Rubbish. Sydney isn't the tropics, and they have Funnelwebs.
And redbacks and trap-doors. Trust me - I used to live right near Homebush where, before they destroyed most of it for the Olympics, there was a large park with a lake and a wetlands area. You had to be very brave to ride a bike there because in some sections the spiders would build HUUUUGE webs all the way across the path, just above head-height. Which, if you're riding a bike, is exactly at face-height. So it usually went like this:
"Ooh, pretty ducks! Is that an ibis? Look at the water-lil...AAARRGGHHH!!!! SPIDERS!!!!"
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Date: 2008-10-29 07:36 am (UTC)And redbacks and trap-doors. Trust me - I used to live right near Homebush where, before they destroyed most of it for the Olympics, there was a large park with a lake and a wetlands area. You had to be very brave to ride a bike there because in some sections the spiders would build HUUUUGE webs all the way across the path, just above head-height. Which, if you're riding a bike, is exactly at face-height. So it usually went like this:
"Ooh, pretty ducks! Is that an ibis? Look at the water-lil...AAARRGGHHH!!!! SPIDERS!!!!"
**shudder**