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by Guest Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:35 pm

A forest. A haunted house. A nightmare. Hell.
These are the usual places where you would expect to find a beast like this.
You’d hope not to run into one when checking your electricity meter...

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Particularly one that had chosen to sit astride the monitor clutching a sac and one mammoth brood of babies.
The hair-raising picture was posted to Reddit with the caption “Energy Australia was unable to read your meter…”
It’s unclear if this is a huntsman or a wolf spider, but as Velociraptornado so eloquently puts it, “That is a whole lot of NOPE.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/17/spider-brood-babies-electricity-meter-orrific_n_7996798.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

lol!

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:22 am

lol that is just a huntsman and not even that big
you can pick them up without gloves, nothing to worry about
the get close to the size on A4 page, they eat roaches mainly so are good to have in the house.

HuffPo is really shit for what it posts from Australia (and it doesn't let us access most of it) it is not spider season at the moment (still winter here) but in spider season i could find one bigger in my yard/house/under-house

by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:29 am

It was a bit of fun to get people all worked up playing on the fear people have of spiders.
For goodness sake Veya

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:45 am

yeah but that is the 2nd Huff post article About Australia that it has geoblocking on preventing Aussie reaching and Both have been 'silly' non-stories.

i thought they were meant to be good?? Suspect

obviously not when they wont let the nationality the article is about read or comment on it Rolling Eyes

by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:51 am

Its about spiders and playing off peoples fear of Spiders.
Just because they come from Australia does not mean they are making any views on Australia or Australians for goodness sake

They saw a picture which was posted on Reddit, which I admit would freak many people out.

Blimey veya.

Laters I am off to work

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:54 am

exactly they saw a picture and made a news article and probably didn't let Aussie on it cause we would have called the spider a little cutie.
when summer comes i will post some pictures Cool

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by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:00 am

Well clearly it was an Aussie that posted the pic

DOH

by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:18 am

veya_victaous wrote:lol that is just a huntsman and not even that big
you can pick them up without gloves, nothing to worry about
the get close to the size on A4 page, they eat roaches mainly so are good to have in the house.

HuffPo is really shit for what it posts from Australia (and it doesn't let us access most of it) it is not spider season at the moment (still winter here) but in spider season i could find one bigger in my yard/house/under-house

Have to agree I thought I saw a rat in the garden in Wollongong, that was a huntsman. Thing was the size of a dinner plate, I damn near passed out affraid

by eddie Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:56 pm

Passed out? I'd have had a heart attack there on the spot!!!!!! Shocked

by Ben Reilly Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:39 pm

by eddie Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:56 pm

Not watching it!!!!!

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by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:43 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Evil Ben

If you were afraid of spiders before, do not open this link as this may give you nightmares lol Evil_l10

by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:22 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Babies!!!!!!

by Guest Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:22 pm

People need to read Charlotte's Web!

by eddie Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:29 pm

I'm not touching anything with a web so just.... no!

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:31 pm

eddie wrote:I'm not touching anything with a web so just.... no!

huntsman don't normally use webs.
Only to make the nest for their eggs,

they just chase/ambush things Wink

by eddie Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:32 pm

veya_victaous wrote:
eddie wrote:I'm not touching anything with a web so just.... no!

huntsman don't normally use webs.
Only to make the nest for their eggs,

they just chase/ambush things

Veya?

I don't care! They have eight legs and are spidery and hairy and spidery

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:26 pm

eddie I'm sure you'd like one as a pet Cool

I can mail you one if you want Twisted Evil

by eddie Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:34 pm

If you do, I will hunt you down and kill you Veya

by Guest Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:45 am

eddie wrote:
veya_victaous wrote:

huntsman don't normally use webs.
Only to make the nest for their eggs,

they just chase/ambush things

Veya?

I don't care! They have eight legs and are spidery and hairy and spidery

See! Eddie gets it. Some of you are just weird

by eddie Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:47 am

Nems wrote:
eddie wrote:
veya_victaous wrote:

huntsman don't normally use webs.
Only to make the nest for their eggs,

they just chase/ambush things

Veya?

I don't care! They have eight legs and are spidery and hairy and spidery

See! Eddie gets it. Some of you are just weird

I get it, oh I get alright

by Raggamuffin Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:25 am

How do people who won't go near any spider cope with cellar spiders? They're the ones which are very spindly and lurk on ceilings and in corners. There are loads of them around. If I was frightened of them, I'd have to move house!

by eddie Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:36 am

Raggamuffin wrote:How do people who won't go near any spider cope with cellar spiders? They're the ones which are very spindly and lurk on ceilings and in corners. There are loads of them around. If I was frightened of them, I'd have to move house!

They are quite thin and spindly and easy to kill.
That's how I cope.

I kill all spiders. They are useless; despite popular belief they do not catch flies - I do not have cobwebs in my house so how on earth will flies be caught? Rolling Eyes

by Raggamuffin Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:40 am

eddie wrote:
Raggamuffin wrote:How do people who won't go near any spider cope with cellar spiders? They're the ones which are very spindly and lurk on ceilings and in corners. There are loads of them around. If I was frightened of them, I'd have to move house!

