The Sydney Funnel Web: Unfair

[Insanum]

Please can we put spoilers on the spiders, as an arachnophobe that shit is SCARY too me...sorry

But if i wasnt scared of the little fuckers, Id definatley be an expert in the buggers. They facinate me.

You see my friend, it is[/I] natural. They are the perfect hunters, They adapt to there surroundings, and nature has bestowed upon them a weapon of mass destruction.

#1 reason i dont want to go to australia. Any big insect over here (UK) is 100x bigger, Nastier & ballsyier down under.

You're in a fucking thread about spiders. You should expect to see pictures of spiders.

Like i said, I didnt claim too have a rational fear, and I love the theory side of spiders, vital stats, and i know more than i should about them.

It honestly doesnt take that much effort.

Thanks everyone else that is catering for the scared's!

 

[Ultrajoe]

I've heard about that place. Don't they usually pay for their underground houses by selling the jewels uncovered when the houses are dug?

Seems crazy to me. Who came up with the idea to become mole people?

Australian heat is hotter than regular heat. Really, no joke. You know windchill factors? Well there's an 'Australian Factor' for heat, caused by the humidity, low heat retension of the ground, wind and sheer UV brute force. It's not british tourists that suffer the worst heatstroke here, they know what they're in for, it's the Brazilians and people from other hot countries, who think they know what hot is. Our heat is like our beer, always stronger than you think. There's a reason skin cancer is our national plague.

It was a choice of:

A) Become mole people like you live on Tatooine
B) Become like luke's aunt and uncle after the troopers get them; Smoking skeletons.

 

[Labyrinth]

Spoiler: Knowing that he would make the Funnel Web, I would not put this past god.

Alternatively, proof that there is no god.​

See that's just impractical. You'd be better off clubbing someone to death with those fangs than biting them.

 

[Jewpacabra]

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.

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 it

Is the spider so vital to the ecosystem that it is worth keeping it around despite the fact that it poses an extreme danger to the population?

And genocide may usually be bad, but if the "geno" itself is bad then yes, it is worth being "cided" against. Genocide isn't necessarily bad. It just always has been.

dude, i seriously think that you dont comprehend how i guess not-dangerous these spider are, for want of a better term. sure they are agressive but only if you piss them off. so check ur shoes, dont go poking fingers into funnel shaped objects, and dont go looking for them. we're also forgetting the spiders natural enemy, the shoe. i dont think there's a spider in the world that is scary or intimidating after a good crushing, and since they aren't genetically engineers super spiders that can lift shoes and other similar splat devices, its really not that big a deal
and yeah, they are actually kind useful to the ecosystem and all by killing flying insects, like flies and mosquitoes which helps stop disease, and despite being rather intimidating, they are food for a lot of bird and some snakes and lizards. i think having less deaths by disease is definitelly worth keeping these ugly bastards around, even if the trade off means that an idiot or 2 a year are killed by them.
...spiders FTW by the way

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I've heard about that place. Don't they usually pay for their underground houses by selling the jewels uncovered when the houses are dug?

Seems crazy to me. Who came up with the idea to become mole people?

Australian heat is hotter than regular heat. Really, no joke. You know windchill factors? Well there's an 'Australian Factor' for heat, caused by the humidity, low heat retension of the ground, wind and sheer UV brute force. It's not british tourists that suffer the worst heatstroke here, they know what they're in for, it's the Brazilians and people from other hot countries, who think they know what hot is. Our heat is like our beer, always stronger than you think. There's a reason skin cancer is our national plague.

It was a choice of:

A) Become mole people like you live on Tatooine
B) Become like luke's aunt and uncle after the troopers get them; Smoking skeletons.

I have more reasons to not want to go to Australia. I hate the local heat enough to make me want to move north. Australia would incinerate me.

 

[RagnorakTres]

It was a choice of:

A) Become mole people like you live on Tatooine
B) Become like luke's aunt and uncle after the troopers get them; Smoking skeletons.

Now, now, smoking is bad for you!

Neither did Dad mention ridiculous heat, though I don't think he left Sydney. I guess it was understood.

 

[Jewpacabra]

I've heard about that place. Don't they usually pay for their underground houses by selling the jewels uncovered when the houses are dug?

Seems crazy to me. Who came up with the idea to become mole people?

Australian heat is hotter than regular heat. Really, no joke. You know windchill factors? Well there's an 'Australian Factor' for heat, caused by the humidity, low heat retension of the ground, wind and sheer UV brute force. It's not british tourists that suffer the worst heatstroke here, they know what they're in for, it's the Brazilians and people from other hot countries, who think they know what hot is. Our heat is like our beer, always stronger than you think. There's a reason skin cancer is our national plague.

It was a choice of:

A) Become mole people like you live on Tatooine
B) Become like luke's aunt and uncle after the troopers get them; Smoking skeletons.

and dont forget that our desert go from like 45 degrees during the day to about 3 at night

 

[Ultrajoe]

See that's just impractical. You'd be better off clubbing someone to death with those fangs than biting them.

As has been discussed, some animals just don't give a damn about logic, they're in it for your suffering.

I think it would poison you and then club your ass to the ground as it laughed.

