Thread: Australians asked to catch, not kill, deadly spiders

-THEY can be as small as one centimetre long and love a shady suburban garden, but if you rub this amorous arachnid up the wrong way you could be dead within 15 minutes.

The world's deadliest spider, the Sydney funnel-web, is back on the prowl in a backyard near you, looking for love as the weather warms up.

But far from steering well clear of the killer, we're being encouraged to get unsettlingly close to these eight-legged freaks.

"It's a bit frightening to, but we have less and less funnel-web venom and we don't want to get a point where we have a shortage of antivenene [anti-venom]," Australian Reptile Park head keeper Julia Mendezona told news.com.au.

The park, located on the NSW Central Coast, is the only place in Australia that milks the fearsome funnel-webs to create the lifesaving antivenene. But a downturn in people trapping rather than killing the spiders has led to stocks becoming low.

Last year, there were 65 suspected funnel-web bites in Australia, Ms Mendezona said, including "a few near-death experiences".

But, due to the availability of antivenene, no one has died from a funnel-web bite in more than two decades.

The signs of a funnel-web bite are sudden and alarming...

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/hea...-1227566559137

oh no… no.. no… no…

Nope, sorry. I'd have to go with kill it with fire.

Hmmmm does the job pay well?

Found ... in your shoes????????????

Don't use a plastic container like a take-away container because their fangs can pierce right through???

Tat's one BAD spider...

Give it as a gift to a friend




That breed of spider is a nasty mean hombre

Originally Posted by Cardinal TT

That breed of spider is a nasty mean hombre

Are they rare or always around? Have you ever seen one?

Originally Posted by krystian

Are they rare or always around? Have you ever seen one?

Probably not. His gut probably blocks his vision.

Originally Posted by CatchyUsername

Probably not. His gut probably blocks his vision.