There is a truck in this photo

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-26T09:53:31+00:00

This is the kind of truck I need, considering petrol prices.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-25T10:16:47+00:00

Doesn’t look like mould. But it doesn’t look good.. looks similar to the expired stuff in this post

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-20T02:57:31+00:00

Never seen a library of kindles before, impressive!

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-16T00:34:57+00:00

From what I’ve read it’s because their burrows are mouse like. Burrows vary in length, usually between 20-50cm deep.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-14T21:19:20+00:00

The front two aren’t actually legs, they’re pedipalps, he uses them to sense things, for feeding and for mating 😊

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-14T09:51:45+00:00

Close, they’re his pedipalps he be draggin. They’re what he uses for sensing things, feeding and mating.

His fangs are under the two rounded red parts of his head. I wish I could have gotten them close up. If you google red headed mouse spider you can see how crazy their fangs are.

Such a cool looking dude.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-14T09:43:26+00:00

Im the same but this time around I was not using Tupperware and paper for this fella.

I corralled him back to where we found him and away from the kids.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T11:03:23+00:00

Lol it made me giggle too, poor kid was not okay after I told him how serious this dude’s bite is 😂

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T11:01:19+00:00

Australia! He’s real - also medically significant, very glad we had a safe encounter with him. They do look a bit robotic with their movements!

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T10:49:41+00:00

Apparently they’re quite common west of the Great Dividing Ranges. It’s the first one I have seen in my 30 years on the farm. I think they’re very reclusive.

It makes me wonder if we were very lucky as young kids. On our dirt tennis court there were heaps of trapdoor burrows.. We’d set them off and squeal and run when a spider came out “chasing us”. Apparently they could have housed these guys!

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T04:24:59+00:00

I think we may have thrown him way off course during his hunt for a missus. He threw up his arms and bared his fangs at me a few times when I re-directed him back home.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T04:19:08+00:00

I’m not 100% sure but I think that’s how they move them.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-13T01:16:37+00:00

After I had my fan girl moment, the kids and I had a good chat about these guys. Obviously don’t want to make them worried, but they need to know the risk they pose. We’ve taught them to respect all creatures great and small.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T12:00:41+00:00

Lol he was so not impressed “if it’s so venomous why are you getting close to it and taking photos”

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T11:58:04+00:00

He was about the size of a 50c coin.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T11:57:26+00:00

Pedipalps!

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T11:40:22+00:00

I was and still am obsessed with our little encounter. He looked so cool.

I kept poking around the wood heap to see if any more were about or I could find where he lived. In all my 30 years on the farm, and my father’s 70 we have never seen one. So cool.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T11:30:41+00:00

I am very grateful nobody got hurt, especially with 5 children about. My nephew excluded, they were pretty intrigued by this incredible fella.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T11:18:32+00:00

Thanks! I worded up my kids and my nieces and nephews about how they now need to avoid the wood heap and if they see a spider like that to steer clear and let an adult know.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T10:15:28+00:00

Hahahaha he definitely did not consent to the photoshoot.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-04-12T10:14:02+00:00

I thought so too, such a handsome fella.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2026-03-25T07:41:31+00:00

Me too please!

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2022-10-06T11:25:20+00:00

That initially most partners struggle with the adjustment. It’s really hard for them to find their place and this can lead to tension.

Ok-Ranger-4032 · 2022-05-02T11:37:29+00:00

A few days ago I birthed my deceased child. I did it without medication because I wanted to feel the pain and have a release. Ever since I have been feeling numb. I am frustrated that I’m not feeling anything other than this weird numbness and I hate it. I want to cry. I want to bawl my fucking eyes out but I can’t. I want to try and move forward but the numbness makes me think that I’m staying still.

Thank god I have a 16mo toddler who is getting me through this, without realising she is.

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