Huntsman spiders: who has 'em?

MTS247 · 26th February 2008, 10:35 PM

I got bitten by a brown snake a year ago!, and a bloke i know from school has been bitten twice!

Eric Frei · 26th February 2008, 10:53 PM

So what happened to you with the snake bite?

Only snake bite I have ever had was in a bar.

shaggs · 26th February 2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clementine

No! I bloody wont! Anywhere you can get killed by a snake or spider is OFF my "Places to visit before I die" list.

I don't know how you all cope. Do you just get used to it or are you continually on guard?
S'pose it's different if you lived there all your life. Get used to looking twice before you put your hand or foot into anything.

It's bad enough chasing mossies around the house before bed

Have to watch out for the boxing kangaroos that jump down the main steets of Sydney too!!! LOL

newguy18 · 30th September 2008, 08:44 AM

You guys just talked me out of coming to oz,at least until i get a kevlar full body suit.

bill24 · 30th September 2008, 10:37 PM

In Gippsland, S/E corner of AUS. the duck hunting season has been cancelled for 2007 and 2008. The reason given was that the wild ducks were hitting Tarantula webs between trees and being fatally injected by the waiting spiders............Trust me, its the truth.

More seriously, ant sting instant pain reliever..........this does work and all b.s. aside is instantaneous.

The old BEX POWDERS in the folded paper sachet, wet finger, dab into bex powder, rub on bite.

Works on all bull ant stings that I have seen around here.

MTS247 · 1st October 2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

So what happened to you with the snake bite?

Only snake bite I have ever had was in a bar.

It must have been a small one, i never saw it,i just thought it was blackberrys. After a few hours my calf muscle started to cramp up and i found it hard to walk, so we headed off to the hospital and they did a weird pee test to comfirm, brown snake. they said that if nothing had happend by now, then nothing was going to happen. so i went home.

StrictlyPalms · 1st October 2008, 05:03 AM

Hmm... Florida deadly species:

Snakes:
Cottonmouth
Copperhead
Timber Rattler
Diamondback Rattler
Pygmy Rattler
Coral Snake

Bugs:
Mosquitos (west nile and malaria)
Fire Ants
Flightless Wasp (love the palms)
Brown Recluse spider (Bacterial infection, not poison)
Southern Black Widow
Red Widow
Brown Widow
Africanized Honey Bee (Killer Bee)

Larger Predators:
Alligators
Panthers
Black Bear

So y'all come visit! We're a tourism based economy here in Grand Ol FLA!

StrictlyPalms · 1st October 2008, 05:06 AM

I found this when I was looking around for our wonderful animals

Animals That WILL Kill You in Florida

* Shark

Florida's beaches are breeding grounds for millions of bloodthirsty sharks. Most Floridians never go in the water except during hurricanes when the sharks are driven away. Most tourists who enter the waters in Florida will probably never return.

* Jellyfish

The other reason that Floridians never go in the water. Or go the beach. Jellyfish tend to die and wash up on the sand, waiting for some hapless tourist to blindly step on it, at which point the tourist will swell up and die.

* Fire Ants

These pesky ants are a crossbreed between a black widow spider and a common ant. Fidel Castro sent them with the Cubans who arrived in Miami in 1980. Not even scientists can tell the difference between a harmless black ant and the lethal fire ant. If you are bitten by one, chances are more will bite you, leading to a very slow and painful death with a strong desire to participate in kitten huffing

* Palmetto Bugs

Palmetto bugs sound very cute and cuddly...on the contrary! They are cockroaches that can grow to be the size of Chuck Norris' foot and will eat all of your food, causing death by starvation (NOTE: This is why most Floridians rely on alcohol for nutrition)

* Spiders

The huntsman spider was imported by Aussies

looking to invade Florida to set up a puppet government in the US. As the name suggests, this spider hunts men. The spiders are large, brown, and are about the size of a human head. They will suck out your brain and turn you into a zombie.

* Snowbirds

These are particularly large humans who are incredibly dangerous. They spend their winters in Florida where they take up parking spaces, bitch about how hot it is, and spend so much money on items that they outprice most native Floridians, forcing the natives to simply starve during the winter months. Because of the native's summer diet of alcohol, they simply die off.

