An Australian posted a frightening photo of a huge hunting spider sitting on a roll of toilet paper in a public toilet, shocking people around the world.
‘You have to clean or leave without cleaning. Both choices are not pleasant ”, wrote the Australian stranger in his photo, published on the discussion site Reddit.
In just a few hours, he got more than 10,700 positive votes from horrified people who adored him – mostly from the United States and Canada.
The horrifying image of a lurking hunting spider was posted on Reddit
“I think I will have to carry a spare roll in my bag if I visit Australia,” wrote a Redditor in the comments section.
‘Maybe they make packages of toilet paper like we have packs of paper towels for the nose.’
Another wrote: ‘I really want to go to Australia. I also really don’t want to go to Australia. ‘
The harmless and shy insect-eating spider is terrifying to people mainly because it is big, hairy and runs fast.
A Sydney mother took pictures of baby hunters in her daughter’s room (pictured) asking arachnologist Dr. Lizzie Lowe, to remind people that big, hairy spiders are harmless
“Burn it all, my parents catch hunters and it makes me want to stab my eyes,” wrote one Redditor.
The image may help explain why Australians almost universally remove toilet paper aisles from major supermarket chains during coronavirus blocks.
One redditor joked: ‘In fact, we ran out of toilet paper during the start of the pandemic and we had to use huntsmans to clean up, when the situation got terrible they started mixing and matching packages and that is why this image exists’.
Huntsman spiders are moving in February as it is the end of the summer breeding season.
Dr. Lizzie Lowe, an arachnologist at Macquarie University, said that crawling animals are more likely to bind than to cause damage (stock image)
Large long-legged spiders known for their speed have appeared en masse this season, while cities across the country have caught a plague of arachnids.
The sightings, which were widely shared on social networks, brought little comfort to those with arachnophobia.
But Dr. Lizzie Lowe, an arachnologist at Macquarie University, said the ‘beautiful’ creepers are harmless because their eyesight is poor, they are usually confused and are not highly poisonous.
‘Hunters don’t have very good eyesight. They see the light and the dark and the movement and that’s all, ‘she told Weatherzone.
“They will never intentionally run towards you because they are small and are not highly poisonous. They may bite you, but they will do you no harm.
Dr. Lowe said that hunters are ‘super fast’, but often confused and if they are attacking you, confusion is the simple explanation.
She said that hunters are not aggressive spiders and usually stay high because they are finding food to eat.
Dr. Lowe said that hunters are “summer spiders” because their eggs hatch during the spring, when they are stimulated by the warmer climate and rain.
But the baby hunter recently spotted across the country appeared because some spiders make two rounds of breeding.
Dr. Lowe warned that it is better to let the baby hunter do his own thing – as they are more likely to turn on others than to harm you.
“When babies hatch, they disperse very quickly in a day or two. They are highly cannibalistic and do not want to be eaten by their nesting companions. In addition, they need to have their own food, so it is in their own interest to disperse, ‘she said.
‘There is probably only enough food for one hunter in each home.’
Dr. Lowe’s comments came after a Sydney mother took pictures of baby spiders infiltrating her daughter’s room.
She shared the terrifying images with a friend, who posted them on social media.
The friend said: ‘They are bigger than the little babies I saw. You can see how big they are through the window. ‘
“They are fast, they jump and they are big. I pick them up and place them outside. That, however, would totally scare me. ‘