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Saying they are harmless does not do anything for someone with arachnophobia.
And those spiders are simply another dimension than what‘s out there typically in the west.
> Saying they are harmless does not do anything for someone with arachnophobia.
say that to my parents lol, I have insectophobia and they think that just saying insects won't hurt me will magically fix the issue
What exactly to you expect your parents to do about the quintillions of insects around you? The other option is just to ignore you when you're freaking out.
I sort of agree... Phobias are often irrational, and insect phobia is impossible to curate a lifestyle to. I am sorry that they are afraid of bugs, but there's nothing that the parents or any other human being can do to guarantee a bug-free life.
Ahhhh yes, if your friend or family member is having a panic attack due to a phobia your ONLY options are to condescendingly tell the person they shouldn't be scared because it can't hurt them or ignore them. You certainly couldn't just be supportive, let them know you're there for them, and attempt to calm them down. That would be vaguely like work and we all know relationships that involve work are dumb and stupid.
Telling someone they'll be ok because the insect is harmless is support. You're the one imagining a condescending tone. If someone is on a mountain and afraid of heights do you tell them they will be fine and walk down the mountain, or do you blind fold them and put them on your back down the mountain, likely putting both your lives in danger.
Here in Phoenix, we only have the worst spiders. Worst meanly deadly to small animals or large and scary.
* Daddy long legs
* Black Widows
* Brown Recluses
* Tarantulas
* Huntsmen
Honorable mention to the Camel Spider, which I found out two weeks ago also fucking lives here :')
> Here in Phoenix, we only have the worst spiders. Worst meanly deadly to small animals **or** large and scary.
I said "or large and scary". Camel spiders aren't deadly to people or most small animals (cats, dogs). They're large and scary.
I have mild arachnophobia, and fear of insects in general. I live in a row house from the 30's, in the Netherlands. There actually are not that many bugs/spiders here. But boy, there is this huge mofo of a wolf spider that I see maybe twice a year (if it's still him/her and not its offspring). Definitely not as big as huntsman get, of course, but I'd say it is about as big as my palm if you include the legs, and about as big as spiders get here I would say. That shit sends shivers down my spine but I leave it be. One, it ain't hurting me and two, it keeps the other bugs at bay. If I see it one night in the corner of the ceiling and that's it I am cool with that.
If youre serious, can you explain the dynamic between your family/roommates and the spider?? Like do you guys just treat it like an independent pet that roams your house? “Hey buddy, good to see ya” and then goes to make breakfast for himself or something
That's a nope from me. Time to pack my things and nuke the house on the way out.
I call my pest control if I see even one speck in the corner. These guys are definitely not happy that I have a plan that allows me to call for free service three times a quarter for inside and outside.
Huntsmen are cool. They keep the flies and other insects down.
Little bastards can scare the shit out of you when they hide in the sun visors of your car.
Also as an Australian, I have no idea what this guy is talking about. After breakfast I ride my huntsman to work, where it's my job to turn spider eggs into cereal. Then I come home, walk my pet red-back (he's called Henry), and at night a gang of funnel-webs tuck me in. It's a great life! 🇦🇺
“This dog sized spider is totally harmless” makes sense, but there are people like me that simply never want to be within a 10 mile radius of a spider that is dog sized.
You know, huntsman. The massive motherfuckers you can HEAR crawling above your ceiling. Those things? Ye not that bad. Don't forget mate that shit is normal to you. To us pasty Brits? Fuuuuck no.
I don’t jump when I spiders as I sometimes do when a snake catches me off guard. But I had an experience with a Huntsman and I did not know they existed. It was mind blowing to se what I was sure was a fake/prank spider move. That said, every spider in my home is a welcome tenant who does far more good for my home than harm.
Doesn’t matter to me if they’re harmless or not. It could be as harmless as cotton wool, but if it massive like those bloody huntsman spiders I’m getting flamethrower.
Having been to Australia for a while: I barely saw any spiders lol. Not anymore than you’ll encounter in the UK. Having said that, what Australian culture??
