China Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 You guys like spiders, right? Giant spiders invade Australian Outback town Australia is known around the world for its large and deadly creepy crawlies, but even locals have been shocked by the size of the giant venomous spiders that have invaded an Outback town in Queensland. The giant tarantula caught in Queensland this week. The spiders have been pushed out of their natural habitat by heavy rain. Scores of eastern tarantulas, which are known as “bird-eating spiders” and can grow larger than the palm of a man’s hand, have begun crawling out from gardens and venturing into public spaces in Bowen, a coastal town about 700 miles northwest of Brisbane. Earlier this week locals spotted an Australian tarantula wandering towards a public garden in the centre of town where people often sit for lunch. They called in a pest controller, but not before using a can of insect spray to paralyse the spider. Audy Geiszler, who runs Amalgamated Pest Control in Bowen, said that the spider was a large male with powerful long fangs and was so big that when he placed it – dead – in the palm of his hand its legs hung over his fingers. Mr Geiszler said that he had been inundated with calls from worried locals reporting sightings of the giant tarantulas, which have been pushed out of their natural habitat over the past month by heavy, unseasonal rain. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Worst. Thread. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Australia is known around the world for its large and deadly creepy crawlies, but even locals have been shocked by the size of the giant venomous spiders that have invaded an Outback town in Queensland. They are that big AND venomous? ****, welcome to the middle of the food chain, human race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Worst. Thread. Ever. :rotflmao: Places that Hubbs probably won't be going on vacation for $100 Alex. The words Spider,Scores,and Invasion used together are enough to give me a case of the creeping whim whams. Asked what he would do with the giant spider he caught this week, Mr Geiszler said: “I think I’m going to mount this one in acrylic to show people how big it is. It’ll make a great paperweight.” This guy must live alone. And if this is at the office,betting he won't get a lot of visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I don't like it. One bit. I hate spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hand-sized spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 not going to australia anytime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I consider myself as manly as any other guy out there but coming across one of these would scare the piss outta me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Just release a bunch of giant Australian crocodiles to eat the giant spiders. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 They are that big AND venomous? Aren't all spiders venomous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 thanks, now I'll be creeped out the rest of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 If you really want to see something nasty google "brown recluse spider" They are extremely toxic (to humans at least) and their bite can basically cause human flesh to essentially rot away. They aren't scary looking but they are probably one of the worst spiders to be bitten by (from what little I know about them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I went ahead and clicked on this thread anyway lol...I couldn't even read the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I went ahead and clicked on this thread anyway lol...I couldn't even read the first post. Now with that title,I figured you would walk away from the computer,much less click on the thread. Whatever you do,don't read the article. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Forget water-boarding or a catepillar in a box, use these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Now with that title,I figured you would walk away from the computer,much less click on the thread. Whatever you do,don't read the article. :paranoid: Yeah, I'm not gonna bother lol...the thing is, I've BEEN to Australia...twice lol. Took hikes and everything. And yeah, they have monstrous spiders in webs hanging in the trees :paranoid:...not pleasant to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 eff Australia! Everything on that continent is designed to eff you up. Spiders that size belong back in the Jurassic period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 They are that big AND venomous?****, welcome to the middle of the food chain, human race. They friggin hiss too. "They are also known as whistling or barking spiders for the hissing noise they emit when they are disturbed or aggravated at close range. " Spawn of Satan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Reminds me of that cult film with William Shatner... Crossing Australia off my list of places to visit. I think I'm going to stick with Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbubba4life Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 They probably have swine flu too. This is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 That would suck. Invasion of spiders and swine flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 well, better there than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 .....eeeeeeewwwwwwwwww! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'm saving to go live in Australia on a work Visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 If you really want to see something nasty google "brown recluse spider" They are extremely toxic (to humans at least) and their bite can basically cause human flesh to essentially rot away. They aren't scary looking but they are probably one of the worst spiders to be bitten by (from what little I know about them). As a kid I read all those "Amazing" books. Here is the snakes one I read the spider one and if you wanna really see some scary spiders (and probably the most deadly) google brazilian wondering spider and funnel web spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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