Meet the Giant Green-bellied Huntsman
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Meet Caitlin Henderson and her giant green-bellied huntsman. She wears yellow eyeshadow, has pins to die for and births hundreds of fluorescent mini-mes.
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Host is sexy.
I traded places with a spider when is was 6
1:35 "waiting to detect passing prey"
*_cricket runs right under it's legs_*
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I was looking for this comment. 🤪🫣
I don't like cricket. Oh no.
Bro fell asleep waiting
it was enjoying the crickets company for a bit.
She was so happy and excited while explaining 😊
Gotta love your wildlife! 💚
You should have seen my face😂😂😂
@@trancos7641 mine always tense up when I see big ones 😊
I was not happy watching this.
She luvs her job.
I have a female huntsmen who makes her nest in my letterbox every year . She uses the same corner each time and protects that sack not moving away from it. When the babies are hatched she stays until the last few leave then she’s off out into the garden again. I’ve convinced my family to leave her be and it’s been 3 yrs so far without her even thinking of biting us.
I love this. I wish people were more willing to coexist with Spiders. They just wanna do their own thing, I wish people knew that it's so rare for one to attack unless you're poking it!!
I feel sorry for the postie who has to put mail through your letterbox
@@keepitsecret-dl1pr Maybe he/she uses one of those extending arm/grabbers with the trigger? Lmao. Being from the United States, I'm glad the worst thing you may find in a letterbox around here would be a hornet nest and not a Volkswagen-sized spider. Lol.
@@keepitsecret-dl1pr In fact, the largest spider I've seen around here are dock spiders. Look them up if you've never seen one.
@@keepitsecret-dl1pr they don’t put their hand in it’s just a slot that the other end of the letter goes in .
If anyone can help shake someone's arachnophobia, it's this nice person. She is so calm and excited that it almost makes me think that giant nightmare is kinda cute.
She is my hero!👍 I am a woman who does not fear Spiders.😉🥰
One way to overcome the fear of spiders is handling some of them with your hand. A perfect one for starters is the cellar spider, jumping spiders, orb weaving spiders and maybe a small wolfe spiders, now those spiders are quite docile and friendly. Just try not to handle a black widow or any venomous spiders.
@@misaelherrera2845 I don't have a fear of spiders at all, just not ones that look like they could end my life. I think it's a perfectly rational train of thought, if you ask me.
@@misaelherrera2845 Or, here’s a thought: just no. LOL! I never had a fear of spiders until I was bitten by a spider as a tween (I’m almost sixty now). Whatever marker that spider’s venom, which wasn’t deadly AT ALL to humans, left in my body, it seems now that ALL spiders are attracted to me. After my knee, where she bit me, swelled to the size of a volleyball - literally to that size…. we had a volleyball there - I was extremely uninterested in repeating the situation. To remedy, we bought one of those frequency thingies that you plug into any outlet in your house and it discourages insects from entering but it doesn’t affect pets. The one thing that I was conscious to do before that little gadget came along was not freak out if any small children were around. Just because I have developed this phobia doesn’t mean I wanted to pass it onto my children, their friends, or my grandchildren.
@@chrisgreek4285 i never said you had a phobia, i was just saying in general for anyone that has a phobia of spiders and how to overcome the fear of spiders. I never said you had it.
Lady: 😊
Spider: WHY IS THIS BRANCH MOVING SO MUCH
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"And they can grow even bigger!" 😂 Well, I guess I'll be fainting faster!!!
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MACH 4 FAINTING BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER
"Yellow Eyeshadow." I love that
I was in Pinnaroo when I seen the biggest Huntsman I've seen. It was on the windscreen of someone's car who was scared and didn't know what to do. I removed and gently placed it on the ground, and some old man who was watching walks over and stomps it. Then smiles like he just cured cancer. I felt a mix of rage and disbelief.
based old man
People are ignorant assholes.
@incorrectbeans yeah scared lil dog like you who couldn't get close when he would of needed his hands, but gangsta when it's safely on ground. and he has thick soles to keep him safe from the big scary spider.
I felt the same as a kid when our neighbour killed a beautiful goanna with an axe.
I might be terrified of spiders but I try to avoid killing them if I can because I know they are just trying to live their life. I'd also be super upset
Caitlin: "a spider... that looks like it might be the size of a small dog. This spider actually exists, and it's native to Australia!"
Surprized pikachu face
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HUGE RESPECT to Caitlin Henderson. I can tell she totally loves and respects this Spider. Thank you for this video. Much love from Chicago IL USA.
I didn't realize there were huntsman that were more laid back. Beautiful!
