Redback Spider

What It’s Really Like to Be Bitten by a Redback Spider

4 May 2010 Australia's Bad Things

I think you know what’s coming. Anyway… Yesterday was another bank holiday Monday here in Australia, this time for Labour Day. That’s two bank holidays on the trot, and I’m told there’s another one on its way. Perhaps I need to go back and read my own post about Australian bank holidays to see when [...]

Scared of Australian Snakes and Spiders?

17 November 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Many people would love to live in Australia and dream of moving here at some point. But also for many the fear of snakes and spiders in Australia may just be enough to put them off the idea. So what’s it really like when you do live in Australia? Acclimatisation – getting used to Australian [...]

Now the Good News About Spiders

1 July 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Two weeks ago in my post about spiders I gave you the bad news. Today as promised, although one week later than expected due to the Giant Bull Ant invasion, I give you the good news. Good News about Spiders #1 I have never yet met a spider who didn’t think that it became invisible [...]

Spiders – There’s Good News and There’s Bad News

17 June 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Do you want the good news or a bad news first? Okay, let’s start with the bad news. Australia has spiders, lots of them. Some of them can kill you. So as far as bad news goes, I guess that’s pretty bad. When we first moved into our house, it was like a baptism of [...]