The Sydney Funnel Web: Unfair
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To make an embarrasing confession, the biggest of these suckers is only seven centimeters long. Your average male (one you are likely to see) is only 4 centimeters long. Given that it's that big and carries a poison that Nurgle would be squeamish about, we don't want them any bigger.oliveira8 said:
That could just make them more like stealthy ninja's, so it's not all that reassuring. We do have gigantic Hunstman spiders that can cover your entire face, however, and will jump at you in an attempt to do so. They have no venom, but the Huntsman is so damn huge it can take a chunk of your flesh by just biting you. And boy, can that jump. And they can get anywhere.
If so whats in the spoiler box.
I've had a few of these around my backyard. Plenty of snakes too, though the kookerburras make short work of them on the concrete.
Australia: The harmless animals are some of the sheep and the occasional resident.
Australia: The harmless animals are some of the sheep and the occasional resident.
Huntsmen are harmless, they're just ugly. They also kill mosquitoes which is why I don't object to them taking up residence in my house. That is until they start spawning and then I scowl a bit.oliveira8 said:Well...If I saw one of those I would likely try to kill it. But I was refering to these spiders:
Yes I'm evil.
*Insert evil British laugh soundtrack here*xxhazyshadowsxx said:
But now for real did you really open the spoiler box?
Its not if they harmless or not. Its just that the size of the thing would made me freak out for awhile if I found it on the my bedroom.Labyrinth said:
If I can try to prompt some discussion from you fine folks, is there any animal you are particularly proud of from your country? Have you ever encountered said animal or one of the ones I mentioned? (for the fellow aussies).
Have I made you interested in visiting the Australian Reptile Park?
Have I made you interested in visiting the Australian Reptile Park?
If god had wanted Australians to live, he would not have made the Sydney Funnel Web.
This is one of the few reasons as to why I like Connecticut. We don't have jack shit in terms of dangerous creatures. I think the worst we have is a rattle snake, and they're incredibly rare. One was in the woods next to my house once, but the loud rattling noise easily alerted me of it's presence and allowed me to leave it alone.
Why can't all animals tell us when we are about to piss them off?
This is one of the few reasons as to why I like Connecticut. We don't have jack shit in terms of dangerous creatures. I think the worst we have is a rattle snake, and they're incredibly rare. One was in the woods next to my house once, but the loud rattling noise easily alerted me of it's presence and allowed me to leave it alone.
Why can't all animals tell us when we are about to piss them off?
There aren't any particular animals in my area that I am fond of. i don't hate them, it's just that there's nothing special about them. Very few of the noble squids grace our waters, and the ones that do are not impressive. With that said, I have to admit that I do value the frog. Mostly because I spent my childhood catching them in nets in my pond (which is also the reason as to why I despise ticks).Ultrajoe said:
Also you have definitely made me interested in visiting this Reptile Park. But I enjoy observing the various creatures on planet Earth, so I probably would have gone to this park if I was in Australia regardless of what you said.
Well..in Portugal(and Spain) we have the Iberian Lynx who is in the verge of extinction.Ultrajoe said:
They don't actually attack people..unless you poke them with sticks. But they rare to find nowadays, which is sad.
Also no I have no itention to visit your Modern Park(see instead of Jurassic its Modern ha ha ha!) where theres jumping death spiders on it.
Hmmm...the eurasian otter?Ultrajoe said:
It's pretty much the only animal I don't consider to be vermin in britain, and they're pretty cool.
P.S. I always said I wasn't going to Australia, because there are too many things that could kill me. Now you've confirmed it. And I wouldn't quite say I have full blown Arachnophobia, but I couldn't look at any spider based picture on this thread save for the one you posted.
Those things are cool, and I want one. But then I'd be part of the problem.oliveira8 said:
Because as discussed, some animals are just plain Jerks.Internet Kraken said:
I much prefer the Saltwater Croc as an icon for Aussie animal horrors, but there's just something terrifying about convulsing on the floor while your blood runs freely from every hole on your body. Shame, because while the Salty is a beautiful creature the Funnelweb can best be described as... smoulderingly threatening.
Yes, he is eating a shark he just beat in a fight
Never Full
Never Cute (ok, this smallish one is kinda nice)
Never Friendly
I think the Australian government should launch a campaign to wipe these things off the face of the Earth. You wouldn't keep Hitler in a zoo if he was a highly aggressive, highly poisonous species of spider, would you?
You can't just let these things hang out in a comfy zoo, enjoying life. That's like...doing the same thing...to Hitler.
If you haven't noticed I'm trying to compare these spiders to Hitler.
Then again, unlike Hitler, these spiders have no way to escape from an island continent. And since I've got the Pacific Ocean and the width of North America between them and me, I'm not too worried. Good luck with living in Australia though.
You can't just let these things hang out in a comfy zoo, enjoying life. That's like...doing the same thing...to Hitler.
If you haven't noticed I'm trying to compare these spiders to Hitler.
Then again, unlike Hitler, these spiders have no way to escape from an island continent. And since I've got the Pacific Ocean and the width of North America between them and me, I'm not too worried. Good luck with living in Australia though.
Speaking of Australia's dangeous animals, this reminds me of a story I heard on a Counter Strike server.
Two Australian friends who lived close to each other were talking on the server. One of them asked the other if they had heard about the Kangaroo and the shark. Apparently, a Kangaroo somehow ended up in some water off the coast and a Great White shark came along and butchered it.
Two Australian friends who lived close to each other were talking on the server. One of them asked the other if they had heard about the Kangaroo and the shark. Apparently, a Kangaroo somehow ended up in some water off the coast and a Great White shark came along and butchered it.
hehe, go australia and our bad ass animals and such, but, being here in South Australia, we dont really hav the sydney funnel web spider...im not sure if we have anything more poison ous than red backs (nasty lil fuckers) and huntsmen spiders (ugly big fuckers) and a collection of snakes and the odd shark of our coast...although i despise it, i can see where people get the idea that it is a dangerous place
yes, lets wipe out complete species (genocide) that are vital to our eco system, and yes, im asking if you think our governement should be more like hitler, and if you're so out raged about it you come down here with a supply of bug spray and try and do something about it. this isnt america, wherein when something becomes a problem we attempt to destroy it instead of living with itElephantGuts said: