Ewww!

[TheBlackOut 7]

I was bored and read up on some of the threats that Texans(Other states have them, but they are big in Texas) have to deal with... I have seen countless of the spiders called the "Brown Recluses" but thought nothing of it really, but I did avoid them.

 

Well, I've read into them and I knew they love dark spots, which our shed I use a lot is, now I always put a light in there for about 10 minutes before I go in. (They say 30 mins but I don't got the time.)

 

Look at what these little spiders can do! http://www.brown-recluse.com/bitephotos.html

 

 

And I thought a Black Widow was bad...

[BWare 0]

Yikes! Man that's creepy... Here in Florida we have PLENTY of spiders, but they typically aren't too dangerous. They're massive though, and the aquatic ones look incredibly bizarre.

 

Back in California, we had to worry about black widows... yikes. Now THOSE were some scary spiders :shock:

[Alphabear 11]

Come to Australia, we have plenty of dangerous things.

 

http://www.animalplanetasia.com/australiau.../feature1.shtml

[VampireA05 0]

well..Earth is a dangerous place to live.... :lol:

[gammyleg 0]

We're a lucky bunch here in New Zealand. The only wierd thing that bites over these ways is Luk3us...

 

 

Haha, sorry dude, but you had the easiest avatar to do out of the kiwis. =D

[TheBlackOut 7]

[Luk3us 63]

I shall remember this day, gammyleg....

[gammyleg 0]

I shall remember this day, gammyleg....

Heh, feel free to smite me back.

[Azrael 0]

Oh, God... It sent me cowering... At least we dn't have poisonous spiders in Davao... I liked spiders as pets, but that... God, I'm so scared... Anyway, more data of the Brown Recluse in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Recluse

[Inferno 22]

I liked spiders as pets, but that...

:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

Anyways, this is much scarier/groser:

 

http://forums.cncnz.com/viewtopic.php?t=5415

[TheBlackOut 7]

The link just goes back to my topic...? Is it suppose to do that?

 

Had one almost bite my cat just now, but she killed it.. Good God I was about the just hit her for getting in its way! If it can do that stuff to a human, it'd kill a pet.

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Not necessarily. The sydney funnel web which is considered by many to be the most dangerous spider can kill a human in 15 minutes. however its venom does practically nothing to dogs and cats. The venom is specially designed for primates.

[BWare 0]

Man, that is interesting. Mother nature is a maaaaaaaaad scientist! (Seinfeld quote, for those of you old enough to appreciate )

[Alphabear 11]

Yeah there definatly not something you want biting you. their fangs can penetrate fingernails and soft shoes and they attack with enough force that their fangs which are a few cms long become stuck meaning you have to pull the spider off.

[Luk3us 63]

Another reason not to live in Aussie... Spiders, snakes, croc's, Aussies...

 

Its just not worth it...

[Alphabear 11]

Just makes us tougher.

[Luk3us 63]

Oh, is that what you lot call it huh...

[Inferno 22]

Oh, is that what you lot call it huh...

[Azrael 0]

Oh, is that what you lot call it huh...

 

Might be true...

[Hitman079 0]

AGH! AGH! AGH! i'm bringing a shotgun in with me to the shower and stomping on every spider i see (well, i do that already)