The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
Jan 4th 2006, 9:04 am
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
Originally Posted by martinw01908
Quick question about mozzies. I am the sort of person who, when on holiday to Greece or Spain etc gets bitten to death. Don't know what it is, but the mozzies love me and have a feast. Perhaps its the fair skin but anyway....
Are the mozzies the same in Oz as Greece (or worse?)
In other words is there anyone who was bothered by mozzies as much as me and has managed to deal with them or get used to them in Oz?
Or are they not as bad, please tell me they are manageable in Oz. Do they vary in numbers from place to place.
Ok this turned out to be not a quick question at all, but hope somebody can help me?
Are the mozzies the same in Oz as Greece (or worse?)
In other words is there anyone who was bothered by mozzies as much as me and has managed to deal with them or get used to them in Oz?
Or are they not as bad, please tell me they are manageable in Oz. Do they vary in numbers from place to place.
Ok this turned out to be not a quick question at all, but hope somebody can help me?
atb
Larissa
Aug 2nd 2006, 8:43 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
Originally Posted by Rooksie
An extract:
"Huntsman Spider
A full-grown huntsman spider can be as big as an adult hand. The spider typically has a crab-like set of legs and can sprint up walls and across ceilings with surprising speed. Huntsmen are known to bite and may cause mild local pain. etc etc etc"
well F**K THAT!!!!!
I purchased the above book from Sandown at the weekend. I read the above extract and nearly crapped my pants!!!!
Just to recap "can be as big as an adult hand. The spider typically has a crab-like set of legs and can sprint up walls and across ceilings with surprising speed"
HOLY S**T
"Huntsman Spider
A full-grown huntsman spider can be as big as an adult hand. The spider typically has a crab-like set of legs and can sprint up walls and across ceilings with surprising speed. Huntsmen are known to bite and may cause mild local pain. etc etc etc"
well F**K THAT!!!!!
I purchased the above book from Sandown at the weekend. I read the above extract and nearly crapped my pants!!!!
Just to recap "can be as big as an adult hand. The spider typically has a crab-like set of legs and can sprint up walls and across ceilings with surprising speed"
HOLY S**T
God I had forgotten how funny this thread was.
Jan 10th 2007, 2:21 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
I knew about the redbacks but i thought black widows were in the States and not Australia? Since you live in Perth have you seen any spiders in your house or garden (especially of the poisonous or large variety)?
Jan 10th 2007, 4:16 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
Sorry Possoms 
If you really are scared of spiders the I strongly suggest you try hypnotherapy/therapy of any kind(!) to help you. I know that if I don't do something about it I'm literally going to be living in fear and I'm not going to let the buggers win. I'm not going to let it spoil our Oz life.
London Zoo do an afternoon course called 'friendly spider course' (yeah I know, they're having a larf!!!) and at the end of it you catch one and then have one on your hand. If works for a lot of people, but I need something that'll be more longer lasting. (can't find details on zoo website so have left message with the zoo to call me back with dates/times/how much etc. I'll post the details when I get them (or someone else beats me to it!!)).
D D
PS apologies if someone has already mentioned London Zoo's course on this thread....it's getting pretty long!!!
If you really are scared of spiders the I strongly suggest you try hypnotherapy/therapy of any kind(!) to help you. I know that if I don't do something about it I'm literally going to be living in fear and I'm not going to let the buggers win. I'm not going to let it spoil our Oz life.
London Zoo do an afternoon course called 'friendly spider course' (yeah I know, they're having a larf!!!) and at the end of it you catch one and then have one on your hand. If works for a lot of people, but I need something that'll be more longer lasting. (can't find details on zoo website so have left message with the zoo to call me back with dates/times/how much etc. I'll post the details when I get them (or someone else beats me to it!!)).
D D
PS apologies if someone has already mentioned London Zoo's course on this thread....it's getting pretty long!!!
Jan 10th 2007, 4:22 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
Ummmmm this thread is over a year old!! 
Jan 10th 2007, 6:07 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
You replied to someone who said a black WINDOW spider typically called a common house spider here i've not heard of any black widow spiders in Oz I thought their equivalent was a red back???
Jen
Jan 11th 2007, 12:19 pm
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Re: The Migrants Guide to Emigrating and Settling in Australia
I have not looked at that picture - yet. This is a worry for me yet I am not going to spend money on it unless I find out when I'm over there that it's actually debilitating.
If you do want to get rid of a huge spidey how can you actually do it? I read about the hairspray method, sounds good, but presumably you have to be quite close to do it. Any other methods? Hoover wouldn't work would surely cos of the size.
If you do want to get rid of a huge spidey how can you actually do it? I read about the hairspray method, sounds good, but presumably you have to be quite close to do it. Any other methods? Hoover wouldn't work would surely cos of the size.