* Elder Mints

These are the evolved form of the-mint-you-get-while-walking-out-of-some-restaurants mint. They tend to have an age range of 25 - 1043 and explode when taken to higher altitudes due to lack of barometric pressure. The only reason these haven't been labeled a natural Floridian disaster is the fact that the retirement funds tend to be what pays for all Florida's silverware. Everyone knows that without silverware Florida is completely useless. Why these strange wrinkled monstrosities litter Florida is unknown to all mankind. Without warning, these Elder Mints may attend bingo at local city halls and demand one cup of coffee with no less than 27 packets of sugar.

* Barefoot Biters

2 foot long barracuda like creatures that rip the soles of of bare feet.

OutofMytree · 1st October 2008, 05:41 AM

You do meet some interesting critters up trees dontcha! So far, touch wood, I have no bite stories to share despite the number of beasties I have encountered. I ignore the lot of 'em and just keep cutting. Seems to work. I did get this big fella drop out of a small euc we removed. He jumped out of the infeed tray on my chipper. I wonder why....

Funny thing is, me and Adam are running aroung carving up stuff with a chainsaw and out pops this big beauty. I grab the camera and start taking photo's. I was so excited I showed the photo's to the customer. She went and grabbed a shovel!!! Luckily the spider had moved on by the time she was armed........

JohN Dee · 1st October 2008, 09:46 AM

Lol, Outofmytree, that is a weeeee baby! The ones we get out of cocos palms here are the size of your hand!

I will grab a picture next time.

ROFLMAO StrictlyPalms that is a crack up!

Hey Bill24, that is very interesting about the duck hunting season...

scooter1962 · 3rd October 2008, 09:26 PM

Driving home last night - nice fat huntsman on the roof. He was plenty happy there and we got along fine.
Scooped him out with my hat when I got home and he ran off.

Plenty in the house and always in the eucalypt bark.

Love 'em

bill24 · 3rd October 2008, 09:57 PM

The only time a spider has really given me a fair old fright was on the old Beema R1100RT tourer after its been in the shed for a couple weeks.

You know, start it up, belt up jacket, adjust screen, select 1st, 2nd, 3rd, (100KPH+)

bit of wind coming over screen, pull down full face helmet visor containing 3" diameter triantula three centimetres from face.

Although you know they are pretty harmless the surprise factor is present in a bloody big way.

Makes life interesting!!

The

cold one that night just seems better.

26th February 2008, 10:35 PM	#31
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26th February 2008, 10:53 PM	#32
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30th September 2008, 08:44 AM	#34
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30th September 2008, 10:37 PM	#35
bill24 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria, AUST. Posts: 148	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? In Gippsland, S/E corner of AUS. the duck hunting season has been cancelled for 2007 and 2008. The reason given was that the wild ducks were hitting Tarantula webs between trees and being fatally injected by the waiting spiders............Trust me, its the truth. More seriously, ant sting instant pain reliever..........this does work and all b.s. aside is instantaneous. The old BEX POWDERS in the folded paper sachet, wet finger, dab into bex powder, rub on bite. Works on all bull ant stings that I have seen around here.

1st October 2008, 05:03 AM	#37
StrictlyPalms Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida USA Posts: 177	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? Hmm... Florida deadly species: Snakes: Cottonmouth Copperhead Timber Rattler Diamondback Rattler Pygmy Rattler Coral Snake Bugs: Mosquitos (west nile and malaria) Fire Ants Flightless Wasp (love the palms) Brown Recluse spider (Bacterial infection, not poison) Southern Black Widow Red Widow Brown Widow Africanized Honey Bee (Killer Bee) Larger Predators: Alligators Panthers Black Bear So y'all come visit! We're a tourism based economy here in Grand Ol FLA! __________________ Strictly Palms, Inc. Orlando, Florida USA