They are quite thin and spindly and easy to kill.
That's how I cope.

I kill all spiders. They are useless; despite popular belief they do not catch flies - I do not have cobwebs in my house so how on earth will flies be caught?

I never kill spiders, and I hate seeing people kill them. Cellar spiders are easy to catch with a glass and a piece of paper.

by Guest Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:07 pm

I can't kill any living creature afraid or not Sad

by eddie Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:59 pm

Sorry, I don't care.
I will kill them if they are in my house.

Kill before they kill me Shocked

by veya_victaous Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:43 pm

eddie wrote:Sorry, I don't care.
I will kill them if they are in my house.

Kill before they kill me

you don't even live on a continent with any spiders that can kill you Evil or Very Mad

besides they'd be right to since you are clearly a fatal threat to all spiders, all spiders should actively attack you in defense tongue

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by Raggamuffin Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:38 pm

eddie wrote:Sorry, I don't care.
I will kill them if they are in my house.

Kill before they kill me

This is why you're afraid of them. If you saw them as living creatures rather than the enemy, your fear would go away.

by eddie Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:40 pm

Raggamuffin wrote:
eddie wrote:Sorry, I don't care.
I will kill them if they are in my house.

Kill before they kill me

This is why you're afraid of them. If you saw them as living creatures rather than the enemy, your fear would go away.

Don't like them

My fear is based on not liking to be surprised suddenly by them.
I just dislike them.

by Guest Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:44 pm

eddie wrote:
Raggamuffin wrote:

This is why you're afraid of them. If you saw them as living creatures rather than the enemy, your fear would go away.

Don't like them

My fear is based on not liking to be surprised suddenly by them.
I just dislike them.

I don't like the meaty ones. As a teenager we lived in a bungalow in the country and the spiders were MASSIVE. We moved into our new house but had to go back to bath. You won't believe how many upside down jugs and glasses I had in that bathroom If you were afraid of spiders before, do not open this link as this may give you nightmares lol Rofl14

If you were afraid of spiders before, do not open this link as this may give you nightmares lol Rofl14

I'd come home and put my hand on the side and turn on the light and my fingers were touching a large spider, then they'd be on my bed. I spent a lot of nights on the settee!!!! If you were afraid of spiders before, do not open this link as this may give you nightmares lol Sofa_s10

If you were afraid of spiders before, do not open this link as this may give you nightmares lol Sofa_s10

by Raggamuffin Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:47 pm

eddie wrote:
Raggamuffin wrote:

This is why you're afraid of them. If you saw them as living creatures rather than the enemy, your fear would go away.

Don't like them

My fear is based on not liking to be surprised suddenly by them.
I just dislike them.

You'll never get over your fear if you just kill them. I was like you once, although I didn't kill them. Wait until one runs down your coat or suddenly jumps out at you in your car. You'll soon decide that it's best to get over your fear of them.

by eddie Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:24 pm

feelthelove wrote:
eddie wrote:
Raggamuffin wrote:

This is why you're afraid of them. If you saw them as living creatures rather than the enemy, your fear would go away.

Don't like them

My fear is based on not liking to be surprised suddenly by them.
I just dislike them.

I don't like the meaty ones. As a teenager we lived in a bungalow in the country and the spiders were MASSIVE. We moved into our new house but had to go back to bath. You won't believe how many upside down jugs and glasses I had in that bathroom

I'd come home and put my hand on the side and turn on the light and my fingers were touching a large spider, then they'd be on my bed. I spent a lot of nights on the settee!!!!

See!!!!! I couldn't cope FTL!!! Sad

by Raggamuffin Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:36 pm

I wouldn't like that either. I'm not afraid of spiders these days, but I don't want them in the house. If you're constantly having to look out for them, I'd move. Laughing

by eddie Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:50 pm

Raggamuffin wrote:I wouldn't like that either. I'm not afraid of spiders these days, but I don't want them in the house. If you're constantly having to look out for them, I'd move.

You and me both!!! Shocked

by Ben Reilly Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:02 pm

Raggamuffin wrote:I wouldn't like that either. I'm not afraid of spiders these days, but I don't want them in the house. If you're constantly having to look out for them, I'd move.

In the case of places like the American Southwest or Australia, "moving" could mean transplanting yourself thousands of miles away!

Tarantulas in the U.S.:

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(of course, they exist all through the Americas south of the U.S. as well)

Huntsmen range in Australia: ( Twisted Evil

)

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Global distribution of black widows:

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You're just being British Laughing

by Lone Wolf Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:08 am

Cuchulain wrote:Its about spiders and playing off peoples fear of Spiders.
Just because they come from Australia does not mean they are making any views on Australia or Australians for goodness sake

They saw a picture which was posted on Reddit, which I admit would freak many people out.

Blimey veya.

Laters I am off to work

THE REASON that such silly stories aren't watchable down here may also have something to do with the salient fact that many Aussies simply aren't all that scared of spiders, snakes, crocodiles...

UNLIKE so many English and Euro' types..

Like eddie.

I have "pet" spiders in my bedroom, and encourage them around the yard (the ultimate in 'natural pest control'..).

Cool

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