому +70

    "they sit for hours waiting to detect prey, and they have amazing spidey senses"
    .
    .
    .
    as a cricket just scurries right past in between its legs. . .

    • @nonaurbizniz7440
      @nonaurbizniz7440 4 місяці тому +11

      It wasn't hungry. Same as when you see a lion strolling casually past zebra and buffalo in africa. It's not hungry so it ignores all that tasty meat.

    • @shadysorkin9214
      @shadysorkin9214 4 місяці тому +1

      Them filming it doesn't mean its hunting.

    • @Femaiden
      @Femaiden 4 місяці тому +4

      the point is that the narrator is talking about its hunting abilities, while showing footage of it. . .not hunting. ..
      it's the contradictory nature of the footage.

    • @Femaiden
      @Femaiden 4 місяці тому +2

      it's like is they were talking about. . i dunno, lions and said "the lion is an efficient and deadly hunter, able to take down prey twice its size" while showing footage of a lion sleeping. . .

    • @LePetitChatNoir79
      @LePetitChatNoir79 4 місяці тому

      Lol! 😂 You had one job, spooder!

  • @stevenardianto3653
    @stevenardianto3653 5 місяців тому +11

    We have these too in Indonesia😂 Some are currently living in my attic (i let them anyway)

    • @MrMaKeMeDiNnEr
      @MrMaKeMeDiNnEr 4 місяці тому +2

      Ask them to split the bills

    • @ReptilianTeaDrinker
      @ReptilianTeaDrinker 4 місяці тому

      As long as they eat any pests, they can stay. That's how rent works for spiders. LOL That's really cool though! Never seen a Huntsman in real life. I don't think we have them here in the UK.

  • @415spitfire
    @415spitfire Рік тому +6

    it doesn't looks to terrifying after this video, but anyway, never go to australia xD

  • @charles6232
    @charles6232 4 місяці тому +17

    Cool, I’m amazed how the spider isn’t fazed on the ladies hands.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +4

      Keep calm and carry on!

    • @GrimMelvin
      @GrimMelvin 3 місяці тому

      @@ausgeo Keep calm and do spidery things.

  • @HikeColorado
    @HikeColorado 5 місяців тому +5

    I wouldn’t have that damn thing on me for all the money in the world 🤣

  • @genericname108
    @genericname108 3 місяці тому +5

    0:14 of course It is ☠️☠️☠️💀💀

    • @J3TF1RE
      @J3TF1RE 3 місяці тому

      We must all be saying that 😂

    • @Travis-guy-247
      @Travis-guy-247 19 днів тому

      I literally said these exact words on that part 😂😂

  • @michaellehane4800
    @michaellehane4800 4 місяці тому +10

    So nice to see a fellow Ossie (&a girl) who truly loves spiders , I have a Hunty called Hellen who shares my house. She’s been here for almost two years, I don’t think they have a very long life span 😢 and will be sad when she‘leaves’. Spiders are amazing creatures and totally necessary for the environment’s survival and health.

    • @looloo4029
      @looloo4029 3 місяці тому +1

      Lifespan is about two years so you have had her company for most of her life.

  • @Gonken88
    @Gonken88 2 місяці тому +3

    I have a pet spider in my bathroom. Her name is Wilma and she's about 9mm from leg tip to leg tip.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  2 місяці тому +1

      Say hi to Wilma for us! 🧡

  • @m.hstudioproductions6642
    @m.hstudioproductions6642 Рік тому +13

    I've heard a lot about Typostola Barbata (Green-bellied Huntsman), you'll notice some aqua green areas if you look closely at its abdomen and leg joints. This is because they have a special form of lifeblood which they use to pump up their legs when hunting on trees. Plus, the Green-bellied huntsman's fangs are large and powerful, so once they've been driven into the prey there are no second chances.

  • @ASteelWheel
    @ASteelWheel Рік тому +34

    I love Australia so much that I prefer to not visit and just look from a far. 😂😂😂

    • @forestmoss5755
      @forestmoss5755 10 місяців тому +2

      😂

    • @zanesmith666
      @zanesmith666 5 місяців тому +5

      bro i've lived here 35 years and never seen a spider like this

    • @itookallthenames
      @itookallthenames 4 місяці тому +2

      I’ve lived here for more than 40 years and there’s a 21 cm huntsman in my living room. It’s a Grey Huntsman tho, it eats the cockroaches

    • @jamescrawford9883
      @jamescrawford9883 4 місяці тому

      Where do you live? If USA you have them there as well!