Come Scotland. We also have appreciation for calling people cunts while having significantly less dangerous and smaller spiders.
It's cold and wet though.
Ya know, swearing and throwing boomerangs while riding an Emu around pack of angry Kangaroos in the middle of fucking nowhere with a group of gold hunters digging around
I visited Wollongong for five weeks when I was 8. During that time I saw a huntsman big as a grown mans hand in our kitchen, a funnel web spider that someone caught and went around showing everyone, two redbacks and more petite spiders/daddy long legs than I cared to count.
The difference between Australia and a jug of milk is that if you leave a jug of milk in the sun for a few hundred years it eventually does develop a culture.
Just kidding Aussies. Love you, you adorable cunts.
I was in Australia for a month and i saw one spider
Granted it was in the house but the family i was staying at didnt really try to keep them out much and it was quickly dispatched by the 10 year old with crocs
I have seen alot of dead kangaroos though
As an Australian, am I missing a joke or do people actually think there isn't an Australian culture? Do we have a PR problem? Maybe need to export more shows. Bluey anyone?
It’s mostly poms. They come into these threads and ‘hurr durr Australia no culture’ sitting in their cookie cutter townhouse in Middlesbrough eating mushie peas and digestives, gettin ready to go get shitfaced at some local 300 year old pub called ‘The Cockstained Curtain’ where the inside is filled with football guernseys of shit local teams and their great grandad’s lacquered furniture collection, after which they enjoy a chip buttie whilst punching on with chavs while their scantily clad girlfriends vomit in the street with half their minge hanging out.
That’s culture for you.
Also, the poms settled Australia so they only have themselves to blame.
People genuinely think that there is no Australian culture, you could call it a PR problem I suppose. They tend to think we’re just American culture lite. I think it’s mostly people who live in the inner city and spend too much time online or watching tv. Go to a pub, go to a footy game, listen to our music, go literally anywhere rural, talk to locals who have lived in the same place for more than 30 years and you’ll get plenty of Australian culture.
Had the privilege of living in Australia for a year as an American, it was fantastic. You embrace the outdoors far more than America does (even though America has a pretty solid culture for it too tbf), I still haven’t found a way to fill the void left by sausage rolls and party pies, Aussie rules football is awesome, and imo your slang is second to none. For whatever my opinion is worth as a rando internet stranger.
They actually sold theme here new as the FSM Niki, and they were the cheapest car available. Most of them have settled into their new homes at U-Pull it but some still remain, like Tony and James' nugget
People saying Australia has no culture really can’t have travelled much (or had your eyes closed)
We have our own takes on food, alcohol, language, partying, music, pop culture. We invented our own sport and often beat the world at some of their own
We have probably the most noteworthy morning culture of anywhere in the world: in summer especially there are beaches busy at 6am, surfing/coffee/cafe/brunch culture all are a big deal.
This is not even mentioning indigenous culture specifically or the mixture of migrant influences that arguably qualify as Australian
Come to Mexico we have tiny cute deadly spiders, which is better than big scary inoffensive spiders :)
Violinista spiders (they have the shape of a violin on their heads) give good night kisses that put you to sleep... Forever...
Aussie here, who lives in Sydney.
You go to the proper bush, and yes, you'll see snakes and spiders
In suburban areas, they aren't all that common. There are plenty of aussies with pretty intense arachnophobia and they get on just fine
I've never personally seen a spider the size of a game controller
I have a family friend who moved to Australia who got stung by a jellyfish so bad, he lost the ability to do most basic tasks (washing himself, he had some issue peeing, and some other fucked up shit) and has become a stay at home who's barely surviving, and moreover was in legal battles with the Australian govt for years because they refused to cover his medical treatments for some reason. He finally gave up and is doing god ony knows what now. One other reason not to go to Australia.
Even tho we talk about having spiders I lot they aren’t that common, especially in the city. I bet you it’s as common to find a spider in a British city then an Australia city
In an aussie, the spiders aren't as common as you think. I'm lucky to see 1 every 4 months or more and it's almost always a huntsman spider which is harmless. Although, if you're west of the blue mountains, you will get funnel webs absolutely everywhere. They are deadly.
