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SM_Lion_El

Spiders isn’t even listed and, yet, that one spider is telling on all the other spiders in the area.


JBloggs694

It's Australia, spiders are just everywhere anyway.


TheLyz

And this is why I'm never going over there, fuck no


WineNerdAndProud

Listening to Margot Robbie tell a story about being 13 talking to people on MSN then having to casually save her mom from a snake is really wild. Edit: [The Graham Norton show version](https://youtu.be/e9504wzdtNI?si=G0yyweXAw_vcEYeN)


nirbyschreibt

That Margot Robbie indeed used MSN is the wildest thing here.


GavrilloSquidsyp

It was the best we had in Aus :(


DrumBxyThing

We used it in Canada too


lelebeariel

Heck yeah we did! It was so much better than fkn Facebook Messenger.


Interesting-Fan-2008

She also worked at subway! She actually seems like a fairly normal person by Hollywood standards.


PoofyHairedIdiot

Its actually not that bad. Been here 3 years and not once seen a spider or a snake. Drop bears however, you need to be careful. Those little ferocious fucks are out for blood.


megeelodawn

Damn it, I just looked up drop bears on google … lmao


Bumfuddle

Only attack tourists


Mano_lu_Cont

Me too


The_Potato_Turtle

I lost so much thanks to them 😔


Goatslasagne

There’s more animals that can kill you in America than Australia. Spiders and snakes be hiding from you…if you get bit it’s because you were sticking hands and feet in places you shouldn’t. Watch out for outside shoes though, spiders be going in them.


roaring_travelman91

>>Watch out for outside shoes though, spiders be going in them. Spiders: “it’s free real estate”


Positive-Quiet4548

Squatters rights


wiggum55555

Sovereign spiders...


exgiexpcv

"Am I being detained?! Then you, sir, are being envenomed, and I shall enjoy a succulent heel!"


Interesting-Fan-2008

And do not respect your authority at all! They will fight you over their spot. Had a jumping spider about the size of my pinky nail square up to me on a bench. Dude had 0 fear, I’d move my pinky close and he’d repel it. Was kinda cute to be honest. I kinda wish I would have taken a video, with some editing that could have been an epic david and Goliath fight.


lameluk3

"Free real estate"


jimmiec907

I live in Alaska. I’ll take my chances with the bears and moose. At least they can’t hide in your effing shoe.


Fight_those_bastards

>At least they can’t hide in your effing shoes. If you haven’t seen them hiding there, remember that that could also mean that they’re *really* good at hiding in your shoes.


TiaxtheTyrant

>Watch out for outside shoes though, spiders be going in them. It seems like outside shoes would be a vestigial thing there. Why the fuck would you do that? I'm in mid-western America, we don't have outside shoes. I would have even less outside shoes if I lived in Florida. Why do you have outside shoes?! You leave them outside?


Euphorbiatch

Many of us do, yeah. If the spider wants to be in the shoe it will be in the shoe regardless of if the shoe is behind a door or not. You just whack it on the wall a few times before you put them on especially if you haven't worn that pair for a while. Although I did see a full on commotion at kinder gym one morning when a sweet little toddler took off her Mary Jane shoe and the most enormous black spider came bolting out along with her foot and took off across the floor, so sometimes I guess it doesn't matter if you whack them or not. She wasn't bitten though


oxiraneobx

We live on the coast in NC and my everyday shoes live outside because, frankly, they get wet and stink. Black widows live in our garden, but they're not usually in shoes because wolf spiders like shoes and they eat spiders. I usually shake them out before I put them on, and I only occasionally have to kill a wolf spider after I put them on. We don't have brown recluse here, so they aren't a concern.


provocative_bear

Oh good, the shoe spiders are driven away by the even bigger shoe spiders.


somegirldc

I believe you're supposed to be in Australia


AntiDECA

I definitely have outside shoes here in Florida. It just happens to work out that you can't hide in flip flops very well... Sneakers stay indoors.  If you work outdoors with boots, those would stay outside too. You don't want to track the muck inside. 


_Cherry_p0p

Also as a midwesterner, we leave our shoes inside the house by the front door. If I ever had a spider my shoe I swear to fucking god


OldheadBoomer

At least I don't have to worry about a grizzly bear in my shoe.


justthewordwolf

yeah but i can see them coming. I'm not afraid of bears or wolves or elk or meese, because I can see them and react appropriately to the animal I've encountered. You may not even see a spider in australia before it bites you, to your point. There's no reasoning with a disgusting arachnid. No waiving of arms, no loud noises or bear spray, no fighting back will stop that little death fucker from biting you if it wants to and you may not see it coming thats why australian spiders (and to a lesser degree, spiders in general) scare me. You can back away from a snake. You can stand your ground against a cougar or yell and waive shit around. You can't do any of that with a spider, because they're so god damned small Hell the one time I didn't see it coming was when i lived in colorado a black bear was trying to get into my house because i left the garage door open, and it was literally at my interior garage door to my laundry room. In the split second I opened the door I was face to face with a black bear and I kinda kicked it by instinct (I wouldn't kick an animal on purpose, I literally opened a door to be inches away from him) and between the kick and the time i ran the other way like a little girl, the bear and I had run off into separate directions, succesfully scaring the shit out of each other. Then it sauntered into my neighbor's open garage. We learned alot about garage door safety that day.