    • @ReptilianTeaDrinker
      @ReptilianTeaDrinker 4 місяці тому

      @@itookallthenames You've got a good roommate there. Gets rid of pests and just asks for some shelter in return. Better than most human roommates, I reckon. lol

  • @cookiesontoast9981
    @cookiesontoast9981 4 місяці тому +15

    I've seen the most messed up obscure horror movies you can find and they don't bother me at all.. but looking at these creepy as hell spiders send shivers down my spine. If I saw a spider that big in real life I'd literally run down the street.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +1

      😮

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes 4 місяці тому

      Go watch "Eight Legged Freaks", you'll laugh hard enough to get over the spidy scares.

    • @stephanieyee9784
      @stephanieyee9784 4 місяці тому

      Sook. 😅😂

  • @Juel92
    @Juel92 4 місяці тому +2

    Okay so this woman thinks eating with teeth are scarier than injecting a venom to pre-digest the prey? Is this woman an actual alien? Is this just a better skinsuit version of the bug from Men In Black?

  • @wannabepolyglott8790
    @wannabepolyglott8790 4 місяці тому +7

    Ok she’s terrifying but also very endearing ? What a lovely spidey lady

  • @Mudvayne241
    @Mudvayne241 4 місяці тому +10

    its incredible how happy and amazed she is by the spider, I cannot just wrap my head around that xD

  • @forestmoss5755
    @forestmoss5755 10 місяців тому +38

    I love huntsman spoods. Holding one is on my bucket list. 😊❤

  • @RussellCockman
    @RussellCockman 4 місяці тому +5

    An Aussie. Loved this - presenter so calm, fearless and enthusiastic. Beautiful spider, but I just cannot imagine me doing what she’s doing! 😱😱😱

  • @Radiodragonofdoom
    @Radiodragonofdoom 11 місяців тому +27

    It's cool how nice and helpful these guys are, but not going to lie, if I get surprised by one of them you'll be able to hear my pants-wetting screams from space.

  • @wadejacobs2011
    @wadejacobs2011 4 місяці тому +16

    She’d be my soulmate. I get as excited about nature as she does.

  • @eamonahern7495
    @eamonahern7495 10 місяців тому +32

    My uncle in Australia handles huntsman spiders regularly if he finds one in the house.

    • @MadHax-wt5tl
      @MadHax-wt5tl 4 місяці тому +2

      I have a friend who has no problem handling huntsmen.
      And everyone in his street knows it, almost every time I visit he gets a call and dashes off to the rescue.
      He keeps the biggest ones, releases others, but quite a few end up as magpie dinner.

    • @ReptilianTeaDrinker
      @ReptilianTeaDrinker 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MadHax-wt5tl They call him the 'Huntsman Spider Whisperer'. lol

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND 4 місяці тому +5

    What a beauty! Talking about the spider, though the human is cute, too. What a beautiful human being to love animals and share that love with others.

  • @ReptilianTeaDrinker
    @ReptilianTeaDrinker 4 місяці тому +7

    She's a beaut! Love Hunstman spiders; I think they're cool! :D Love the eyeshadow on this one!

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому

      Aren’t they stunning?

  • @alwaysfourfun1671
    @alwaysfourfun1671 4 місяці тому +6

    Great presentation of the beautiful Green-Bellied spider!

  • @dianelee7471
    @dianelee7471 3 місяці тому +5

    Absolutely frightening but I would never hurt one! Nice video and reminder of diverse this world is.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @looloo4029
      @looloo4029 3 місяці тому

      They’re not poisonous either.

  • @steveegan8139
    @steveegan8139 3 місяці тому +2

    I don't mind huntsmans. They eat cockroaches. As long as they don't walk across my face while I'm sleeping. Yes this has happened

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  3 місяці тому

      Agreed!

  • @anglomik
    @anglomik 3 місяці тому +4

    I think I'm watching a female Steve Irwin!!!

