Whats wrong with you

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 10:37 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans

@Flibblo: One venomous spider? I didn't now, where do they live? Good for you that people (you) don't come in contact with them often. How strong is their venom, could people die from it or is it more unpleasant?

Here's a fair bit of info on our lovely little venomous spider, the Katipo

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 10:39 pm

Originally posted by Mr Flibble

Here's a fair bit of info on our lovely little venomous spider, the Katipo

Damn! That spider looks awesome! I wouldnt really want to meet one, but they look cool.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 10:49 pm

Originally posted by Mr Flibble
Here's a fair bit of info on our lovely little venomous spider, the Katipo

That's one pretty spider, you can see it belongs to the same order as the Black widow, what a pity I didn't see one when I visited NZ! Well, I saw many other beautiful creeps, esp lovely colourful frogs

@Tybaltus: I have only seen Black widows in a terrarium, they were fairly large and had a clear, blood red pattern on the rear end of a spherical, black body. I think there are many different types, all are not as striking looking.

Phobia for spiders is also very common, since this thread is for discussing what is wrong with people, I could mention that the most common phobias are: social phobia, phobia for heights, darkness, flying and insects/other small animals. Phobia for injections and/or blood is fairly common too. My very first patient had a severe phobia for heights, kind of ironic for me as an old alpinist.