They are all laid back, most of the time. They just move very quickly when startled or when hunting.
I’ve been able to relocate them with my hands and just let them crawl over me. But often they will dash.
@@MeppyMan Yep, same here. They are not aggressive in the least, just unpredictable and fast. 🙂
@@rudiphoto Not the ones in South Africa. They're called Rain Spiders here and they're quite bold. They'll frequently come running into your house on the ground like they think they're dogs and will rear and wave their legs at you if you move.
@@rudiphotoor when you evict them in a manner they don’t like. I’ve been chased twice, no joke
Spiders r amazing. I started learning this when, at 4 yrs old, my big bro explained how spiders were actually my Friend. I was hugely allergic to mosquitoes and he gently pointed out that spiders and bats ate those bugs and insects that gave me painful/scratchy welts. Big shout out to my bro and to siblings everywhere that help us connect w the amazing world of Nature. Big shout out to those of u who keep carrying that message forward!!! 🕊️
How sweet!
I have "the worlds smallest bat" technically the second smallest around my house, sometimes 5 at once. Always as the sun is going down. Cat brings one inside every second year. You see them swooping passes thru gnat swarms over and over. VERY fast moving.
I like how she just casually had that in her pocket
Every Aussie has at least one! 😂
@@ausgeoYeah we just get normal ones at my place in Brisbane. We get big night spiders outside our house.we call them our little girls.
The spider or the girl ? 🤣🤣🤣
I have a huge Hunstman living in my letterbox, first time almost jumped out of my skin! Now I say hi when i collect my mail it really is a gentle giant
For a massive spider the size of a human hand, she was actually not as scary as I would have thought! She is kind of peaceful! I appreciate the description of this species. I would still not want to see one in the wild or in my house!!!!.....I just can't help the heebie geebies I get, but it's great to learn about them.
You should see them run
"Honey, there's a huge spider in the bathroom!"
Caitlin: "Okay, I'll be right there."
😂
"Don't kill it let me catch it with my bare hands so it can eat the pesky mouses in our yard"
More like..."CRIKEY! ON MY WAY!!"
its incredible how happy and amazed she is by the spider, I cannot just wrap my head around that xD
Spiders are rad :3
"Doing spidery things" 😀
What else? 😂
There's Huntsman in Hawaii, on Maui you used to see them much more in houses when they were harvesting sugarcane, but since shutting down cane operations they're in houses much less.
Beautiful creatures have always loved them … nice to see others who feel the same 😊
I've seen the most messed up obscure horror movies you can find and they don't bother me at all.. but looking at these creepy as hell spiders send shivers down my spine. If I saw a spider that big in real life I'd literally run down the street.
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Go watch "Eight Legged Freaks", you'll laugh hard enough to get over the spidy scares.
Sook. 😅😂
Aussies are among the coolest people in any gathering. All it takes is someone asking "How is it like living with a (INSERT OVERGROWN VENOMOUS CREATURE HERE) every few meters?" and you get responses like "I fookin saw that regularly in my bathroom, mate" --- and they ain't kidding 😂
You've gotta keep life interesting, right? 🤣
Huntsman spiders aren’t venomous/poisonous.
@@looloo4029 FALSE! Like most spiders, they DO possess venom for smaller prey--- BUT NOT POTENT ENOUGH to kill a human. Just enough to cause an allergy if you're allergic to their type of venom.
@@looloo4029 False. They do have venom as most spiders do.Even jumping spiders have mild venom. But only mild and suited for their prey. It's not potent enough to kill a human.
She’s beautiful ! And seems to be so gentle !
When I was in Mauritius several years back ( half my family are from there ), I walked out the back of our apartment to have a quick cigarette.
I was just shifting around on the spot, and caught something in my peripheral vision that made me do a double-take…
It was a HUGE Huntsman, legs a spread on the wall, ( butt facing the sky, head towards the ground )... and on her back, were hundreds of little white babies.
And for someone that definitely jumps when I see a big House Spider indoors here in the UK… I had no fear come over me at all.
She was just being super chill, and I even leant in to have a really close look at her, and my nose must have only been five or six inches away !
I just remember thinking she was absolutely amazing, and finished my cigarette, standing next to her, thinking what a privilege it was to spend a few moments in the evening air, with such an incredible creature.
p/s I’ve also been a non smoker and non vaper for 3 years ! 🙂
Thank you for the awesome content!