  • @kashigata
    @kashigata 4 місяці тому +2

    I had a huntsman as an un-caged pet for almost a year. He lived on the wall in my long hallway, always staying up close to the cornices. When I bought a puppy, I was interested to see Harry come down the wall for the first time, as if to get up close to see the new arrival. Unfortunately, said puppy, jumped up and ate Harry, before I could stop her. I was really upset about it but didn’t get much sympathy for my bereavement from anyone. 😥

  • @leekspinner
    @leekspinner 10 місяців тому +7

    They eay you talked about it made me see it as adorable spidey 🥺

  • @jamescowley2261
    @jamescowley2261 4 місяці тому +2

    I had an extra large female huntsman who kept climbing into bed with me at night!!! I named her Hannah! She must have felt safe and enjoyed the warmth?? Hannah would scare the living sh!t out of me waking up to a giant spider walking along my arm!!!
    Even popped on a pair of jeans one morning and out she fell, sorry Hannah you have to stay home you're not coming to work with me today!!
    This happened over a few nights.. I was asleep one of the nights and rolled onto her and squashed her 😢.. bless her 8 little cotton socks....

  • @MM-qk8eg
    @MM-qk8eg 11 місяців тому +7

    What a great and informative video! And those tiny babies look so cute and cartoonish!

  • @relevantinformation6655
    @relevantinformation6655 3 місяці тому +1

    When we lived in Arizona out in the boonies. We used to have a lot of Arizona Blonde tarantulas around our koi pond. It’s the largest American tarantula. Very docile. You can let one walk on to your hand if you need to move it while gardening. You have to be careful you don’t aggravate it as can brush off prickly hairs which can get into your eyes I’ve heard. Handled many of these, never felt threatened. They have VERY large fangs. Great for eating scorpions and crickets. We used to drop crickets near their burrows- they must have thought of us as the food delivery service ;)

  • @beijingbrandon6220
    @beijingbrandon6220 4 місяці тому +5

    SPIDAAAAH

  • @raygale4198
    @raygale4198 Місяць тому +2

    If they could be trained to open beer they would be the perfect house guest.

  • @jimcondon9032
    @jimcondon9032 4 місяці тому +5

    Awesome ❤️ absolutely luv our Aussie Huntsmans 🇦🇺

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +2

      Be proud! 🧡

  • @Dirtbag-Hyena
    @Dirtbag-Hyena 4 місяці тому +1

    She's gorgeous. And, they seem pretty docile, you are a very animated talker yet she was chill the whole time.
    Do they make great pets like some tarantulas?? I used to keep tarantulas. I raised many of them from spiderlings. Spiders are awesome creatures and we humans should feel greatful they exist. ✌🏼

  • @jamesbeattie2591
    @jamesbeattie2591 Рік тому +6

    You will never get me in Australia.

    • @glennllewellyn7369
      @glennllewellyn7369 4 місяці тому +1

      Fine. I’ll come visit…and bring one with me - I have plenty.

  • @user-ej5ek7dt3v
    @user-ej5ek7dt3v 11 місяців тому +6

    1:35 spider took the L

    • @rubetz528
      @rubetz528 11 місяців тому +2

      A very clear sign that it was not hungry. In this state they will even let crickets and roaches crawl on them, which totally looks like taking a bigger L.

  • @punkdigerati
    @punkdigerati 4 місяці тому +3

    There's Huntsman in Hawaii, on Maui you used to see them much more in houses when they were harvesting sugarcane, but since shutting down cane operations they're in houses much less.

  • @DaveTexas
    @DaveTexas 4 місяці тому +17

    What a cool spider! UA-cam has proved to be an amazing way to learn about all sorts of creatures I’d never otherwise know anything about.
    It’s also very cool to learn that there’s at least one creature in Australia that isn’t deadly to humans…

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +5

      There are plenty! Check out this playlist and you'll find an amazingly large selection that are quite friendly... ua-cam.com/play/PLl3vox2_nbvDtiFBYo63NaHqnbhbpq9WU.html

    • @Pallomember
      @Pallomember 4 місяці тому +1

      Most things in australia are not out to get you. Apart from magpies and UV rays.

    • @martinwallace5734
      @martinwallace5734 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Pallomember And mozzies. And the occasional human.

