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Giant Tasmanian Spider Devours a Possum in Shocking Photos (Australia, of course)
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| June 20, 2019
| Jessica Miley
Posted on 08/22/2019 7:49:45 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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You can't pay me to move to Australia.
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posted on
08/22/2019 7:49:45 PM PDT
by
DoodleBob
To: DoodleBob
To: DoodleBob
They are also notorious for entering cars, and being found hiding behind sun visors or running across the dashboard. I would have a heart attack.
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posted on
08/22/2019 7:53:31 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
To: DoodleBob
Good thing the spider got it. A baby Australian possum can kill you at 30 paces just by glancing at you.
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posted on
08/22/2019 7:55:25 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Who's the leader of the club that feeds on dead babies? M-O-L... O-C-H... M-O-U-S-E.)
To: DoodleBob
Every single thing in Australia is designed to kill you.
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posted on
08/22/2019 7:56:46 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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posted on
08/22/2019 7:58:26 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: DoodleBob
If “The dingo ate my baby” doesn’t work then ...
To: DoodleBob
We have a lot of tarantulas crawling around here in October.I guess they are trying to find a mate. They normally don’t scare me but I was shoeing one away from the patio one time and that sucker took off like lightning. I always thought they were slow moving. Then we have the tarantula hawks that paralyze them and lay an egg on it so there young can eat. They’re pretty big as well.
To: Lazamataz
“Every single thing in Australia is designed to kill you.”
Nit this spider!
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:09:12 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(Z1z)
To: DoodleBob
They need a pigeon. That’s how they took care of a giant spider on Gilligan’s Island.
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:09:43 PM PDT
by
bramps
(It's the Islam stupid!)
To: KarlInOhio
“A baby Australian possum can kill you at 30 paces just by glancing at you.”
Not if you read the article.
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:11:00 PM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
That was a nasty stain upon the Australian people.
They haven’t done much to make amends, and the filthy stink lingers upon the Australian people like a rotten egg cigar.
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:12:41 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: DoodleBob
The only thing that could make those spiders worse, is if they emitted some type of chirp or shriek while approaching their prey.
To: DoodleBob
Maybe TSA will allow you to bring those six pallets of RAID into Perth. You can say you’re doing research on organic toxins.
To: DoodleBob
There's a TV series on called "Australia's Deadliest." It's been on since 2013. Airs in Australia, and Britain:
Australia's Deadliest
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:25:39 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: DoodleBob
That is as creepy as it gets! Especially the little face on the back of the head segment!
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:27:08 PM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..?)
To: HighSierra5
" I always thought they were slow moving." I hate to break this to you, but tarantulas from San Antonio TX can jump at least six feet.
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:29:03 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
( Trump's new immigration policy- Manifest Destiny!)
To: SIDENET; SkyDancer
They are also notorious for entering cars, and being found hiding behind sun visors or running across the dashboard. I would have a heart attack.
Janey, did any of Australia's wonderful critters find their way into your aircraft?
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posted on
08/22/2019 8:31:53 PM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
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