22 Jul 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlMeanest and fiercest...... has to be the Sydney Funnel web, not only the deadliest spider in the world but also a vicious son of a B**CH. If disturb they will actually rear up ready to attack and will never back down often going on the attack. They live in holes in the ground, so no walking on grass at night....... Wear shoes, I hear you say...... not much good their bite is powerful enough to bite through your thumbnail so most shoes wont protect you. Leave a coat or shoe outside or washing on the line overnight....... make sure you check for these little critters before putting anything back on cause they love hidding in these. Last year a guy in sydney left a coat outside and got bitten 17 times by a funnel web. Unless you get anti venom its certain death. You just gotta love the wildlife in Oz :0) Saying that only seen 1 since I have been living here (3 years)
What is the scariest critter (meanest, fiercest, ugliest, smellist, creepiest) you have ever encountered?
It is spiders for me!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!😲
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by timebombtedUrgh...gives me shivers in Brisbane!
Meanest and fiercest...... has to be the Sydney Funnel web, not only the deadliest spider in the world but also a vicious son of a B**CH. If disturb they will actually rear up ready to attack and will never back down often going on the attack. They live in holes in the ground, so no walking on grass at night....... Wear shoes, I hear you say...... not mu ...[text shortened]... otta love the wildlife in Oz :0) Saying that only seen 1 since I have been living here (3 years)
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlI am terrified by the bathroommirrormonster, it is the biggest, baddest, ugliest critter on the face of this planet, and clever too, cos even if I sneak into the bathroom in the early hours covered in foam and carrying a torch and a razor, the dreaded fiend is waiting in the shadows and stares at me, as I shave, with a sinister yet hungry expression etched across those barbaric twisted features. So nervous have I become that now my beard reaches my belly, and beyond. I intend to have a full body shave in the shower this weekend, all I need now is a brave volunteer to wield the razor while the warm water bounces off us both. Must be able to swim and listen to an off key rendition of "Summer Holiday"
What is the scariest critter (meanest, fiercest, ugliest, smellist, creepiest) you have ever encountered?
It is spiders for me!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!😲
p.s. And have a steady hand 🙂
22 Jul 04
I have no problems with any critters really ... Feivel being the exception perhaps 😉 ... but the only critter which can really make me jump is a kind of "running" spider. Sometimes you just sit in your chair and all of a sudden from the corner of your eye you see this black THING running into your point of view ... scares the hell out of me.
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by timebombtedI heard that spider could bite through leather boots.
Meanest and fiercest...... has to be the Sydney Funnel web, not only the deadliest spider in the world but also a vicious son of a B**CH. If disturb they will actually rear up ready to attack and will never back down often going on the attack. They live in holes in the ground, so no walking on grass at night....... Wear shoes, I hear you say...... not mu ...[text shortened]... otta love the wildlife in Oz :0) Saying that only seen 1 since I have been living here (3 years)
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by gambit3An exaggeration. The Funnel Web cannot bite through leather boots. However, the Australian Drop Bear (Ursus Horribilus Atrax) is another thing altogether. Whilst it is now an endangered species it was responsible for hundreds of deaths during the Australian Gold Rushes (1860-1910), particularly of Chinese Coolies who used to camp under Coolibah Trees. Coolibah Trees (which are large and white) apparently used to remind them of the main offertory in Joss Houses and therefore were considered lucky.
I heard that spider could bite through leather boots.
Drop Bears are now only found in SW Tasmania and the Northern Territory near Lasseters' Reef.
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by MaustrauserWhat did the bears drop?
An exaggeration. The Funnel Web cannot bite through leather boots. However, the Australian Drop Bear (Ursus Horribilus Atrax) is another thing altogether. Whilst it is now an endangered species it was responsible for hundreds of deaths during the Australian Gold Rushes (1860-1910), particularly of Chinese Coolies who used to camp under Coolibah Trees. ...[text shortened]... Drop Bears are now only found in SW Tasmania and the Northern Territory near Lasseters' Reef.
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by MaustrauserNot that endangered! A good friend of my Uncle’s knew a bloke who got mauled by one of those things some years back. He escaped, but lost much of his scalp in the process.
An exaggeration. The Funnel Web cannot bite through leather boots. However, the Australian Drop Bear (Ursus Horribilus Atrax) is another thing altogether. Whilst it is now an endangered species it was responsible for hundreds of deaths during the Australian Gold Rushes (1860-1910), particularly of Chinese Coolies who used to camp under Coolibah Trees. ...[text shortened]... Drop Bears are now only found in SW Tasmania and the Northern Territory near Lasseters' Reef.
22 Jul 04
SIBLINGS. My little sister Julie is the meanest thing in the world. I remember when I was 10 (she was 7) she and I were fighting over who got to use the bathroom first. I won, of course and took my shower as usual. As I came out of the bathroom that little midget hit me in the head with a pack of icecubes. Later I dug a hole out in the yard which she fell into and she got a horrible sprained ankle. She also gets the award for being creepy because she has "pet" eggs in her room. Shes not really tame so I guess you could consider her an animal.
22 Jul 04
Originally posted by dylTrue. Do you remember about seven years ago, John Howard was on a marginal seat tour in Tasmania when one of them dropped on his security guard? I think the guard shot it and he was hauled before the magistrate's court for breaching the Environment Protection Act. But then again, John Howard, by merely existing, breaches the Environment Protection Act.
Not that endangered! A good friend of my Uncle’s knew a bloke who got mauled by one of those things some years back. He escaped, but lost much of his scalp in the process.
John Howard, for our international colleagues, is Prime Minister of Australia.
23 Jul 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlCrotch Crickets are the scariest!! They can pole-valt using a match stick. That's why they advise not using matches in the crapper (loo)...😲
What is the scariest critter (meanest, fiercest, ugliest, smellist, creepiest) you have ever encountered?
It is spiders for me!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!😲
23 Jul 04
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Originally posted by dylRecently in Oz someone actually got footage of a drop bear attack, the victims were a group of unsuspecting female campers. They were lucky to get away with there lives, although their tent was crushed during the incident.......... fortunately a group of nearby male campers came to there rescue sheltering them until a full sweep of the area had been conducted.
Not that endangered! A good friend of my Uncle’s knew a bloke who got mauled by one of those things some years back. He escaped, but lost much of his scalp in the process.