On the afternoon of October 29, while cleaning his car, Jared Splatt came across a scene that startled him: In the trunk of his vehicle was a hunting spider, one of the largest arachnid species on earth.
“I saw the horrific sight when I opened the trunk of my car which hadn’t been opened for a long time. Terrible, she must have been living there for a few weeks.”Jared, a 39yearold purchasing manager, told PAGE NOT FOUND.
but everything would get worse. Analyzing the scene, Jared, a resident of Melbourne, Australia, made a discovery that startled him even more:
“She was clinging to an egg sac.”
Probably, about 200 puppies would come out of the bag protected by the spider mom.
Huntsman spider and eggs from 200 hatchlings found in car trunk in Australia Photo: Jared Splatt for PAGE NOT FOUND
“My first reaction was disgust, but after seeing the egg sac the reaction was on another level. It wasn’t my first encounter with a hunter, the species is widespread here, and it wasn’t the last either. But it was the first inside. Get out of my car with a hunter full of balls.”commented.
At first Jared thought the woman was there “a rucksack”. The discovery that they were puppies prompted the Australian to start “extermination mission”as he called his second reaction.
“I knew I had to act and destroy. Drastic measures had to be taken.”he commented.
Jared Splatt Photo: Playback/Facebook
Jared generously poured insecticide on the spiderHe managed to drive her and the puppies out of the car and finally kicked the egg sac with all his might, releasing “green goosebumps”.
“The spider died. And I saved the neighborhood from 200 new hunting spiders”explained.
Hunting spiders are not generally aggressive, but females have been known to inflict painful bites on humans when defending their egg sacs.
Jared’s attitude didn’t please everyone. Many expected that The spider was safely removed along with the eggs.
“I’ve had negative comments, but that’s the norm (from the Internet) same”said the Australian. “But there was no other way out. Days later I feel the same way: the spider and her babies had to be destroyed at all costs.”he finished with PAGE NOT FOUND.