Kids Found A Big Spider In The Sink

[careless]

It jumped and freaked them out. Hot water didn't kill it or faze it one bit. Does anyone know what kind, or if it 'was' poisonous?

Thanks

[evadgib]

It looks like a cockroach eater! Hot (boiling) water or a good dose of insect spray kills them but the latter takes a few minutes. As far as i'm aware they're harmless/non-venomous but I don't like them in the same room as me if I can help it.

A clout with a coconut brush also does the trick:)

[Slaps]

Bit of oil, butter, garlic, n chili would sort that out

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[notmyself]

Shoot it.

[smokie36]

I just leave spiders alone. They are your friends....!

[steelerian]

Shoot it.

This

[sbk]

Believe its related to huntsman spiders, I like these guys and encourage them, as stated they eat cockroaches and anything that eats cockroaches is ok in my book

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

[marstons]

eitherway what ever it was it deserved a better ending than it got. yeap definatly if you going kill them make it boiling water not hot. boiling would have killed it quick.

[ma91c1an]

Take off and nuke the site from orbit.

It is the only way to be sure.

[Beng]

Some years ago, Big Joe got bitten by one. It turned into a nasty infection and he ended up in hospital.

[koheesti]

My first encounter with one of these was also in my kitchen sink. He was missing 3-4 legs though which I thought was strange. Until I saw a small lizard on the wall a meter or so away. I guess when I turned on the light I must have interrupted a fight.

[sketcher]

Bit of oil, butter, garlic, n chili would sort that out

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I think he wanted to get rid of it, not cook it dinner!

[careless]

My first encounter with one of these was also in my kitchen sink. He was missing 3-4 legs though which I thought was strange. Until I saw a small lizard on the wall a meter or so away. I guess when I turned on the light I must have interrupted a fight.

this one appeared to be missing some limbs as well

[theoracle]

Evil things, I would have got the Mrs to sort it.

[careless]

Evil things, I would have got the Mrs to sort it.

I 'am' the Mrs

[sbk]

Scared of spiders. hunh. These big guys eat cockroaches, disgusting vermin. Given a choice between a big spider and a cockroach I pick Mr. Spider any day.

Jeez, didn't any of you people read Charlotte's Web?

[PoorSucker]

Jeez, didn't any of you people read Charlotte's Web?

No, I only read world wide web.