    • @jessanna4138
      @jessanna4138 4 місяці тому

      ​@@martinwallace5734and those little male wood ducks😂

    • @jimmyjames_yt
      @jimmyjames_yt 3 місяці тому

      UA-cam sucks

  • @etmax1
    @etmax1 4 місяці тому +1

    I live in Melbourne Victoria in suburbia proper and we have a large gum tree on the other side of the road. In summer when it gets very dry and hot and in winter when it's cold and wet usually for a few days they will wander away from their tree hide out and come in side to see if the pickings are better. We usually leave them in for a few days as they clean out the white tail spiders and the odd cockroach, and then they leave. If they make themselves comfortable in our bedroom we put them back on the tree because I don't fancy the idea of them falling off the ceiling onto our bed at night while lights are out, also if they're anywhere else in the house we put them back on their tree after a week or so.

  • @awetistic5295
    @awetistic5295 5 місяців тому +4

    Friendly Australian puppy! The neon green slings are extra cute.

  • @ImVee10
    @ImVee10 18 днів тому +1

    She can also be identified by me breaking the world record running the 4000m in the opposite direction.
    🏃🏼‍♂️💨🕷️

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  18 днів тому +1

      🤣 They just want to be friends, we promise! 🧡

  • @5billionyears
    @5billionyears 4 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful! I love spiders!

  • @BD1ZZ
    @BD1ZZ 4 місяці тому +2

    No. Nononononono. No to the Nth power No. That thing is so big it gets it's own vote, and it votes no.

  • @sunblestsoul
    @sunblestsoul 4 місяці тому +6

    She is beautiful!

    • @GeoffBosco
      @GeoffBosco 3 місяці тому +1

      Absolute cutie-pie.

  • @db9631
    @db9631 4 місяці тому +21

    I moved from England to Australia and, as an arachnophobe, I thought I would be safe living in the cool, damp and 'European' Southern Highlands of NSW.
    Then I realised that not only are huntsmen spiders common but the area is also home to the deadly Funnelweb.
    I now live, quite literally, on a knife-edge of fear.

    • @davidmchugh2959
      @davidmchugh2959 4 місяці тому +1

      I live in the southern highlands as well and yes I’ve seen more huntsman’s and spiders here then my whole life in Sydney

    • @Pslm.103_1-4
      @Pslm.103_1-4 4 місяці тому +1

      I can’t even stand House spiders. Thought our Hobo spiders were big….I hate this video. WHY WAS IT SUGGESTED- How do y’all stand living with so many?!?!! 🤢 I guess I’ll have my reoccurring dream of clothes covered in spiders tonight. 🫡🫠
      -Sincerely, Shared 🕷️’phobe from USA

    • @aircastles1013
      @aircastles1013 4 місяці тому

      @@Pslm.103_1-4UA-cam has an evil side, this was suggested to me also, an Australian scared of spiders. I didn’t even know this species existed and could have happily lived my life in ignorance. THANKS youtube!!

    • @aircastles1013
      @aircastles1013 4 місяці тому +4

      As an old Australian, I wanted to readsure you with the old “huntsmen aren’t dangerous, they can’t hurt you”, then I realised what a massive hypocrisy that would be, I am also terrified of them in my house and cannot sleep if I know there is one inside.

    • @stephanieyee9784
      @stephanieyee9784 4 місяці тому +4

      Huntys are great housemates and help keep the mozzies out.
      They are Very fast and you have to keep one eye on them all the time. I'm only really creeped out though when one parks its rse above a doorway. Haha. I talk to mine. I let them know I'm happy to see them and as long as they don't get "on me" they can stay.

  • @harpersneil
    @harpersneil 3 місяці тому +3

    Such a lovely hostess; infectious enthusiasm. Great video.

  • @quickstep2408
    @quickstep2408 4 місяці тому +1

    at this point in size you're chasing that damn spider out with a gun, not a newspaper. would be gross to squash one 🤢

  • @ericdavid199
    @ericdavid199 5 місяців тому +4

    Sweet jesus...

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes 4 місяці тому +1

    And thanks to the hook tips on thier legs, when the run accross a wooden floor they sound like little ponies galloping.

