Should I be concerned?

Kronos

Kronos

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This little beauty has been lurking here for days, anyone know what type of arachnid this maybe?
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Kronos said:
here for days
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you should be very concerned, it's now had time to set up several forward observation posts and establish communications with its bretheren. the next phase is laying eggs in preperation for a full scale invasion.

i suggest moving planet, i hear the moon is nice this time of year.
 
adolf hamster said:
you should be very concerned, it's now had time to set up several forward observation posts and establish communications with its bretheren. the next phase is laying eggs in preperation for a full scale invasion.

i suggest moving planet, i hear the moon is nice this time of year.
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Is the moon really a planet? My mum said it's not a planet! Dont know who to believe.
 
flipface said:
Is the moon really a planet? My mum said it's not a planet! Dont know who to believe.
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well it's not really a planet, we know proper planets are flat, but current science suggests as long as you make sure to stay on the top the moon should be perfectly habitable.

sadly they haven't cracked the problem of how to sustain humans on nothing but cheese but they're working on bio-digester's that look like they're going to be able to produce relatively decent outputs of arable soil in order to grow crops, they just need to accellerate the process before the inhabitants run out of toast.
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
Harmless, just like ever native spider in the UK.
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Whilst I cannot say that your claim is false, you did fail to mention, the number of spiders although not native are now indigenous, that are venemous.

The false widow being the worst of the them.

F E A R.

Also btw, to the OP, that looks like one of those black orbed weaver spiders that has been recently been imported in creates of Vegemite from Australia, and is infact, lethal, particularly when you sleep.
 
The false widow is fine.
It's mildly nauseating at the worst if you get stung and have the worst of the "normal" reaction range.
If you are unlucky enough to be dangerously allergic to their venom (you will likely only ever find out if you are actually bitten) it's no different to any other type insect bite/sting really.
The risk of infection is possible, but thats the same with any puncture wound. Look after it and keep it clean and you will be fine. If it goes funny, see your GP asap and they can sort you out.
People blame the false widow for all sorts but actual confirmed bites where the spider is caught in the act and captured are nil in the UK (last time I checked).
Most often it's a horse fly bite or something and people see a spider, mis-identity it and blame the false widow.
I am happy to be proven wrong, but I find it hard to believe that anyone who is either not already incredibly ill, old or as a cause of a "complication" has actually died from a false widow bite.
 
adolf hamster said:
well it's not really a planet, we know proper planets are flat, but current science suggests as long as you make sure to stay on the top the moon should be perfectly habitable.

sadly they haven't cracked the problem of how to sustain humans on nothing but cheese but they're working on bio-digester's that look like they're going to be able to produce relatively decent outputs of arable soil in order to grow crops, they just need to accellerate the process before the inhabitants run out of toast.
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Thanks for the reply. My mum said you talk nutsack!
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
The false widow is fine.
It's mildly nauseating at the worst if you get stung and have the worst of the "normal" reaction range.
If you are unlucky enough to be dangerously allergic to their venom (you will likely only ever find out if you are actually bitten) it's no different to any other type insect bite/sting really.
The risk of infection is possible, but thats the same with any puncture wound. Look after it and keep it clean and you will be fine. If it goes funny, see your GP asap and they can sort you out.
People blame the false widow for all sorts but actual confirmed bites where the spider is caught in the act and captured are nil in the UK (last time I checked).
Most often it's a horse fly bite or something and people see a spider, mis-identity it and blame the false widow.
I am happy to be proven wrong, but I find it hard to believe that anyone who is either not already incredibly ill, old or as a cause of a "complication" has actually died from a false widow bite.
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My mum said spiders dont sting! Are you talking nutsack?
 
Just remember next time in the middle of the night, when you wake up in a coughing fit because it felt like some thing was in your throat. Yeah, it was probably that spider. ;)
 
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