Australian spider

The Australian Huntsman spider is a hunter and roams its habitat in search of food. They often make our homes their home, and do a wonderful job of managing insects that come near it. They are often found living under the bark of Eucalyptus trees and can be found at night with a bright torch - their eyes reflect the torch light when it hits them.

Unfortunately for us, Australia isn’t entirely populated just by friendly locals, cool kangaroos, and cute koalas. The Land Down Under sometimes seems like the most dangerous country on the entire planet and should be renamed the Land of Nope.

Australian Huntsman spider

Scared of spiders? Maybe score Australia off your bucket list.

This spider is from the genus Nephila and was photographed in Australia...it also eats birds...and I had really wanted to visit Australia some day and yea well THAT went out the window UGH

A homeowner in Australia has photographed a terrifyingly huge spider lurking in a doorway of their home. The photo, posted to Reddit, shows the massive arachnid flattened out in the doorway.

There are three venomous spiders in the United States: the brown widow, the brown recluse, and the black widow. Some species of spiders in the United States—the mouse spider, black house spider, and wolf spider—are rarely encountered but may deliver a toxic, painful bite.