1st October 2008, 05:06 AM	#38
StrictlyPalms Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida USA Posts: 177	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? I found this when I was looking around for our wonderful animals Animals That WILL Kill You in Florida * Shark Florida's beaches are breeding grounds for millions of bloodthirsty sharks. Most Floridians never go in the water except during hurricanes when the sharks are driven away. Most tourists who enter the waters in Florida will probably never return. * Jellyfish The other reason that Floridians never go in the water. Or go the beach. Jellyfish tend to die and wash up on the sand, waiting for some hapless tourist to blindly step on it, at which point the tourist will swell up and die. * Fire Ants These pesky ants are a crossbreed between a black widow spider and a common ant. Fidel Castro sent them with the Cubans who arrived in Miami in 1980. Not even scientists can tell the difference between a harmless black ant and the lethal fire ant. If you are bitten by one, chances are more will bite you, leading to a very slow and painful death with a strong desire to participate in kitten huffing * Palmetto Bugs Palmetto bugs sound very cute and cuddly...on the contrary! They are cockroaches that can grow to be the size of Chuck Norris' foot and will eat all of your food, causing death by starvation (NOTE: This is why most Floridians rely on alcohol for nutrition) * Spiders The huntsman spider was imported by Aussies looking to invade Florida to set up a puppet government in the US. As the name suggests, this spider hunts men. The spiders are large, brown, and are about the size of a human head. They will suck out your brain and turn you into a zombie. * Snowbirds These are particularly large humans who are incredibly dangerous. They spend their winters in Florida where they take up parking spaces, bitch about how hot it is, and spend so much money on items that they outprice most native Floridians, forcing the natives to simply starve during the winter months. Because of the native's summer diet of alcohol, they simply die off. * Elder Mints These are the evolved form of the-mint-you-get-while-walking-out-of-some-restaurants mint. They tend to have an age range of 25 - 1043 and explode when taken to higher altitudes due to lack of barometric pressure. The only reason these haven't been labeled a natural Floridian disaster is the fact that the retirement funds tend to be what pays for all Florida's silverware. Everyone knows that without silverware Florida is completely useless. Why these strange wrinkled monstrosities litter Florida is unknown to all mankind. Without warning, these Elder Mints may attend bingo at local city halls and demand one cup of coffee with no less than 27 packets of sugar. * Barefoot Biters 2 foot long barracuda like creatures that rip the soles of of bare feet. __________________ Strictly Palms, Inc. Orlando, Florida USA

1st October 2008, 05:41 AM	#39
OutofMytree Former Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 307	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? You do meet some interesting critters up trees dontcha! So far, touch wood, I have no bite stories to share despite the number of beasties I have encountered. I ignore the lot of 'em and just keep cutting. Seems to work. I did get this big fella drop out of a small euc we removed. He jumped out of the infeed tray on my chipper. I wonder why.... Funny thing is, me and Adam are running aroung carving up stuff with a chainsaw and out pops this big beauty. I grab the camera and start taking photo's. I was so excited I showed the photo's to the customer. She went and grabbed a shovel!!! Luckily the spider had moved on by the time she was armed........ Attached Thumbnails

1st October 2008, 09:46 AM	#40
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world Posts: 855	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? Lol, Outofmytree, that is a weeeee baby! The ones we get out of cocos palms here are the size of your hand! I will grab a picture next time. ROFLMAO StrictlyPalms that is a crack up! Hey Bill24, that is very interesting about the duck hunting season... __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

3rd October 2008, 09:26 PM	#41
scooter1962 Sappling Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 14	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? Driving home last night - nice fat huntsman on the roof. He was plenty happy there and we got along fine. Scooped him out with my hat when I got home and he ran off. Plenty in the house and always in the eucalypt bark. Love 'em

3rd October 2008, 09:57 PM	#42
bill24 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria, AUST. Posts: 148	Re: Huntsman spiders: who has 'em? The only time a spider has really given me a fair old fright was on the old Beema R1100RT tourer after its been in the shed for a couple weeks. You know, start it up, belt up jacket, adjust screen, select 1st, 2nd, 3rd, (100KPH+) bit of wind coming over screen, pull down full face helmet visor containing 3" diameter triantula three centimetres from face. Although you know they are pretty harmless the surprise factor is present in a bloody big way. Makes life interesting!! The cold one that night just seems better.

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