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Brown snakes are just very bad news. They have one of the top three deadly venoms for land snakes, they rarely dry bite and, as you point out, have more than their share of aggro. You'd have created their dream house, Doug, with a pool for soaking up sun and a food source right next door.

My dad hated funnelwebs and passed on that hate/fear to me. I'm a little less discriminating, though, so any big, black or dark brown spider of a certain shape gets the shoe or spray treatment- be it funnelweb, house spider, mouse spider or whatever. (I know funnelwebs also come in brown and grey, but they get the benefit of the doubt.)

The only spiders I remember seeing in the UK were daddy long legs and a couple in the gardens we went to- which 'Chelle spotted, of course, and wanted dead. Do youse get proper spiders in the UK?

I've seen some bigger spiders here, I think they get to maybe 5cm across, that's absolutely huge by UK standards. Nothing like the ones in Oz.

On our trips around Oz we encountered neither snakes nor unpleasantly huge spiders, for which I gave thanks daily! Here in GHQ we hosted a decent sized female house spider, very sedentary she was though thankfully.

Spanner wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:41 pm Do youse get proper spiders in the UK?

Absolute monsters according to the Baroness; but no, not really. And usually only found in bathtubs.

Back on topic, bought a batch of Murawski Miniatures Poles from Emperor Toad. Nice figures, look like Paul Hicks' sculpts? Took ages to arrive though. I think I want a second batch, but the lead time is putting me off.

DougM wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:50 pm ...look like Paul Hicks' sculpts? Took ages to arrive though.

That's because they are

Very nice figures...

Crusader miniatures have their Carthaginians on sale at the minute so just bought an army with the cash I've made selling on unwanted 28mm WWII odds and ends. I've had Romans and Numidians kicking about for years and they are now getting done so its time to rise the lead pile.

At Claymore today more 3mm MDF bases from Warbases, together with some Eastern European buildings to make a farm for Crimean games. Some brushes from ABC Brushes. The Thin Red Line from the Flea Market for £10.

I got a delivery from Rosemary and co this week, they were lightening quick in their arrival - I 'm currently waiting for a few Footsore Welsh but I think I'm going to have to buy some Antediluvian Scots though