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Originally Posted by Henry
Plenty of spiders here in the American south. I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse - made my hand look like a foot for a week and I lost a dime-sized bit of necrotic tissue. I like spiders, all critters really, but especially like our wolf spiders here. They grow quite large and will 'challenge' you - turn on you, rise up, and appear to say, "c'mon, bring it on!"
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Here is a Sydney Funnel-web in "bring it on, bitch!" posture. Remember, this thing is about 4 or 5 cm across, those fangs are 6 or 7 mm long, can penetrate fingernails or soft clothing, and are dripping with venom that will kill you in a few hours if you don't get to hospital damn fast.
