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adb 00:11:39 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 132 posts Flash Specialist Reply |
After eventually finding and plunging three fingers into a key hold completely obscured by cobwebs on Spiderfest, I began to wonder what kind of spiders are they ?
Spiders seem to inhabit a large number of routes that don't necessarily have names like "Spiderfest", "Cobwebs", "Spider". Has anyone ever been bitten on the fingers ? |
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Cragx 01:08:20 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 2051 posts Administrator  Mood Now:  Post Mood: Reply |
Nope but I dread the day
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Glenn_Short 02:35:11 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 48 posts Outdoor Climber Reply |
Medlow Bath has an abundance of those reeeealllly big black and white striped hairy death spiders hiding behind every flake. A few years back I went to bolt Schwing. Rapped over the big roof out left, swung under the roof, pulled way across the wall and hung on a sky hook to check it out. Tapped a big flake, which fell off and one of those big black and white spiders sailed down and landed on my head. Being the hero that I am, I squealed like a girly-boy and started slapping at my head. The sky hook popped, I swung about 20ft bouncing upside down across the wall and out into space when the rope skipped across the roof again, wailing the whole way. Finished upside down with a ton of bolting gear dangling, managed to pull myself up the right way, looked down and saw about 15 bushwalkers staring at me with mouths wide open. All I could manage was a weak, high pitched "Spider". The dark, flying, women and spiders. G. |
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adb 02:46:42 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 132 posts Flash Specialist Reply |
Could it have been one of these ?
http://www.heyne.com.au/images/large/268.jpg "Golden Orbs are not dangerous to humans and should only cause some pain and swelling which can be treated with a cold compress. " Anyone seen a redback, or anything serious on rock ? |
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Glenn_Short 02:55:36 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 48 posts Outdoor Climber Reply |
No, that's a baby. You'll know the ones I mean if you see them, bigger than a huntsman, hairier and scarier. Very distinct black and white stripes and can make quite a loud noise.
I think I saw one wrestling Godzilla once.  g. |
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adb 10:59:37 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 132 posts Flash Specialist Reply |
Maybe it was a Miturga ?
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/Miturgidae/Miturgidae.htm "As one can see on the pictures, the fangs are stout enough to penetrate the human skin. The bite may hurt for an hour." I've seen heaps of cobwebs but I can't recall ever seeing a spider on a route. |
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Cragx 21:25:20 Mon Dec 21 2009 Offline 2051 posts Administrator Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply |
Ive only ever seen them when put up routes drilling...when Im climbing fear of falling must out weigh my fear of spiders so i just dont notice.
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adb 01:59:04 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 132 posts Flash Specialist Reply |
Did any of the ones you've seen have a red stripe on their backs ?
Red back habitat: The red-back spider prefers dry habitats; is often found in out-houses, letter-boxes, underside of seats, in rubbish, such as empty cans, in the sub-floor and other dark areas. Other possibilities: Black house spider Habitat: The Black House spider and prefers dry habitat areas and secluded locations, and is commonly found in window framing, under eaves, gutters, in brickwork, sheds, toilets and among rocks and bark. Huntsman Usual habitat areas: The Huntsman spider prefers to live under the flaking bark of trees, under flat rocks and under eaves or within roof spaces of buildings. Only the redback seems dangerous. |
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Cragx 02:16:56 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 2051 posts Administrator Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply |
Huntsman are what I normally see, havent seen any of the poisoness ones on a wall yet as they tend to prefer damp shady areas in leaf litter etc..ie with all the snakes.
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Juicey 02:26:11 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 6 posts Indoor Bumbly Reply |
I remember after about my fitth attempt on a problem at the aptly named Satan crag in Forestville, I pulled my brush out to clean the start hold and was horrified to spy a Redback cowering away, I think he/she was a litttle more terrified at my presence than the other way 'round though
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Cragx 02:51:24 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 2051 posts Administrator Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply |
Thats what ya get for bouldering
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Juicey 03:23:21 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 6 posts Indoor Bumbly Reply |
Hey, it's what I do.
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adb 05:55:06 Tue Dec 22 2009 Offline 132 posts Flash Specialist Reply |
Yeah, redbacks are cowards. I get heaps in my garage. I just jump up and down and they run away.
Huntsmen live in the aluminium sections of the windows in the house. The monsters often wander across the ceiling of our bedroom. |
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