Kind regards - Resh
So nice to see a fellow Ossie (&a girl) who truly loves spiders , I have a Hunty called Hellen who shares my house. She’s been here for almost two years, I don’t think they have a very long life span 😢 and will be sad when she‘leaves’. Spiders are amazing creatures and totally necessary for the environment’s survival and health.
Lifespan is about two years so you have had her company for most of her life.
What a joy! She makes me want to hold one of those beautiful beings... And I'm deathly afraid of spiders. She reminds me so much of Steve Irwin and how he would remove fear and impart respect for creatures by describing them so lovingly. He would be so proud! 🤍🕷️🐊🐍🦇
I moved from England to Australia and, as an arachnophobe, I thought I would be safe living in the cool, damp and 'European' Southern Highlands of NSW.
Then I realised that not only are huntsmen spiders common but the area is also home to the deadly Funnelweb.
I now live, quite literally, on a knife-edge of fear.
I live in the southern highlands as well and yes I’ve seen more huntsman’s and spiders here then my whole life in Sydney
I can’t even stand House spiders. Thought our Hobo spiders were big….I hate this video. WHY WAS IT SUGGESTED- How do y’all stand living with so many?!?!! 🤢 I guess I’ll have my reoccurring dream of clothes covered in spiders tonight. 🫡🫠
-Sincerely, Shared 🕷️’phobe from USA
@@Pslm.103_1-4CZcams has an evil side, this was suggested to me also, an Australian scared of spiders. I didn’t even know this species existed and could have happily lived my life in ignorance. THANKS youtube!!
As an old Australian, I wanted to readsure you with the old “huntsmen aren’t dangerous, they can’t hurt you”, then I realised what a massive hypocrisy that would be, I am also terrified of them in my house and cannot sleep if I know there is one inside.
Huntys are great housemates and help keep the mozzies out.
They are Very fast and you have to keep one eye on them all the time. I'm only really creeped out though when one parks its rse above a doorway. Haha. I talk to mine. I let them know I'm happy to see them and as long as they don't get "on me" they can stay.
Man huntsman spiders are so cool. Thanks for doing this, spiders (especially the big ones) are so often misunderstood.
Ok she’s terrifying but also very endearing ? What a lovely spidey lady
"they sit for hours waiting to detect prey, and they have amazing spidey senses"
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as a cricket just scurries right past in between its legs. . .
It wasn't hungry. Same as when you see a lion strolling casually past zebra and buffalo in africa. It's not hungry so it ignores all that tasty meat.
Them filming it doesn't mean its hunting.
the point is that the narrator is talking about its hunting abilities, while showing footage of it. . .not hunting. ..
it's the contradictory nature of the footage.
it's like is they were talking about. . i dunno, lions and said "the lion is an efficient and deadly hunter, able to take down prey twice its size" while showing footage of a lion sleeping. . .
Lol! 😂 You had one job, spooder!
An Aussie. Loved this - presenter so calm, fearless and enthusiastic. Beautiful spider, but I just cannot imagine me doing what she’s doing! 😱😱😱
She’d be my soulmate. I get as excited about nature as she does.
Who, the spider?
@@redplanet7163 🤣😂
Nah mate not a spider.
@@wadejacobs2011
Cool, I’m amazed how the spider isn’t fazed on the ladies hands.
Keep calm and carry on!
@@ausgeo Keep calm and do spidery things.
What a beauty! Talking about the spider, though the human is cute, too. What a beautiful human being to love animals and share that love with others.
Absolutely frightening but I would never hurt one! Nice video and reminder of diverse this world is.
Glad you enjoyed it!
They’re not poisonous either.
Such a lovely hostess; infectious enthusiasm. Great video.
I used to have a large rural property in northern nsw. Lots of rainforest. Am used to big huntsmans, but while setting fox traps, I saw one in the lantana - same as this one, but had a body MUCH bigger than a mouse. Took me by surprise, been living out bush all my life and never seen a spider that big.
I hate that I'm terrified of these things, it really doesn't make sense. I tried to watch this video and see it as the harmless creature that it is, but every time it moved the illusion was shattered.
I hope one day I can overcome that and see them for what they are. The knowledge that they can "sprint" certainly didn't help though haha.
She's a beauty. ❤
I love huntsman spoods. Holding one is on my bucket list. 😊❤
same!
WHYYYYY
Same. It would be a cool experience. I think they're cute. xD
@@Goregreet Why not?
I've heard a lot about Typostola Barbata (Green-bellied Huntsman), you'll notice some aqua green areas if you look closely at its abdomen and leg joints. This is because they have a special form of lifeblood which they use to pump up their legs when hunting on trees. Plus, the Green-bellied huntsman's fangs are large and powerful, so once they've been driven into the prey there are no second chances.
