Mythbusters says they're not as harmful as people make out (video link below)
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/disc...myth-video.htmOriginally Posted by Discovery channel, Mythbusters
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Interesting thread, Mom! They certainly give a nasty bite, and whether it be venom or bacteria or both, you need to get to a Doc quick smart! I've not had a bite but have seen what they can do to a person.
Not nice!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
This is wot I know.
Matthew was bitten by one while staying with family in Hobart. Spider was captured.
Welt soon broke down and was a necrotising wound - like a bad circular burn wound - was growing.
Rate of growth was measured and recorded. I still have the pics somewhere. Unpleasant.
They put him in the Hyperbaric chamber at the Australian Antarctic HQ (Hobart) and the growth arrested.
These days they treat with peroxide or other oxygen rich source - so I read anyway - and bacterial infection is not a big deal any more.
Spray a "no entry" perimeter with Rip Cord.
It's a neuro toxin for most creepy crawlies.
I use it twice a year at home, and the spiders hang from their webs by the hundreds.
(strangely enough i am still breathing)
How big was it? cos size does matter.
Maha might stop scratching now too.
If you are going to bomb confined areas with fly spray....don't use your cig lighter as a torch to see if you got the bastards..... fire behind brick fire surrounds gets to the roof quite quick
No I didn't but.... I do know who did, and Its not the only time he filled the house with smoke
" Rule books are for the Guidance of the Wise, and the Obedience of Fools"
The ones in OZ are more potent and more aggressive than those here.
Ours are pussys next to the Oz version,I put it down to the heat over there but kill anything without an invite anyway.
White tails eat other spiders so if your seeing dead spider remains on your window sills that's your first sign you have em' in your place.
All spiders have venom but like Daddy long legs most are either to small or non aggressive so don't cause problems.
Sydney Funnel webs would be an interesting import
Their scary bastards.
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
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