Nature gave us a new security system.

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A free car guard in our garage, but not a human car guard as they are expensive.
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This car guard is a volunteer, and it will frighten any prospective thief away, as it is a big baby. They call it a Cape Rain spider, which falls in the Huntsman family and this one is still a youngster.

We love the rain spiders, and I have posted some of them with their nest and the spiderlings coming out of the nest in the past. Now let me tell you that we were delighted to see this lady, but we also have to take care, as I love to leave the kitchen door open when I sit outside, and we don't want this lady to make her way into the house. Much better for her to stay in the garage. Did you know that rain spiders do not like rain? We didn't know until Mrs Google told us so.
Come and have a look at this one.

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The common rain spider (Palystes superciliosus), formerly P. natalius, is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. It is the most common and widespread species in the genus Palystes. In South Africa its distribution ranges from KwaZulu-Natal province in the east, then westwards to the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and North West in the north, and Eastern Cape and Western Cape in the south. It has a body length of 15–36 mm and a leg span of up to 110mm. The species was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.
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See the shiny spot at the top of the head at the front, she was watching us with one of her upper eyes. There is a line of eyes below the shiny eye that looks toward the front.
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So yeah, the good thing about having the rain spider as a guard, is that we don't have to pay it overtime, and it even works on long weekends for free. We know that if a car thief sees that spider, the thief will reverse faster out of the garage as what I can with the car when I pull the car out. We now cannot leave the car in the garage with open windows, as can you imagine driving along and something like this starts to crawl down the back of your neck? I am sure that it would not be a pleasant experience.
Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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Wow!
What a beautiful specimen!
I can imagine the fears of the people who see it, hahaha

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Thank you, and we love them.
No need to imagine, as I have seen how scared people are of spiders, especially this one, and it is even non-poisonous 🙏

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Large spiders are generally not poisonous, but people are unnecessarily afraid of them despite this.

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Although they are fascinating critters, I prefer not to touch them, as then they will go away. People are all different and I don't blame them for their fears.
I know that you also don't blame them :)

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Yes friend this is cape rain spider kadalsan friend I see them in the houses where they live, we have a lot of them in our house sometimes I catch them and put them in the tree because they are also there

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So usually you see them in houses, and it's great to know. Glad that you place them in safe places 👍

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I was petrified just by the looking at your photos. I am proper and fully developed arachnophobic. Biger the spider, louder I scream for my partner to get rid of it. Thanks God she is not afraid of them.

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No need to be afraid of this one, even though their bite is similar to a bee sting. But still, it is so big that your scream will lift the house roof, and that will be costly to repair :))

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But then I could jump through the roof and run far, far away from this monster😱

I know that my fear of spiders is irrational but I can't help it.

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Haha happy landing first before the run :)
Not to worry as I understand, and it's not irrational, as we all have one or another fear.
!PIZZA

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That looks so cool!!! :)
Some people might be scared when they see it, but I think we should be scared if it suddenly disappears. hahahaha

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Yep, a real cutie, and especially if it reappears at night from under someone's pillow 😜😜😱🙏

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Oh wow, she's huge! And you say it is still a youngster?? I can see why you don't want her in the house or car. I would probably have a wreck if I saw it while driving lol.

I was wondering about the spot and thought it must be a reflection of some sort. I was pleased to read down a paragraph and find out the truth!

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Oh yes, they grow to about a side plate's size. Then I wonder what you would do if one crawled over your face while you were sleeping. Please now don't sleep with the light on, as touch wood that it will never happen 😇

Yeah, I was also wondering at the spot as it appeared in all of the photos, but then I clicked that is an eye in full sight of the flash.

!PIZZA and !LUV

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Not a very pretty sight! I am afraid of spiders, and if I were a car thief, I'd go looking elsewhere!
Great photos, although the model is no beauty queen ;)

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Hahaha, and shame, now you hurt her feelings milady. I am thinking about a sign that says, "Car thieves beware! Spider on patrol" :)
I will not tell Zilly what you thought of her.

!PIZZA and !LUV

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I’d probably scream if I saw it in our garage though. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to get in the car if that giant spider was chilling on the roof.

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You are lucky to have such intimidating security for such a cheap price haha
Once you get over the creepiness factor, these guys really are great to have around. They will kill cockroaches and other bugs, they are quiet, and mostly keep to themselves. Where I live in Vietnam, you get either lizards , huntsmans, or roaches ...I am lucky to have a few lizards around, but I doubt they are more effective than the huntsman you have. I hope they protect your house well.

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Oh yes, it results in much savings on my wallet :))
You are right about them killing cockroaches and other bugs, and as a bonus we have dwarf Gecko's here that take care of the mosquitos.
!BEER

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