Comments on: The Friday Photo take 2: Holy f*cking moly!

By: Don't Bug Me!

Don't Bug Me! — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:55 +0000

Well, here in Canada, most of the dangerous things that might attact are at least cute and cuddly and you are really pleased to have seen one before it rips your scalp off. Mind you, we do have black widows and I did nearly sit on one while taking a trip to a pit toilet while camping. Luckily, I checked the hole before sitting – well, I had just seen the X-Files episode where some mutant human had been living in pit toilets and sucking people down into them, so I had to check. Saved me from a painful bite and an embarrassing trip to the local hospital!

By: englishmuminireland

englishmuminireland — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:41:29 +0000

Sleepy: I KNOW. It’s the hairiness…and the legs…and the big fat body…ewwwww.

Nats: Yeh, #2′s the spider catcher n our house. Although even he freaked at the one in his bedroom the other night. Pathetic really. Especially compared to the ones where you come from!

TM: Ah, I’d love to. Hubby’s back today (hurrah!) and I’ll be angling towards booking a little family bonding time. Or should that be Bondi-ing time. Heh.

By: Taffy's Mum

Taffy's Mum — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:17:51 +0000

Much as I hate spiders (and my old house used to have some HUGE ones so much so I couldn’t get their legs to fit under a large glass) I have to say that in 5 trips to Australia I have only encountered 2 huntsmen close up and never seen any of the dangerous ones! The largest animal I saw was the 6 foot goana (large lizard) that wandered past the back of our tents when we were camping in the Warrumbungle National Park – it had picked up the scent of our steak on the barbie

I would say go for it – book your hols down under. The closest you are likely to come to the dangerous animals will be in the Zoo!!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:02:28 +0000

Mmmm, I have a hubby scared of spiders so I am the brave brave spouse, I go marching through the house and i’m not afraid of anything! (he he, did you ever sing that song, actually about a mouse)..although my youngest is also happy to collect them from indoors and set them free in the garden, we have had some monster spiders in S.A but here they have been kinda normal and not so scary…so far!

By: SleepyJane

SleepyJane — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:20 +0000

I freaking hate spiders. Good thing I have great reflexes ’cause I almost wet myself. Now I will not scroll up again after I leave this comment. *shudders*

By: englishmuminireland

englishmuminireland — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:18:57 +0000

Medbh: Ooh, me too. And to think I used to have hamsters as a child. Makes my skin crawl now!! x

By: Medbh

Medbh — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:44:34 +0000

I have no problem with insects but jeebus you could put that thing on a leash.
Mice and rats are what sends me screaming.

By: englishmuminireland

englishmuminireland — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:22:06 +0000

Thrifty: Not Bert. It was our last greyhound but she got out and got run over. I think Bert of Very Little Brain would have difficulty catching a cold, let alone a mouse.

Moon: Was having this exact same conversation with Aussie. Would love to go to Australia (and some of #1′s friends moved to New Zealand, so would love to visit), but ew…spiders…snakes…jelly fish… *shudder*.

Jen: Yeh, that’s not your typical Irish house spider now, is it. Good trip, by the way? x

By: wee jen

wee jen — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:46:30 +0000

Yikes! That’s making me want to run and hide behind the sofa! I can cope with the little spiders, but that’s a beast!

By: Moon

Moon — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:20:27 +0000

When I lived in Adelaide, we had a huntsman used to live on the wall, it left us alone, we left it alone, we were more worried by the great orb that lived on the washing line, and the brown snake in the shed ….

Great place Oz, but did you know, 10 out of the top 15 dealiest snakes live there, and, crocs, blue octopus, cone shells, sea snakes, sharks, numerous spiders, stone fish, jelly fish to name a few that will happily kill you ….. great place to live though !!!