Your geographical location is a big factor. My friends in more urban areas tend to say no big deal. My friends in the bush have a very different experience!
I’m British and have been in Melbourne for over a year, seen one spider and it honestly wasn’t even that bad. The idea that spiders are everywhere is not true. Also it’s cold as balls during the winter but not as bad as the UK
[There hasn’t been a single confirmed death via spider bite in Australia since 1979](https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-deadly), and the number of deaths caused by the Sydney funnel-web, the continents most dangerous spider, is estimated to be [around 13](https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2005/182/8/funnel-web-spider-bite-systematic-review-recorded-clinical-cases), all from before the introduction of antivenom in 1981.
Imagine my confusion when your title is about your British ass handling spiders vs game controllers, and then the actual post is a parking-lot based meme about Australia. Took me more than a second.
Don't stick spiders or game controllers there, and watch out for sneaky Miatas down under! Maybe.
I've seen more spiders in bushes in my 2 years in Japan than I have in my 15 years in Australia. And I'm not even in the countryside in Japan, just suburbs.
The ones in Japan have been way scarier, big sharp X looking motherfuckers.
Australian here who has family members with arachnophobia. I actually cant remember the last time they saw/had to deal with a spider.
They're rare, and not that bad. Come on holiday and dont see any yourself
Moved to Perth at almost 18 and I am terribly afraid of spiders. They really arnt that bad but I did get bit by a white tail in 2016 and almost lose my right arm.
And here I am in the south west, extra remote region, having the worst fucking time ever with spiders and camel spiders this year.
Fucking sucks. Never this bad. I wake up and do spider checks in the corners of my room. 2 nights ago I found another camel spider by my door. It's a bit early in the year for them.
And then there's all the non spiders.
I'm about to try diatomaceous earth around the outside of my house.
I hate spiders, but see their value, at least those in my room. Those under my bed never move or get close to me, they're always in the same spot, and they catch all sorts of stuff, so I leave them be.
Mate Americans always talk about how scary our animals are when you guys have man eating bears, wolves, coyotes, pumas. Those animals actively eat humans. Aussie animals like snakes and spiders want nothing to do with people and will always decide to escape rather than fight. The leading cause of deaths from an animal in Australia is kangaroos on the road causing car accidents
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Australian here, there actually aren't that many spiders here, and any spiders in a house are usually harmless like daddy long legs and huntsmans
Saying they are harmless does not do anything for someone with arachnophobia. And those spiders are simply another dimension than what‘s out there typically in the west.
> Saying they are harmless does not do anything for someone with arachnophobia. say that to my parents lol, I have insectophobia and they think that just saying insects won't hurt me will magically fix the issue
What exactly to you expect your parents to do about the quintillions of insects around you? The other option is just to ignore you when you're freaking out.
I sort of agree... Phobias are often irrational, and insect phobia is impossible to curate a lifestyle to. I am sorry that they are afraid of bugs, but there's nothing that the parents or any other human being can do to guarantee a bug-free life.
ISO Level 4 clean room
Ahhhh yes, if your friend or family member is having a panic attack due to a phobia your ONLY options are to condescendingly tell the person they shouldn't be scared because it can't hurt them or ignore them. You certainly couldn't just be supportive, let them know you're there for them, and attempt to calm them down. That would be vaguely like work and we all know relationships that involve work are dumb and stupid.
Telling someone they'll be ok because the insect is harmless is support. You're the one imagining a condescending tone. If someone is on a mountain and afraid of heights do you tell them they will be fine and walk down the mountain, or do you blind fold them and put them on your back down the mountain, likely putting both your lives in danger.
>Telling someone they'll be ok because the insect is harmless is support. See *invalidation*
See *irrational*
Once again you fail to realize that those are not the only two options in your scenario.
Can you imagine having to do this multiple times a day though?
