Spider Bites

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2006, 18:43

Originally Posted by Colapop

And we don't get many snakes here

Don't read tomorrow's paper...

**Jackrat** · 1st February 2006, 18:45

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Whitetailed spiders need a better PR man. In almost all circumstances where spider bites are alleged, the recipient of the bite has not seen what bit them and merely surmised that it was a spider. Innocent until proven guilty, eh?

They have been proven responsible.
One self interested researcher on NZ TV doesn't invalidate all the research already done in Australia.

**Big Dave** · 1st February 2006, 18:47

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Whitetailed spiders need a better PR man. In almost all circumstances where spider bites are alleged, the recipient of the bite has not seen what bit them and merely surmised that it was a spider. Innocent until proven guilty, eh?

NO.

They need eradicating from the fucking planet.

My son was on the way to having his hand amputated as a result of a white tail bite.

There is believed to be a micro-organism that lives on the fangs of the white tail. This can cause much the same result as gangrene in some people - type of an allergic reaction.

Matthew had a wound that was necrosing at about a 20c piece worth per day.

He was in Hobart at the time (visiting grandma - we were here) - what saved his arm was a 2 week course in the hyperbaric chamber at the Aust Antarctic division.
They stuck him in the decompression camber and flooded his blood with oxygen. it kills the organism causing the flesh to rot.

Cunts of things - kill them without compuction and on sight.

**Colapop** · 1st February 2006, 18:48

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Don't read tomorrow's paper...

AYE??? I'm not going to Auckland then. That's the only place it'd be warm enough for them.

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2006, 18:49

Originally Posted by Colapop

AYE??? I'm not going to Auckland then. That's the only place it'd be warm enough for them.

If you think that then you'd definitely better not read tomorrow's paper...

**Colapop** · 1st February 2006, 18:53

Well if it's as bad as all that!! I work part-time down at the waterfront, stevedoring. We also unload car ships and the state of some of those cars gives me the shits sometimes.

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2006, 18:54

Do you live in Lower Hutt?

**Colapop** · 1st February 2006, 18:57

Nope. I'm not really a feared o' snakes - haven't had experience with 'em so I can't say. But if the buggers can survive here then there's all sorts other bad shit that can.

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2006, 19:03

Originally Posted by Colapop

Nope. I'm not really a feared o' snakes - haven't had experience with 'em so I can't say. But if the buggers can survive here then there's all sorts other bad shit that can.

They don't/can't live here. We get them occasionally as hitchhikers, which puts the shits up your average kiwi something chronic.

**Colapop** · 1st February 2006, 19:07

Well that's what I thought, but with global warming an' all??? Do you believe the hype?

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2006, 19:38

Which hype in particular?

**Colapop** · 1st February 2006, 19:40

Oh none in particular just hype.... The enviromental warming hype stuff... This is all too much. I've training in the morning I'm going to bed.... Probably to have nightmares.

**Wasp** · 1st February 2006, 22:21

A mate of mines father died a few years back after getting bit by a white tail.

You just made me think that i should leave my gear on the ground, ive seen a few white tails in the house (they dont outnumber the normal ones yet). but year they eat the common brown spider so kill those, but the daddy long legs eat the white tails so DONT kill those cos theyre harmless to us.

Been stung on the top of my ear once, wasnt nice first time stung and all too.

**T.W.R** · 1st February 2006, 23:36

Different people react in different ways to whitetails, it depends on the person metabolism how they react to a bite, a cousin had to have grafts after been bitten & another just went like a welt mark. plus they have seasons down here its usually around Nov -Jan they're about more, you know when they're in the house, all the other house spiders start disappearing (whitetails are transient hunters)

As for huntsmen spiders they're here in NZ there been reported cases in Halswell & Hei Hei in ChCh and they're only big relis' of the avondale spider anyhow.

some reckon whitetails venom is increased in potentency from when they chow down on daddylonglegs and they're actually the most venomous spider in the world believe it or not