Spiders (again, but oz spiders)
Now i lived here for just over 2 years now and still cant get used to these fuckers running around my house.

I'll list the fucks i dont like.

Huntsman - Now these wont kill you but they look evil. On my very first night in my new house i was getting into bed when something caught my eye. Yep, it was a huntsman and he was intent on hiding. And hide he did. I couldnt find it for weeks, until one night in bed, i put my arm between my pillows and felt something crawl on my arm. Ive never had fear like this before or since. I mashed it good with a shoe and chucked out all my bedding. They still roam my house but the most effective method ive found is a can of something and a lighter, they burn and im sure i hear them scream. My flatmate isnt keen on this method as ive nearly burnt the house down many times.

Redbacks
Now thankfully dont get many of these, but ive had a few in the garden which ive had to murder. They are small and evil, and after too many beers sitting in the sun you get confident and forget they are there. Thats when they strike, never been bitten but have had many close calls.

Funnel Web
The most evil fucker of all. Length is getting on so wont go into detail. But they get into my pool and lurk until i dive in and then swim at me which in turn makes me shit it.

And then there are the roaches which i cant get rid of, but these dont hurt so they dont bother me.

Im not looking forward to going home tonight as there was a huntsman giving me the evil eye in the bathroom this morning who i left alone. He will be in my bed tonight. Shudder
(Lanceuppercut, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 2:51, 9 replies)

Nooooooooooooooo
I am going to die while on holiday there next year, I know it!
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 3:04, closed)

huntsmen are cool
they will not hurt you, ever. i have to admit that i have never ever seen one anywhere but up near the ceiling so if i did find one in my bed, i may not be so nice to them. anyway, i've lived here all my life and never yet been bitten by any spiders - even after spending a week at my ex-sister-in-law's place in brisbane one christmas and finding out after we got home that they found a nest of redbacks in the light fitting that was above the bed we slept in - eek!!

@baw_bag - you'll be ok. just stay away from sharks and crocs and stingrays and those crazy homicidal koalas :)
(chameleon61, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 4:15, closed)

you could DIE
funnel webs will fucking kill you! jesus!
red backs too. or they'll hurt like nothing you've ever felt before.

i kinda like the huntsmen though... they're quite peaceful.
(wrench, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 8:00, closed)

oh my god
This has just made me feel faint. That's it, never ever going to australia!!! Just wikipedia'd huntsman spiders and really really wish I hadn't. Eleven fucking inched of 8 legged 8 eyed evil? Wtf is that all about?? And in your swimming pool? Hyperventilating just picturing it!!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 8:11, closed)

WELCOME TO MY WORLD!
You'd think living here all my life would make me less susceptible to the fear that huntsmans etc bring on but no. It's a life long fear.

HUNTSMANS can actually have extraordinarily painful bites which make your hand puff up. This only happens if your allergic, but it happened to my mum's friend. Not good.

AND WTF I DID NOT KNOW FUNNEL WEBS COULD SWIM!
(Poppet some assembly required., Wed 16 Apr 2008, 10:01, closed)

no worries
I was there a year and didn't see anything - no spiders or snakes.
I was fruit picking for 3 months and the worse thing I saw was a malnourished rat.

I did get bitten by a spider in Sydney while I was asleep though. Twice. The size of the fang punctures made me glad I was asleep. *shudders*

You'd have to be old or a child to die from a bite though. Even from a Redback.
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 11:04, closed)

I know those hidey types!
My ex had one in his bathroom. It used to wait until I was in the middle of my business on the toilet and then dash out from behind the bath. Dilemma! I used to hold it in so hard when I was at his house..
(darras jeg har en grevling i hodet. Grevling, grevlang, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 11:10, closed)

Oh yes....
In my holiday preparation I watched a programme called "Australia's deadliest creatures" which was the best idea ever.

Funnel webs can live underwater for WEEKS off air trapped in their fur.

I can't swim and I'm NOT learning!

Plus, just the look of huntsmen terriyies me! I know they're harmless but.... they COULD beat me in a fight.
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:23, closed)

I wanted to go to Australia till I read this.
Why can't it be full of indigenous fluffly species of cutesy kittins instead?
( Maladicta, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:53, closed)