Ignoring is the best option
Here in Phoenix, we only have the worst spiders. Worst meanly deadly to small animals or large and scary. * Daddy long legs * Black Widows * Brown Recluses * Tarantulas * Huntsmen Honorable mention to the Camel Spider, which I found out two weeks ago also fucking lives here :')
thanks, currently putting "Phoenix" in my "Wont Ever Fucking Go" list.
How is a daddy long legs dangerous
> Here in Phoenix, we only have the worst spiders. Worst meanly deadly to small animals **or** large and scary. I said "or large and scary". Camel spiders aren't deadly to people or most small animals (cats, dogs). They're large and scary.
Do you guys have different daddy long legs in Phoenix? They aren't large or scary at all. Hell most kids will let them walk across them and stuff
>And those spiders are simply another dimension than what‘s out there typically in the west. *laughs in American midwest*
Sounds exactly like something a big ass spider would say...
no we humans are very much human and happy that spiders in australia are very nice and friendly and definitely can’t type
Some of us can though
bro shut up u gona expose us
Ok that's it 🛢🧨💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Blink twice if a spider made you type this
Huntsman's in the house is an issue, those things are fucking massive even if they are harmless
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Your house? It's the huntsman's house now, he lets you come and go as you please.
( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;)
I have mild arachnophobia, and fear of insects in general. I live in a row house from the 30's, in the Netherlands. There actually are not that many bugs/spiders here. But boy, there is this huge mofo of a wolf spider that I see maybe twice a year (if it's still him/her and not its offspring). Definitely not as big as huntsman get, of course, but I'd say it is about as big as my palm if you include the legs, and about as big as spiders get here I would say. That shit sends shivers down my spine but I leave it be. One, it ain't hurting me and two, it keeps the other bugs at bay. If I see it one night in the corner of the ceiling and that's it I am cool with that.
If youre serious, can you explain the dynamic between your family/roommates and the spider?? Like do you guys just treat it like an independent pet that roams your house? “Hey buddy, good to see ya” and then goes to make breakfast for himself or something
That's a nope from me. Time to pack my things and nuke the house on the way out. I call my pest control if I see even one speck in the corner. These guys are definitely not happy that I have a plan that allows me to call for free service three times a quarter for inside and outside.
Got an image of a dog door flap for you huntsman. Do you call it home when it gets late?
Huntsmen are cool. They keep the flies and other insects down. Little bastards can scare the shit out of you when they hide in the sun visors of your car.
Nice try, spider
Also as an Australian, I have no idea what this guy is talking about. After breakfast I ride my huntsman to work, where it's my job to turn spider eggs into cereal. Then I come home, walk my pet red-back (he's called Henry), and at night a gang of funnel-webs tuck me in. It's a great life! 🇦🇺
Hey! Keep this shit to yourself, you remember how bad it got when we didn’t have tourists to feed them?
Don't remind me. RIP little sis.
but they're still spiders and look intimidating , makes me creep the fuck out
I think a big ass spider has wrote this comment... Nice try you Arachnia-hole.
Classic spider propaganda
Harmless or harmful makes no difference for people with arachnophobia
For someone with Arachnophobia those are already too many!
Yeah if I find a huntsman anywhere I'm burning the town
Hey, my view on spiders is that they can do whatever they want as long as I don't see them. If I do, they die.
I dunno bro I cut open a capsicum today and there was a spider in there.
Dude, legit happen to me today aye. Green one from woolies
Red one from IGA, few webs on the outside no biggie, washed it and cut it open and then bam, fucking spider the size of a 10c coin.
Motherfuckin conspiracy
It cost me like 50c for the extra spider weight
ArachnoFlation is real.
Aren't huntsman spiders like huge?
“This dog sized spider is totally harmless” makes sense, but there are people like me that simply never want to be within a 10 mile radius of a spider that is dog sized.
I dont even have arachnophobia but a huntsman would still freak me the fuck out
Idk where you’re living but there are LOADS of spiders in Australia. Have you ever lived down south in nsw or Victoria?
