I live in Sydney and let me tell you, these spiders are VERY common.
I once had a huntsman lay eggs in mny bedroom when I was away for a few days, only to return to hundreds and hundreds of baby huntsmans making formations on my ceiling. I found the mother (as big as the one in this video - the biggest I've ever seen) a few days later in my bed (when I was in it).
They also have a nasty habit of laying in hiding on cars and then darting out onto the windshield when you're driving (this has happened to me about 5 times). If you try putting the windscreen wipers on they only dart around them and begin running all over the car, only pausing to periodically peer in at you through the various windows.
They are as the video says lightning fast. This method of catching them often results in the loss of a few spider legs.
I agree with the motor coordination point. I'm an amature artist (which means I'm good but don't plan on making a living out of it), and being a relatively uncoordinated person in general, without years of writing, I doubt I'd have the fine motor coordination in my fingers to draw like I do.
A possible solution to unnecessary biology class disections?
I once had a huntsman lay eggs in mny bedroom when I was away for a few days, only to return to hundreds and hundreds of baby huntsmans making formations on my ceiling. I found the mother (as big as the one in this video - the biggest I've ever seen) a few days later in my bed (when I was in it).
They also have a nasty habit of laying in hiding on cars and then darting out onto the windshield when you're driving (this has happened to me about 5 times). If you try putting the windscreen wipers on they only dart around them and begin running all over the car, only pausing to periodically peer in at you through the various windows.
They are as the video says lightning fast. This method of catching them often results in the loss of a few spider legs.
@ David,
This post doesn't conclude that pi actually ends, but that they've calculated it to the most decimal points yet.