Cybermonkey
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JamesDCorsaB
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i love Australia
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Jamescorsa97
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Which one is it?
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Russ
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funnel web
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Jamescorsa97
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Nice, why didn't you pick it up dave?
[Edited on 18-06-2006 by Jamescorsa97]
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Sam
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I found one in my garden once and it looked like this:
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corb
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are you not a bit too close to it in the picture?
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ackers2302
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imagine stampin on one of those bastards!!!
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Jamescorsa97
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quote: Originally posted by corb
are you not a bit too close to it in the picture?
Zoom
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Ry_B
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At least you didn't find it down the toilet!
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drax
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Or on ur face in the middle of the night
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stuartmitchell
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I hate spiders
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corb
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quote: Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
quote: Originally posted by corb
are you not a bit too close to it in the picture?
Zoom
you tried zooming in that much and not getting camera shake?
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Carl
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i'd brick it everytime i saw one of those!
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John
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quote: Originally posted by corb
quote: Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
quote: Originally posted by corb
are you not a bit too close to it in the picture?
Zoom
you tried zooming in that much and not getting camera shake?
Yes.
Just use a tripod or a faster shutter.
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cossie_corsa
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i've seen them things run towards people, rise up on their rear sets of legs with one pair in the air. i think the male ones are much smaller too. how rare are they where you live mr monkey??
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by cossie_corsa
i've seen them things run towards people, rise up on their rear sets of legs with one pair in the air. i think the male ones are much smaller too. how rare are they where you live mr monkey??
yes the male is smaller, and unusually carries the more potent version of Atraxatoxin, the venom. its up there with the most poisonous chemicals to humans. they rise up on their back 4 legs in an attacking stance, and use their power and force to attack a victim, driving their inch long fangs deep into the skin. sharp enough and strong enough to pierce a fingernail too. they ar quite timid spiders, but found widespread around New South Wales, moreso in Sydney. so not rare at all. Redbacks are more aggressive but smaller, and often find them in the house
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gianluigi
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That kind of thing puts me off going to australia
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Jonny P
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quote: Originally posted by gianluigi
That kind of thing puts me off going to australia
yeh same here
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Cybermonkey
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pussies
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CorsAsh
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Raa.
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drax
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I had the worst fucking dream due to this thread 
[Edited on 19-06-2006 by drax]
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Cybermonkey
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pwned drax
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Jason Iles
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Don't like spiders he looks friendly though
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