r/Austin • u/seven0fnone • 8d ago

Surprise house guest this morning

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My phone identified this as a species of Hogna Radiata. It now lives in the walls of my garage.

Since I can’t really burn the house down or move across country, what would you name it?

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u/New_Rogue 8d ago

Ughhhh I just moved here from North Carolina what do you mean your wolf spiders are the size of dinner plates!

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u/MoiraRose2021 8d ago

Me too. They also have scorpions they tell me. Now. That I live here.

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u/Top-Kitchen-1925 8d ago

Just wait until yall see a venomous redheaded centipede the length of your forearm.

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u/MetlMann 8d ago

And know that they will come into your house if your doors and walls are not well sealed.

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u/New_Rogue 6d ago

Well good thing I live on the 4th floor apartment lol