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AnarchoDoom wrote

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Name checks out. ;-)

Like most spiders,[6] Sparassidae use venom to immobilize prey. They have been known to inflict serious defensive bites on humans.[7]

There have been reports of members of various genera such as Palystes,[8] Neosparassus (formerly called Olios) and several others, inflicting severe bites. The effects vary, including local swelling and pain, nausea, headache, vomiting, irregular pulse rate, and heart palpitations, indicating some systemic neurological toxin effects, especially when the bites were severe or repeated. However, the formal study of spider bites is fraught with complications, including unpredictable infections, dry bites, shock, nocebo effects, and even bite misdiagnosis by medical professionals and specimen misidentification by the general public.

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Fool wrote

Yeah, probably depends on region. Almost always have a huntsman in ones house where I live.
One can normally pick them up if they move slowly and are non-threatening.
But also...

However, the formal study of spider bites is fraught with complications, including unpredictable infections, dry bites, shock, nocebo effects, and even bite misdiagnosis by medical professionals and specimen misidentification by the general public.

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AnarchoDoom wrote

Eh! Just leave them alone to their business and you're sure to never have any nasty bite.

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