Poll: This is whats wrong with Australia

[JWAN]

This is, by far, the scariest thing I have seen in a long long time. So in Australia they have a spider (golden orb weaver, NOT a tarantula) that can make a web that's strong enough to catch birds, then it destroys the bird by eating it. This could only be more epic if it killed the bird by tea bagging it to death.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24540399-5009760,00.html
As you can see in the picture, the spider is clearly the size of a small car. This isn't a one time deal either, the people who owned this home have seen this spider kill AGAIN.

The only interaction I have seen in my country between spiders and birds is when a bird is hungry it will chomp the spiders down whole. So when I saw the picture, I crapped my pants so hard I blew a hole in the bottom of my chair.

People often ask why I own guns, now all I have to do is show a picture of this spider and it practically justifies itself. Watch "Starship Troopers" look at the similarities of body color and shape.
http://www.vfs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/star1.gif

How do you live in Australia anyway? Your bug zappers are probably 16 ft tall Tesla coils with 60,000 volts running through them.
When I go to Australia will they let me bring a handgun and a thermite grenade?

 

[Monkeytacoz]

FUU....SHI...HOL..... i am never going to Australia

 

[Inco]

A freak of nature maybe?
Its media exaggeration, i live in a suburban/bushland area and have never had any run ins with insects.

 

[TankCopter]

Oh, I have one of them in my yard. They're kinda cute, really. Completely harmless to people, good for getting rid of pesky bugs.

 

[RedPandaMan]

But but...why does that thing exist? Damn you evolution!

But, seriously, even though I wanted to go to Australia, all these deadly insects are one of the things holding me back.

 

[jobobob]

Holy crap why was that thing put on this earth, pretty much sums that up for me.

 

[Mr. Grey]

And so it has begun. They've started their invasion, first large insects and now birds... Soon cats and then dogs... Then the chimps to small children... Then it's over.

Also, didn't they name this spider after David Bowie? I just want to make sure if I read this before.

 

[Last of the Chinchillas]

Australia: They have the weirdest animals, the most horrible bugs, and the dumbest gaming restrictions.

 

[Monkeytacoz]

are these the spiders from mars?

 

[NeutralDrow]

As you can see in the picture, the spider is clearly the size of a small car.

Assuming you count Hot Wheels, of course. Unless it somehow captured a roc in its web...

 

[Soulgaunt]

God damn Jesus Christ and a box of chocolates! That's a spider? Looks more like one of these little bugs....

Spoiler

 

[Shaoken]

As you can see in the picture, the spider is clearly the size of a small car. This isn't a one time deal either, the people who owned this home have seen this spider kill AGAIN.

Dude, it's about the size of your hand on average. It grow's nowhere near the size of a car.

I've lived all but three years of my life here in Australia, and I can only count two situations where I have been close to insects that can kill me. Both where red-back spiders (they're extremely small but their poison is renown for being extremely fatal) and both I wasn't in any real danger.

How is this something that's wrong with Australia?

 

[101194]

HAHAHA That bird got f*cking PWNED!

 

[leighjet]

bahaha it aint that bad here..
well maybe in comparison its pretty bad
http://www.theage.com.au/national/lucky-escape-for-myer-cleaner-bitten-by-snake-in-cbd-20090612-c5iw.html

one of the worlds deadliest snakes just roaming the city

 

[BonsaiK]

We don't really have that whole gun fetish thing in Australia, not the way Yanks do anyway. Sure, a few people have them but it's not some big cultural "thing" like in the US.

If we see a big spider like that and we're worried we either throw furniture at it or back over it in a vehicle but then some people keep spiders like that as pets. They certainy get rid of the insect problem in your house. Big old Orb Weavers are actually pretty cool to have around the place because they don't really care about humans and will just do their shizz if you leave them alone.

It's the smaller spiders in Australia you got to watch though. Check out http://www.spiders.com.au/ for more info on which ones can kill you in under an hour.

 

[joystickjunki3]

I want one!!

 

[NikolaiTampernun]

Everything in Australia is frightening or bizarre. This is hardly news.
http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/GiantBlueEarthworm.jpg
I mean, look at this thing. It seems like it should be squirming out of a hole in the surface of pluto and firing lasers at anything that passes.

And aside from that, there are plenty of things in Australia just waiting to kill you. A large spider that happens to be able to catch birds (Despite the fact that birds aren't part of its typical diet) is the least of my worries if I somehow misplace my sanity and find myself booking a flight to that isle of Hades.

 

[Ultrajoe]

Man, that has nothing on the spine-chilling horror that is the Sydney Funnel Web. Still, I like that spider. It has guts, y'know? Takes balls to just rip a bird out of the sky, because 'screw you, physics'.