2521
The sig's coming along nicely, Johnny!
. . . but what's up with the spider?
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2521
The sig's coming along nicely, Johnny!
. . . but what's up with the spider?
2522
lol, thanks.... I get a bit carried away when bored and sitting in front of the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
As for the spider, Tanegashima brought up the fact that there are heaps of nasty creepy crawlies over here in this neck of the woods that would like to bite and sting you, so I thought that would be a handy addition to the strike force... a lot of the creatures strike fear into people...:D
2522
How about a swarm of massive, flesh-eating fire ants - you got those over there, right?
2523
Oz takes the bulk of them.... they are very nasty. However bull ants are worse, they can see you from a distance of a meter and come after you. The little bastards grow over 40mm/1.5inches and their sting can induce anaphylactic shock. They bite really hard!Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ead_detail.jpg
2524
Have you heard of that breed of ant (African, I think) called the "Bullet Ant?"
They are so named because that is how their sting allegedly feels. I guess they are considered almost a biological hazard and the entire species has been rounded up and kept under lock & key.
2525
Those suckers are the worst of all ants, you stay in intense pain for a good 24 hours, and yea they say it`s like being shot with a bullet!
2526
In the southern American states we have fire ants: little tiny bastards that are aggressive as hell! Their mounds pop up overnight in people's lawns, and it's a real treat to run one over with the lawnmower while wearing sandles.
Growing up in Texas, I regard them more as a nuisance than anything else, but in California they are regarded as a deadly plague rapidly infecting the entire country. The sensationalism is quite amusing.
2527
lol, now that sounds like a barrel of laughs...
When ever we visit Dads family South of Sydney we have to wear fully enclosed shoes if we play around out in their back yard, they have lovely trapdoor spiders everywhere and redbacks.
2528
Trapdoor spiders? Those guys have always fascinated me, but are they dangerous to humans? What do they do? I'd always figured they'd be like ant lion or tiger beetle larvae - they'd hide real good if they felt anything big come along.
And what are "redbacks?"
2530
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
*EVERYTHING* in Australia is poisonous and out to kill you, even the things critters brought over from Europe have deadly venom.
I'm all for having a cybernetic enhanced army of Jack Jumper Ants at our disposal.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a.pilosula.jpg
This with a titanium infused exoskeleton and red terminator eyes.
Wearing Uggs? Meet my friends!
2531
Is this awesome or creepy? No need to decide!
2532
Wow... thats creepy as hell! I LOVE Sci-Fi, especially when it's real ;)!
Regarding the Bullet Ant, you know that there's a rite of passage where adolescents in order to "become a man" stick their hands in gloves filled with them?:
You'll never complain about a paper cut after that any more.
But the greatest asses of the Ant Kingdom are gonna be the Soldier Ants:
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleim...g/armyant1.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Ant
Ants taking over and enslaving entire Colonies of other ants! Ants are real bastards!
2533
Insects in general have always fascinated me. When I was in elementary school through junior high, I actually had a "zoo" of creepy crawlies in my room (in jars and aquariums, of course).
Phantar, have you heard about that ritual anywhere else other than in that video? I wanna see some close-ups of what their hands look like after that!
2534
Sadly, no, bud I DID find an article by a Sunday Times reporter who dared to undergo said manhood ritual once:
Here's said article in its entirety.Quote:
[...]If there’d been a machete to hand, I’d have chopped off my arms to escape the pain. The other boys were in a similar state, but, interestingly, my host, who had been through the ritual before, seemed far more in control.
It took three hours for the pain to ease a little, and shortly after that I was back playing footie with the kids — though with a hand clasped in each armpit and a pause every few minutes to scream a bit. Twelve hours later, my hands were swollen up like inflated washing-up gloves. If I pressed a thumb into them, it took two minutes for the impression to disappear from the fluid-swollen flesh. [...]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
Interesting.
