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walla Nov 30th 2005 10:07 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser

try not to pick it up :)

fraser Nov 30th 2005 10:08 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by cypry
well..... get a band and try.. position the band on the end of your index finger.. pull back.. aim and fire :D one less RB to worry about

You try hitting one that's hiding in the bricks

fraser Nov 30th 2005 10:09 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by walla1
try not to pick it up :)

Thanks mate, now why didn't I think of that :p

walla Nov 30th 2005 10:09 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser
Thanks mate, now why didn't I think of that :p

I'm here to help :)

annqldau Nov 30th 2005 10:23 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Some one told me the other day that the only way they got action from their rental agent was to trap the insects in their case cockroaches causing the infestation and go to agents office and tip them on the agents desk...in the case of Redbacks though you may get arrested.

fraser Nov 30th 2005 10:33 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by annqldau
Some one told me the other day that the only way they got action from their rental agent was to trap the insects in their case cockroaches causing the infestation and go to agents office and tip them on the agents desk...in the case of Redbacks though you may get arrested.

Just found another, my skins beginning to crawl.

walla Nov 30th 2005 10:34 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser
Just found another, my skins beginning to crawl.

I think you may want to consider evacuating.

fraser Nov 30th 2005 10:36 am

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by walla1
I think you may want to consider evacuating.

Just waiting for the agent to get back to us, if they're not lively I'm going to get someone round to do it and deduct it from their rent

hawk2005 Nov 30th 2005 10:49 am

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We never see any redbacks or whitetails where we live (in the outer eastern Melbourne suburbs) We get a lot of praying mantises & lizards in the garden which may have something to do with it

. We have a lot of daddy longlegs – I read somewhere that they eat the poisonous spiders, so are to be encouraged. Someone at work lives in Caroline Springs – he says his house is full of whitetails – they find them all over the house, in the kids beds etc etc.

The cat catches & eats any huntsman that are brave enough to come into the house.

fraser Nov 30th 2005 12:14 pm

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by hawk2005
We never see any redbacks or whitetails where we live (in the outer eastern Melbourne suburbs) We get a lot of praying mantises & lizards in the garden which may have something to do with it

. We have a lot of daddy longlegs – I read somewhere that they eat the poisonous spiders, so are to be encouraged. Someone at work lives in Caroline Springs – he says his house is full of whitetails – they find them all over the house, in the kids beds etc etc.

The cat catches & eats any huntsman that are brave enough to come into the house.

We didn't see anything when we were in the east :rolleyes:

kris maynard Nov 30th 2005 7:14 pm

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser
Just found another, my skins beginning to crawl.


:scared: :scared: think id be having nervous breakdown by now, hope they get fumigated quick!!

Kris x

fraser Nov 30th 2005 7:31 pm

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by kris maynard
:scared: :scared: think id be having nervous breakdown by now, hope they get fumigated quick!!

Kris x

Just got in all the dead ones are gone, begs the question wtf took them :scared:

CasG Nov 30th 2005 7:33 pm

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser
Just got in all the dead ones are gone, begs the question wtf took them :scared:

could have been a Huntman......packed lunch for him!!

Oakie Nov 30th 2005 7:42 pm

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I haven't gone back through the posts on this thread, so apologies if this has already been mentioned:

For those still in the (y)UK, next weeks 'life in the undergrowth' (9.00 Wednesday BBC1) with my main man David Attenborough is all about spiders and silk - and yes, they do a piece on the Redback - check it out!!

Rooksie Nov 30th 2005 8:10 pm

Re: Red Backs Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by fraser
Just got in all the dead ones are gone, begs the question wtf took them :scared:


LMAO!!!!! :D :scared:


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