MARYROSE02 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 It makes it sound as if a million new spiders have just been dropped in NSW, all they have done is give a spider a scientific name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Ugh!:ssign1:I HATE spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I never saw a funnel web in the 28 years I lived in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I love spiders, very interesting critters. I have a couple of tarantulas here. We saw a few Funnel Webs in Queensland but we used to go looking for them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I love spiders, very interesting critters. I have a couple of tarantulas here. We saw a few Funnel Webs in Queensland but we used to go looking for them lol :elvis: I don't mind spiders but I wouldn't go looking for them :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 :elvis: I don't mind spiders but I wouldn't go looking for them :no: We used to go up to Broken Hill collecting Bird Eating Spiders. Bloody hot work but good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainR Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 We are at the bottom of the blue mountains, and on the edge of the golf course that our house backs onto I've seen the tell tail funnel web burrow, but not actually seen the spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 You would only ever see the mature males wandering looking for females. Ordinarily they don't stray far from their homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 I love spiders, very interesting critters. I have a couple of tarantulas here. We saw a few Funnel Webs in Queensland but we used to go looking for them lol I don't hate them, and I don't go out of my way to kill them, and I know well that there are nastier things in Australia than spiders, but......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesarah Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 There are probably lots of species living in bushland that haven't been discovered yet - how exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 [ATTACH]31192[/ATTACH] Been in Sydney and NSW for over 22 years; much of it rural-lish Never seen a (live) funnel web in all that time outside a zoo However, have been bitten by a drop-bear many times MaryRose02 - so surely you should be warning people about those things first!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Been in Sydney and NSW for over 22 years; much of it rural-lish Never seen a (live) funnel web in all that time outside a zoo However, have been bitten by a drop-bear many times MaryRose02 - so surely you should be warning people about those things first!! That really is quite incredible as they are very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Been in Sydney and NSW for over 22 years; much of it rural-lish Never seen a (live) funnel web in all that time outside a zoo However, have been bitten by a drop-bear many times MaryRose02 - so surely you should be warning people about those things first!! I don't know what a 'drop-bear' is!? http://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I don't know what a 'drop-bear' is!? http://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear You have lived in Australia how long ? I have friends here who know what a drop bear is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 You have lived in Australia how long ? I have friends here who know what a drop bear is. I never heard the term until today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Is it April 1st!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You would only ever see the mature males wandering looking for females. Ordinarily they don't stray far from their homes. We used to play with them as kids. Lots of bush up in Hornsby. But we saw more snakes than funnel webs. Interestingly, the giant house spider in the UK is a funnel web. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 We used to play with them as kids. Lots of bush up in Hornsby. But we saw more snakes than funnel webs. Interestingly, the giant house spider in the UK is a funnel web. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider Fun with funnel webs!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 That really is quite incredible as they are very common. What are? The funnel webs or the drop bears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Fun with funnel webs!? Yes, they are aggressive little bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 I was more frightened of wasps in England, and as for wasps on steroids! Hornets! Got up one morning and saw one in the sink. I had to get lady next door to remove it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelWaring Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 We've seen quite a number of funnel webs, our neighbour takes them to a local organisation that collects their venom for medical purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallyman Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Did a job over Christmas last year, part of the safety induction " we have to tell you we have a problem on site with funnel webs " lucky never saw any but loads of red backs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 I watched my cat go after a cockroach (I think it was, as I my glasses were off) today. I wonder what she'd do with a funnel web? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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