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Australia's huntsman fastest spider on record, new study suggests (www.abc.net.au)
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Australia's brown huntsman spiders are the fastest, according to a study, yet to be peer-reviewed, of 258 species.

According to the study, huntsman spiders can move at 3.59 metres per second.

More research is needed to confirm if there are other, faster species out there that have not been investigated.

For non-Aussies reading this, don't be afraid, a hunstman spider won't hunt you down and bite you though it might beat you in a race. It only eats insects.

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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How on earth are you catching them? I just use a broom and with a bit of encouragement, maybe a little glass of red, they climb on and I just drop them outside. Only spiders I knock off inside are white tips.

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