Look what I found today!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

That's the day they woulda found my mangled corpse wrapped around a tree, because I woulda lost it and crashed trying to get my helmet off!
George

I am lucky I stay very calm in emergencies...then freak later when I get home

[Sowth]

I see these guys weekly during Summer here in Melbourne. I only squash them in emergencies, as they eat cockroches. They are jumpy and can freak you out, I have to admit to squashing a couple bare-fisted in my time, not pleasant.

Cat you did well to retain your composure on the bike! My wife had one in her car that was 15cm across, the biggest I've ever seen.

[ramsey37]

One time I had one walk down my face inside my full-face helmet whilst riding my motorcycle. Luckily I was near my destination, pulled over and got my helmet off but it ran down my back inside my shirt. They like to grip on (as you can read in that Wiki article above). I finally got it out and flicked it away.

That's the day they woulda found my mangled corpse wrapped around a tree, because I woulda lost it and crashed trying to get my helmet off!
George

[clemso]

Wow scary stuff

[jp1969]

They always travel in packs, don't you know....

After fumigation and destuffing,no others were found.
Looks like this one traveled alone.
When we spot live insects in INTL containers,we are required to place a fumigation device in the container to destroy any chance of infestation.
Too many parasites travel this way and when introduced to foreign environments,they sometimes have serious consequences .

[Gorn Captain]

They always travel in packs, don't you know....

[MegoMark71]

Man i hate spiders

[jp1969]

Looks like your stowaway was missing a leg...

Didnt notice that.
Geuss it had a rough life.

[Sandman9580]

Looks like your stowaway was missing a leg...

[LadyZod]

We get wolf spiders and black widows where I live all the time. (sometimes a brown recluse, but that's rather rare)... we keep foaming wasp spray on hand at home. Why? It kills fast, from a safe distance, and it's fun too.

(black widows and brown recluses are super poisonous, wolf spiders look enough like a brown recluse from afar that I'm not taking the chance.)

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

I think you are right Lonnie. They can run really fast and they can also spring. They lift their legs into a scary looking attack position to warn you if you get too close. They come inside during rainy weather, often have hairy legs, and are often as big as my hand.

One time I had one walk down my face inside my full-face helmet whilst riding my motorcycle. Luckily I was near my destination, pulled over and got my helmet off but it ran down my back inside my shirt. They like to grip on (as you can read in that Wiki article above). I finally got it out and flicked it away.

I went off to work and forgot about it, then on the way home it climbed up the gas tank and reared in attack position at me. I had had enough by then and gave it a flying lesson at 100km per hour.

[toys2cool]

pretty cool

[Tyme2tyme]

That was a cool looking spider! It wasn't a banana spider (I've seen plenty of them down here ) JOHN

[Nostalgiabuff]

that would have been stomped into goo as soon as I saw it. I hate spiders. actually I hate anything that creeps or slithers

[jp1969]

kill it

Its dead.
Container got nuked for eggs too.