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oh no! ..cheers!..stevo!..

yeah cool roberta! i have been told that they definatly kill the male as for eating him i think it is partial..to store the good stuff for birth! as they are non-placental! and rids his carcass for the other critters eg. ants. and notibly with the male i had i would tease him into striking with many different items eg. paddle pop sticks, matchsticks and rubber and paper. ..incredible power for weight! several deep marks in items! BUT it took minutes to get venom at the fang tips totally unlike funnels webs (atrax) which already pumped venom (copious amounts) to the fang tips on first strike which led me to believe that they may dry bite on most occations unless stimulated by a potential meal this may have been your good fortune as with others..the poor toddler was playing with it for a while apparently before found! CSL( commonwealth serum laborotory!) techs are still assesing the potency of this species, some have found it's components rather worring to humans! there are three known species currently of missulena. ( bradleyi, insignis and occatoria) and maybe more to come, and they are for sure more potent than your average (common trapdoor) to some they are real creepy but they serve there purpose in the big life picture! it is also strange that funnel webs as i prevously said have atraxatoxin because they do not need it. she eats the same thing as he does but he is many more times potent then she is! last couple of lines also from the readers digest! ..cheers!..stevo.. HAPPY FISHING!

yep! love it ,always take the 19th hole with us so we get the added value of a 20th. always put several balls into those big wet bunkers..slice more than i hook and would be keen on a fishraider social as long as size (clubs) and bag limit (balls) did not apply! ..cheers!..stevo!..

on'ya pete! ..cheers!..stevo!..

poly would of given you that NEW BOAT SMELL as well, unlike the tinny well earned and great report. ..cheers!..stevo!..

hi colin! you are on the money, although they can and do show signs of general poisoning sometimes severe but its the very complex protein compounds found in atraxatoxin that knocks us on our butts! ..cheers!..stevo!..

hey roberta! i have been a spider handler for more than 30 yrs not by occupation but by hobby and i am glad you are ok! i have kept lots of venomous species in containers to study and your beast is definatly a (missulena bradleyi) mouse...male and are rarely seen they need to turn up with a six pack and pizza tap outside the girls nest where she sits in a crevice lets the bloke down there, only to find she is suddenly on top of him..they mate but he never survives as he is trapped,unlike funnel webs (atrax) males, mouse spiders do not have spurs on there second font legs for holding back the girls legs while mating..this gives them a slim chance of survival(slim) a few years back a toddler went into a coma from the bite of a( missulena bradleyi).male.......... i was thrilled last year when the wife rang up from work and asked me to come up and get a funnel web out of grounds only to find it was your beast..male.. i kept him alive for two months studying him..very aggressive but he went belly up.. ah well he was living on borrowed time anyway. how cool are they! it is very strange for body weight and volume these beasts can kill humans quicker than there prey! note i have just edited this as the spider that bit the toddler WAS a( bradleyi) the 19 mnth old girl was playing with it on the kitchen floor it bit her on the finger,she was vomiting in 15 minutes and uncontious 15 minutes later. there was no treatment at the time 1985 so spider experts in melbourne suggeted funnel web anti-venom, within 20 minutes there was dramatic changes and she opened her eyes 12 hrs later...lucky girl! this happened in gatton QLD! quotes from australias dangerous creatures..READERS DIGEST! fantastic book! ..cheers!..stevo!.. hey roberta! also note if you have found another i would get the exterminators in! although rarely seen they can plague in some areas as there young can travel on (gossamer) thin strands of silk web (airborne) and spread rapidly. funnel webs cant do this and are therefore localized! ..cheers!..stevo!..

pulling fish up from the depths at a rate of knots is not cruel.. yum.. fish on folks! wood hooks anyone? ..cheers!..stevo!..

i agree with the dr house stuff stumpy! all night calls from nurses!..PRICELESS!.. (love ya dear!...) but seriously, i.... wannajewy.... if you are that concerned with your boats integrety get regular pro services and you should not have any dramas! ..cheers!..stevo!..

sorry all! wanted to be there this year, but lifes dramas prevail! if this changes i will let you know! ..cheers!..stevo!..

yeah, good stuff!.....almost as good as i would of DONE! ..well done again...... ..cheers!..stevo!..

yeah.. i agree...and they are FANTASTIC photos! ..cheers!..stevo!..

hi youngy! in open...vast water they are always hard to get, try and find them landlocked... but they are buggers, i use the spring open mesh trap i have had it for three years and still going when you think you have rinsed it enough in fresh water....rinse it again!....i have had an illeagle catch in 5 mins sometimes, had to let them go....20 each only folks!...and 2 in an hour also even though they were looking at ME!....mix your bread into a milk even if you have to strain it DO NOT FEED THEM... for that they must enter trap!. pour your mixture around your main food! ...but like others have said they are fish and very fickle!...a lot like the weather lately!....... ..good luck!.. ..cheers!..stevo!..

aren't you suppose to keep the bodies and throw away the heads! ....weirdo's........he said with a sheepish grin!....... ..it couldn't be a panther they cant keep up with a terry lamb!................. panthers in 2008.......we hope!........ ..cheers!..stevo!..

here here! i'll second that....and webmasters are an elusive bunch, like the quarry we stalk!... well done and thanks for keeping the tangles at bay!... ..cheers!..stevo!..

ahhh! improved dbbl blood. not real good thru the guides....but unbreakable! none the less!.......... braid to mono, pulled up a whole reef structure once...shouldn't have said that........ put it all back where it was! ..cheers!..stevo!..

well done on making the big 40....beer & fish ON! ..cheers!..stevo!..

fellas! ..cheers!..stevo!..

all good fella's ...all good! ..cheers!..stevo!..

yeah always use improved dbbl blood....for every thing, cant go wrong! ..cheers!..stevo!..

PANTHERS all the way!.....well here's hoping, we have always GOT hope!..haven't WE! and yeah it's been a while,eeee...... ..cheers!..stevo!............best of luck fella's.....we have always GOT luck.!..haven't WE!

some have all the luck.....NAHH skill more likely! well done fella's.. ..cheers!..stevo!.. p.s....great first king john y.....

ya gotta build the hull for ya houseboat FIRST stumpy ..condolences!..stevo!..

you fishos got your own club goin on! have a very cool ( beer ) day all.. ..cheers!..stevo!..

hi all! went straight into middle harbour to find spot x, but found spot zed instead! one big blue swimmer, a 28 snapper and a good jacket, lost a swag of anchor rope and my big chain days before social, so i could not hold in the harbour main with the swell and wind...but still a great day on a fantastic bit of water! chefs did you right ROSS with a great feed, so thanks all for the input and thanks to my mate rick and his son bon for helping me with the drinks, swordies and johnno for a great chat and pushing me off the beach AGAIN!.....cya's next time.. ..cheers!..stevo!..