Huntsman spiders are large spiders with long legs that ... As adults they do not build webs but hunt and forage for food. Female huntsmans produce a flat, oval egg sac of white papery silk which ...

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried.

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‘To see it predating an animal so large was extraordinary.’ Huntsman spiders don’t build webs. Instead they hunt their prey, usually stalking large insects and other spiders, but also occasionally ...