My dad encountered one of those Asian Hornets in his house, he told me about it, I said "You are meant to call them in and report them, take a photo etc" he sent me a photo of the very dead and battered Asian Hornet having taken several strikes from a moccasin. It was massive, no wonder the concern about them and the chaos they could cause to the native bees
Well they've made it to europe it's only a matter of time before they make it across the channel ( possibly in small dinghy's)
I really don't get on well with spiders. Imagine my horror, then, when visiting friends in Australia, and we went off to lunch. As we drove away and turned into the sun, I flipped down the visor and this giant spider fell on to me. I was petrified. I now know it was a giant banded huntsman. I don't want to meet another. Think two inch body and over six inch leg span and very, very quick.
Don't worry they don't often bite humans I was told.
(On the same trip, I was viciously beaked by an Australian Magpie and had my polo mints stolen from my pocket by a kangaroo's creepy little hands. Australia - best to avoid in my opinion.)
Spiders don't bother me at all, but they do my wife. When I met her, there was a spider in the car and she tried to get out whilst we were moving. I don't inderstand it. No spider from this country is going to do you any harm!
I didn't know but apparently we do have a poisonous spider in the UK.
Spiders don't bother me at all, but they do my wife. When I met her, there was a spider in the car and she tried to get out whilst we were moving. I don't inderstand it. No spider from this country is going to do you any harm!
I didn't know but apparently we do have a poisonous spider in the UK.
Thought all spiders are poisonous, but not potent enough to harm humans and / or can't pierce human skin in the first place
They found some Asian hornets at my Mrs' school in Maidstone. They trapped it and then the official people give it some sugar. The hornets are let go and then fly straight back to their nest to report food. Do this a few times and they can triangulate the position of the nest. They found the nest and destroyed it.
Spiders don't bother me at all, but they do my wife. When I met her, there was a spider in the car and she tried to get out whilst we were moving. I don't inderstand it. No spider from this country is going to do you any harm!
I didn't know but apparently we do have a poisonous spider in the UK.
Thought all spiders are poisonous, but not potent enough to harm humans and / or can't pierce human skin in the first place
They found some Asian hornets at my Mrs' school in Maidstone. They trapped it and then the official people give it some sugar. The hornets are let go and then fly straight back to their nest to report food. Do this a few times and they can triangulate the position of the nest. They found the nest and destroyed it.
Sounds very militaristic. Did they call in an air strike on the nest?
Common names: garden spider, European garden spider, cross spider, Flashheart hunter spider
p.s. sleep well
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Having lived in Australia, where every moving thing was dangerous, including the people!
Today, I’m ok with spiders, although that may vary with size, but at one point, they use to scare the shit out of me.
Oh yeah, Australia is different level dangerous for wildlife - Champions League level!
If it's not the spiders, it's the snakes, crocs, sharks, jellyfish, Sheilas - there's always something out there round every corner waiting to mess up your day/life!
I really don't get on well with spiders. Imagine my horror, then, when visiting friends in Australia, and we went off to lunch. As we drove away and turned into the sun, I flipped down the visor and this giant spider fell on to me. I was petrified. I now know it was a giant banded huntsman. I don't want to meet another. Think two inch body and over six inch leg span and very, very quick.
Don't worry they don't often bite humans I was told.
(On the same trip, I was viciously beaked by an Australian Magpie and had my polo mints stolen from my pocket by a kangaroo's creepy little hands. Australia - best to avoid in my opinion.)
Kills more people in Oz than any other spider despite, as you say, being relatively harmless.
Spiders don't bother me at all, but they do my wife. When I met her, there was a spider in the car and she tried to get out whilst we were moving. I don't inderstand it. No spider from this country is going to do you any harm!
I didn't know but apparently we do have a poisonous spider in the UK.
Thought all spiders are poisonous, but not potent enough to harm humans and / or can't pierce human skin in the first place
Almost all UK spider species are venomous i.e. they use venom to kill/disable/digest their prey often injected via fangs when biting. Very very few UK species have sufficient bite strength to break human skin rendering their venom irrelevant. Of the few that are strong enough to puncture your skin their venom might cause an irritating bump or rash but is highly unlikely to be dangerous unless you experience a serious allergic reaction. The worst complications are usually experienced if the initial puncture wound becomes infected e.g. by scratching and failing to keep it clean
Whether or not they are poisonous depends on whether you try to eat them.
I really don't get on well with spiders. Imagine my horror, then, when visiting friends in Australia, and we went off to lunch. As we drove away and turned into the sun, I flipped down the visor and this giant spider fell on to me. I was petrified. I now know it was a giant banded huntsman. I don't want to meet another. Think two inch body and over six inch leg span and very, very quick.
Don't worry they don't often bite humans I was told.
(On the same trip, I was viciously beaked by an Australian Magpie and had my polo mints stolen from my pocket by a kangaroo's creepy little hands. Australia - best to avoid in my opinion.)
