First Redback
Aug 17th 2009, 9:51 am
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First Redback
Hi
Found first redback since arriving, climbing up wall next to patio door.
Lovely!!!
Found first redback since arriving, climbing up wall next to patio door.
Lovely!!!
Aug 17th 2009, 11:45 am
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Re: First Redback
And that's what i'm not looking forward to!
Aug 17th 2009, 12:27 pm
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Re: First Redback
That's a beauty. I'm sure I've got one inside my wing mirror on the daily commute. Find messy web and wipe it off but web keeps reappearing across the glass.
Was thinking this morning that he must travel with me to work and back every day - one well travelled littler bugger.
Was thinking this morning that he must travel with me to work and back every day - one well travelled littler bugger.
Aug 17th 2009, 1:25 pm
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Re: First Redback
my first redback was in an outside toilet in Hartley NSW
I was oblivious until my niece in the next cubicle said look up and there they were
I was oblivious until my niece in the next cubicle said look up and there they were
Aug 17th 2009, 2:03 pm
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Re: First Redback
Not looking forward to the bugs and the snaes but the beach and the sun, bring it on!
Aug 17th 2009, 9:11 pm
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Re: First Redback
Its just a spider. You see bigger ones than that in the UK!! Yes, I know its got a nasty bite but generally I don't get close to ANY spider through choice so it doesn't matter if they are poisonous or not.
A "friend" in the UK has stated that she could never visit me in Australia because she couldn't cope with the insects. Since being here I have seen no more spiders, ants etc than I have in the UK. Yes, they are different types, but there are no more.
A "friend" in the UK has stated that she could never visit me in Australia because she couldn't cope with the insects. Since being here I have seen no more spiders, ants etc than I have in the UK. Yes, they are different types, but there are no more.
Aug 17th 2009, 9:25 pm
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Re: First Redback
Its just a spider. You see bigger ones than that in the UK!! Yes, I know its got a nasty bite but generally I don't get close to ANY spider through choice so it doesn't matter if they are poisonous or not.
A "friend" in the UK has stated that she could never visit me in Australia because she couldn't cope with the insects. Since being here I have seen no more spiders, ants etc than I have in the UK. Yes, they are different types, but there are no more.
A "friend" in the UK has stated that she could never visit me in Australia because she couldn't cope with the insects. Since being here I have seen no more spiders, ants etc than I have in the UK. Yes, they are different types, but there are no more.
Bee and wasp stings kill people in the UK every year, no one has died form a spider bite in OZ in 30 years.
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Aug 17th 2009, 10:22 pm
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Does your friend think when she gets off the plane in OZ there will be thousands of deadly creepy crawlies swarming all over the place everywhere she walks, like some sort of sceince fiction horror film? Alot of Poms have some really strange ideas of what OZ is like.
Bee and wasp stings kill people in the UK every year, no one has died form a spider bite in OZ in 30 years.
Bee and wasp stings kill people in the UK every year, no one has died form a spider bite in OZ in 30 years.
I have calmed down a bit since then.
I have to admit, watching 'Australia - World's Deadliest Destination' whilst waiting for visa approval was probably not the smartest idea
Aug 17th 2009, 10:28 pm
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Re: First Redback
Does your friend think when she gets off the plane in OZ there will be thousands of deadly creepy crawlies swarming all over the place everywhere she walks, like some sort of sceince fiction horror film? Alot of Poms have some really strange ideas of what OZ is like.
Bee and wasp stings kill people in the UK every year, no one has died form a spider bite in OZ in 30 years.
Bee and wasp stings kill people in the UK every year, no one has died form a spider bite in OZ in 30 years.
Aug 17th 2009, 11:04 pm
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Re: First Redback
Been here over two years, never seen one.
Loads of huntsmans though, now they are proper scary !
Loads of huntsmans though, now they are proper scary !
Aug 17th 2009, 11:06 pm
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And they run faster than me (mind you, that applies to tortoises too but I'm not scared of them.)
Aug 18th 2009, 3:09 am
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Re: First Redback
Found one (Redback) in the kitchen the other day, which is very odd. Had made a web between the kettle and the wall. Only a tiny fella.
Did have a big-un in the back yard earlier in the year though.
Did have a big-un in the back yard earlier in the year though.