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| Thread ID: 85071 | 2007-11-28 18:58:00 | Let's Match Indigenous Animals | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 616068 | 2007-11-29 19:44:00 | I've got a really interesting insect here. Everybody knows about tarantulas and their fabled, although fictitious fatal stung, but did you know that the spider fears (if that be possible) another insect of the wasp family? The are called Tarantula Hawks (www.bugman123.com), and I have seen them a few times in areas very close to and much more metropolitan than here. up! We have wasps which parasitise spiders also but we don't have spiders the size of a tarantula. The only spiders which can harm with their bite is the katipo and the introduced white tail. Neither do much harm except in exceptional circumstances eg old or very young people. Most NZers have never seen a katipo in habitat as they hide away from contact but if you know where to look, they are very easy to find. Many years ago, I was shown how to look for them in the sand dunes on the beach. Within 5 mins, we had found some. This is after having wandered around the dunes for almost 2 decades prior without seeing one (but not actively looking). The bite of the white tail can become septic owing to the bacteria present in the venom, not the venom itself. This is under dispute however. I have been bitten twice (although I didn't see the culprit, nothing else could have left such bite marks) and it left an itchy red patch for a few days. |
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| 616069 | 2007-11-29 20:08:00 | Joe Spiders : when still at school, I used to play with and collect non-poisonous and semi-poisonous snakes and spiders - like the two in the links : en.wikipedia.org and seds.org I also had two beautiful trapdoor spiders on another property, and I used to watch the spiders (Trapdoors) come out at night to hunt, and you had to watch carefully, they open up and shut the trapdoor very, very quickly. The wife still hates spiders with a passion - I usually picked them up and put them away safely (if it wasn't for spiders, we would be bogged down by mosquitos and other cr*p). She says the only way to deal with spiders is with a can of insecticide. *sigh* sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 616070 | 2007-11-30 19:26:00 | Joe Spiders : when still at school, I used to play with and collect non-poisonous and semi-poisonous snakes and spiders - like the two in the links : . wikipedia . org/wiki/Trapdoor_spider" target="_blank">en . wikipedia . org and . org/~spider/spider/Spider/arachnid . html" target="_blank">seds . org I also had two beautiful trapdoor spiders on another property, and I used to watch the spiders (Trapdoors) come out at night to hunt, and you had to watch carefully, they open up and shut the trapdoor very, very quickly . The wife still hates spiders with a passion - I usually picked them up and put them away safely (if it wasn't for spiders, we would be bogged down by mosquitos and other cr*p) . She says the only way to deal with spiders is with a can of insecticide . *sigh* sarel I'm not a noble as thou art . . I, however, eat the ocean-going kind . Crabs! Ummmm! I suppose that's raising arachnids to a higher level . . . . . . . . :D Here's a list with pixs and info on most all the spiders in the US . ( . termite . com/spider-identification . html" target="_blank">www . termite . com) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 616071 | 2007-12-01 07:12:00 | I was weeding down the back fence when I spotted this (www.imagef1.net.nz). It is a blue tongue lizard (Tiliqua scincoides), common in backyard gardens here in Brisbane. This looks like a young male (head relatively larger), about 30cm long. They are a type of skink, and are entirely harmless. I didn't know it was there until I was really close and the tail moved - I thought it was a brown snake (www.faunanet.gov.au). I nearly shat myself. A few months ago I met a tree snake carrying a frog in its mouth in the backyard. Didn't have my camera with me at the time. Plenty of frogs and toads too. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 616072 | 2007-12-01 07:47:00 | We have wasps which parasitise spiders also but we don't have spiders the size of a tarantula.Granted this might be true, but the Wolf Spider I spotted in our garden while I was hoe-ing gave me slight reason to near sh|t myself. Was reaching down to pull a pile of weeds from the edge next to a concrete wall and there it was. Largest spider I've ever seen (looked to be 2" across) Looked similar to this one (en.wikipedia.org) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 616073 | 2007-12-01 07:56:00 | Another welcome critter (www.imagef1.net.nz) in my garden - this time a green tree frog (Litoria caerulea). He was about 6 - 7cm long. |
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| 616074 | 2007-12-01 08:06:00 | We have "Metla". Found only in Wanganui. Can be very savage at times, does not suffer fools gladly. PJ :rolleyes: | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 616075 | 2007-12-01 08:42:00 | We have "Metla". Found only in Wanganui. Can be very savage at times, does not suffer fools gladly. PJ :rolleyes:You forgot a few things in your description; such as: Very stubborn creature. Impartial to a bit of the amber liquid. Iritated by the mere mention of the word MAC. Tends to have territorial battles with another native NZ species; the PF1 moderator :p |
Myth (110) | ||
| 616076 | 2007-12-01 12:04:00 | You forgot a few things in your description; such as: Very stubborn creature. Impartial to a bit of the amber liquid. Iritated by the mere mention of the word MAC. Tends to have territorial battles with another native NZ species; the PF1 moderator :p I love it!!!!!! PJ:thumbs: :D |
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