In a gut-wrenching discovery, an Australian man discovered the largest spider nest in the world in the trunk of his vehicle. When Jared Splatt was cleaning out his car after offering to drive some friends, he came across the huntsman spider, one of the largest species of arachnids on the planet.
Here’s how he spotted the spider
He said: “I encountered the horrific sight on opening my car boot, which incidentally hadn’t been opened in a good while.
“I was cleaning out the car to drop some friends off at a winery and I’m now glad I opened the boot.” “I was greeted with a giant huntsman and egg sac on the left-hand side.” “My initial response was revulsion but then seeing the bloody thing guarding the egg sac took it to another level.”
Up to 200 of the female huntsman’s offspring are contained in a white egg sac made of papery silk. Mr Splatt stood up to his name when the possibility of being overrun presented itself. “I was quite grossed out and horrified,” the 39-year-old stated. “At first, I thought the egg sac was cute because it had a backpack, but then I realised what it was.
“My view was I’d saved the neighbourhood from 200 plus one huntsman”
“The realisation I could have hundreds of baby huntsmans crawling through the car quickly turned it into an annihilation mission.” He continued: “I grabbed the can of Mortein and went to town – scorched earth like Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder.
“I flicked it off the car, covered it in white chemical death and then promptly stomped on the egg sac; some green goop shot out.” “My view was I’d saved the neighbourhood from 200 plus one huntsman.” Mr Splatt also checked under his sun visors – another favourite hiding place for huntsmans – to make sure there weren’t any other nasty surprises waiting.
Jared knows some won’t approve of his actions, but it wasn’t the most extreme solution he considered. He said: “The result may not please the spider lovers but can you imagine hundreds of huntsmans crawling throughout your car?
