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Post by sherlock on Nov 28, 2020 21:58:45 GMT
I guess that's a common garden variety that's come inside to breed. Now this is the real deal - I believe its a *proper* Aussie house spider:
NOPE
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Post by grinch on Nov 28, 2020 22:00:08 GMT
I always loved these guys. I had Aussie friends who also kept them around in their flat because they are great at keeping pests out. They gave them names and could tell them apart. They were pretty timid and I was able to get some awesome close-up pictures of them.
I have no doubt they’re great at keeping pests out. And most people I’d imagine as well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 22:10:26 GMT
I guess that's a common garden variety that's come inside to breed. Now this is the real deal - I believe its a *proper* Aussie house spider:
Oh wow, this would make an awesome pet! I actually kept a NZ huntsman of the size of my palm as a pet in our flat, but I was in charge of removing her when she did wander in my flatmates rooms.
She even once lovingly bit me. I also was very careful not to have my cat have a go at her.
Good times.
I think she did a good job keeping these pesky Gisborne cockroaches (size of your thumb) in check...
Such affection I used to be quite tolerant/constructive of the presence of the UK Garden Spiders (large by our standards) that found their way into my old house in Yorkshire, thinking they would feed on any insects/bugs, as as useful thing, then learnt that they come into breed and stop eating when they do, hence the lack of webs. And they make a mess on the wallpaper when they defecate. So out they went. I remember putting one out and it lost a leg in the fight... a few days later, it was back in, the same one, sans a leg... We are quite fortunate in the UK not having any dangerous varieties of nature (only the Adder snake). Like the weather, we are obsessed with it, but suffer no extremes one way of the other....
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Post by tuigirl on Nov 28, 2020 22:10:29 GMT
I always loved these guys. I had Aussie friends who also kept them around in their flat because they are great at keeping pests out. They gave them names and could tell them apart. They were pretty timid and I was able to get some awesome close-up pictures of them.
I have no doubt they’re great at keeping pests out. And most people I’d imagine as well. See, so we agree on the advantages.
I have been toying with the idea of getting a spider pet, but I had been thinking more about something along the lines of Phidippus Regius which is too cute and comes with beautiful eye lashes.
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Post by tuigirl on Nov 28, 2020 22:14:05 GMT
Oh wow, this would make an awesome pet! I actually kept a NZ huntsman of the size of my palm as a pet in our flat, but I was in charge of removing her when she did wander in my flatmates rooms.
She even once lovingly bit me. I also was very careful not to have my cat have a go at her.
Good times.
I think she did a good job keeping these pesky Gisborne cockroaches (size of your thumb) in check...
Such affection I used to be quite tolerant/constructive of the presence of the UK Garden Spiders (large by our standards) that found their way into my old house in Yorkshire, thinking they would feed on any insects/bugs, as as useful thing, then learnt that they come into breed and stop eating when they do, hence the lack of webs. And they make a mess on the wallpaper when they defecate. So out they went. I remember putting one out and it lost a leg in the fight... a few days later, it was back in, the same one, sans a leg... We are quite fortunate in the UK not having any dangerous varieties of nature (only the Adder snake). Like the weather, we are obsessed with it, but suffer no extremes one way of the other.... Hey, huntsman spiders are not dangerous. They are just HUGE.
The dangerous ones are the little ones.
Yes, they can bite, but so can mice. They won't kill you. Cat bites for example are much more dangerous, and cats make (for the most part) more popular pets.
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Post by timegirl on Nov 28, 2020 22:44:27 GMT
I literally can’t stop staring at my new @johannathemad art work! I really want to see my full story illustrated by her now! johannathemad.com/
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Post by number13 on Nov 28, 2020 23:19:29 GMT
I guess that's a common garden variety that's come inside to breed. Now this is the real deal - I believe its a *proper* Aussie house spider:
NOPE
All praise to The Great One!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 29, 2020 6:39:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 7:20:14 GMT
More spooky goings on in the early hours
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 29, 2020 10:15:44 GMT
He may not voiced Darth Vader but he certainly gave the character terrifying presence. So sad
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 29, 2020 10:41:20 GMT
He may not voiced Darth Vader but he certainly gave the character terrifying presence. So sad He also played "Hot Black Desiato's" bodyguard in the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy tv show..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 11:45:38 GMT
Not made it, just being diagnosed as Colour blind. I've been artistic for years, so this was a complete bolt out of the purple!
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Post by mrperson on Nov 29, 2020 18:32:07 GMT
Just about the size of an "Eight-Legs".
I'll pass . . .
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 19:16:43 GMT
Such affection I used to be quite tolerant/constructive of the presence of the UK Garden Spiders (large by our standards) that found their way into my old house in Yorkshire, thinking they would feed on any insects/bugs, as as useful thing, then learnt that they come into breed and stop eating when they do, hence the lack of webs. And they make a mess on the wallpaper when they defecate. So out they went. I remember putting one out and it lost a leg in the fight... a few days later, it was back in, the same one, sans a leg... We are quite fortunate in the UK not having any dangerous varieties of nature (only the Adder snake). Like the weather, we are obsessed with it, but suffer no extremes one way of the other.... Hey, huntsman spiders are not dangerous. They are just HUGE.
The dangerous ones are the little ones.
Yes, they can bite, but so can mice. They won't kill you. Cat bites for example are much more dangerous, and cats make (for the most part) more popular pets.
I would still flush it
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 30, 2020 7:12:14 GMT
Happy Birthday Alex MacQueen
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Nov 30, 2020 12:50:34 GMT
Tree is up!
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 30, 2020 13:52:03 GMT
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Post by melkur on Nov 30, 2020 17:15:43 GMT
Don't you just love it when cyclists dressed all in black nearly crash into you when riding at speed on the pavement round a blind corner? Because I for one certainly don't!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 1, 2020 1:58:42 GMT
Was chatting to someone yesterday. I posed a "What if?" "What if 1 of the Who actors or any of the companions from any era is on this forum, and they have been successful so far in staying incognito?.." The conversation was very.. fruitful with the hypotheticals LOL
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Post by doctorkernow on Dec 1, 2020 2:06:40 GMT
Hello again.
If your hypothesis is correct, it would be a) highly amusing for the actor to be on a forum where they are unidentifiable.
b) It would be very interesting for them to see fans who are also interested in a huge variety of stuff from politics to giant Australian spiders.
c) It would be good for them to be on a forum that is civil, good-humoured and a real mix of people.
Your hypothesis is intriguing but we would never know unless as in the new game show Behind the Mask, they revealed who they were. Which, would be highly unlikely.
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