 

[ElephantGuts]

and since they aren't genetically engineers super spiders that can lift shoes and other similar splat devices,

Aren't they, though? Aren't they? Do you know everything your government is doing?

No, you do not. Trust no one. Prepare for the end.

Now if you'll excuse me I'll be descending to my nuclear bunker 100 feet beneath my house. Damn those double blast doors are hard to close.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

 

[Jewpacabra]

See that's just impractical. You'd be better off clubbing someone to death with those fangs than biting them.

As has been discussed, some animals just don't give a damn about logic, they're in it for your suffering.

I think it would poison you and then club your ass to the ground as it laughed.

just 'cos it could
then it'd probably find some way to piss on you while you were rolling around in agony

 

[PyroZombie]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

 

[the monopoly guy]

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?

Or at least do it with sound so we can here them. If you use gestures to express the fact that you don't want a human near you and you are camoflouged then dammit, you just defeated the purpouse of said camoflouge. And if your small we probably won't see you. But if your big like a bear, well you don't need to do anything becuase who in their right mind would do near a bear?

 

[Berethond]

I've heard about that place. Don't they usually pay for their underground houses by selling the jewels uncovered when the houses are dug?

Seems crazy to me. Who came up with the idea to become mole people?

Australian heat is hotter than regular heat. Really, no joke. You know windchill factors? Well there's an 'Australian Factor' for heat, caused by the humidity, low heat retension of the ground, wind and sheer UV brute force. It's not british tourists that suffer the worst heatstroke here, they know what they're in for, it's the Brazilians and people from other hot countries, who think they know what hot is. Our heat is like our beer, always stronger than you think. There's a reason skin cancer is our national plague.

It was a choice of:

A) Become mole people like you live on Tatooine
B) Become like luke's aunt and uncle after the troopers get them; Smoking skeletons.

I already live in the worst heat trap in the world, so I'd do fine.

Seriously. I live in a giant oven. The air pollution only makes it worse.

And I want one of those spiders as my pet. So that it can eat people I don't like.

 

[Ultrajoe]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

I think he means in terms of toxicity. This only furthers my theory that the Funnel Web family does this crap for some kind of sick pleasure, why do you need the capacity to kill 50 men with one bite!? It's not like you can bite 50 at once! ... Or can they...

It's unecessary, unfair and quite frankly it's just plain mean.

Spoiler: I Can See This Ending Only One Way

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

I think he means in terms of toxicity. This only furthers my theory that the Funnel Web family does this crap for some kind of sick pleasure, why do you need the capacity to kill 50 men with one bite!? It's not like you can bite 50 at once! ... Or can they...

It's unecessary, unfair and quite frankly it's just plain mean.

Yep, I did mean in terms of toxicity. They're a massive pain in the ass, I can't get away from them and I've been bitten by one, I caught the fucker and called an ambulance.

 

[Insanum]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

I think he means in terms of toxicity. This only furthers my theory that the Funnel Web family does this crap for some kind of sick pleasure, why do you need the capacity to kill 50 men with one bite!? It's not like you can bite 50 at once! ... Or can they...

It's unecessary, unfair and quite frankly it's just plain mean.

Its different tho, Theyve developed that venom too kill its prey, If it thinks your prey, Run. Fast. FASTER.

I cant believe you think its a bad thing. Its something too be respected. You dont say anything about the great white's teeth and crushing power is unnatural. Its adapt or die out there and thats just what these eight legged beauties do.

The difference is that these spiders live on land, And youve got more chance of finding one in you bedroom than a great white (unless youve recently pissed of some REALLY freaky mafia).

And the 50 men thing? thats just because its the human reaction too it. Think of the insects, at the end of the day the spidey's gotta eat.

 

[PyroZombie]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

I think he means in terms of toxicity. This only furthers my theory that the Funnel Web family does this crap for some kind of sick pleasure, why do you need the capacity to kill 50 men with one bite!? It's not like you can bite 50 at once! ... Or can they...

It's unecessary, unfair and quite frankly it's just plain mean.

Yep, I did mean in terms of toxicity. They're a massive pain in the ass, I can't get away from them and I've been bitten by one, I caught the fucker and called an ambulance.

Why the fuck did you catch it?

That's like pulling your disassembled arm away with the lion still attached to it.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I can think of a spider worse than the Sydney Funnel Web, it's a similar spider, that's a lot more deadly, is from the same family, and is from Australia as well. It's a rare one called the Toowoomba Funnel Web. Yes, it exists, they're a light to mid-brown and slightly smaller. They love hiding in my shoes if I leave them outside and I often find them in the shed.

That doesn't sound that much more deadly, unless they have bio-technological chainsaw teeth.

I think he means in terms of toxicity. This only furthers my theory that the Funnel Web family does this crap for some kind of sick pleasure, why do you need the capacity to kill 50 men with one bite!? It's not like you can bite 50 at once! ... Or can they...

It's unecessary, unfair and quite frankly it's just plain mean.

Yep, I did mean in terms of toxicity. They're a massive pain in the ass, I can't get away from them and I've been bitten by one, I caught the fucker and called an ambulance.

Why the fuck did you catch it?

That's like pulling your disassembled arm away with the lion still attached to it.

The cases of TFW bites are very low, so they need to actually see it to know it was that spider to administer the anti venom, otherwise, it does nothing.