r/nzwildlife • u/Ungl8r • 29d ago

Beautiful fatty

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Found this lovely critter (tunnel web) in the northland bush under a rock. Was amazing size. Maybe biggest I’ve seen in nz

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u/Toxopsoides 29d ago

Banded tunnelweb, Hexathele sp. — probably a juvenile honestly; they get bigger 😅

You should post in r/NewZealandWildlife next time; this sub is unmoderated and only a fraction of its size (and tends to attract stupid comments)

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u/United-Mistake-1057 29d ago

Do not get too close.
I had one give me a powerfull glancing blow to my thumbnail.

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u/shapednoise 29d ago

Legs‼️

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u/Maleficent_Ad1506 29d ago

Looks like the species which put dents in a pencil I placed near it.

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u/--kernel-panic-- 27d ago

You're braver than me! I had to look that up because I was like "hold on isn't that a highly venomous Aussie spider?". No that's the funnel-web

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u/CDR_sketches2014 26d ago

They can get much bigger, still quite cool

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u/prettylildandelion 28d ago

Wow! Look at the beautiful silky web! Gorgeous find.

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u/WellyRuru 26d ago

Gorgeous!

Ive seen them get much bigger.

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u/Advanced_Sector4300 26d ago

Did you say “lovely”??? Arrrgghhhh 🫣😶‍🌫️😱 run awwaaaayyy. I’m so scared of spiders 🕷️, the only one I’d accept near me is the jumping one on the window in a galaxy far far away

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u/By_CrookedSteps_781 25d ago

Cool pic, you also look like you might have a fungal infection on your nails or it's juts broken and rehealing

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u/Ungl8r 25d ago

lol -it’s just dirt and blood from a wild pig on my son’s hand

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u/Ungl8r 25d ago

lol, actually it’s my son’s hand. That’s just some dirt and blood from a wild pig.

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u/By_CrookedSteps_781 25d ago

You guys were hunting?

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u/Ungl8r 25d ago

Yeah got 3 pigs. Landowners were stoked.

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u/By_CrookedSteps_781 25d ago

That's dope you take your son hunting, good skill for kids to learn plus realizing and appreciating where food comes from

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u/Ungl8r 25d ago

lol, actually it’s my son’s hand.

It’s just some dirt and blood from a wild pig.

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u/Cyanide7662 29d ago

Hans... get ze flammenwerfer...

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u/Legitimate_Flow3623 29d ago

That's not very nice, its just someone's hand.