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Euphemia Alves
Ute is a utility vehicle or pickup and a huntsman is a spider.
Tom
Think of the first as a very small truck and the second as a very large (really, I mean LARGE) spider.
Christine Tink
A ute is basically a modified sedan with two doors up front and a tray back. A huntsman is an enormous, but harmless, spider.
Cheryl
For fun, and maybe a sleepless night, look up Huntsman spider and go down the youtube tunnel.
Mel
Huntsmen are not poisonous. They're quite big but harmless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsma...
(According to a first-aid site "Huntsman spiders are reluctant to bite and will more likely run away when approached. Their venom isn’t considered dangerous for humans. Their danger is comes from the accidents they cause rather than their bite.")
Handy to have indoors because they feed on creepy-crawlies such as cockroaches.
(According to a first-aid site "Huntsman spiders are reluctant to bite and will more likely run away when approached. Their venom isn’t considered dangerous for humans. Their danger is comes from the accidents they cause rather than their bite.")
Handy to have indoors because they feed on creepy-crawlies such as cockroaches.
Gloria ~ mzglorybe
Interesting question. I was provided a “glossary” by my son and daughter in law when I first visited them in Australia. They wrote them down, heheh. Aussies have other names for many things. A ute is a pickup truck in America, the word referencing a utility truck. I’d never heard of the spider however. I’m sure glad my kids live in Tasmania, where it’s beautifully surrounded by water, as opposed to the bush country as described in this novel.
Thom
I think in Australia, a ute is simply a pickup
John Cheeseman
Ute is short for Utility vehicle so a Pick-Up truck and Huntsman is a big poisonous spider
Kay Parsons
I love that Jane Harper hasn't succumbed to using Americanisms for her truly Australian stories. If you don't know, ask (which so many of you did, good for you!) or look it up online. Please Jane, keep up your wonderful Australian work.
Shana Carr
A huntsman is quite a big spider. It does not have its own web and hunts other spiders, hence the name. It is harmless to us.
Patrick Davitt
A "ute" is a young person in New Jersey.
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