The inhabitants of my letterbox

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I'm pulling some junk mail out of the letterbox, and heard an odd skittering sound. There's no easy way to look up inside it, so I poked my camera in and took a shot to see what was in there. And it was this...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4029673671_a134834af4.jpg

The biggie on the right is a huntsman, and not sure what the little one on the left is. The web is full of dead termites.

― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:07 (fifteen years ago)

That image is smaller than the real spiders, I should add.

― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:07 (fifteen years ago)

That can't be real. You're shitting me.

― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:14 (fifteen years ago)

why did you do this to me.

― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:15 (fifteen years ago)

All true! The joy of Australian spiders.

― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

Even if that image was the SAME SIZE AS the real spiders we would have a major problem!

― im Haus der Lols (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

*shudder*

I was pelting along the motorway on Friday, and out the corner of my eye caught movement coming over the sun visor above me. It was only a British spider, but a pretty big one nevertheless. What does one do at 70mph? I kind of squashed over to the middle of the car, taking occasional glances at the beast. It walked along the top of the driver's window just above my shoulder, but then I had to overtake someone and by the time I glanced back it was out of shot somewhere. Hopefully not down my collar.

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

i had a huntsman in my letterbox a couple of years ago and it changed my mail removing technique for ever.

james is being truthful about the size of them.

― estela, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:21 (fifteen years ago)

Having realised just how termite-ridden the mailbox is, I'm sort of hoping the spiders will take care of them all.

― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:22 (fifteen years ago)

Frankly if your house is wood-framed, it might be time to hire some more spiders.

― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:23 (fifteen years ago)

Mr. Morrison, you are made of stronger stuff than I.

― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:24 (fifteen years ago)

Makes me wonder how more posties don't die delivering the mail.

― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:28 (fifteen years ago)

I would be getting a new mailbox pronto.

― krakow, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:29 (fifteen years ago)

I often wonder what I'd do if there was one of the Giant House Spiders that are the biggest we Brits get in my flat. Probably beg a friend to let me stay at their house while they go and fumigate mine.

― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:31 (fifteen years ago)

i managed to rescue one and put it outside last year, that was a breakthrough, usually i have to kill them because i can't be in a house with a huntsman on the lam. i wish they would stay outside.

― estela, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:34 (fifteen years ago)

Suddenly feeling the need to box my house in aluminum sheeting. Completely.

― I would feel confident if I dated her because I am older than (Laurel), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:38 (fifteen years ago)

I am... unhappy about this.

― she is writing about love (Jenny), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 22:44 (fifteen years ago)

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