You know, huntsman. The massive motherfuckers you can HEAR crawling above your ceiling. Those things? Ye not that bad. Don't forget mate that shit is normal to you. To us pasty Brits? Fuuuuck no.
> and huntsman. Casually dropped satans hellspawn into the mix did ya
I don’t jump when I spiders as I sometimes do when a snake catches me off guard. But I had an experience with a Huntsman and I did not know they existed. It was mind blowing to se what I was sure was a fake/prank spider move. That said, every spider in my home is a welcome tenant who does far more good for my home than harm.
You might just be shit at spottin spiders champ.
🗨️🕷️
Daddy long legs aren't actually spiders, yet they scare me more than most real spiders.
Casually "and huntsmans" lmao I love it
Doesn’t matter to me if they’re harmless or not. It could be as harmless as cotton wool, but if it massive like those bloody huntsman spiders I’m getting flamethrower.
Huntsman bite feels a bit like a bee sting. Hurts but not that bad.
How do you live whilst upside down?
I can’t even remember the last time I’ve seen a spider here. You probably get more wherever you are to be honest.
Having been to Australia for a while: I barely saw any spiders lol. Not anymore than you’ll encounter in the UK. Having said that, what Australian culture??
OP likes saying “cunt” in casual conversation, obviously
See, this cunt gets it
Gotta start saying “a good bloke with a a gut full of piss”
ssᴉd ɟo llnɟ ʇnƃ ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ʇunɔ pooƃ ɐ s,ǝʇɐɯ ʎW
A good bloke cunted off the piss
Come Scotland. We also have appreciation for calling people cunts while having significantly less dangerous and smaller spiders. It's cold and wet though.
Love Scotland too, definitely gonna visit one day
Don't we all?
Ya know, swearing and throwing boomerangs while riding an Emu around pack of angry Kangaroos in the middle of fucking nowhere with a group of gold hunters digging around
>...what Australian culture?? #I'M ON SMOKO, SO LEAVE ME ALONE!
Sitting atop his milk crate throne
Bluey and Hamish
I visited Wollongong for five weeks when I was 8. During that time I saw a huntsman big as a grown mans hand in our kitchen, a funnel web spider that someone caught and went around showing everyone, two redbacks and more petite spiders/daddy long legs than I cared to count.
Ah, no I see your problem. You went to Wollongong.
> Having said that, what Australian culture?? https://youtu.be/gmw2tL1f9Rw
Culture?
Bogan culture
The difference between Australia and a jug of milk is that if you leave a jug of milk in the sun for a few hundred years it eventually does develop a culture. Just kidding Aussies. Love you, you adorable cunts.
That was really good.
I wish it was mine! First time I heard it I thought it was hilarious.
[VB, LONG neck](https://youtu.be/Ns15eHLDv1I?si=RNvJauZzeJoCFbjp)
The AU Falcon is a great example
Buying as many houses as you can and pretending you're doing people a solid by doing so
I was in Australia for a month and i saw one spider Granted it was in the house but the family i was staying at didnt really try to keep them out much and it was quickly dispatched by the 10 year old with crocs I have seen alot of dead kangaroos though
That's the spot I definitely don't want to find one. Well car first, house second.
Australian culture?!?
As an Australian, am I missing a joke or do people actually think there isn't an Australian culture? Do we have a PR problem? Maybe need to export more shows. Bluey anyone?
It’s mostly poms. They come into these threads and ‘hurr durr Australia no culture’ sitting in their cookie cutter townhouse in Middlesbrough eating mushie peas and digestives, gettin ready to go get shitfaced at some local 300 year old pub called ‘The Cockstained Curtain’ where the inside is filled with football guernseys of shit local teams and their great grandad’s lacquered furniture collection, after which they enjoy a chip buttie whilst punching on with chavs while their scantily clad girlfriends vomit in the street with half their minge hanging out. That’s culture for you. Also, the poms settled Australia so they only have themselves to blame.
what the fuck is a pom
Pommies. Poms. People from the UK are pommies.
People from the UK are pommies and people from the US are seppos
what. what fucking language is this?