It's cool how nice and helpful these guys are, but not going to lie, if I get surprised by one of them you'll be able to hear my pants-wetting screams from space.
Great presentation of the beautiful Green-Bellied spider!
I had a huntsman as an un-caged pet for almost a year. He lived on the wall in my long hallway, always staying up close to the cornices. When I bought a puppy, I was interested to see Harry come down the wall for the first time, as if to get up close to see the new arrival. Unfortunately, said puppy, jumped up and ate Harry, before I could stop her. I was really upset about it but didn’t get much sympathy for my bereavement from anyone. 😥
what an absolute beauty, I love spiders they're just so interesting.
What a cool spider! CZcams has proved to be an amazing way to learn about all sorts of creatures I’d never otherwise know anything about.
It’s also very cool to learn that there’s at least one creature in Australia that isn’t deadly to humans…
There are plenty! Check out this playlist and you'll find an amazingly large selection that are quite friendly... czcams.com/play/PLl3vox2_nbvDtiFBYo63NaHqnbhbpq9WU.html
Most things in australia are not out to get you. Apart from magpies and UV rays.
@@Pallomember And mozzies. And the occasional human.
@@martinwallace5734and those little male wood ducks😂
CZcams sucks
I'm glad I've never seen one of these in real life, but I do think they're beautiful.
She reminds me of my dil who has adhd....talks ten to the dozen, vey enthusiastic, kind and soooo happy.
As an Aussie...
I sometimes forget about the wildlife we have here.
Thank you for reminding me and fuelling my nightmares once more 🥰
Hardly a nightmare! This creature isn’t going out of its way to do any harm to humans. 🙂
@@ausgeono, but it’s your subconscious that makes up the nightmares and includes the things that have scared you in them.
She is beautiful!
Absolute cutie-pie.
We have these too in Indonesia😂 Some are currently living in my attic (i let them anyway)
Ask them to split the bills
As long as they eat any pests, they can stay. That's how rent works for spiders. LOL That's really cool though! Never seen a Huntsman in real life. I don't think we have them here in the UK.
What a fantastic looking spider! She looks calm and fluffy.
You are a very Beautifull happy specimen, bright eyes. Same goes for Caitlin Henderson wow! the world needs more happy people like you, my dear girl.
Which is why i will never travel to australia. 😆
Same 💀
They are harmless, why would you fear something that will run from you ? You get used to them.
On the contrary, it's one of the reasons I would go there! Wish they were here where I live...cool.
Aussie here,huntsmans arent everywhere, I havent seen one since last year
@@Eli.400 hi Elijah,I know, occasionally one comes inside then leaves again, yet people think that we live in danger from all the poisonous, lethal, most deadly things but in the city we rarely see anything dangerous except maybe traffic. It's the exaggerated videos on CZcams that does it.
She's a beaut! Love Hunstman spiders; I think they're cool! :D Love the eyeshadow on this one!
Aren’t they stunning?
Thanks for showing this beautiful creature. And thanks for the happiness to describe these creatures.
Our pleasure! 🧡
They eay you talked about it made me see it as adorable spidey 🥺
Friendly Australian puppy! The neon green slings are extra cute.
My uncle in Australia handles huntsman spiders regularly if he finds one in the house.
I have a friend who has no problem handling huntsmen.
And everyone in his street knows it, almost every time I visit he gets a call and dashes off to the rescue.
He keeps the biggest ones, releases others, but quite a few end up as magpie dinner.
@@MadHax-wt5tl They call him the 'Huntsman Spider Whisperer'. lol
I love how gentle and careful she was with that human doing the interview.
😂🤣😂
Wonderful. Thankyou.
WOW! that's is soooooo COOOL!!!!! Beautiful!
Awesome ❤️ absolutely luv our Aussie Huntsmans 🇦🇺
Be proud! 🧡
Fantastic to see your energy describing this girl.
I had an extra large female huntsman who kept climbing into bed with me at night!!! I named her Hannah! She must have felt safe and enjoyed the warmth?? Hannah would scare the living sh!t out of me waking up to a giant spider walking along my arm!!!
Even popped on a pair of jeans one morning and out she fell, sorry Hannah you have to stay home you're not coming to work with me today!!
This happened over a few nights.. I was asleep one of the nights and rolled onto her and squashed her 😢.. bless her 8 little cotton socks....
What a great and informative video! And those tiny babies look so cute and cartoonish!
The whole time the spider is probably like "???" "!!!!"
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I dunno. It seems the spider and the woman are acquainted with one another. Almost seems like part of a routine.
