Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 6608183)

It amazes me. If Australia was crawling with dangerous, biting, attacking insects, no one would be alive:blink:

Originally Posted by Rascal (Post 6608224)

Two things worried me about living in OZ....
Snakes and spiders.
So I chose NZ instead.:thumbdown:
After 6 years there, snakes and spiders seem tame in comparison.:rofl::rofl:

PS Still waiting to see a spider and a snake and been through lots and lots of nature reserves since getting here and seen.......ziltch!

Just do it!

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 6608189)

Of course, walter, you know that the venom from a funnel web can kill four elephants?

This is why there are no more native elephants living in Australia.

Originally Posted by yvonnemidwife (Post 6606315)

ok so we're half way through the application, suitcases getting packed and now i have cold feet!!!! am worrying about everything and even have irrational fear that spiders are gonna be jumping out from every hole to kill me and the kids! We are looking to move to brisbane suburbs near coast , most prob redcliffe.... will i really have to check every bed and wardrobe for the killer ones, keep thinking girlies willbe playing in sandpit one minute and rushing to hospital the next! am i truely mad????

Originally Posted by mands (Post 6608460)

I wouldn't worry we have been in melbourne since April, and i have seen any spiders so far.. And i have been looking for them:unsure:

Originally Posted by yvonnemidwife (Post 6606315)

ok so we're half way through the application, suitcases getting packed and now i have cold feet!!!! am worrying about everything and even have irrational fear that spiders are gonna be jumping out from every hole to kill me and the kids! We are looking to move to brisbane suburbs near coast , most prob redcliffe.... will i really have to check every bed and wardrobe for the killer ones, keep thinking girlies willbe playing in sandpit one minute and rushing to hospital the next! am i truely mad????

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 6608506)

Brisbane's eastern suburbs, particularly those on the bayside, are well known for the 'aranogiganticus'; quite literally 'gigantic spider' or as its refered to by the locals 'sweet baby Jesus, will ya look at the size of that'.

Prefered habitat: sandpits.

Just thought I'd give you a headsup.

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 6608565)

You're so mean... :rofl:

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 6608567)

I prefer to call it 'toughlove'.

Originally Posted by thehowarths (Post 6606773)

Hi - i too am terrified of spiders - am looking into a hypnotherapy session. It stopped me smoking spiders too.

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 6608571)

You were smoking spiders? :eek:

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 6608605)

Nowt wrong with that.

The French smoke 'Gitanes' which roughly translates to 'camel'.

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 6608657)

Yes, but they're French! :rolleyes:

:D