Woman resorts to desperate measures after huntsman scare

A Sydney woman unhappy about some eight-legged freeloaders living in her home has taken to desperate measures for help removing them.

A woman desperate for help controlling her home’s spider infestation has resorted to an unorthodox measure in a ploy to get on top of the frightening problem.

The resident of Summer Hill, a suburb in Sydney’s inner west, reported a “terrifying” huntsman problem in her house to Facebook on Tuesday.

Describing her last straw, she revealed she was writing her post just after spotting another of the scary creatures in her kitchen.

“Hi Everyone! Just wondering if you know anyone who can/doesn’t mind catching spiders in people’s houses to relocate as opposed to killing them?” her post, shared to a local community group, read.

The woman has taken to desperate measures to get rid of the huntsman spiders in her home. Picture: Getty

“I’m terrified of them but understand they they’re generally harmless and I don’t want to resort to killing them as I previously have.”

Huntsman spiders, despite their somewhat intimidating appearance, are not considered to be dangerous and while they do possess venom, their bite typically only causes mild effects.

The woman was still keen to not share her home with them anymore though, and offered local kids some cash if they could remove them.

“Is there a service that does this? Or any teens who’d like to get a bit of pocket money to do this?” she wrote.

“Found another huntsman in my kitchen just now and of course I freakout out. He has run away though and I’m now paranoid and on edge as to where he’ll pop up again.”

Huntsman spiders are usually reluctant to bite and will normally try to run away rather than be aggressive.