Kevin Stall

It's the 6-7 cm long cockroaches that get me.

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[usenetquote2]> > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In Sydney, our house was[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan. In[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > during the two years I've lived here now, I've only seen one or two[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > the house. In Sydney, you could see half a dozen, any day of the year.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually hairy. It's front[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which is how to[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Michael[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large huntsman spiders, but not[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >> in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see some spiders, especially in[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >> the garden. But not large ones in the house.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember spotting a large, hairy[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >spider in my A-frame campo-tel hut thing on Magnetic[/usenetquote2]
Island.
[usenetquote2]> > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >Jason[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >--[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and trip reports about[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and the UK[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
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Teri M

WHAT IS A SPIDER CATCHER, AND WHERE CAN I GETONE PLEASE???

Colin

I agree about putting the risk into context, but the fear thing is mostly a mind
thing anyway, it's difficult to be logical when a huge spider drops on your
head....shudder Mind you make up for them with a beautiful country and your other
cuter animal, like kangaroos, wombats and koalas, even those Taz devils are funny.

Colin

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[usenetquote2]> >Christ if one of them landed on my head I would die of a heart attack,[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> >mind poison !!!!! I have actually been to Oz twice and I am coming back this[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >Summer, never seen anything nasty yet though.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> >Colin[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> >> Hey, they're harmless!!![/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> >> Compared to all the poisonous creatures out here, the huntsman spiders are[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >> really not a concern.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> >> Regards,[/usenetquote2]
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Colin

Oh man 6-7cm cockroaches in Oz ? , please tell me they don't fly.

Colin

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[usenetquote2]> > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living in[/usenetquote2]
grey,
[usenetquote2]> > rainy, cold England.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > Colin[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In Sydney, our house was[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan. In[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Brisbane,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > during the two years I've lived here now, I've only seen one or two[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > the house. In Sydney, you could see half a dozen, any day of the[/usenetquote2]
year.
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[usenetquote2]> > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually hairy.[/usenetquote2]
It's
[usenetquote2]> > > front 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which is how to[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > Michael[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large huntsman[/usenetquote2]
spiders,
[usenetquote2]> > > >> but not in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see some spiders,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >> especially in the garden. But not large ones in the[/usenetquote2]
house.
[usenetquote2]> > At[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember spotting a large,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >hairy spider in my A-frame campo-tel hut thing on Magnetic[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >Jason[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >--[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and trip[/usenetquote2]
reports
[usenetquote2]> > > >about Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and the UK[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
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Colin

I think I would rather have a house full of frogs.

Colin

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Michelle Ryan

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Sorry - they fly!

Michelle

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[usenetquote2]> > It's the 6-7 cm long cockroaches that get me.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living in[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In Sydney, our house was[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan. In[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > Brisbane,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > during the two years I've lived here now, I've only seen one or two[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > around[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > the house. In Sydney, you could see half a dozen, any day of the[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually hairy.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > front 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which is how[/usenetquote2]
to
[usenetquote2]> > > > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > Michael[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large huntsman[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > >> but not in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see some spiders,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >> especially in the garden. But not large ones in the[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > At[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember spotting a large,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >hairy spider in my A-frame campo-tel hut thing on Magnetic[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Island.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >Jason[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >--[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and trip[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > >about Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and the[/usenetquote2]
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Michael Fox

Teri M
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It's really nothing more than a see-through plastic bucket, with a lid. You can get
them in stores here, like Big W, Target, etc. also in many toy shops (usually called
"Bug Catchers" in toy stores). You still need to get close to the spider though.

My ex-wife was a buddhist, so didn't want to kill any little beasties, but didn't
want them in the house either, so we'd catch them and release them in the garden (and
yes, they'd probably find their way back inside within 15 minutes).

Regards,

Michael

Colin

So now I am wondering what would be worse a spider the size of a hand landing on your
head or a 6cm cockroach landing on your head, I am sure I would have a heart attack
in either case.

Colin

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[usenetquote2]> > Oh man 6-7cm cockroaches in Oz ? , please tell me they don't fly.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > It's the 6-7 cm long cockroaches that get me.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > >[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living in[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > grey,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > rainy, cold England.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > Colin[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In Sydney,[/usenetquote2]
our
[usenetquote2]> > > > > house was (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan. In[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > Brisbane,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > during the two years I've lived here now, I've only seen one or[/usenetquote2]
two
[usenetquote2]> > > around[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > the house. In Sydney, you could see half a dozen, any day of the[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > year.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually hairy.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > It's[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > front 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which is[/usenetquote2]
how
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > Michael[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large huntsman[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > spiders,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >> but not in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see[/usenetquote2]
some
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >> spiders, especially in the garden. But not large ones in the[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > house.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > At[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember spotting[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > >large, hairy spider in my A-frame campo-tel hut thing on Magnetic[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > Island.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >Jason[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >--[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and trip[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > reports[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >about Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and the[/usenetquote2]
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Michelle Ryan

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Can't be any worse than my reaction to seeing large, filthy rats running around the
streets of London when I visited!

