Rare photos of huntsman spider nest are the most terrifying thing you’ll see today

ARACHNOPHOBES, look away now – a rare and terrifying photo of a huntsman spider colony has been published online.

The horde of large arachnids invaded a nest box built for tiny possums, even though they normally live inside trees.

Huntsman spiders can grow as big as 11.8 inches (30cm), and are famously fearsome predators.

And a whole colony of the creepy critters were discovered by non-profit .

Conversationists at the Monjebup North reserve in southwest WA, Australia discovered the spiders after lifting the lids of possum nest boxes.

"Pygmy possums quickly took up resident in the nest boxes we erected in restored habitat," said Angela Sanders, of Bush Heritage Australia.

"What we didn't expect were the large colonies of social spiders that also moved in.

"It all started about the same time we were finding pygmy possums in the boxes.

";But on lifting the lids of some, we found many huntsman spiders of all sizes whizzing around inside."

Huntsman spiders are a large species of spider that prefer to live in woody places.

They generally roam in temperate to tropical areas of the world, including Australasia, Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean Basin and the Americas.

Huntsman spiders are named due to their quick speed, large size and tendency to hunt down prey.

Male spiders can grow to a legspan of 11.8 inches (30 cm). Typically, their legspan will reach 6 inches (15cm), with a body of 0.7 inches (1.8cm).

They use venom to immobilise their play, and have been known to inflict medically serious defensive bites on humans.

Bite symptoms can include swelling, pain, nausea, headaches, vomiting, irregular pulse rate, and heart palpitations.

Female huntsman spiders would not generally attack a human unless they perceived a threat to their egg sacs or young.

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The huntsman spiders at Monjebup North reserve appear to be living peacefully, and are just looking for a place to shelter.

"They're a species of huntsman that live together, normally under the bark of trees," said Angela.

"In the restored area, tree bark is in short supply at present and they've found the wooden boxes suitable."

Bush Heritage Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that buys and manages land for conservation.

They work to maintain landscapes and help native species across Australia thrive.

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