Can anyone identify this?

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:16 pm

I was going to check what ECU I have but changed my mind.
Am I a wuss? Yes.

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:31 pm

Some sort of orb weaving spidery thing. http://www.mdavid.com.au/spiders/orbweavers.shtml

Also, you ain't seen nothing yet:

Post by **aza013** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:32 pm

Thats nothing to worry about it would only make your arm drop of if it bit you

it just looks like a garden spider, just move it's web out of the way and go on with you task at hand. Cross widow or something like that.

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:46 pm

Welcome to Australia Rob.

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:49 pm

They're the worst spiders! They're webs are like f**king fine steel wires! I hate walking around at night and run into one of those webs!

I was working in real estate in Qld many years ago and we had a block of land out in the bush for sale. Took a customer out to look at it and no sh*t these f**king orb spiders were everywhere, f**king big c**nts too! There was a vehicle track into the property and no sh*t there was like 3 or 4 of these f**kers for every metre along this track.

AJ · Post by AJ » Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:30 pm

There was a massive fucker on my old car once.

Look close...

Closer...

Here it is.

BearOnFire · Post by **BearOnFire** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:56 pm

Weight for weight spider web silk is stronger than steel.
Testing had been tried making wire cable using spidy web.
The new carbon fiber?

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:29 pm

AJ that's huge, I would have sh*t myself.

Post by **aza013** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:12 pm

But what AJ has not said is that it's not fully grown yet. It's only about 1/2 the size to what it will be.
Not taking the piss ether, they get big

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Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:22 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

Just wait 'til you see a dropbear

AJ · Post by AJ » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:46 pm

Rob Furniss wrote:AJ that's huge, I would have sh*t myself.

Mate, I'm from the UK too and this was my first 'big' spider experience. There's a massive story that goes with those pics somewhere on the forum, it's funny reading it but at the time it was the worst thing ever.

AJ · Post by AJ » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:47 pm

aza013 wrote:But what AJ has not said is that it's not fully grown yet.

And it never will be, it ended up a little bit dead

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:07 pm

AJ wrote:
aza013 wrote:But what AJ has not said is that it's not fully grown yet.
And it never will be, it ended up a little bit dead

The only good spider is a dead spider

If the c**nts are stupid enough to enter my house or my car then they deserve to die

bass_twitch · Post by **bass_twitch** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:35 am

I once lost a huge huntsman overnight beneath my dash... Good times

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:29 am

I got a mate who's an arborist & he loves them. Pats them & puts them back in the tree

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:24 am

major sicko

BearOnFire · Post by **BearOnFire** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:09 pm

Supplanter wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

Just wait 'til you see a dropbear

that's what the local call tracers in my area.
Relax, their pretty civil

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:55 pm

I've already read up on these nasty dropbears when I was in the UK and will be very mindful when walking in the bush, is it these critters? http://dropbearaware.com/

FTO AUSTRALIA