  • @thetwitchywitchy
    @thetwitchywitchy 3 місяці тому +3

    I recently learned about how most Australians view Huntsman spiders as a positive, many choosing to let them live in their homes to control insects, I think finding ways of cohabitating with the animals around us is really really cool :)

  • @resh..
    @resh.. 4 місяці тому +2

    She’s beautiful ! And seems to be so gentle !
    When I was in Mauritius several years back ( half my family are from there ), I walked out the back of our apartment to have a quick cigarette.
    I was just shifting around on the spot, and caught something in my peripheral vision that made me do a double-take…
    It was a HUGE Huntsman, legs a spread on the wall, ( butt facing the sky, head towards the ground )... and on her back, were hundreds of little white babies.
    And for someone that definitely jumps when I see a big House Spider indoors here in the UK… I had no fear come over me at all.
    She was just being super chill, and I even leant in to have a really close look at her, and my nose must have only been five or six inches away !
    I just remember thinking she was absolutely amazing, and finished my cigarette, standing next to her, thinking what a privilege it was to spend a few moments in the evening air, with such an incredible creature.
    p/s I’ve also been a non smoker and non vaper for 3 years ! 🙂
    Thank you for the awesome content!
    Kind regards - Resh

  • @AxleLotl
    @AxleLotl 4 місяці тому +5

    As an Aussie...
    I sometimes forget about the wildlife we have here.
    Thank you for reminding me and fuelling my nightmares once more 🥰

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому

      Hardly a nightmare! This creature isn’t going out of its way to do any harm to humans. 🙂

    • @looloo4029
      @looloo4029 3 місяці тому

      @@ausgeono, but it’s your subconscious that makes up the nightmares and includes the things that have scared you in them.

  • @woutmoerman711
    @woutmoerman711 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks. I'm not fond of spiders, but your enthusiasm helps.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  Місяць тому +1

      That's great to hear!

  • @twasbrillig33
    @twasbrillig33 Рік тому +6

    WOW! that's is soooooo COOOL!!!!! Beautiful!

  • @ICU1337
    @ICU1337 4 місяці тому +1

    *"...because that would be terrifying 👩🏻"*
    Lady... Your whole country is terrifying... I heard your accent and I was like, "Australians..." saw the channel name and was like "Yup... It all makes sense as to why I'm watching a video with a big creepy spider in it..."
    Oh and now you're really killing me with your parting words 🤣👏🏽 You Aussies are _wild_ man! Thanks for the video and the laughs 😁

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +1

      We swear, Australia isn't all that creepy! It's a beautiful place, and unless you go hunt out this kind of wildlife, it's not coming looking for you 😂

  • @Dontstopbelievingman
    @Dontstopbelievingman 4 місяці тому +3

    I'm glad I've never seen one of these in real life, but I do think they're beautiful.

  • @ondrejvevoda8284
    @ondrejvevoda8284 Місяць тому +2

    I don't care who she is, but that woman deserves a raise.

  • @justinblake420
    @justinblake420 10 місяців тому +4

    I had a pet huntsman for over 18 months then it laid eggs
    The babies were flouro yellow

    • @forestmoss5755
      @forestmoss5755 10 місяців тому +1

      Awww 🥰 that's so cool

    • @Eva-oe3se
      @Eva-oe3se 5 місяців тому +2

      I am sorry for you family, mate.

  • @tangatoto362
    @tangatoto362 Місяць тому +1

    What a beautiful creature ( the spider that is )… I so wish I could find one in my garden. Yet another wonderful Australian critter that looks scary but is totally not. Along with carpet pythons we should welcome even more creatures that frighten foreigners away, especially Americans! 😎

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  Місяць тому

      We definitely have a lot of misunderstood creatures in our backyard! 🧡

  • @WFT391
    @WFT391 3 місяці тому +4

    She's a beauty. ❤

  • @josephowens4654
    @josephowens4654 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice to meet you Giant Green Bellied Huntsman Spider. I’m the Fat Brown Trousered Tourist. I’ll be going now.

  • @tarantuhalla
    @tarantuhalla 8 місяців тому +3

    Huntsman spiders are amazing to observe :)

  • @chrismcdowell7138
    @chrismcdowell7138 5 місяців тому +1

    No, nope, nada, nyet, nien!!! I’ll stick with the very northern parts, of the Northern Hemisphere, where I’ll take my chances with the killer penguins.

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  5 місяців тому +1

      😂

  • @sabishiihito
    @sabishiihito 4 місяці тому +4

    The whole time the spider is probably like "???" "!!!!"

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  4 місяці тому +1

      👀

    • @HopDavid
      @HopDavid 4 місяці тому +1

      I dunno. It seems the spider and the woman are acquainted with one another. Almost seems like part of a routine.

