Eva Mendes says she suffered “emotional damage” after being exposed to a common Australian creature – and revealed her daughters with Ryan Gosling were “disappointed” not to see kangaroos on the road.

Eva Mendes has revealed a downside to spending time in Australia.

The American actress is Down Under with her longtime partner Ryan Gosling, who filmed The Fall Guy in Sydney, and their two daughters.

And the 48-year-old says she was traumatized by the Hunstman spiders she encountered in the country.

“The spiders… Hunter… An ugly word, Hunter. It was difficult,” she told Yahoo on Friday.

“It’s so funny, everyone apologizes to me, and then what they say, you guys are so cute, they say, ‘But they’re harmless!’

“And I’m like, ‘No, there’s psychological, emotional damage done!’

And the 48-year-old says she was traumatized by the Hunstman spiders she encountered in the country. Hunters are not venomous, but they can be intimidating due to their large size of up to 15 cm (5 inches) and tendency to jump great distances

Huntsman spiders are common in Australia and they are not poisonous, but they can be intimidating due to their size of up to 15 cm (5 inches) and their tendency to jump great distances.

Eva says the couple’s daughters Esmeralda Amada (8) and Amada Lee (6) were disappointed not to see native animals on Sydney’s streets.

“At first they really thought they were going to see kangaroos and koalas everywhere, and I was like, ‘They’re not on the street,'” she said.

Eva says the couple’s daughters Esmeralda Amada (8) and Amada Lee (6) were disappointed not to see native animals on Sydney’s streets. Pictured with Ryan Gosling

“Really cute, but you hate to destroy her dreams. I wanted to ask Ryan to dress up as a kangaroo and jump around a bit. And we would too!’

“They realized we had to look somewhere [the animals]. But no, they love it. The beaches here are really something special”.

The American actress told Daily Mail Australia on Friday that despite being away from home, the couple do their best to treat the parents normally.

“Really cute, but you hate to destroy her dreams. I wanted to ask Ryan to dress up as a kangaroo and jump around a bit. And we would too!’ she said

“I have to do normal things. I have a six-year-old and an eight-year-old, so you have to do what a mother does,” she said.

“You have to go to the park, you have to go to class, you have to do the usual things. So that was really great. Everyone is super chill and super cool about everything.”

Eva told Daily Mail Australia that she, Ryan and their children explored Sydney and fell in love with the northern beaches, which are about an hour from the city centre.

The American actress told Daily Mail Australia on Friday that despite being away from home, the couple do their best to treat the parents normally

“My favorite thing is heavy because there are so many favorite things, but I would say the northern beaches,” she said.

While most tourists and visitors prefer the beaches in the eastern suburbs, Eva and Ryan have come to love the picturesque north coast.

“We just went up and explored some beaches. Pretty epic,” she said.

Eva and Ryan got together in September 2011 after working together on the film The Place Beyond The Pines.

While in Australia, the stunner was also busy promoting McHappy Day.

While in Australia, the stunner was also busy promoting McHappy Day