Michelle

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[usenetquote2]> > > Oh man 6-7cm cockroaches in Oz ? , please tell me they don't fly.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > Sorry - they fly![/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > It's the 6-7 cm long cockroaches that get me.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > rainy, cold England.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > Colin[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In Sydney,[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > year.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually[/usenetquote2]
hairy.
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > front 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which is[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > Michael[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large huntsman[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > spiders,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >> but not in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
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spotting
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Magnetic
[usenetquote2]> > > > Island.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and trip[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > reports[/usenetquote2]
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the
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Dc

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[usenetquote2]>> So now I am wondering what would be worse a spider the size of a hand landing on[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> your head or a 6cm cockroach landing on your head, I am sure I would have a heart[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> attack in either case.[/usenetquote2]
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That's no way to talk about traffic wardens...

David

Nick Le Lievre

Where did you stay Sewers Motel...

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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > our[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > house was (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >about Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and[/usenetquote2]
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Colin

Ah bit I live up in the frozen north of the UK, no rats here (probably to
cold for them)

Colin

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[usenetquote2]> > > > > It's the 6-7 cm long cockroaches that get me.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > >[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > A handspan...jesus, at least there are some advantages to living[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > grey,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > rainy, cold England.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > Colin[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Yes, there are huntsman spiders here. But not many. In[/usenetquote2]
Sydney,
[usenetquote2]> > our[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > house was (literally) crawling with them, at least a handspan.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > during the two years I've lived here now, I've only seen one[/usenetquote2]
or
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > I'm not an expert on spiders, but a huntsman is not usually[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > front 4 legs are significantly longer than it's back 4 legs, which[/usenetquote2]
is
[usenetquote2]> > how[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > to[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > identify them.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Regards,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Michael[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > Jason wrote in message ...[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:10:36 +0000, Michael Fox wrote:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >> Very unlikely. In Sydney, yes there are many large[/usenetquote2]
huntsman
[usenetquote2]> > > > spiders,[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >> but not in Brisbane. Of course, you're still likely to see[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > some[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >> spiders, especially in the garden. But not large ones in[/usenetquote2]
the
[usenetquote2]> > > > house.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > At[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >> least, if you're living in a new house.[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >Don't they have huntsman spiders in Brisbane? I remember[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >large, hairy spider in my A-frame campo-tel hut thing on[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > > > Island.[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >I assumed that was a huntsman. Or was it something else?[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >Jason[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >--[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for the UK viz database and[/usenetquote2]
trip
[usenetquote2]> > > > reports[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > > > > > > >about Australia, the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Bali and[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > > UK[/usenetquote2]
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Greg

Terri M if you are reading these replies you probably wont come to Aus. at all. In
all reality there is more stuff you don't see, anywhere in the world, than you do
see. You are only frightened of what you do see. To be honest I don't begin to
understand this type of fear but it exist it seems as do the things your fearful
of. You wouldn't eat at a restaurant if you saw the kitchen. Same goes to living
here. The vast majority of city folk don't get the pleasure of experiencing the
(real ) outdoor Aust. and you won't either if you follow a clean unadventurous
simple city lifestyle. Start turning over the backyard rubbish and it's a different
story. At the end of the day do your fear management if you need to, the course
holders are happy to take your money, and proceed to live. Most of your fears are
unfounded, for spiders as mentioned are pretty timid, huntsman spiders are too busy
getting out of your road to bother you. Been to Asia ? How about the geckos on the
walls . they're OK aren't they so are the spiders. And don't be afraid to use the
loo, the redbacks of legend are in dark undisturbed places. If there are males in
the house that fixes that!

Get an Aust. spider book. It will help you identify species and allay your fears.
--
- Greg -- [email protected] -

Frank Slootweg

I don't want to belittle your problem and also do not want to give you a false sense
of security, but just to give my (family's) experience:

We have been to Oz twice for a total of 16 weeks. We have been 'all' around
(literally) Oz and to the Red Center in campervans, i.e. out in the open, open
toilets/showers, dunnies, the works. While we were also somewhat afraid of spiders,
because we heard some of them are (very) poisonous, we have hardly encountered any.
As far as we remember, we have *never* seen any, except for the occasional one *in
a web* in the 'forest', but never a 'loose' one.

Of course YMMV and probably YYWV (Your Mileage May/Will Vary), but I think you
don't have too worry too much.

OTOH, *other* insects, locusts (sp?), frogs, etc., we had plenty of those, but we
(of course) survived and had a great time. I am sure you will too.

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No, you don't, because those *also* jump on you(r head, arm, whatever)!

We have been in caravan parks where there were *hundreds* of the beasts in the
toilets/showers/<whatever> (amnemities? sp?). Not *dangerous*, but not particularly
nice either!

[usenetquote2]>> Regarding spiders in houses, I would assume that there arn't too many in Brisbane[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> due to all the little green frogs that crawl all over the walls and ceilings![/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> frogs - no insects including spiders![/usenetquote2]