I'm from the northern part of America where we don't have large spiders, but I moved to Japan and these goliaths live here.
The first time I saw one I was on my way out of Universal Studios Japan with some friends. It was night and dark out and maybe 10 meters or so down the road my buddy and I saw something scurrying in the shadows. We thought it was a rat or something but when we got close we saw it was a Huntsman. I had no idea non-tarantula spiders could get that big. The fact that it runs faster than I can did not help the gut wrenching horror I felt.
Wow there's species that live in Japan too? I knew they had those huge orb weavers but not huntsman spiders. One more weird animal to try and see if I can find if I ever manage to visit. Along with the aforementioned orb weavers and the Japanese giant hornet.
@@waxwinged_hound I live in Kanagawa and see orb weavers everyday once it gets warm out. They hang out in their huge webs so they'll likely never take you by surprise.
Just saw a giant hornet yesterday and the day before, too, but generally don't see them very often.
I've seen about 5 huntsmans in my time here, including catching one in my house. I don't know if they're native or just caught a ride on an Australian cargo ship but they are here and they are terrifying. lol
Awesome! Will watch more and subscribe
I love Australia so much that I prefer to not visit and just look from a far. 😂😂😂
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bro i've lived here 35 years and never seen a spider like this
I’ve lived here for more than 40 years and there’s a 21 cm huntsman in my living room. It’s a Grey Huntsman tho, it eats the cockroaches
Where do you live? If USA you have them there as well!
@@itookallthenames You've got a good roommate there. Gets rid of pests and just asks for some shelter in return. Better than most human roommates, I reckon. lol
That's an absolute adorable beauty you're holding.
You're a great ambassador for these. So cheerful! Holding it without fear is a good sign :)
What a nice dog 🐈 you have on your hand! What his name?
I CANT WITH THOSE CUTE SCARY SPIDEY FEETS.
How cute!!
I live in Sydney and I often have huntsman spiders in the house, but not as big as the one in the video. They're good to have around as they eat mozzies and other bugs around the house. They're also good at entertaining my cats. They will sit and watch them for hours.
What a beauty :)
Beautiful! I love spiders!
What a beauty! ❤
Beautiful! I liked the spidy too..!
Bright green babies! How cool
I wouldn’t have that damn thing on me for all the money in the world 🤣
I work in the bush, these guys are not a problem. You don’t see them often but when you do it’s pretty incredible to see them up close. They generally run away as soon as they get disturbed. The ones that run at you are the ones to worry about.
I absolutely love how gentle spiders are.
SPIDAAAAH
“I fear no man but… that… thing…
It scares me…”
Would you rather be stuck with this spider or a bear in a locked room?
@@rickmaldoo4205 a spider seems 10x better
@@rickmaldoo4205 Depends on what kinda bear. I'd take a black bear over that huntsman as long as the bear wasn't overly hungry or angry.
I recently learned about how most Australians view Huntsman spiders as a positive, many choosing to let them live in their homes to control insects, I think finding ways of cohabitating with the animals around us is really really cool :)
Thanx.
1:35 spider took the L
A very clear sign that it was not hungry. In this state they will even let crickets and roaches crawl on them, which totally looks like taking a bigger L.
Some insects freak me out (centipedes, earwigs, long slender fast many legs) but spiders have never been among them, there is no denying their awesomeness.
remember, the term insect only apply to those with 6 legs.
And so many different kinds!
Spiders are arachnids, not insects. But, I get what you mean. I'm terrified of centipedes and earwigs, but funnily enough, I'm okay with milipedes. lol
@@ReptilianTeaDrinker Earwigs won't hurt you. They're basically just big dumb looking ants.
Well now im just stoked!
Wonderful. ❤
Huntsman spiders are amazing to observe :)
She put on an extra large nervous smile for this one
😂
One of my favorite groups of spiders, I hope I get to see a huntsman in the wild some day! Videos like this are so so important for helping people learn these amazing animals aren't as frightening as they might appear, and i think the comments prove that! So many people acknowledging their fear of spiders but saying Caitlin's presentation or their own experiences giving the animals a chance either eased their fear or made them appreciate them in some way. Arthropods are SO important to our planet and they're currently going through a mass die off, any bit of kindness we humans can muster towards them is fantastic to see. Keep up the great work everyone
Very cool!
Thanks 🙏
😍
My skin crawled just from watching this.
😱
Now THERE'S a green giant who would NEVER make me finish my celery!
Caitlin needs to make more videos like this with spiders on her hands. She has cured me of spider fear.
SO CUTE!