Post AkO272EZxXYBPPEehs by HEREWARD_SILVATICI@poa.st
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(DIR) Post #AkNKHyabSGN7J5waCe by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T02:24:54Z
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People ask why Australians don't seem concerned with giant spiders.We are we just have an innate knowledge of which ones are harmless, which ones cause unbearable pain, and which ones are going to kill you if you look at them funny.The first two won't hurt you that bad
(DIR) Post #AkNKjtADDkn8aVuRtI by freeschool@qoto.org
2024-07-28T02:29:59Z
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@BrodieOnLinux What's the "average" chances or ratio to come across any of the 3 on any given day in semi-city area (some green / parks / wildlife almost)
(DIR) Post #AkNKuuTeg3AdqbG7WK by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T02:31:51Z
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@freeschool Don't stick your hands in random holes you see in trees, logs and in the ground and you probably won't die. If you see long grass best to avoid that and walk on the path instead but that's more for snakes than spiders.
(DIR) Post #AkNLDUmyPV7bg79oZM by normplum@fosstodon.org
2024-07-28T02:33:47Z
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@BrodieOnLinux And which ones will run away from you, or towards you, when approached.
(DIR) Post #AkNLIoy2oY3di0sJdo by freeschool@qoto.org
2024-07-28T02:34:34Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Guess kids learn that pretty fast!Any bites previously you know someone had experienced?
(DIR) Post #AkNLV187Q7JmuBP2Iq by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T02:35:50Z
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@freeschool Not personally, usually spiders try to stay away from you. I know a couple of people that unexpectedly came across snakes
(DIR) Post #AkNLV4nLnH5AGviVUG by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T02:38:16Z
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@freeschool The real problem is living somewhere that has fire ants, they have 0 fears and will bite anything that gets in there way plus they tend to swarm anything they think is a threat. As the name would suggest it feels like where you got bit is on fire
(DIR) Post #AkNLrPZ3FpaT3eg8zA by freeschool@qoto.org
2024-07-28T02:42:34Z
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@BrodieOnLinux oh man - new threat! ok Fire Ants!... How bad is the bite, similar to red ants or x10?And can you eat them?
(DIR) Post #AkNMOIc47WXJ3SlqGe by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T02:48:26Z
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@freeschool fire ant is a category of different ants, red ant seem to be a name used for them in some places.I don't know if you can eat them, there's not a big market for bugs in Australia. You can get crickets, spiders and such but it's usually a very specialty thing
(DIR) Post #AkNQeYLvleiSJxEImu by squid@social.linux.pizza
2024-07-28T03:36:10Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Do you encounter those often or is it rare? Compared to small spiders.
(DIR) Post #AkNQpZzE28yUZbrpMO by bou@liberdon.com
2024-07-28T03:38:07Z
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@BrodieOnLinux @freeschool every sentence of that is horrible.
(DIR) Post #AkNRbLDSFkjOfCIV84 by justincroser@fosstodon.org
2024-07-28T03:46:50Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Ibsaw a massive spider the size of a chair on the veranda screen. The screen was made of that plastic fake sheet metal fencing.My grandfather just grabbed the spider and shoved it down the toilet. Found out it was a bird eating spider.
(DIR) Post #AkNZx10QsDCDzH3IsC by amanda@social.spejset.org
2024-07-28T05:20:21Z
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@BrodieOnLinux so you even *have* harmless spiders?
(DIR) Post #AkNyAllCkbkner1MPI by MyBeansAreBaked@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T09:51:45Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I'll stick to the UK thank you
(DIR) Post #AkO270zIarjXXj4wFc by morgthorak@poa.st
2024-07-28T04:48:12.789464Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Here, I found this for those who are interested:travel.earth/beware-the-8-most-venomous-spiders-in-australia/I would not want to run into any of them.
(DIR) Post #AkO272EZxXYBPPEehs by HEREWARD_SILVATICI@poa.st
2024-07-28T06:25:56.089007Z
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@morgthorakFunnel-web spider bites are extremely toxic and can cause the human nervous system to shut down, resulting in death in 15 minutes flat.Luckily, the anti-venom was discovered in 1981 after which fatalities haven’t been recorded. Still, don’t forget to run the other way if you spot one!'So, everyone has the anti-venom in their house? Everyone carries some with them? Hospitals with the anti-venom are all within 15 minutes?@BrodieOnLinux
(DIR) Post #AkO273S5QnwvBaYxOq by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2024-07-28T10:35:42Z
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@HEREWARD_SILVATICI @morgthorak Just avoid the ones that'll instantly kill you and you're good
(DIR) Post #AkOS7gPz9bPwqTXYkC by Cylis@mas.to
2024-07-28T15:27:07Z
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@BrodieOnLinux idc care if they can kill me/ won't bite me or just tickle you. I don't want to see one and if I do I am moving or burning the place down