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A venomous visitor interrupted Queensland health minister’s press conference on Thursday as she gave a coronavirus news briefing.

Yvette D’Ath was speaking about pandemic restrictions and the vaccine mandate when she realised a large huntsman spider was crawling up her leg.

She worked hard to maintain her cool as the spider, which can grow up to 15cm, saying: “Can someone please get that spider off?”

She joked: “This shows how controlled I can be, I’m going to keep going and pretend I don’t have a huntsman on me right now and let someone else manage.

“But if it gets anywhere near my face, please let me know.”

Both Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard and interpreter Mike Webb headed to the podium to shoo the spider away.

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