Yep, same here. I have four or five black spiders resident in the nooks and crannies of the fence on our balcony. Barely get flies, mozzies or ants and I suspect our little arachnid friends have a lot to do with it.
They're also very, very fast. Coupled with their size, that's getting into ludicrous menacing territory.
Yup. The hydraulics in those crab arms are super charged.
I didn't ******* know this.
Black house spiders are extremely unlikely to bite us and even if they do, it's unlikely to have much effect; quick sting and that's it. They're about as timid as spiders come, honestly. They are very effective pest controllers though; including keeping far more dangerous spiders like redbacks away.
Fear of spiders isn't rational - it's not a fear of being hurt by them but the fact they exist.
There's probably one right behind you right now, staring at you with its little beady eyes...
#shitbloke
Ive seen quite a few of these over the years, the pictured one is the male and can be very aggressive, Most of the time I've seen them is after rain , apparently that's when they are on the hunt for a Female to mate with. They rare right up on their back legs as to say "**** off". The Female is all Black and about half as big again and just as vicious.
That surprises me. I'd generally back a whitetail over a black; I guess if the whitetail is silly enough to get caught in the web though...
Far from impossible though. I mean you would not back a daddy longlegs over a redback, or a whitetail, or a black, but inevitably they prevail somehow.
That plays a part, but the length of their legs is key; means they can spin the web around their pray from a distance. Which is lucky, because brute strength wise they'd be no match for most spiders.
Never picked a DLL up?
No.
Completely harmless. The biggest danger is accidentally chopping one of their legs off.
