Red Back Spiders

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

The F60L was looking a bit "Webby" (no aspersions on Keith!), so I thought I'd clean it up a bit. Beside the usual cast of less-venomous spiders, I found 6 Redbacks, and 2 egg-nests (these can be posted to Canada if anyone's interested in starting their own colony). Certainly explains why there's no snakes around!

PS: There was 6, but only 5 are photogenic enough for the camera. The first one became a victim to my lightning fast reflexes.

I think Jiff is interested in acquiring a redback spider colony, and I know he takes a keen interest in our deadly reptile population - seems we can give him what he's hankering after so go on, Tony, send him a parcel and Andrew can send the rest of the brood he found.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

I think Jiff is interested in acquiring a Redback spider colony, and I know he takes a keen interest in our deadly reptile population - seems we can give him what he's hankering after so go on, Tony, send him a parcel and Andrew can send the rest of the brood he found.

Oh, good idea! I hadn't thought of Geoff!

Geoff, please be very careful putting you hand in your letterbox over the next few weeks. The eggs could hatch in the time it takes to deliver them, and you wouldn't want to accidentally crush the poor things. If they haven't hatched and Springtime weather hasn't kicked in yet over there, you might need to incubate them by keeping the eggs at body temp. In a shirt pocket would be fine, that way you wouldn't lose any hatchlings. Do let us know how they get on.