Found one of these in one of my garden beds today! Took a picture, but it blended in with the foliage too well; I found the picture online. It was HUGE! After checking it out online, I found that it is nonaggressive, is beneficial, and doesn't need to be controlled.
I am not generally spooked by spiders but the size of this one was intimidating. I let it go its way, though.
Note that the hand in the picture is not spooked.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Aaaaaaggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
PondartIncbendog
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Sep 1, 2022
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See! everyone like 'em, but you! 
@Gwendolyn2018 Ahgggggg!
@Gwendolyn2018 You have a shotgun?
@Gwendolyn2018 Snakes never bothered me. I was around them in Japan, Missouri, and Louisiana.
quite common around here. lore has it as beneficial for your garden. harmless. they bounce there web back and forth. or perhaps thats to and fro.
hankster
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Sep 1, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 wilbur could likely tell more of her story, but id reckon you already know.
@Gwendolyn2018 best grasshopper getter i know is a turkey. most any morning you can watch them line up, kindly wing to wing, and slowly strut across the field in formation getting their fill by nabbin grasshoppers.
@Gwendolyn2018 i'd have to suggest that a couple of chickens or guineas might be suitable. they would certainly get a grasshopper.
@Gwendolyn2018 plus eggs.
@Gwendolyn2018 i'm way out in the sticks and don't see them in the road much at all. your community and speed limits may be entirely different. the guineas are very funky
@Gwendolyn2018 likely same for ducks.
@Gwendolyn2018 sounds like you need to practice your friendly grasshopper skills.lol.
@Gwendolyn2018 ouch! snakes?
@Gwendolyn2018 good. snakes are handy.
The largest and most common spider in Hawaii is the Cane Spider. They don't make webs, but they chase down their prey, such as roaches. They are entirely harmless and not aggressive except to roaches of course.
AnonySchmoose
Level 8
Sep 1, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018
Another harmless cutie is the Hawaiian Happy Face Spider.
@Gwendolyn2018
The spider in your picture is definitely large.
Good to know it is harmless and helpful.
I would have given it a very wide berth. It's pretty, and as long as it stays outside I will leave it alone.
HippieChick58
Level 9
Sep 1, 2022
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Is it a Joro Spider?
In a way it could be a bit scary. If it's what I think it is, I guess it's a serious invasive species.
But they're pretty much harmless and people say just learn to live with them. They aren't going away. -- [usatoday.com]
RichCC
Level 8
Sep 1, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 Thanks.
Wouldn’t want one of them sneaking into my bedroom at night! 
Barnie2years
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Sep 1, 2022
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