Experiences with Macrothele gigas?

[LinotheleLover]

Want to know what some of you guys' experience is with this species, temperament, feeding, etc.

 

[basin79]

Pretty much as you'd expect. Huge, fast, defensive spiders. Like Linothele sp they web up their entire enclosure.

 

[LinotheleLover]

Pretty much as you'd expect. Huge, fast, defensive spiders. Like Linothele sp they web up their entire enclosure.

Any info on venom? I don't handle any of mine for clarification

 

[basin79]

Any info on venom? I don't handle any of mine for clarification

I've not read anything scientific but I'd imagine it'll be pretty nasty.