Brown Reculse spiders?

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Damn I am so glad I live in a country where there are only 3 venomous spider species, of which only one is lethal, and with only 2 recorded deaths in the past 200 years. So fucking glad.

Fuck Australia: They are attracted to water and hence are often found in swimming pools where they have fallen while wandering. The spiders can survive such immersion for up to twenty-four hours and can deliver a bite when removed from the water.

Australia is messed up. When I lived there I went to Cairns which is like a tourist place and you couldn't do shit because everything was full of animals that would kill you.

1 - Can't swim at the beach because their massive saltwater crocs would actually SWIM IN THE OPEN OCEAN

2 - Can't walk in the forests because you'll die from like a billion different insects or snakes

Why?!? What did Australia do to piss off mother nature?

My brother works in Oz right now. He was in some town up on the northern coast and yeah, they have huge fences around all the settlements to keep the killer animals out. The saltwater crocs make the beaches unfriendly.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Why?!? What did Australia do to piss off mother nature?

Its called they did nothing, thats why they still have something called nature.

 

[zinfamous]

Apparently, there is a Goodwill store in LA that might be the epicenter of all the recluses on the West Coast.

I was reading a story about it a few years ago, and this guy was searching through the basement and then sewer under this particular store, and the place was INFESTED by the little bastards.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Today, I saw a spider in my bathtub, so instead of killing it, i decided to bring my dog inside the bathroom to kill the spider for me. Turns out that the spider was a brown recluse, and my dog was bit. The dog killed the spider. The spider killed my dog. FML

We're joking, correct?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Just thought I'd post another random creepy spider related pic.

clicky click

That made a nice "VOMP" sound when the shop vac took it.

 

[SunSamurai]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Just thought I'd post another random creepy spider related pic.

clicky click

That made a nice "VOMP" sound when the shop vac took it.

You realize its still alive and very very pissed?

 

[minendo]

Don't have any pics, but I brought one of the dead ones with me to work to have our pest control guy identify it for sure. He confirmed that it was in fact a brown recluse. He's going to stop by my place sometime next week to treat interior, exterior, and my attic.

 

[cornbread]

There's no bug bomb that would work to get rid of them. The best thing you can do is keep things clean and tidy and watch where you put your hands and feet. I've been bitten twice and nearly lost a finger from one, it hurt so bad I was ready to have it amputated. They give antibiotics and it will clear up, but if you don't get treated, you can possibly lose limbs, it will eat your flesh up and you will never forget it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Today, I saw a spider in my bathtub, so instead of killing it, i decided to bring my dog inside the bathroom to kill the spider for me. Turns out that the spider was a brown recluse, and my dog was bit. The dog killed the spider. The spider killed my dog. FML

We're joking, correct?

Correct. I guess no one picked up that was one of the FMLs on fmylife.com. I modified it from black widow to brown recluse.

No I don't have a dog, and after reading this it reminded me of the time I saw a spider in my bathroom after washing my guinea pig and i sent my guinea pig after it. Of course guinea pigs are retarded so it just stared at the spider and really didn't care. I should probably watch out.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: SunSamurai

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Just thought I'd post another random creepy spider related pic.

clicky click

That made a nice "VOMP" sound when the shop vac took it.

You realize its still alive and very very pissed?

Not after spraying raid in the tube while the vacuum is on. If it's still alive after that, God help me now.