You've never smashed a duzza outside the servo when a seppo says skoin on and you tell the cunt to bog off?
People genuinely think that there is no Australian culture, you could call it a PR problem I suppose. They tend to think we’re just American culture lite. I think it’s mostly people who live in the inner city and spend too much time online or watching tv. Go to a pub, go to a footy game, listen to our music, go literally anywhere rural, talk to locals who have lived in the same place for more than 30 years and you’ll get plenty of Australian culture.
Had the privilege of living in Australia for a year as an American, it was fantastic. You embrace the outdoors far more than America does (even though America has a pretty solid culture for it too tbf), I still haven’t found a way to fill the void left by sausage rolls and party pies, Aussie rules football is awesome, and imo your slang is second to none. For whatever my opinion is worth as a rando internet stranger.
https://youtu.be/gmw2tL1f9Rw
Yes, culture.
Their music scene is pretty dope.
Saying cunt a lot
The scariest thing is still that there is one Polish fiat 126p roaming Australian streets
It has a name! It's Tony!
Dankpods on youtube
“GET IN MATE, WE’RE GOING TO CASHIES!”
Pretty sure Tony's scared too tbf
They actually sold theme here new as the FSM Niki, and they were the cheapest car available. Most of them have settled into their new homes at U-Pull it but some still remain, like Tony and James' nugget
Homie what do you mean culture. Our "culture" is just America + Britian chucked into a blender and spat out again.
People saying Australia has no culture really can’t have travelled much (or had your eyes closed) We have our own takes on food, alcohol, language, partying, music, pop culture. We invented our own sport and often beat the world at some of their own We have probably the most noteworthy morning culture of anywhere in the world: in summer especially there are beaches busy at 6am, surfing/coffee/cafe/brunch culture all are a big deal. This is not even mentioning indigenous culture specifically or the mixture of migrant influences that arguably qualify as Australian
The best parts of both tbh
Come to Mexico we have tiny cute deadly spiders, which is better than big scary inoffensive spiders :) Violinista spiders (they have the shape of a violin on their heads) give good night kisses that put you to sleep... Forever...
You mean , I can get the forever nap AND a goodnight kiss ? Don't tempt me ..
Aussie here, who lives in Sydney. You go to the proper bush, and yes, you'll see snakes and spiders In suburban areas, they aren't all that common. There are plenty of aussies with pretty intense arachnophobia and they get on just fine I've never personally seen a spider the size of a game controller
I have a family friend who moved to Australia who got stung by a jellyfish so bad, he lost the ability to do most basic tasks (washing himself, he had some issue peeing, and some other fucked up shit) and has become a stay at home who's barely surviving, and moreover was in legal battles with the Australian govt for years because they refused to cover his medical treatments for some reason. He finally gave up and is doing god ony knows what now. One other reason not to go to Australia.
Op goes to prison one time and now thinks a country the other side of the planet is 'his people'. Smh.
I'm 16 💀
Miata meme! MIATA MEME!!!!
Your use of English certainly isn't british
Lies u aint british or u would of spelt it arse!
I am afraid of loosing my catalytic converter
GRU! TONIGHT WE STEAL THE NEIGHBOURS CATS!
Just don’t go to NT or Sydney
Oh i live in australia and have intense arachnophobia its fine here just be careful
Australian here, I live in a rural area, I had huntsmen in my room every few days, one jumped at me, you wouldn't belive how fast they can run
I just want to ride dirt bikes all day
As an American, buy a gun
Look up arachnera
nah the drop bears are scarier
British "ass"...
I'm trying to imagine what a controller would look like for an ass game.
That whole wildlife has me saying naw I'm good. Even it outweighs my love for the hottest woman ever(Rhea Ripley). You can keep Australia.
YES!! this has been me since i was 16!!
What about escaped convicts do you like the most?
Who the fuck loves Australian culture
Even tho we talk about having spiders I lot they aren’t that common, especially in the city. I bet you it’s as common to find a spider in a British city then an Australia city
Culture? Well if you do find it make sure to let me know.
