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Hi thought I would add, I took the children to Hungry Jacks last week and they came running in to tell me that there was a spider with an orange back in the play area - right so off I went to investigate and yes you've guessed correctly - it was a redback! Off I went to tell the staff - their response, some spotty sixteen year old came out shrugged his shoulders, took his shoe off and walloped it!:eek:
No Mortein in sight!
Lindsey

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We've had our fair share of redbacks and huntsmans in the house but they're nothing compared to the scorpion that was running round the house this week:eek:

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Excuse me while I vomit

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I must admit Mortein DOES finish them off easy, unlike ole mate the Huntsman!

Shoe works first time tho with all!

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Hey over here in Tassie, I have actually seen Scorpions!!!!!
Seen a few Hunstman and like other people have said Spider Killers does not seem to work!!! I was thinking of trying hairspray!!!!
YOu get used to them and manage to live with them,
Good luck on your move!!!!
Gary and Vikky

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That would be the leg span - I haven't seen them that big though.

The actual spider itself is not big.

I thought all these Strayan spiders would be like tarantulas etc- fat and hairy. Many are a lot smaller.

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This posts remind me that I will start making my hubby put the toilet seat UP when we come back to Aussie! :ohmy:

I lived two years in Sydney and saw alot more spiders there than I did in the 2 years I spend in Cairns.

My worst exp. - I opened the door to a friend one night (in Sydney) and a spider was on the outside, so I slammed the door in my friends face (bad I know but I don't like the spiders much!) I then felt guilty, so I opened the door again and the bloody spider was coming over the top of the door and leaped off it towards me - I swear he was angry at me (the spider) and it started running towards me until I jumped on a chair. Lucky my friend saved me....Possibly the spider was scared and wasn't actually after me, but that's how it felt at the time!

But I don't recall seeing any bigger than a 20p in Cairns.
Same goes with snakes - only ever saw one as roadkill or in the Zoos....

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Well its the ugliest daddy long legs i`ve ever seen lol.Next time i see one i`ll parcel it up and send it to use lmao:thumbsup:

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Hey there

just read about your encounter with the horrid speicies and wondered where to get aything that will kill these bastards when they step foot inside your house or for that matter outside or anywhere near cos i am shitting myself!!!

Thanks
Clair

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The ones my missus hates are the little harmless ones that jump.
They don't crawl as such but have a very jerkey movement and when anything gets near them they literally jump away.

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I hate anyone of them trust me mate am soo scared even i dont believe me!!! The om is pretty laid back even though he dont like them either!! we make a pretty good pair eh!!!

They wont stop us tho we'll come over no matter what and if it gets too much wr'll just come on back again!! with our tails between our legs aaarrrggghhhh.............

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Know where you're coming from but within 12 months you'll look back and wonder what you were worried about.

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God i hope you're right!! lts of people have said the same thing and that along the lines of if we were younger we woulod have done it ourselves!! it obviously proves that we among a lot of others are the bravest or not as we battle to overcome our fears of the tiny town!!!!

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You get your house sprayed and this will stop most coming in. Our house is due for another spray and that's the only reason we've got this nest of Redbacks in at the mo.

Oh they crack me up! As you say you've only got to go slightly close and they start hopping away ... quite funny I think.

Exactly!

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God i am soo glad you lot are sayng all this i can tell you it really is putting my mind at rest i cant thank you enough xxxxxxx

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Hate to say it but we live in the middle of the Gold Coast and our house is like a zoo. Stacks of lizards, cane toads, frogs, huntsmen, possums ect and the odd redback.

About five months ago I parked on the drive and a tiger snake was making its way across the drive. It went straight past our front door. I actually found the whole experience quite liberating. My neighbour and I followed the snake with a broom out of the garden and the snake couldn't get away fast enough. It was totally disinterested.

So the point is, alot of people never see snakes. Some do. My neighbours have been here 25 years and never seen one. It took me two days, but they really aren't interested in humans. There are snakes all over the place but most Aussie snakes are not aggressive.

Paul.

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:rolleyes: :D

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Ok, today's offerings:

See these 2 this morning:

Redback on the right, dunno about the left but it to my untrained eye it looks harmless ... :unsure:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...os/7875444.jpg

This one I'd like to know what it is (the boy reckons a baby Huntsman but I take that with salt) as we have a few that run around. They don't bother at all as they look quite sweet, we say they're our pets ...lol, but I'm sure someone will tell me they're the deadliest of the lot! ... :eek:

Pic don't show size, but about the size of a penny.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...os/3496544.jpg

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You are not making this easy on me are you!!! I dont think they are cute at all they look better on the bottom of a shoe!!!!! This is the only that makes me want to change my mind!!! They are sooo scary looking, i dont know how you manage to take photos i really dont, i wouldn't be around long enough to get the camera out let alone take a photo!!! House sprayers beware you'll spend a lot of time in my house i can tell you... anyone got their number......

