Bitten by a spider in my greenhouse.......
27 March 2010, 03:28 PM
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Bitten by a spider in my greenhouse.......
......should I worry?
When it first bit me, there was a definite mark, like a twin pinprick, but it won't/doeasn't show on a photo.
I know there aren't SUPPOSED to be spiders here in the UK that can bite, but...........?
Oh, and the spider is history.
When it first bit me, there was a definite mark, like a twin pinprick, but it won't/doeasn't show on a photo.
I know there aren't SUPPOSED to be spiders here in the UK that can bite, but...........?
Oh, and the spider is history.
27 March 2010, 03:42 PM
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Over here you catch the spider incase it's a serious bite and you need to identfy what bit you
Didn't look like this did it
This also died !!
Didn't look like this did it
This also died !!
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27 March 2010, 03:54 PM
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@FM - a garden orbweaver, yes? From last year, I let it live...
@Alcazar - hope it wasn't one of these
@Alcazar - hope it wasn't one of these
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27 March 2010, 04:02 PM
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Nice looking Red Back Mark, two words, F*ck That, only ever seen one, killed it instantly.
Read this when I tried to identify the orb weaver, PMSL at some of this
Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
Read this when I tried to identify the orb weaver, PMSL at some of this
Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
27 March 2010, 04:08 PM
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@FM
I get loads (double figures in a year) of Redbacks at my house. As they're not wanders I have one rule: stay out of my way and they live, otherwise they're vaped. As was this one.
Whitetails on the otherhand. Vaped on sight, end of.
I get loads (double figures in a year) of Redbacks at my house. As they're not wanders I have one rule: stay out of my way and they live, otherwise they're vaped. As was this one.
Whitetails on the otherhand. Vaped on sight, end of.
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27 March 2010, 04:12 PM
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Venom toxicity - the bite of Orb-Weaving Spiders is of low risk (not toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Seldom bite. Be careful not to walk into their webs at night - the fright of this spider crawling over one's face can be terrifying and may cause a heart attack, particularly to the susceptible over 40 year olds.
27 March 2010, 04:14 PM
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27 March 2010, 04:21 PM
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Dont min the Huntsman, they eat all the bad guys, and they're so bloody big they'd take half a can of Motein to finish them off, too expensive.
The first time I saw one I dd spray it and he jumped me LOL
27 March 2010, 04:33 PM
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Like I said, I was lucky. The biggest I was hit with was maybe 2cm across. It's said it will take 2 years to clear the insurance claims.
Huntsmans like hiding behind sun visors in cars too! Lots of crashes attributed to a spider on lap moment.
At least we don't have the Funnel Webs. Aggressive bastids by all accounts
Huntsmans like hiding behind sun visors in cars too! Lots of crashes attributed to a spider on lap moment.
At least we don't have the Funnel Webs. Aggressive bastids by all accounts
27 March 2010, 04:38 PM
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27 March 2010, 06:22 PM
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27 March 2010, 06:43 PM
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Lol! Yes i really can relate to that
Show it a picture of Cherie Blair - should paralise or kill it on the spot
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27 March 2010, 07:57 PM
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I was staying at a hostel in the Blue Mountains, was sitting on the loo in a little cubicle when I looked up to see a huntsman on the ceiling in the corner 
LOL I didn't scream but felt it wise to slowly move to the trap next door
LOL I didn't scream but felt it wise to slowly move to the trap next door
27 March 2010, 08:21 PM
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