They already crawling over you: top 10 creepy Australian killer spiders

Stories about Australian things excite the hearts of ardent daredevils around the world: crocodiles, snakes, octopus and jellyfish, from which poison has no antidote. But today we will talk about the nightmare of any arachnophobe spooky spiders, terrifying its size or deadly poison. Or both.

Before a trip to Australia, many travelers really are concerned about the ubiquitous spiders, that can be encountered not only in nature but also in our own hotel room.

Statistics of deaths from the bites are not so dire. Yes, until the second half of the twentieth century thousands of people died from pocinho poison, but since the invention of antidotes cases have become rare.

Almost 17 years, it was believed that humanity will win killer spiders (the last death was recorded in 1999), but in April 2016, the spiders took revenge, having scored another victim.

But no need to frantically scroll through the idea of "I will NEVER GO TO AUSTRALIA", everything is fine. Scientists have developed a cure for the bites of any spiders — the main thing is to seize the opportunity and time to go to the hospital.

By the way, in Australia 10 thousand species of spiders. But we will talk about the most terrible.

This is a typical resident of Australia, the bite of which has little to human health. You can feel only slight pain.

However, the behavior of the spider can cause a lot of horror — this courageous style is rather aggressive and generally considered the most biting spider in the continent.

By the standards Australia, the size of the spider are quite modest — from 1.5 to 3 cm, Representatives of this species live in the gardens, weave their webs between the trees and hedges and expect when insects get stuck in their networks. They are active at night and during the day they hide or hang on the web under the sheets.

They look awful (huge, black, and hairy) and grow up to 15 cm, it is quite common. In addition, they are fond of sharp jump out from behind the curtains, promoting Australian statistics on heart attacks.

If to speak about the nature of spiders, they don't like to bite, preferring to escape. But even if bitten, the people, their venom is not dangerous.

Really dangerous spiders-hunters only in cases where they're hiding in the car under the visor of the driver, while driving out. The drivers starts to panic, and they react adequately to the situation.

By the way, really is a spider in the house even useful — it's great fights pests and insects.

The spider's venom is potentially dangerous, and he poisons the blood and skin. But his bites are rarely lead to serious consequences, although such cases were also.

Spider friendly enough — he has tiny fangs and no desire to bite. For 20 years the study of the species, there was not a single case of serious poisoning by the venom of the recluse.

These spiders disguise her hole and sit at the entrance, and when the victim passes by — dragged her inside.

Their size varies from 1.5 to 3 cm, while females are larger, but males are much more aggressive than if you think they feel threatened. They live as wild expanses of Australia, and in the cities. In the case of a bite, a person feels a slight pain, and sometimes nausea, lethargy and malaise.

The spider lives in the South of Australia, from Queensland to Tasmania, and on the East and West coasts. And Yes, in the city it can also be met. Their victims were other spiders. They roam the night in search of the weaker brethren.

In theory, white-tailed spiders are native necrotic venom that destroys the flesh. But recent studies have not confirmed this. The only thing that threatens the spider bite, the local pain.

Huge hairy spiders with a body in the region of 6 cm and a leg span of 16 cm They are also referred to as tarantulas, but the birds they hunt very rarely, mostly victims become tarantulas, lizards, frogs, insects and other spiders.

In Australia live from four species of these beautiful creatures: Selenocosmia, Selenotholus, Selenotypus and Phlog iellus. Their venom is not lethal, but pleasant little tarantula bite is very painful because of the huge fangs (about 1 cm), and the effects may be nausea, vomiting and fever. If the immune system is strong, you can get rid of pain and fright.

However, sometimes the tarantula venom is enough to kill a dog. And a little about life expectancy: males adorn the world for about 5 years, and females — as many as 12.

In Australia, eight species of mouse spiders, and they can be found in the burrows of the rivers and reservoirs. But sometimes they live in the suburbs.

During the research there was only one recorded case of severe poisoning by the venom of this spider, but to treat their bites should be very wary and immediately go to the hospital for the antidote.

Spiders are quite quiet and rarely show aggression. Females and does most of his life carried out in the hole, while the males roam in search of ladies hearts. Mouse spiders are different from others in that they are active during the day and don't avoid the heat.

Widows live throughout Australia and even in the cities. They often hide in dry indoor areas: mailboxes, garden sheds or under the seats of toilet bowls.

That is why people regularly fall victim to it. Each year in hospitals in Australia treat about 2,000 people, but the exact number of victims of bites from black widows and all are difficult to measure (local't always think it's something serious and worried the bite house). But it is worth noting that the last fatal case was recorded as many as 50 years, before the advent of the antidote.

More dangerous bites of females, which reach 1 cm in length (males are smaller). Newnational spiders have venom, but because of the small fangs the venom of the bad enters the body, and their bite is often ineffective.

If the bite of the Australian widows were accurate and touched the delicate skin area (and in the toilet that happens pretty frequently), then there is a strong and persistent pain lasting from several hours to several days. Also, possible nausea, General malaise and even lethargy.

In Australia, about 40 species of spiders voronkovich, but only six of them cause severe poisoning. The most dangerous members of the species live in southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

One of the least pleasant voronkovich spiders certainly be described as a Northern wood (4-5 cm in length) and small in the South. Their bites can lead to severe intoxication.

The victims of these spiders each year, 30-40 people, but humanity has developed the antidote that helps to avoid unfortunate consequences. They are most active during the warmer Australian months from November to March. Eat the spiders all in a row: from bugs to the frogs.

A separate representative of the species Voronovich, which definitely deserved first place in our ranking of Australian spiders creepy.

What is he so famous? The spider has a strong toxic poison, which he produces in large quantities. Because of this poison spider is the most deadly not only in Australia but in the world.

In addition to venom, the spider has large, powerful fangs that can pierce even the toenails. The venom contains Delta atractoscion, which acts directly on the nervous system and can disrupt the functioning of the organs, and the bite of a male in General can kill.

Every sixth bite causes a severe reaction, but since the advent of the antidote in 1981, the situation has improved considerably.

Spider, by the way, is not very big and 1.5 — 3.5 cm He lives in New South Wales, not only in forests but also in the cities. Spiders dig burrows in wet hidden places, and sometimes crawl around the back yard and fall into the pool.They occur rarely, but when they met are very aggressive.

A pleasant trip to Australia!