Here is a good reason for keeping the containers you got your rice in from the Thai takeaway:
Use them for hunting Huntsmen! I am told that Huntsmen are beneficial, and that their prey is things that you’d be quite glad not to have around – though you might prefer just not to know. They are also not really aggressive, but their bite is said to be fairly painful, and they are quite agile, running freely around the walls and ceilings. That really distracts you when you’re trying to watch telly. Catch and relocate, that’s the motto!
Here in Florida, these spiders are very common. When my husband hears me screaming in the shower, he knows to come running to remove the spider. He's able to catch them in his hands; I'm neither that quick nor that willing. We sent his mom (in California) a picture of a big huntsman climbing up the side of a coffee mug; the spider was as big as the mug. She has never come to visit us. My best huntsman story is from after a shower. I had washed my hair and put it up in a towel. When I looked in the bathroom mirror as I was brushing my teeth, there was a large huntsman looking down at me from atop the towel! Much shrieking and one discarded towel later, I was able to calm down. (And yes…catch & release is the best solution.)
Lucinda (in Florida)