What kills me about nature shows that focus on insects are the added "munching" sounds when bugs eat. :lol:
2536
LOL
It was quite a revelation for me a number of years ago once it dawned on me how few sound effects in insect documentaries are actually authentic.
2537
It`s when they sound like cookie monster eating that you should probably think.... "hmmmm, I don`t think that is them making all that noise"!:D
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Another nasty little creature, they are only small and don`t grow bigger than 10mm/smaller than half an inch, but can kill your dog or children. You get left in lots of pain at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
http://museumvictoria.com.au/spiders...um/mn15775.jpg
2538
*cough* I had a question about your spiders
2539
edited above your post... you were too quick!
2540Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyb37
I was more curious about the trap door spiders, though. Will they jump out and bite your feet or something?
We have a variation here called the Black Widow. It's the second most poisonous spider we have here in the states, I believe. It can kill you, but only in rare cases. It's also very unaggressive, so it isn't too much of a threat as long as you don't try do anything stupid.
http://www.nobuggy.com/images/black_widow_5.jpg
Watch from 0:55 - 1:23
Then 1:30 - End.
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Yea the red back is a lot like the black widow, maybe a little bit more angry in it.
Some of the larger species of the trapdoor spider can come out through vibrations, if your foot is near and it feels threatened it will bite, but luckily they are not poisonous.
The worst spider to encounter is the Sydney funnel web spider. They can grow up to 4 inches and make burrows with 'trip wires', some even make trap doors. This spider is one of the most aggressive and dangerous spiders in the world, their bites are usually fatal within 40 minutes!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...unnelweb02.jpg
Sorry, I have to double post this.
Watch from 0:55 - 1:23
Then 1:30 - End.
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyb37
2544
How are there any people left alive down there? :confused:
2545
You develop really quick reflexes, anything that moves (like leaves blowing along the ground) keep you on constant high alert! ..... and never go near the long grass out the back of the house or down to the little cave at the end of the property!
2546
Down Under sucks! Even your cute animals are poisonous!
Behold; cuddly duck/beaver . . . OF DEATH!!!
http://www.ws-hbs.de/bilder/ostkuest...6_platypus.jpg
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LOL.... platypus are cool creatures... but yes they can be dangerous too!Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
The male has a venomous spur on it`s hind foot
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs...typus_zoom.jpg
GUYS YOU TWO ARE MY 2 RIGHT HAND GUYS AT SEGA-16 (Johnny and Mr.Matthews) Guys! can you please halp me? IT all started last night, I'm starting to notice,... Things. (lol)
lol Joe, we have had suckcess in post numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Redifer
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More post numbers are needed...
Our spiders are all tiny and wimpy... only the fat ass spider with a cross on the back is almost dangerous, when it bites your finger it goes numb for a while, but that's all.
Only possibly fatally poisonous creature here is viper/adder... and you usually see them in flat state on a road :P
2551Quote:
Originally Posted by sega fan
This doesn't have anything to do with hair where there wasn't hair before, does it? If so, remain calm. It is perfectly normal. ;)
2552
It could be the other thing.... in which we all need to tread carefully....:D
2553
Here, this helped me out a lot when I was younger.
2554
lol... that was amusing (yet educational for the likes of sega fan), was that you in there MrMatthews? the Mickey mouse kid, you said you were mousey when you were young.:D
2555
"Gee whiz, Coach! I used to like to throw rocks at girls and pull their hair, but now all I want to do is make them soak in an icy cold tub of water and then have them lay perfectly still on the bed while I do things to them. Is that normal?"
2556
Playing Doctors and nurses at that age gets a lot more interesting!;)
2557
Sadly, I wouldn't know. I didn't get to the 'hospital' until high school.
2558
50's "educational" films are jawusum.
About Spiders:
I find it amazing the largest spiders in the world are also the least threatening to humans.
2559
That attitude will lead you to an early grave, Rusty.
2560
Godzilla would save us from that.
Then destroy Tokyo because he feels like it.