Sitting here minding my own business, late night MNing in Australia, feel something tickle my leg. Brush it off, feel it scuttle. So I switch the side lamp on, and then see a shadow on my sofa. Tis a spider! but which one?
So I get more light, directly on it - can't decide if it's a grey house spider or a white tail - so now it's in a jar with the lid on so it can't escape.
I still can't work out whether or not it's a white tail, and despite all the reassuring research that says their venom isn't really all that dangerous and you are unlikely to get an infected bite, I still don't want to take the chance.
I'm not into bashing spiders of dubious reputation (although I'll happily kill a redback) - so what shall I do with it? I'm not releasing it in the house, it's the middle of the night here, will it be all right in the jar until the morning and then I can take it down the garden and chuck it out for the birds.