A TERRIFIED shopper found a giant huntsman spider lurking in his bunch of Tesco bananas. Craig Harrison, 35, scoffed one banana before spotting the female huntsman — and its bulging 200-egg sac.

Huntsman spiders are known as the world’s largest spiders – by leg span – and can grow up to 12 inches. The Goliath birdeater is the world’s largest spider by mass.

Man opens a Huntsman Spider egg sack to release hundreds of tiny babies onto his hand. By PETER HESS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 11:07 EDT, 27 February 2024 | Updated: 11:09 EDT, 27 February 2024 .

The spider had been nestled between the bananas, out of sight, clutching onto its egg sac,” Harrison said. “The bag wasn’t fully transparent, which obscured any view of it.” 3 ...

"I was greeted with a giant huntsman and an egg sac on the left side. At first, with the egg sac, I thought, "Oh, that's cute; it's got a backpack,", then it dawned on me what it was," he said.

Huntsman spiderlings emerging from an egg sac of a female spider (Image: Credit: Derek Keats-Pen News) The female huntsman produces a white egg sac of papery silk, carrying up to 200 of her young.

Spiders spin various shapes of outer sacs that discourage egg raiders. Spiders in a fixed retreat can conveniently anchor a sac, unlike some other moms that carry eggs with them.

It is more likely that you will be bitten by a male huntsman spider rather than a female as they will only cause harm if there is a threat to their their egg sacs or babies. Recently, a large ...

Spider shock as Australian driver finds ‘at least 100’ bursting from egg sac on his car The man sensibly left them alone - and a few days later found that they had all scuttled off to parts ...

Huntsman spiders are not known to be aggressive towards humans but females can inflict painful bites when they are defending their egg sacs. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at ...

A huntsman spider hiding in a fence in close up - the discovery left homeowner Kathryn Rivers feeling "sick." ... "She has an egg sac she is protecting," Rivers admitted.

A TERRIFIED shopper found a giant huntsman spider lurking in his bunch of Tesco bananas. Craig Harrison, 35, scoffed one banana before spotting the female huntsman — and its bulging 200-egg sac.