In an aussie, the spiders aren't as common as you think. I'm lucky to see 1 every 4 months or more and it's almost always a huntsman spider which is harmless. Although, if you're west of the blue mountains, you will get funnel webs absolutely everywhere. They are deadly.
Actually can't remember the last time I've seen a spider here. More of a regional / outback issue
Perfect use of the format. 👌
I’ve lived in Australia for 15 years and saw more spiders when I lived in the UK.
The spiders are fine. I’ve lived here for my whole life, and it’s completely fine.
It's their hoplophobia that gets me.
Just come to NZ we're pretty much better Australia, fuck all spiders as well
Your geographical location is a big factor. My friends in more urban areas tend to say no big deal. My friends in the bush have a very different experience!
I’m British and have been in Melbourne for over a year, seen one spider and it honestly wasn’t even that bad. The idea that spiders are everywhere is not true. Also it’s cold as balls during the winter but not as bad as the UK
Barely any in the city
[There hasn’t been a single confirmed death via spider bite in Australia since 1979](https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-deadly), and the number of deaths caused by the Sydney funnel-web, the continents most dangerous spider, is estimated to be [around 13](https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2005/182/8/funnel-web-spider-bite-systematic-review-recorded-clinical-cases), all from before the introduction of antivenom in 1981.
Spiders perform an important ecological balance. They control the population of real pests like mosquitoes and American tourists.
Culture? Lmao
As an American, aren't you supposed to pronounce it as 'arse'?
Imagine my confusion when your title is about your British ass handling spiders vs game controllers, and then the actual post is a parking-lot based meme about Australia. Took me more than a second. Don't stick spiders or game controllers there, and watch out for sneaky Miatas down under! Maybe.
A quick and inane question: Are arachnophobes able to watch the spiderman franchise or is it comparable to watching a horror film? 🙂
I could not handle the weather. I basically cook in any temperature over 15°c. I also don’t really tan, just burn
*N O P E*
White or brown?
Hahah nice format
Me a finnish man who dies at 20°C thinking about australia
Spiders in Australia are actually very [considerate](https://youtube.com/shorts/kacrK1QwaMk)
I've seen more spiders in bushes in my 2 years in Japan than I have in my 15 years in Australia. And I'm not even in the countryside in Japan, just suburbs. The ones in Japan have been way scarier, big sharp X looking motherfuckers.
What culture, cunt?
Op are you a big Ange fan?
Don't worry, the snakes eat most of the spiders
Australian here who has family members with arachnophobia. I actually cant remember the last time they saw/had to deal with a spider. They're rare, and not that bad. Come on holiday and dont see any yourself
Moved to Perth at almost 18 and I am terribly afraid of spiders. They really arnt that bad but I did get bit by a white tail in 2016 and almost lose my right arm.
Australia is a cultureless and overpriced shit hole. Most overrated place ever
And here I am in the south west, extra remote region, having the worst fucking time ever with spiders and camel spiders this year. Fucking sucks. Never this bad. I wake up and do spider checks in the corners of my room. 2 nights ago I found another camel spider by my door. It's a bit early in the year for them. And then there's all the non spiders. I'm about to try diatomaceous earth around the outside of my house.
I hate spiders, but see their value, at least those in my room. Those under my bed never move or get close to me, they're always in the same spot, and they catch all sorts of stuff, so I leave them be.
Didn’t stop them from colonising the continent
Arachnophobes are weird
Mate Americans always talk about how scary our animals are when you guys have man eating bears, wolves, coyotes, pumas. Those animals actively eat humans. Aussie animals like snakes and spiders want nothing to do with people and will always decide to escape rather than fight. The leading cause of deaths from an animal in Australia is kangaroos on the road causing car accidents
What’s the word for someone who is a weeaboo but for Australia instead of Japan?
Australian here. Wanna swap spots?
Texas: cockroach 🪳: I am as big as a human hand and I jump and glide, looks like fly. Don’t move here as well.
As an Australian most of the time in the city it's the small spiders to be scared of. And there isn't a lot but more then most places
What about temprature?