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:lol:

Sorry ... :o ... altho must admit I didn't hang around to take a pic of the 2" cockroach I just see scattering around the kitchen!

(honest!)

Trust me, you'll be fine! ... NONE of these creatures have any interest in you. They say if a Redback was to crawl over you in your sleep, it WON'T bite you on it's way over, it'll just pass.

They'll ONLY bite if YOU give them reason to!

A can of this might be reason tho:

http://www.elgeka-ferfelis.ro/poze/B...%20Mortein.jpg

I'm off to bed but if I don't post again, I might be wrong about the Redback ... :rofl:

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We have been here 4 years now. Seen about 12 snakes - 1 every 4 months - only 1 venomous. Lot's of spiders but only one group of redbacks that were in any way dangerous. It really is amazing how quick you get accustomed to the bugs.

What I can't get accustomed to is flies. Most of the time they are no problem, this week after storms and humid conditions there everywhere. Thankfully, they will only be around for a few days and then it's back to paradise.

Mike.

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I need as many cans of that stuff as poss i can tell you but judging by your sense of humour thats the bloody spray that attracts them:rofl: Gd its a good job i can laugh at things and myself eh:thumbup: would be quite good to meet up with you if you in brizzy? i think we'd get on well:thumbsup:

If its ok with you can i pm you when we get there??:cool:

Cheers for the laughs

clair

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Yup, they are terrible out here, always having to fight them off when you go to bed:rofl:

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Naah they don't like that Mortein at all! ... and altho not used it yet, they do an outdoor version which must be stronger. I'd like a small 'pocket' version to carry around with you as like someone else said the fly's can be more agg at the mo. We was outside in a cafe yesterday and these bloody 2 flies were playing 'chase' with each other round our table as we waited for our meals. I soooo wanted to ruin their fun and pop one off! ... :lol:

I'm 45 mins down the road from Brisbane at the Gold Coast but by all means pm us when you're here for a meet ... :) To be honest BE always have 'meet ups' both in Brisbane and the Gold Coast so don't worry about meeting up with fellow expats, it won't be long after you arrive that another will be arranged ... :)

:lol::thumbsup:

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Don't see hardly any spiders here...there was an orb spider that seemed to like a spot between two trees outside but left probably cos OH was always going outside shining a torch in it's face.
What annoys me is all the ants, little tiny ones, green ones, black ones....

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Been here a long time and so far have had the cat bring in ;

a snake (grass snake)
4 birds
3 mice
uncountable cockroaches

(not all at once) :)

Have also had red backs in next doors back garden and funnel webs in ours, have had tarantulas in the house quite often, had a huge tarantula sitting on the doorknob when we came home late from the pub (quite freaked us out). We have a light pole in the front garden and spiders make huge webs from it to the front door so whenever we exit or enter there is a chance of getting webfaced and spiderheaded.

My own worst experience was getting out of the shower, grabbing my towel and finding a huge tarantula lodged in the towel which jumped on me and ran over me while i was naked, I screamed like a girl and ran from the bathroom to everyones amusement doing the spiderdance of fear.

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[QUOTE=suzanne7575;5738146]I'm afraid i've got to ask as it is something hubby keeps bringing up. His main concern with emigrating to Oz is the spiders and snakes. I actually can't believe this is the only thing he is concerned abut cos I'm the one who hates spiders. I think he thiks we will get off the plane and have to walk over a carpet of spiders and snakes who are all going to kill us:rofl:
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Have posted this here before but here goes. Just a harmless carpet python who sat on our bird feeder for 2 days at the end of our verandah. Didn't seem to mind us taking photos - with a zoom lense!!! They will bite if seriously pissed off but aren't poisonous. :D

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Awwwww ... I want a spider! ... NOT!

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:thumbsup:Hiya,

Thanks for all the info i'm sure i'll find it ok if what you say is true:rofl: It would be great to meet up with some ep's just to give us a low down on everything, i'm sure you did the same :thumbsup: I will just have to stay in touch with the website to find out:unsure: anyway thanks for all your help and good humour

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Cripes!!! That's it, I'm not going!

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I wanna 8 legged freaks to be on the film choice on our way over that surely would scare our kids shitless but by then it woud be too late.

HOHOHAHAHOHHAHAHAHAAAAARRRRR - Evil Laugh

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Mine would probably throw themselves off the plane:rofl::rofl: bless them:p

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Seems like the bloody aussie bugs don't like the heat either, they are all coming in the house to cool down, had three spiders and a chuffin' great big cockroach to remove this morning, including a huntsman in the cats water bowl:eek: No wonder she is a nervous wreck!!
On a cuddlier note, had three possums round last night, they are quite social when they want to be.

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You want to keep the true Aussie daddy long legs in your house as they will kill redbacks and huntsman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_long-legs_spider

Large huntsmans are fun. Its bad enough that they can reach plate size, but they can also run like the clappers