  • @simonfunwithtrains1572
    @simonfunwithtrains1572 3 місяці тому +2

    what an absolute beauty, I love spiders they're just so interesting.

  • @owtena
    @owtena Рік тому +4

    How you name a fear when someone is afraid of spiders only with long legs. Seriously! I'm ok with big spiders with short legs but I'm terrified of spiders with long legs even the smallest spiders (even couple of centimetres long spiders) 🙈🫣😫

    • @forestmoss5755
      @forestmoss5755 10 місяців тому

      This if fascinating! I have no idea, but that's interesting!

    • @MrMoney-gr3lb
      @MrMoney-gr3lb 9 місяців тому

      If anything you should be more afraid of the longer bodied, shorter legs because they have bigger fangs

    • @eline3125
      @eline3125 8 місяців тому

      I actually have something similar! Many spiders with big bodies and short legs look cute to me, the ones with small bodies and long legs often creep me out. I'm ok with the one in the video though, even though it does have kinda long legs too. I think it's also the colour. Light coloured ones (like this one) are ok while black spiders also tend to creep me out faster, when combined with long legs. Still, spiders are also pretty fascinating and I definitely respect them, regardless of whether they creep me out or not.

  • @tommyparis5047
    @tommyparis5047 3 місяці тому +1

    Please remember me NEVER to accept to travel to Australia.....never.....

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  3 місяці тому

      It's a stunning part of the world, we swear! And these creatures are way more scared of you than you are of them... ☺

  • @MattStevens9824
    @MattStevens9824 3 місяці тому +3

    Aussies are among the coolest people in any gathering. All it takes is someone asking "How is it like living with a (INSERT OVERGROWN VENOMOUS CREATURE HERE) every few meters?" and you get responses like "I fookin saw that regularly in my bathroom, mate" --- and they ain't kidding 😂

    • @ausgeo
      @ausgeo  3 місяці тому +2

      You've gotta keep life interesting, right? 🤣

    • @looloo4029
      @looloo4029 3 місяці тому

      Huntsman spiders aren’t venomous/poisonous.

    • @MattStevens9824
      @MattStevens9824 3 місяці тому

      ​@@looloo4029 FALSE! Like most spiders, they DO possess venom for smaller prey--- BUT NOT POTENT ENOUGH to kill a human. Just enough to cause an allergy if you're allergic to their type of venom.

    • @MattStevens9824
      @MattStevens9824 3 місяці тому

      @@looloo4029 False. They do have venom as most spiders do.Even jumping spiders have mild venom. But only mild and suited for their prey. It's not potent enough to kill a human.

  • @dislikebutton6269
    @dislikebutton6269 3 місяці тому +1

    I like the big ones because I know where they are.

  • @MARKET_GARDNERI
    @MARKET_GARDNERI 4 місяці тому +11

    “I fear no man but… that… thing…
    It scares me…”

    • @rickmaldoo4205
      @rickmaldoo4205 4 місяці тому

      Would you rather be stuck with this spider or a bear in a locked room?

    • @MARKET_GARDNERI
      @MARKET_GARDNERI 4 місяці тому

      @@rickmaldoo4205 a spider seems 10x better

    • @Breadbored.
      @Breadbored. 4 місяці тому

      @@rickmaldoo4205 Depends on what kinda bear. I'd take a black bear over that huntsman as long as the bear wasn't overly hungry or angry.

  • @godisgoodwoodworks4801
    @godisgoodwoodworks4801 4 місяці тому +1

    If I saw one out in the wild, I'd say "How do you do?", and admire it from a distance. Maybe enough distance that I would have to send my greeting by text.

  • @BobbySacamano
    @BobbySacamano 5 місяців тому +8

    They sit still for hours until they feel the vibrations of approaching prey... AND THEN!!!!!... ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢᶦᵗ ˢᵗᶦˡˡ

  • @nachtfalke07
    @nachtfalke07 4 місяці тому +1

    Australian dogs sure look weird. But at least they are still fluffy.
    Jokes aside, very nice little video about. :)

  • @jme81
    @jme81 Рік тому +6

    What a beauty :)

  • @AshtonFitness
    @AshtonFitness 5 місяців тому

    F*CK. THAT.