A good reason to live in NZ
Nov 21st 2012, 5:49 am
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A good reason to live in NZ
from a friend who lives in Australia - errrrrrrrghhhhhhhhh - found on their kitchen floor in sydney! sends shivers down my spine!
(hopefully i've managed to upload the photo correctly - not sure i know how to do it!)
(hopefully i've managed to upload the photo correctly - not sure i know how to do it!)
Nov 21st 2012, 6:49 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
Nov 21st 2012, 6:57 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
The biggest one I've seen was about 7 inches across including legs. Evil looking sods but actually quite harmless.
Nov 21st 2012, 6:57 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
Sorry, mucked that right up. Here it is. Those are not my curtains BTW.
Nov 21st 2012, 7:02 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
I take it that there are no nasty looking or poisonous spiders in NZ?
Nov 21st 2012, 7:20 am
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Nov 21st 2012, 7:25 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
Spiderban were called and came the next day.I know that it's their business, but the stories of whitetail bites from the guy that did the spraying, and the consequences, were a bit gross
and then to cap it all, my friend got bitten and her foot swelled up like crazy and she couldn't walk for a few days. And the doctor's verdict was ------ spider bite in her house.
Hmmm Spiderban every year for me now
Jan
Nov 21st 2012, 7:37 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
we had more than a few two years ago - one dropped out of the light fitting in the bathroom onto the sink, where I was about to clean my teeth. That was enough for me Spiderban were called and came the next day.
I know that it's their business, but the stories of whitetail bites from the guy that did the spraying, and the consequences, were a bit gross
and then to cap it all, my friend got bitten and her foot swelled up like crazy and she couldn't walk for a few days. And the doctor's verdict was ------ spider bite in her house.
Hmmm Spiderban every year for me now
Jan
Spiderban were called and came the next day.I know that it's their business, but the stories of whitetail bites from the guy that did the spraying, and the consequences, were a bit gross
and then to cap it all, my friend got bitten and her foot swelled up like crazy and she couldn't walk for a few days. And the doctor's verdict was ------ spider bite in her house.
Hmmm Spiderban every year for me now
Jan
My husband sprays the house every year now
Nov 21st 2012, 7:42 am
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Re: A good reason to live in NZ
What do you use to spray, and where do you spray it? I hadn't realised it was possible to prevent spiders, can't stand them!
Nov 21st 2012, 7:42 am
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