Buckshot Bear Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 'Rare and giant' trapdoor spider species discovered in Queensland https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-20/giant-trapdoor-spider-species-discovered-in-queensland/102121974 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Um...when did Australia develop and test nuclear bombs? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 30 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Um...when did Australia develop and test nuclear bombs? We didn't....but the Poms used the outback as a nuke testing ground.....how nice of them huh! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) They’re two inches long (5 cm). Not exactly Arachnophobia sized monsters. Why do these guys say this crud. (below). I’ll bet he’s never been bitten by one. Dr Rix said …. "They might hurt if they bit you, but they're not actually medically significant." Edited March 21 by Pat Riot, SASS #13748 I need to proofread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: We didn't....but the Poms used the outback as a nuke testing ground.....how nice of them huh! You live in a big country without a lot of folks. I'm in a similar area of a considerably more populated country and I find strange critters a couple of times a year that I can't find on the net or that are not supposed to live here. There are still things to be found, not the worst thing for old guys! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 They build a pretty cool looking trap door, looks like a missile silo. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: They’re two inches long (5 cm). Not exactly Arachnophobia sized monsters. Why do these guys say this crud. (below). I’ll be he’s never been bitten by one. Dr Rix said …. "They might hurt if they bit you, but they're not actually medically significant." Who’s the giant here? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Mate of mine got a red back spider bite on his foot the other week and he was on a drip for 4 days though at home with a tap in the back of his hand and a nurse came morning and night trying to flush the poison out. His foot was the size of a balloon and he said he wouldn't want to feel that pain ever again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 32 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Mate of mine got a red back spider bite on his foot the other week and he was on a drip for 4 days though at home with a tap in the back of his hand and a nurse came morning and night trying to flush the poison out. His foot was the size of a balloon and he said he wouldn't want to feel that pain ever again. No wonder you guys import WWI tanks and WWII Nazi ""Super Weapons" to Australia...gotta use them against your local spiders, insects and reptiles. Jeez. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 53 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: No wonder you guys import WWI tanks and WWII Nazi ""Super Weapons" to Australia...gotta use them against your local spiders, insects and reptiles. Jeez. And... they are now buying nuke subs and cruise missiles!!!!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: And... they are now buying nuke subs and cruise missiles!!!!!!! and they are just for the snakes and spiders. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: We didn't....but the Poms used the outback as a nuke testing ground.....how nice of them huh! Thanks! I learned something new. I never even considered where they did their testing even though I know the Brits are a Nuclear Power. https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/sources-radiation/more-radiation-sources/british-nuclear-weapons-testing https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/first-australians/other-resources-about-first-australians/british-nuclear-tests-maralinga#:~:text=Between 1952 and 1963 the,and Maralinga in South Australia. https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/14/australia/australia-uk-nuclear-tests-anniversary-intl/index.html Edited March 21 by Subdeacon Joe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 15 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: They’re two inches long (5 cm). Not exactly Arachnophobia sized monsters. Why do these guys say this crud. (below). I’ll bet he’s never been bitten by one. Dr Rix said …. "They might hurt if they bit you, but they're not actually medically significant." Aussie code for this spider will not kill you. Rather the bite will hurt so bad that you'll just wish it did. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 well now , IF ya were to stomp on the critter , good chance ya will not get bit CB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Australians have strange bed partners. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11884129/Gold-Coast-local-finds-eastern-brown-snake-bed-hidden-sheets.html 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 18 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: the Poms That is an interesting term. As I understand it, "POME" means Prisoner of Mother England and was a derogatory insult used by the English towards Australians, but was both embraced by Australians as a badge of honor and at the same time turned back on the Brits saying that they are the real prisoners. Or that is what I recall Mrs. Elmore, an Australian War Bride, telling me. Elegant and gracious lady, she was, and her daughters were all quiet stunning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 as to relocating the snake , it would end with a loud boom , and a shovel throwing dirt over the remains no sence in leaving the problem for someone else CB 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: That is an interesting term. As I understand it, "POME" means Prisoner of Mother England and was a derogatory insult used by the English towards Australians, but was both embraced by Australians as a badge of honor and at the same time turned back on the Brits saying that they are the real prisoners. Or that is what I recall Mrs. Elmore, an Australian War Bride, telling me. Elegant and gracious lady, she was, and her daughters were all quiet stunning. There is a bit of debate about where and why POMMY, POM. This is from the Collins dictionary. Word origin C20: of uncertain origin. Among a number of explanations are: (1) based on a blend of immigrant and pomegranate (alluding to the red cheeks of English immigrants); (2) from the abbreviation POME, Prisoner of Mother England (referring to convicts) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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