I have a couple huge jewel spiders in the corner by my front door. One is roughly the size of a quarter, and the other almost a toonie. The funny thing is we haven't had a salesmen since they made themselves known.
I'm not sure on the lifespan of these guys in Canada, but we had a couple large ones in the same spot last summer, but no where near the size of these ones, so I'm wondering if they can make it through our winters and just keep getting bigger????
They're a little creepy right by the front door, but I figure they're keeping the house pest free (bug and people) so I'm just going to see how big they can get.