Viral Video of Spider Infestation Makes International News
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Via: john-russell • 3 years ago • 71 commentsBy: Tommy Christopher (Mediaite)
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By Tommy ChristopherJan 30th, 2021, 2:59 pm
What would you do if you came across hundreds of spiders in your daughter's room? Post video of them and become international news, if you're one Australian mom.
Claudia Domrose of Sydney, Australia discovered hundreds of newly-hatched huntsman spiders on the walls and ceiling of her daughter's room, and posted video of the creepy-crawly nursery online.
She explained to Australia's News9 that not only wasn't she going to kill the spiders, her daughter actually slept in the room that night.
"We just left them there because they are baby huntsman, I actually like huntsman, so I was like, I'm not going to do anything," the makeup artist from Germany said.
"They're just going to walk away… let nature be."
Claudia said her daughter joked she wouldn't sleep in the room again. However, she did sleep in the room, choosing to sleep at the opposite end of her bed.
Well, the story turned out to have legs, as the arachno-colony popped up on newscasts around the world. But perhaps the best reaction came from Kate Langbroek of 10 Sydney, who was clearly mortified by the story, and added that returning home after some time abroad made her realize she never noticed "how spidery Australia is."
Watch the clip above via 10 Sydney.
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I think this went viral not because of hundreds of spiders in a girl's bedroom, but because mom said they were going to "let nature take it's course."
Ahhh yep....I don't have a problem with that...they are harmless so yes let nature be...as she said...
No thanks. I'll be at the hotel, Mommie Dearest . Call me when every last freaking spider is dead. And while you're at it Joan, do something about the cockroach infestation.
lol, I kill any of them that bite humans now.
On 2 separate occasions over the years, I've called family members to come over and kill spiders. Don't judge. They were big-ass spiders. Of course every family holiday gathering since then has been a treat. The good news is that I'm a little smarter about providing ammo to loved ones. Raid Wasp and Hornet killer can make short work out of a spider from 22 feet.
I made the mistake of swatting a wolf spider once. Will never do that again. As soon as I did, a million tiny babies ran all over the place. I was horrified.
I assume you do know what the non-family member prevailing rate for spider assassination is now.
Her weird laugh and saying they were so cute...
Sicko should have slept in the room herself and let her daughter sleep in her room.
What an idiot to just think they would leave the house.
Evening ender. They actually do leave by themselves..Geez mass hysterics over harmless huntsmen spiders. If they were funnel webs then that would be something to complain about. Most people ignore them or catch them and put them outside. It is no big drama...
Good on ya mum for not killing them and she is dead right..let nature be...most would be gone by the morning...at least they are harmless...😀
I'm with you, Shona. I don't kill spiders unless I absolutely have to. I like wolf spiders. They're big and they jump. They're fascinating. I like tarantulas, too
I kill spiders on sight unless they have hit quarter size, then I call my wife. If I never see them they are okay, but as soon as either of us come into contact with one another, fuck them.
All it takes is one bite to make a blubbering mess out of its victim. From experience: It feels like a burning ember melting through your skin. I'm not talking about a tiny spark, I'm talking about the entire charcoal briquette. Am I exaggerating? NO! Okay, maybe a little, but when they bite, it really does hurt and the wound takes about a month to heal. What I really hate is that when you try to gently sweep them outside, they make it pretty clear that their intent is to take the broom out of your hands and beat you with it, so I don't take any chances.
Oh, c'mon on! They're not that bad...unless you have a version in Texas that we don't in Arkansas
Everything is bigger in Texas. In fact, I once struggled with one for a half-hour trying to get my broom back. That was actually the time I called my Uncle Jerry at 11 o'clock at night. Without a word, he walked right past me, still in his jammies and bathrobe, walked out to the studio, and the only thing I heard was the unmistakable sound of a foot stomp. I hadn't even closed the front door when he walked past me again, got in his truck and drove away. He spoke not one word the entire time.
In my own defense, he did tell me later that it was the biggest spider he had ever seen in person. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
It's a good story so I can why you're sticking to it.
Back when had a garage I came home and opened the garage door to find George (cat) cornering a tarantula. Fortunately my broom was right there so I swatted at George so he would leave it alone and I gently nudged the tarantula out the garage door towards the woods. George was not pleased but he would been less pleased if that tarantula had stung him
Nudged it with what? A leaf blower? A car tire (one that's still on the car)? A chandelier duster with a 30-foot extendable grip?
A simple push broom I used for sweeping the garage. I felt really bad for that tarantula because George killed everything he played with. Glad I was able to rescue her.
Had to laugh at one of the comments...Caulk that shit up....
Haha
Jesus, Mary and freaking Joseph!
Just saw this one...
heh heh heh
Those comments were a hoot. My fave was, "Burn it...sacrifice the kid if need be!"
Talent and balls. Really, really big balls.
That's only a little tacker..
You sick sack of shit, that is going to give me nightmares. Fuck you Ender.
arachniphobia is on one of the streaming channels , either hulu or roku, you definitely dont want to see an austrailian huntsman spider or an iraqui camel spider.....those suckers look like alaskan king crabs on land....
