In Australia, home to such lethal arachnids as the
funnelweb, which lurk under the rim of toilets and inject lethal venom into unspeakable parts of the anatomy, this was seen as a very dangerous message.
Medic Bob McCarron said: "We had to remove three pythons and two killer
funnelweb spiders.
It's the main reason why, whenever friends have told me over the years they're thinking about emigrating to somewhere like Australia, I've wanted to scream, "ARE YOU CRAZY?" They have the
funnelweb there – a spider that can bite through your thumbnail.
BONUS WINNER: MRS B TAYLOR, ALDERSHOT, HAMPSHIRE ACROSS DOWN 1 Dull, colourless (4) 3
Funnelweb, eg (6) 7 Big cat (4) 8 1996 thriller starring Mel Gibson (6) 10 French policeman (8) 13 Mythical strongman (8) 16 Casserole with a layer of potato (6) 17 Joint of the leg (4) 18 Relating to the sea (6) 19 Gardener's hut (4) 1 Heavy rain (6) 2 Quantity (6) 4 Place to get a prescription dispensed (8) 5 Tiny particles of dirt (4) 6 Play energetically (4) 9 Southern tip of South America (4,4) 11 Wince with pain (6) 12 Climb (6) 14 Pal (4) 15 Celebrity (4) SOLUTION to Crossword April 21 ACROSS 1 Brag; 3 Slight; 7 Alto; 8 Amount; 10 Cemetery; 13 Fraction; 16 Cookie; 17 Guru; 18 Refuge; 19 Mesh.
Population structure in a saproxylic
funnelweb spider (Hexathelidae: Hadronyche) along a forested rainfall gradient.
Funnelweb spiders hiding in the dunny and Great White sharks lurking off every beach - Swansea builder Dave Stokes thought he'd heard all the scare stories about Australia.
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Funnelweb presentation of a production in two acts devised, written and performed by Barry Humphries, with additional material by Ian Davidson.
Wunderlich, "ATHAS Data Bank", University of Tennessee, Knoxville, available at
funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu.
Courtship and mating behavior of Thelechoris kaeschi (Araneae, Dipluridae), an African
funnelweb spider.
The Australian spider fauna has been divided into 15 different common name groups--Orb-weavers, Swift spiders, Net-casting spiders, House spiders, Slender sac spiders, Ground spiders, White Tails, Prowlers, Jumpers, Redback spiders and relatives, Crab spiders, Mouse spiders, Australian
Funnelwebs, Spiny Trapdoors and finally Australian Tarantulas.
Here are my findings: FUNNEL-WEB SPIDER When they bite, the
funnelwebs maintain a tight grip on their victim, often biting repeatedly.