Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Nov 8th 2005, 8:12 pm
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Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Do they appear that far south?
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
Nov 8th 2005, 8:15 pm
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by JaneAS
Do they appear that far south?
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
Nov 8th 2005, 8:23 pm
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by JaneAS
Do they appear that far south?
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
Sorry to keep banging on about the little blighters, but I'm really not keen on sharing my home with them!
JaneAS
(don't hit me southerner).
Nov 9th 2005, 1:10 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
But we do have some very vicious sealions
Nov 9th 2005, 1:24 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by auldduck
But we do have some very vicious sealions
Nov 9th 2005, 1:25 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by Herm
Only vicious when shot at
Nov 9th 2005, 1:27 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
gawd its hot enough today...its flippin' sweltering. 
Too hot for me thanks.
Too hot for me thanks.
Nov 9th 2005, 1:42 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by auldduck
Thing about sealions is not to walk between them and the sea, though no problem if they are more than a few metres away.
Nov 9th 2005, 1:51 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by Herm
My sons down there at Uni - quite often gets chased while out surfing. They've not caught him yet though...
Don't come to NZ, it's a jungle out there.
Nov 9th 2005, 1:54 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by auldduck
We have also been pecked at very nastily by some big black birds with red beaks (on the beach).
Don't come to NZ, it's a jungle out there.
Don't come to NZ, it's a jungle out there.
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Nov 9th 2005, 6:49 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by deedee
gawd its hot enough today...its flippin' sweltering. Too hot for me thanks.
Too hot for me thanks.
Nov 9th 2005, 7:37 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by Boopy
What temp is it there for you to call hot?
Nov 9th 2005, 6:26 pm
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by deedee
About 25 degrees today, which 25 in the northern hemisphere is top side of fine for me thanks.With the sun strength here in Central Otago it has the feeling of about 40 degrees.I know, i've been to India and the sun strength is greater here by far.It just burns here terribly.Working outside just makes you keep diving for the shade all the time.
Wow! That is hot. How hot does it get in the height of summer. I didn't know that it gets that warm down there.
Nov 9th 2005, 8:21 pm
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Thanks folks.
I had a vague idea that it didn't get so hot, so far south.... thanks for putting me straight. Does it snow there in winter?
Jane
I had a vague idea that it didn't get so hot, so far south.... thanks for putting me straight. Does it snow there in winter?
Jane
Nov 10th 2005, 3:00 am
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Re: Are there white-tail spiders in Dunedin?
Originally Posted by JaneAS
Thanks folks.
I had a vague idea that it didn't get so hot, so far south.... thanks for putting me straight. Does it snow there in winter?
Jane
I had a vague idea that it didn't get so hot, so far south.... thanks for putting me straight. Does it snow there in winter?
Jane