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post 10000251160 2 days ago, 07:05 AM
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In Florida your own property tries to kill you ...

Was about o do some pressure washing yesterday, came across this lil guy

thats right a DEADLY BlackWidow spider ... just LOL @ Aussies and their weak lil arachnids

tried to make a Misc hat for it but it went into hiding







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post 10000251165 2 days ago, 07:08 AM
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They're not all that deadly. Now if you see a run down Tesla in your neighborhood, that's something to be concerned about but maybe the rapist Mario Miami.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
post 10000251170 2 days ago, 07:11 AM
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Are those charred lawn timbers used as fence posts or did you paint them with tar? Gotdam, you must be a native floridian redneck.
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post 10000251172 2 days ago, 07:12 AM
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Not sherrif srs OP, we literally have our own version of the same spider. Same family anyway, we consider them mostly harmless, certainly not deadly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider

post 10000251173 2 days ago, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted By RICHSTRONG
Are those charred lawn timbers used as fence posts or did you paint them with tar? Gotdam, you must be a native floridian redneck.
tar? hell nah thats old motor oil
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post 10000251177 2 days ago, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824
They're not all that deadly.
Originally Posted By Mulloway69
we consider them mostly harmless, certainly not deadly.
you guys are lucky to be alive by just opening my thread , trying to dismiss how deadly and frightening this thing is ....
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post 10000251181 2 days ago, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted By Procta
tar? hell nah thats old motor oil
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post 10000251186 2 days ago, 07:21 AM
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Killed one earlier this week at my house. Hate those things.
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post 10000251188 2 days ago, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted By Procta
you guys are lucky to be alive by just opening my thread , trying to dismiss how deadly and frightening this thing is ....
If I go have a look tomorrow I will find one on my property easy srs. I mean, you might die from a bite, if you are immunocompromised and extremely unlucky.

Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti):
Native to Australia, its venom is highly potent. Bites result in extreme, radiating pain, nausea, vomiting, and heavy sweating. Because they frequently build webs in residential areas and woodpiles, they cause a high volume of bites.

Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans): Common in the Americas, this spider's venom is slightly less potent than the Redback's. Bites cause severe latrodectism, leading to intense muscle cramps, abdominal pain, sweating, and weakness.
post 10000251258 2 days ago, 08:17 AM
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Get the co2 powered bug-a-salt and just gun them down srs
post 10000251264 2 days ago, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted By OptimusTrajan
Get the co2 powered bug-a-salt and just gun them down srs
I kill flies all the time with a bug-a-salt
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