Rain Spider

Rain Spider

We came home in the evening and we saw a huge spider above our head on the ceiling of the living room. I am generally scared of spiders and it happened earlier during my stay that a rain spider was in my bathroom but at that time Jeff was so kind to remove it. But this one was even bigger, at least 15 cm big. It was quite scary and nobody did anything. Jeff said very relaxed if it is tomorrow morning still there I remove it. Everybody was just sitting and chatting in the living room and they were not interested in this spider. But I was a little bit scared and everytime I looked where it is. If  it is not there tomorrow where it will be. In my room?

 

In South Africa it is called rain spider because these spiders come in out of the rain. The rain spider is dark brown and their bodies are smooth and plump. Their legs can span more than 7 cm and are hairy to boot. It is not poisonous and not dangerous at all but it can bite. The females can get aggressive while defending their eggs. In South Africa it is common to have these spiders move into your home just before the summer rains.  My advice is if you are scared of spiders please be prepared because it could give you a heart attack when you see them at first. But they are really harmless.