Giant Venomous Spiders Invade Aussie Town
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How I read it at first:Earnest Cavalli said:
And I got so excited...Earnest Cavalli said:
RUN YAHTZEE RUN!!!!!
Seriously, my Dad lived in Sydney for about a month a few years back. He now avoids our basement with a passion, saying that while he knows his fear of the Funnelweb spider living in our basement is irrational, he just can't shake it. So I now have to do all the laundry.
I actually don't think I would be all that scared as most spiders (with the notable exception of the Funnelweb) will not attack you unless you frighten it. And I think I can run faster than a spider, even one the size of my hand. If nothing else, I can jump.
On the other hand I would be absolutely terrified if I ran into one in the Outback, especially if I was more than 3 days from a hospital.
Seriously, my Dad lived in Sydney for about a month a few years back. He now avoids our basement with a passion, saying that while he knows his fear of the Funnelweb spider living in our basement is irrational, he just can't shake it. So I now have to do all the laundry.
I actually don't think I would be all that scared as most spiders (with the notable exception of the Funnelweb) will not attack you unless you frighten it. And I think I can run faster than a spider, even one the size of my hand. If nothing else, I can jump.
On the other hand I would be absolutely terrified if I ran into one in the Outback, especially if I was more than 3 days from a hospital.
I have a cold and you put me in acoughing fit for half an hour because that last bit was so damn funny.Pi_Fighter said:
I can't help but think that at this rate the only non dangerous wildelife in australia is SOME of the sheep.
Your blood is bound to be spilled! 'Cos you might accidentily get killed!ix_tab said:
Anyway, I don't think there the worst spiders out there, I have read about a few worse ones, plus when I was in Australia, in the zoo they had a couple worse ones aswell. Like the Funnelweb one..Scary stuff.
Sounds cool. Of course, I may be a bit biased in saying that as I both like spiders and am nowhere near Australia...
Lol. Seriously all the people freaking about never coming to australia. Think of it in this way. Funnelwebs are easily crushed. Venemous snakes generally live in secluded areas, so if you hurt yourself in anyway seriously near where youd find those snakes, youre screwed anyway. Crocodiles are the ones you gota look for.
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in australia, we can too... you just need a hand with a few thousand fingers...nathan-dts said:
right, well at least ours are only missing... unlike in america where they're all murdered...Ghostwise said:
That's odd. Giant venomous spiders are almost the first thing I think of when I think of Australia. Or at least, I think of them separately (Huntsmans and Funnel Webs, to be precise). But apparently this is unusual.
But what if the spider can jump?[/quote]Then...I can...ummm...LOOK, A DISTRACTION!Internet Kraken said:
*runs away from comparison war*