On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:47:09 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:05:39 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> JBurns wrote:
>>> > We have Australian Huntsman spiders, about as big as my hand. We quite
>>> > often have one in the house.
>>
>>> Our spiders are about a quarter-inch across. If I saw a spider as
>>> big as my hand anywhere in the house, I'd use the shotgun on it.
>>
>>LMAO! ME TOO! ARRRGGGH! ;-D
>
>They are a bit daunting, but if you are faced with them often enough
>you get desensitised. They are harmless critters that keep other
>insects down. They must also be territorial because the house never
>seems to have more than one at a time (visibly anyway), and maybe some
>babies.

True, you never seem to see more than one really big one at a time.
We used to have some real whoppers up in Queensland, they're
relatively small here in Tas.

Dinner tonight is panko crusted pan fried salmon fillets, with lime
wedges. Fresh from the garden salad - baby spinach & beet leaves,
lettuce, spring onion, tomato and cucumber... plus an avocado in a
creamy caesar salad dressing.