The Sydney Funnel Web: Unfair
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I live in South East Queensland, so I'm lucky enough not have come close to the SFW. We had alot of Red Backs years ago when my parents had their deck put up. Little bastards just wouldn't die. My partner and I had a huntsman that was no afraid of humans. I've had one on my shoulder, I was 11 and my classmates found it then sadistically killed it with a ruler. I've also put my foot into a shoe that was playing home to one. Felt this weird feeling at my toes and when I took it off it just jumped out at me. I've also stumbled across a baby King Brown which I did well to steer clear of. And a friend of a friend of mine was out roo shooting and got punched the next morning when he stuck his head out of his tent. I've also picked up a rock with a scorpion sitting on it...I was about 10 when I ran up to mum excited about this discovering only to find a shock horror expression on her face.
Yeah, that's about all the exciting run-in's I've had with nature thus far.
EDIT: Found the scorpion at Mt Kilkevan (if that's how it's spelt)
Yeah, that's about all the exciting run-in's I've had with nature thus far.
EDIT: Found the scorpion at Mt Kilkevan (if that's how it's spelt)
Yeesh. Screw that. You've probably just cost the Australian tourism industry a tidy sum.
*hides*
*hides*
I'm moving to Antarctica, It might be cold enough to freeze...liquids before they leave your body but at least theres no spiders. I love this country, but the animals freak me the hell out. And I live in a technically rural area, we get loads of shit. I've seen 3 red bellied blacks, one I've actually held, almost touched a brown snake and actually had a funnel web on me (we had to move bricks, they got knocked over onto my leg, guess what fell out?) which was fucking terrifying. Not to mention the other thousand or so spiders that are in the area, and that bastard kangaroo who keeps eating our plants.
Good article by the way, I like how all articles on our animal life eventually come to the fact that every single damn thing wants to eat your face, probably after eating your god of choice.
Good article by the way, I like how all articles on our animal life eventually come to the fact that every single damn thing wants to eat your face, probably after eating your god of choice.
I really dont think it looks scary, genuine non toxic spiders with either long hairs or long legs look waaay scarier..
I'm usually terrified of spider pictures but the one in OP made me imagine a caption under it going : "HUGGIES!"
But seriously, im now not ever going to sydney or australia
EVAR.
But seriously, im now not ever going to sydney or australia
EVAR.
The Funnelweb sure may be more threatening, but the picture of that Huntsman and its pack forces me now to build a flamethrower. Even though I live in germany, and the average Spider here is pretty small, that thing will hunt me in my dreams.oliveira8 said:
Australia is well known for having the most dangerous animals in the world but funny thing is.....most of the people who get bitten are foreigners who have no clue what they have to deal with over here i.e. if you see a small hole DONT get near it there is not a cute bunny in it just a snake ready to bite your sorry arse.
Dangerous animals are a why of life over here (unless you stay in the city for all your god forsaken life)
Dangerous animals are a why of life over here (unless you stay in the city for all your god forsaken life)
And THAT ladies and gentlemen is the reason we shipped only our finest criminals to the other side of the goddamn world...
Ah I like that... other side of the goddamn world... one more time... other side of the goddamn world...
Ok my blood pressure has returned to normal again.
It's not even brewed in Australia!
Dear god, if those things advance with Fosters I'ma gonna have to build me a flamethrower.
Ah I like that... other side of the goddamn world... one more time... other side of the goddamn world...
Ok my blood pressure has returned to normal again.
That my friend is a fact!Ultrajoe said:
It's not even brewed in Australia!
Dear god, if those things advance with Fosters I'ma gonna have to build me a flamethrower.
Saw one of them when I was in Austrailia, it was pretty mellow. But yea, alot of people talk about how they'll never go to Austraillia because of your giant man eating crabs, but I spent a month in Perth and the most menacing thing that happened to me was having my jeans nibble by a Quokka and having to wear a stab proof vest to hold a Koala, aside from that I saw one Huntsman wondering about and he was pretty mellow.Labyrinth said:
Do you guys have Camel spiders in Austraillia? Cus you gotta look out for them motherfuckers.
Facts about Camel spiders
-Can grow up to 8 inches, although there are stories of larger
-Hunts in shadows, so if you see one and run away it will chase you because it wants to stay in your shadow
-Can run up to 15 miles per hour
-They're not actually spiders as such, they have 10 legs
-Their jaws are about the size of 1/3 of their body
Search on youtube for Camel Spider fights and you can see them laying the smackdown on like 3 scorpions at a time.