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[SubRosa]

It is funny because I know of some Australians now living in the US who say the same things about the wildlife here. America has bears and mountain lions. What are a few foot long spiders compared to that?

I think its one of those cases where what you are used to does not scare you. In your experience, that is just normal.

[mirocu]

As the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs folks used to brief my Marines before we did training in Australia, "The good news is that the salt water crocodiles and great white sharks aren't poisonous."

That's the spirit; gotta stay positive!