An Australian posted a terrifying 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 delete or move away without deleting. Both choices are not pleasant “, wrote the unknown Australian on their picture, uploaded on the internet discussion site Reddit.
Within hours, he received more than 10,700 positive votes from horrified people he liked – especially from the US and Canada.
The awful image of an expected spider hunter was posted on Reddit
“I think I’ll have to carry a spare roll in my purse if you’re visiting Australia,” one redditor wrote in the comments section.
“Maybe I make toilet paper packets, like we have nose tissue packs.”
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 humans, mainly because it is large, hairy and runs fast.
A Sydney mother took pictures of baby hunters in her daughter’s bedroom (pictured), urging arachnologist Dr. Lizzie Lowe to remind people that large, hairy spiders are harmless.
“Burn it to the ground, my parents take the hunters and make me want to roll my eyes,” wrote a Redditor.
The image may help explain why Australians almost universally strip the toilet paper aisles of large supermarket chains during coronavirus blockage.
One redditor joked, “Actually, we ran out of toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic and had to use the hunters to wipe, when the situation got worse, they started mixing and matching packages and that’s why this image exists.”
Huntsman spiders are on the move in February because it is the end of the summer breeding season.
Dr. Lizzie Lowe, an archaeologist at Macquarie University, said that creepy robbers are more likely to ignite each other than to hurt you
Large, long-legged spiders, known for their speed, have appeared en masse this season, while cities across the country are facing a plague of arachnids.
The observations, which were widely shared on social networks, brought little comfort to those with arachnophobia.
But Dr. Lizzie Lowe, an archaeologist at Macquarie University, said “beautiful” reptiles are harmless because their eyesight is poor, they are usually confusing, and they are not very poisonous.
“Hunters do not have a very good view. They see light, darkness and movement and that’s about it, “she told Weatherzone.
“They will never run towards you intentionally, because they are small and not very poisonous. They can bite you, but they won’t hurt you.
Dr. Lowe said hunters are “very fast,” but often confused, and if they charge at you, the confusion is the simple explanation.
She said hunters are not aggressive spiders and usually stay up because they find food to eat.
Dr. Lowe said hunters are “summer spiders” because their eggs hatch in the spring, when they are stimulated by warmer weather and rainy conditions.
But the baby hunter recently seen across the country has appeared because some spiders do two rounds of breeding.
Dr. Lowe warned that it is best to let the child hunter do their own thing – as they are more likely to turn on each other than hurt you.
“When babies come out, they spread very quickly within a day or two. They are extremely cannibalistic and do not want to be eaten by their nest mates. They also need to have their own food, so it is in their best interest to disperse, ‘she said.
“There’s probably enough food for a hunter in every house.”
Dr. Lowe’s comments come after a mother in Sydney took pictures of spiders infiltrating her daughter’s bedroom.
She shared the terrifying images with a friend, who posted them on social networks.
The friend said: “They are bigger than the little babies I saw. You can see how big they are by the window.
They are fast, they jump and they are big. I catch them and put them out. However, this would totally scare me.