Thanks ocrdu .. they are monsters and quite aggressive but not poisonous and in AUS people appreciate the fact that they keep the roaches under control. I would not want to live with 10 Huntsman spiders.... I had the rare privilege of seeing on moulting. it was very vulnerable and soft so i could get really close to it and it couldn't really move but I have seen them MASSIVE, we don't have them in the UK..in fact the scariest thing we have is a small snake with a slightly venomous bite, an adder ( just the one) although I have never ever seen one.