EEVblog#152 - Jurassic Spider

[PeterG]

Cant wait to see what people from other parts of the world think of our local Spiders. Its big and scary, but it is also one of the few critters in Australia that wont kill you...LOL

Regards

[saturation]

I lived in many places covered with spiders, but I've never been to Oz or NZ.  They are mostly our friends, but they can get into places that could be problems, like your shoes or clothes.  They eat insects we consider pests: flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, sometimes ants and termites.  I normally try to keep them around.  Gekkos and lizards are good too.  Its good to cover infested areas with web making spiders to catch flying insects, very practical to have them, but alas, spiders are killed by insect spray and hate OFF too.

What is particular good about them is they prefer live food.  So they leave dead food alone, the stuff we eat.  Also they generally don't like sweets too, so they leave your sugar, coffee, cakes, etc., alone.

I use to watch the 'jumping spider' walk around my office or home, jumping at flies and insects that attacked my cake and coffee.  Helped pass a boring day.  As they attacked, I would cover my desk with small items for them hide behind so they could get close.  It was before video was commonplace, so I have nothing to show.

[Mechatrommer]

i wonder how spider interpret visual environment with their many eyes. maybe they have full 3D map in their brain.

[ColinA]

Local spiders around here are Black Widows and Brown Recluse

[JohnS_AZ]

Around here, in the summer you'll find me wandering around the dark house with a black light looking for scorpions.

[Lance]

I'm happy to live in Canada. I don't like spiders. The ones we get here are fairly easy to deal with.

[Psi]

NZ has close to zero deadly creatures, quite the opposite of AUS. Kind of strange since we're so close geographically.
NZ does have 3 poisonous spiders but their bite isn't usually fatal, unless you have other health problems, just very painful with severe aches, swelling and muscle cramps. Ive never seen one, let alone been bit by one.

There is of course sharks, jellyfish and stingrays in the waters around NZ but we don't have the very dangerous box jellyfish.

[FreeThinker]

Only dangerous things around here are sheep (and the odd dog). The only poisonous snake is the Adder and you have to hunt them out.

[the_raptor]

I don't mind huntsman spiders as long as they obey the rules and don't hang over my bed while I am sleeping or crawl on my head while driving.

I have a grudge against web spinning spiders because I am tall and always cop webs in the face that other people have passed under.

[Lance]

I don't mind huntsman spiders as long as they obey the rules and don't hang over my bed while I am sleeping or crawl on my head while driving.

I have a grudge against web spinning spiders because I am tall and always cop webs in the face that other people have passed under.

Same for me. It's so annoying!

[Time]

No thanks!

I wouldn't be keeping spiders around that look like they could eat my doberman pinscher or first born child!