Do you have dinner plate sized spiders where you are?
No Madame I don’t. I live in southern New Jersey. We have mosquitos, clouds of them sometimes. Annoying things. Can drive one mad.
I worked in NYC in the late ‘70’s and ‘80’s in a labor union.
Demolished many an old building in my time.
Ever see a cockroach the size of a mouse?
I have. Plenty of them. Whacked one with a shovel once .
Hardly phased the filthy thing. Had to hit it several times before it’s guts came out.
“..Diner plate sized spiders..”
It sounds like you were referring to the dreded
Hunstman Spider, native of Austrailia. I hope never to see one in person. I’m curious, but not THAT curious.
Speaking of Austrailia, I am reminded of actress Nicole Kidman. Back in July of 2018, she was interviewed on the Today Show, asking about that time she captured a large Tarantula in a big glass jar after seeing it near a swimming pool he children were using. There are even Youtubes about it. So, she captures the spider, and knelt down beside her, humanely RELEASING the insect to crawl for another day!