Kills more people in Oz than any other spider despite, as you say, being relatively harmless.
Except that it doesn't. No-one has died of a spider bite in Australia for over forty years.
I really don't get on well with spiders. Imagine my horror, then, when visiting friends in Australia, and we went off to lunch. As we drove away and turned into the sun, I flipped down the visor and this giant spider fell on to me. I was petrified. I now know it was a giant banded huntsman. I don't want to meet another. Think two inch body and over six inch leg span and very, very quick.
Don't worry they don't often bite humans I was told.
(On the same trip, I was viciously beaked by an Australian Magpie and had my polo mints stolen from my pocket by a kangaroo's creepy little hands. Australia - best to avoid in my opinion.)
Kills more people in Oz than any other spider despite, as you say, being relatively harmless.
Except that it doesn't. No-one has died of a spider bite in Australia for over forty years.
I really don't get on well with spiders. Imagine my horror, then, when visiting friends in Australia, and we went off to lunch. As we drove away and turned into the sun, I flipped down the visor and this giant spider fell on to me. I was petrified. I now know it was a giant banded huntsman. I don't want to meet another. Think two inch body and over six inch leg span and very, very quick.
Don't worry they don't often bite humans I was told.
(On the same trip, I was viciously beaked by an Australian Magpie and had my polo mints stolen from my pocket by a kangaroo's creepy little hands. Australia - best to avoid in my opinion.)
Kills more people in Oz than any other spider despite, as you say, being relatively harmless.
Except that it doesn't. No-one has died of a spider bite in Australia for over forty years.
Maybe not from a bite, but how many died from sheer fright!
Nearly correct. It’s their habit of hiding above a driver’s sun visor, then dropping onto the driver when they are least expecting it, thus causing an accident.
Was reading this thread yesterday and last night putting washing away and got bitten by a spider. Could see the two marks, did not see the spider though. Was actually quite painful the little buggers.
Was reading this thread yesterday and last night putting washing away and got bitten by a spider. Could see the two marks, did not see the spider though. Was actually quite painful the little buggers.
Spiders don't bother me at all, but they do my wife. When I met her, there was a spider in the car and she tried to get out whilst we were moving. I don't inderstand it. No spider from this country is going to do you any harm!
I didn't know but apparently we do have a poisonous spider in the UK.
Thought all spiders are poisonous, but not potent enough to harm humans and / or can't pierce human skin in the first place
There was a cobweb inside my car. Got rid of it and thought nothing more. Then driving on the motorway I notice this spider just above my head hanging on to the inside of the car roof. It was small but I could tell there was intent. You can tell by looking in their eyes. I kept quiet, seemed to relax when I put LBC on. One thing I've never been able to do whilst listening to that station. Parked up, sent it on its way. Today there's another cobweb inside the car. I don't know how many flies are in my car. Never seen one myself. But these spiders have found a home in my car. Not one of them has offered petrol money. Fucking leggy bastards.
I Always seem to have cobwebs in my wing mirrors. It makes no difference how many times I wipe them away the buggers Always return
I've got a plan for these. You know those bonkers false eyelashes girls wear? I want to get hold of some uncut ones, self adhesive, long enough to go around the wing mirrors. I reckon they would be flexible enough to stop the little bleeders getting into the mirror housings. This time next year I could be a millionaire.
Try living in a barn conversion out in the sticks, millions of the little buggers. The bigger ones do keep the cats entertained until their legs fall off.
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Disappointed - put a train up on CL, within minutes CL members name it - Spiders - 🤷
If it's not the spiders, it's the snakes, crocs, sharks, jellyfish, Sheilas - there's always something out there round every corner waiting to mess up your day/life!
Very very few UK species have sufficient bite strength to break human skin rendering their venom irrelevant. Of the few that are strong enough to puncture your skin their venom might cause an irritating bump or rash but is highly unlikely to be dangerous unless you experience a serious allergic reaction. The worst complications are usually experienced if the initial puncture wound becomes infected e.g. by scratching and failing to keep it clean
Whether or not they are poisonous depends on whether you try to eat them.
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-facts/
https://youtu.be/BhTjifulPB8?si=SWMdWZaWAcQweX1s
I have a question re Asian Hornets. Do they have a maximum northerly range or in other words are we eventually to expect them in Yorkshire ?
Then driving on the motorway I notice this spider just above my head hanging on to the inside of the car roof. It was small but I could tell there was intent. You can tell by looking in their eyes.
I kept quiet, seemed to relax when I put LBC on. One thing I've never been able to do whilst listening to that station.
Parked up, sent it on its way.
Today there's another cobweb inside the car. I don't know how many flies are in my car. Never seen one myself. But these spiders have found a home in my car. Not one of them has offered petrol money. Fucking leggy bastards.
It makes no difference how many times I wipe them away the buggers Always return
This time next year I could be a millionaire.