Hey, while we're on the subject--I got over to my crappy-trailer-in-the-woods-hunting-shack and had a spider on the wall that was nearly as big as a woman's hand--in north Missouri. I've seen tarantulas from the Southwest, but I have never seen a spider 1/3 the size of this one in Wis./Ill./Mo, the three states I spend time in. I killed it, then went into the bedroom and found another one! I am not particularly bothered by spiders, but I was NOT going to sleep in that room unless I got it killed, as I was afraid it would suck the fluids out of me in my sleep. I finally got it killed after chasing it all over. It ran about 100 mph!! I had to move the bed to get it. Damned near went after a shotgun. Any experts know what a huge, brown, hairy, fast running spider would be doing in north central Missouri? After I killed them I wondered if maybe they eat mice? I could co-exist with a spider like that. [;D]