How bad are the bugs & spiders in the suburbs of Brisbane?
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There are a lot less down Melbourne way, gets too cold it seems.
Either that or the snakes get 'um ....
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Honestly, don't worry about spiders. There are some in the parks and things you will see that are a lot larger than the UK, but apart from that, not an issue. Drop bears on the other hand......... https://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear
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Amazulu - please tell me you just like playing on people's fears? :-/ Is it really THAT bad? I mean I'm expecting SOME spiders but spiders crawling on my face while I sleep, on my shoulder while I watch television, a sailing down from the sun visor while I'm driving...that kind of thing I'm hoping wouldn't be an every day occurrence :-/ Can I ask where you're from originally and where you live now please? And experiences you've had spider wise? I'm freaking out a little here :-/
We're used to them in our house and now just ignore them
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Personally, although I dislike chemicals, I now have fly spray and insect killer at the ready all the time (my landlord is too tit to install flyscreens), and the units I live in are pest treated every so often by the Real Estate. My place is old and wooden, so should be a haven for insects but I rarely see much beyond the flies. Oh, and the occasional cockroach, those are the spawn of the devil and freak me out far more than spiders, but over the years I have learnt to keep cans of Mortein handy and zap the beggars as soon as they appear -and to be honest, its only 2 or 3 a year.
The spiders here tend to do outdoors more than the Uk ones that love fridges etc. If I have to move something like that, I warn any resident insects by shouting at them first ( ) then spray underneath, then move it. Worst thing I ever found under a fridge was a mouse, in my last place. I was quite pleased about that, been telling my then husband for weeks that we had a mouse and he wouldn't believe me!
The spiders here tend to do outdoors more than the Uk ones that love fridges etc. If I have to move something like that, I warn any resident insects by shouting at them first ( ) then spray underneath, then move it. Worst thing I ever found under a fridge was a mouse, in my last place. I was quite pleased about that, been telling my then husband for weeks that we had a mouse and he wouldn't believe me!
Well that makes me feel a bit better Thank you I can't help but think though, what the heck are huntsman spiders still doing around cities?! You'd think they'd take the hint and leave by now
For some reason I'm not so worried about cockroaches (although it depends how big they are in Australia!) I've never actually seen one so that's probably why I don't feel scared...maybe I would be if I was faced with one! For every person who seems to say the spiders are OK in Australia, I do seem to find about 2-3 horror stories :-/ Maybe I'll just make a bubble and live in that
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Eeeeek :-/ Yes we even heard about that spider here in the UK I was hoping that not EVERY home would get them. That perhaps some neighbourhoods just didn't really get them for some reason. Some people on here have said they'd never had one...I guess I was hoping to find that be the case for the majority of people but it doesn't seem to be looking that way :-/
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Eeeeek :-/ Yes we even heard about that spider here in the UK I was hoping that not EVERY home would get them. That perhaps some neighbourhoods just didn't really get them for some reason. Some people on here have said they'd never had one...I guess I was hoping to find that be the case for the majority of people but it doesn't seem to be looking that way :-/
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Well that makes me feel a bit better Thank you I can't help but think though, what the heck are huntsman spiders still doing around cities?! You'd think they'd take the hint and leave by now
For some reason I'm not so worried about cockroaches (although it depends how big they are in Australia!) I've never actually seen one so that's probably why I don't feel scared...maybe I would be if I was faced with one! For every person who seems to say the spiders are OK in Australia, I do seem to find about 2-3 horror stories :-/ Maybe I'll just make a bubble and live in that
For some reason I'm not so worried about cockroaches (although it depends how big they are in Australia!) I've never actually seen one so that's probably why I don't feel scared...maybe I would be if I was faced with one! For every person who seems to say the spiders are OK in Australia, I do seem to find about 2-3 horror stories :-/ Maybe I'll just make a bubble and live in that
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Do you remember Bondipom? Poster in Sydney, from the very very early BE days.......he had a roach lay eggs in his keyboard, first he knew of it was when all these nasty little f**kers started crawling out of his keyboard while he was posting. I'd not been here long, was terrified of touching the computer for weeks
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They seem to get activated by autumn rains but an extended dry spell kills them off - which is what happened over here a few years ago
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I'm not too keen on big bugs that fly I have to say - it's the thought of them flying in my face! But it's nothing that would put me off moving there. But spiders, that's a different story. It seems like EVERYONE in Australia gets about 3 huntsmen a year in their home and cars and most people get a funnel web each year. This completely freaks me out! I really was hoping there'd be somewhere in Australia you could live where they just weren't so common. It's a real game changer for me as I have a real phobia. I'd willingly have hypnosis but I would need to feel like seeing a huntsman in my home was no different to seeing a cute Guinea pig and I just don't think that's ever possible...no hypnosis can be that strong! :-/
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It does depend where you live. The more rural the more wildlife. An apartment in a city is unlikely to get many spiders. Even in a semi rural setting here I see less spiders than I did in the UK. Boundry sprays do work.
In nearly 4 years I have had one small huntsman inside the house, and seen a handful outside none enormous.
If you cope in the UK you can cope here.
In nearly 4 years I have had one small huntsman inside the house, and seen a handful outside none enormous.
If you cope in the UK you can cope here.
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