Somehow solpugids are not as bad, don't know why. We used to have camel spider fights out in Iraq, ugly ass mother fuckers, mean as all hell, but just not as bad as spiders for me.
first look and mind registers big f'n spider , heard a guy the next pod over in saud crawl into bed with one , all i saw was a streak going across the compound to the porta potties.
In panama we got told to stay away from any and all spiders, even the cute lil ones.
For me it should, but it just doesn't
Again, ugly as fuck, no doubt, but just not a spider. we caught one in our bunker, fast as hell and went right at you, we eventually got it with shaving cream.
It got DESTROYED (and eaten) in the next fight.
Nope Nope Nope
Fuck that, we are kindred spirits to a degree lol.
Very cool, wouldn't want to sleep in the room but still very cool.
Just guessing but maybe mom is right about them leaving on their own. Assuming there isn't a lot of prey inside they would have to go outside so as not to starve
That is exactly right... they live outdoors and are usually found in the bush or under bark etc on gumtrees. When they do come inside it can be a sign of heavy rain and they are gone again in no time. So no need to kill or spray them...if they really bother you the old ice cream container and piece of cardboard trick is all that is required...to safely catch them and plonk them back outside...I do it all the time...just have to try and stop the cat from eating them..🙄🙄
Two words
Vacuum cleaner
Empty it outside if you must save the invader.
A Dyson cordless vacuum with the attachment removed allows us to catch and release wasps, murder hornets and large scary
spiders even off the 9 foot ceilings.
Stop releasing the murder hornets.
Just no...
Was the little girl's name "Miss Muffet"?
Not all spiders are bad...
I have arachnophobia and freak out about spiders, except for the wolf spider for some reason. When I was 12, there was a spider in my bedroom and my mother was not home to deal with it. After an hour I begged my father to come home from work to kill it. By the time he did get home, that tiny little spider had grown to 200 lbs in my mind and was carrying my bed around on his back.
I like your imagination
Lol
I didn't know you lived in Texas when you were 12.
OMG, she thinks they are cute, and I think it's what nightmares are made of.
There are cute spiders. Of course, they're computer-generated.
If ya want to see a real life cute one, check out Australia's Peacock Spider. It's a tiny little feller who raises it's peacock like back end when it does it's mating dance
The ones I don't mind are those little jumping spiders. I had one that hung around my computer screen for a while. I left it alone and it would come out and jump around the monitor.
Haven't seen it in a while. I guess a cleaning gig finally got it or drove it off.
If one jumped on me, I would rival any pole vaulter without even using a pole.
Couldn't beat me, my ass would be on the moon.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I'll admit it, that was rather funny. And...they were rather cute...as long as they remain on the other side of the globe.
I'm with you, as long as it's on a moon two galaxies over.
Lol good vid, how could anyone not love that little cutie pie
Welp, I would have died of a heart attack. I HATE spiders. Am fucking terrified of them and I have no idea why. They are hideous little bastards, and despite their vital ecological niche I still kinda wish we could wipe them out.
My wife is our resident spider killer.
I once called a fiend of mine and told him to get his ass over to my room, it was a fucking emergency. There was a big ass spider in my sink, which was right by my bathroom and my barracks room door, I was trapped until it was dead.
I had a nightmare one time that a spider was drifting down from our ceiling fan right towards my face, I woke up in an absolute panic flinging our comforter and sheet into the wall.
I am a complete, 100% pussy when it comes to spiders. I have already told my wife that if her and the girls could be bound and gagged but if there spiders between them and myself, well figure out how to free yourselves.
Fuck spiders.
I've gotten better over time with my arachnophobia but still steer a wide berth around one if I see one. Pictures or videos of them don't bother me though. Some such as in the picture above are really beautiful creatures.
My husband has a thing about spiders, too, but he does appreciate the webs that the orb spiders spin. He's gotten some great shots of the one that spins her web on our deck. But what he doesn't appreciate is walking into a web, cause then he starts screaming "Is it on me?!?! Is it one me?!?!"
With me, those words accompany a maniacal high step hopping march while I'm slapping everything on my body that isn't already flailing/hopping/marching...starting with my hair.
Lol I imagine you got ribbed for a bit after that
just remember , spiders get revenge , they wait til your asleep and drift down on their silk and rub their willies on your face , so if you feel something on your face while asleep , just know......
that kept my kids in bed all night long....
fuck you
you are such a dick
no, im an asshole ( me hole) i was born one and just grew bigger....
Lol, love it.
And that is why I don't kill them
Please start spanking yourself. I'll let you know when you can stop.
cat-o-nine tails or hob nailed principals board ?
and remember , i just might like it....
See, they don't bother me. Ugly and mean, sure, but they are not spiders.
I just wish we had been able to catch one that didn't get its ass kicked and eaten every fight
up here we have cat faced spiders they have a cats face markings on that big booty , use to go and purposely trap those and relocate them around the house outside and near the wood pile, they eat other spiders and are really fond of hobo spiders( poisonous).