How do Australians deal with spiders?

In a country where 10000 species of spiders call home and where the bites of two of those species (Sydney Funnel Web and Redback) have previously caused human deaths, Australians generally treat spiders with respect. read more

House spiders and wolf spiders are the other main ones you'd be likely to see indoors, along with just generic small spiders, although there are often plenty of big web-spinners out in the yard (at night, mostly). read more

In a country where 10,000 species of spiders call home and where the bites of two of those species (Sydney Funnel Web and Redback) have previously caused human deaths, Australians generally treat spiders with respect. Australians by nature are a ‘live and let live’ type of people who understand that spiders do a specific job (catch and eat insects) for which we are very grateful. read more

If you are particularly bold, you could use a Shiny Ditto. Do keep in mind though, this will infuriate your opponents due to Ditto's beauty. Please do not use Shiny Ditto. You have been warned. read more