so i have always been relatively lucky that even on my travels with Sonj all those many years ago the scariest things we saw were huntsmen's and a giant stick insect which we were saved from by an 8 year old. other than the normal juicy spider in public bathrooms of course!!
and these past months out here i have been very aware that Priya and some others have sworn not to visit me if i manage to get myself bitten during the first year (or is it two years). As we all know if anyone is to be bitten by anything... then it will be me!! I am more scared than proud of that statement too...
I had obviously heard about redbacks and had even googled them on the web. and from the pic (not mine but stolen.. sorry BORROWED from a website) you can see that they are quite ornate spiders. shiny and black with a big red stripe. i always wondered if they actually really and truly looked that shiny and if the red was really that bright and obvious. well people. they are. and it is.
On a lovely sunday afternoon with Mr & Mrs Price and family a web was noticed under a bench (not the one i was sitting on fortunately) and on closer inspection a big juicy red back was laying in wait. My first Red Back! It is odd to be excited by this i do realise. But it is almost a milestone for any migrant to Oz to see such a thing, especially for future identification. So imagine my delight when there was another one found a few moments later! Albeit considerably smaller, a harmful foe none the less.
im so glad you are not one of those people who argue that actually spiders however horrible have to live cus they do us a service by eating all the other bugs.... no no no no they all need to die!!! so well done x
ReplyDeletelol, finally figured out how to sign in, join googly thing and leave a comment, i hope it works now after a few failed attempts!
ReplyDeleteall i wanted to say was OMG!!! and you want me to come visit???? :o) x
charlie-ottie - listen. Liam's folks had never even seen a Red Back and they're been here 25 years!! I've trumped them with TWO of the meanies!! Therefore i am safe to visit. also Priya has decided to leave me here for a year. if i don't get bitten (come one you know if it's possible i will be!!)in that year then it means i am safe to visit!
ReplyDeleteNic Noos - there are plenty of spiders out there eating bugs. people who say that normally are too weak to be vegetarians so think that redeems them somehow. it doesn't. they're still weak people who will never be anyone in this world. if they invade OUR personal space and walk around OUR homes then it's a declaration of war. They wouldn't like it if we walked over THEIR web. I don't like it when they walk over OUR floor/wall/ceiling etc.
bye bye spiders. nuff said.