Birthday greetings for forum members

[Grant Wootton]

Now, we do have two spiders down here that are actually scary (ie- unlike the Huntsman, they bite, and can be fatal).

No 1 - The Funnel Web spider

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His bite causes creeping ulcerations of the skin, difficulty in breathing, profuse sweating, intense pain, violent convulsions, loss of consciousness and .. finally .. death

Oops, sorry that was Alice Cooper (well, Vincent Price, actually) - for those that weren't a teenager or young adult in 1975, do yourselves a favour and check out "Welcome to My Nightmare".

People here have died in the past, although an anti-venom has been available for years now - still, being country born and bred, I still bash my shoes against a solid surface before putting them on - they like warm, cosy places

[srboone]

Well, I didn't have time to run it by you last night; besides, all three of these pics popped up when I googled "fiddleback spider". That's why I shudder when I think of Wikipedia being an authoirty for anything.

[Grant Wootton]

All I can say about this little sucker is best expressed in the song written about it yonks ago

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There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
I jumped up high into the air,
And when I hit the ground.
That crafty redback spider,
Wasn't nowhere to be found.

I rushed into the mrs,
Told her just where I'd been bit.
And she grabbed my cutthroat razor,
And I nearly took a fit.
I said 'Forget what's on your mind,
And call a doctor please.
For I've got a feeling that your cure,
Is worse than the disease.'

There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.

I can't lie down, I cant' sit up I don't know what to do.
The nurses think it's funny but that's not my point of view.
I tell you it's embarrasing and that's to say the least,
For I'm too sick to eat a bite,
While the spider had a feast.

And when I get back home again, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll make that Redback suffer for the pain I'm going through.
I've had so many needles, I'm looking like a siv.
I promise you that redback hasn't very long to live.

There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.

[srboone]

Thank for the elucidations, Perfesser! Glad to see you made it off, the island. Too bad about Gilligan; he seemed a decent, if dim-witted chap...

[Grant Wootton]

Thank for the elucidations, Perfesser! Glad to see you made it off, the island. Too bad about Gilligan; he seemed a decent, if dim-witted chap...

Never mind, got Mary-Anne and Ginger as a tag team

[Grant Wootton]

WOW! While one of my dreams is to travel to New Zealand I certainly think (if possible) I will skip Australia. Any commnets Mr. Wotton!

New Zealand ???? Hmmm, Connie (my partner) tells me the Weta's are a tad scary, so maybe you should visit somewheres safe

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[Ben Staad]

New Zealand ???? Hmmm, Connie (my partner) tells me the Weta's are a tad scary, so maybe you should visit somewheres safe

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Hmmmm...I live in Florida and I thought our bugs were bad! That looks like something out of The Mist.

[jester05jk]

Boris the spider ehhh.......

[Grant Wootton]

Boris the spider ehhh.......

Being a The Who fan, it just came naturally

[srboone]

Today is JDar's birthday!

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Happy B-Day!

[Grant Wootton]

Onya JDar - you can probably get some kind of corrective surgery for the above condition

[peteOcha]

Happy Birthday J!

[JDar.]

Today is JDar's birthday!

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Happy B-Day!

Looks just like me! . . . but where's the beard?

Thanks guys, Jan

[TerryE]

Happy belated B-day.

[JDar.]

Thanks