RE: Euprosthenops Australis [Funnel Nursery-Web Spider]

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This was such an interesting read! I had no idea of the maternal care these spiders had. Then again, I am not the biggest fan of spiders overall. I respect them and their role in the ecosystem though. If I find one in the house, I always try to get it out unharmed. I don't have a perfect track record in that regard, unfortunately! Sometimes I spook and then my husband will just storm in and squash it instinctively.

I am proud to say that I did once move a giant rain spider out successfully, while my husband was the one hiding. Steve as I called him was very chill though. We had an understanding. As long as he (though it may well have been a she, I am no expert like you) didn't make any sudden unexpected movements we would both get through this just fine. I coaxed him off the curtain and into a bucket (a big bucket, just in case) and deposited him at the very furthest point in the garden.😂



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It's the little things that count! Sometimes it's unavoidable and/or unintentional, but spiders die from so many other things that actively hunt them. So relocating one is a massive help!

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