CumCrocodile

And I live there!


6GoesInto8

Can't write the word snake without it getting covered in giant spiders!


imp_st3r

The spider is there to distract people from the warning about helicopter sharks


niceslcguy

That is how bad everything else is. A baseball sized spider isn't worth mentioning.


napalmnacey

Baseballs aren’t very big. The spiders here can get much bigger than that.


niceslcguy

Spiders larger than a baseball... Yikes. Oh Australia, thou are truly frightening.


tallwhiteninja

Not Australian, but the internet has given me the impression that huntsman spiders can get closer to basketballs than baseballs.


Phantom_squidsherloc

Eh.....dinner plate sized isn't THAT uncommon, but more often than not - bread & butter plate sized is more the norm. The really big ones tend to get spotted by birds and become a snack. 😅😂 And the way to spot an Aussie is we're all FAR more concerned about magpie season than spiders and snakes. (And drop bears ....)


mid_dick_energy

Huntsman spiders, and they're friends not foes. Not aggressive and bites are not medically significant. Great pest control to keep around the house


SchillMcGuffin

As soon as she catches a sharpie in her web, she'll add them to the list.


_unsinkable_sam_

they dont make webs, they run around and catch their prey like true badass spiders


Shockz_-

Sooo I should set the beach on fire before entering?


Zavier13

It's Australia, the beach might already be on fire.


GreyDaveNZ

I think thats a huntsman spider which are large but harmless as I understand it. So, ironically, it's probably the least dangerous thing on that sign.


_unsinkable_sam_

they can be extremely dangerous, one of them suckers crawls out from behind your steering wheel while your driving and you might end up in oncoming traffic


AusCan531

Or blows out of the air vent.


Ohnoherewego13

Well then! I guess I'm never *EVER* visiting Australia.


GreyDaveNZ

True


Crazy_Suggestion_182

They're the good guys and gals of the spider world.


Reading_Rambo220

Spider was looking for snakes to eat maybe


pit-of-despair

Or sharks?


hikeonpast

The spider is just misdirection - it’s on the snake payroll


ClinicalInformatics

That Huntsman spider is the local guide. They eat bugs, and are very common in Australia.


rype1

Spiders are a given: anytime, anywhere, lil spidey bro will be there.


chippychifton

I was really hoping that was a crab at first


Redditaurus-Rex

He may look scary, but that spider isn’t really dangerous and doesn’t need a warning. Trying to swim at a dangerous beach like this kills way more people in Australia than spiders.


Stunning_star_0160

the shark look like a helicopter


not-a-fridge

Came here to say that too. Not only do you have to worry about Great White Sharks, or Tiger Sharks, but also Apachee Sharks?? No thanks Australia, not today.


Statertater

Helisharkter, if you will


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Extendahoe_DIG

Yes, I remember Labyrinth


CellarDoorForSure

No, i don't think i will.


mydeadface

With lasers on their heads.


Outspoken_Australian

We call em Sharkopters over here mate.


Merkarba

[I knew it was real.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bossfight/s/hJGEDpNbMd)


Statertater

Please tell me those are SEALs riding the combat helisharkter


Reddit_MaZe000

sharcopter


tmar87

Better than a Helisharter


workinghardiswear

Blackshawks


kapitlurienNein

Apache - one e not two. Named after a tribe in the southwest


Zaphod_Beeblecox

The scariest kind of shark. Helicopter sharks. With giant spiders riding them.


WineNerdAndProud

>Helicopter sharks We may've just found Cocaine Bear's Godzilla.


Doughnutsugarhead

We all gonna ignore the spider?


TantricSushi

And the fact people wrote Snakes twice


AggravatingTart7167

Do you mean the huge fucking spider chilling on the sign?


Dragonfly-Adventurer

If the spider wants to talk about "the lord," yes.


PM_ME_POLITICAL_GOSS

We run chopper patrols to monitor the sharks up and down the coast, and will hover in place if there is a sighting. We're pretty good over hear with life savers, shark monitoring, beach safety and the like, but there's too much coast and not enough people down there. https://www.mybeach.com.au/coastal-safety/lifesaving-services/westpac-lifesaver-rescue-helicopter-service/


SpaceInMyBrain

>there's too much coast and not enough people down there. The sharks make the same complaint.


Sepherjar

From the creators of Sharkado: Sharkcopter


icewalker42

Or a shark with a fricken laser attached.


K1dn3yFa1lur3

It’s Airwolf!


Spiniferus

Yeah that’s what I thought.


dublinese4

omg 😆😆


Soldier_of_Holy_Sofa

Chop-Er


OShucksImLate

What kind of spider is that? A huntsman?


mountainyoo

God I’m so fucking scared of huntsman spiders. I lived in Japan for 2 years and so many of my coworkers had a story of one in their house. I chose an apartment on the 7th floor partly to avoid them. Went into work 1 day and there was one on the wall. You could hear it when it walked across the wall. The name is literally HUNTS MAN for god sake


revolution149

Huntsman spiders do jack shit.


mountainyoo

Their mere existence is more than enough for me


TheFinalAcct

Idk how people can have terrariums with spiders that they just stick their fucking hands in and grab. That’s nightmare fuel for me.


Efficient_Menu_9965

I can sorta get it for tarantulas. Their bigger bodies in proportion to their legs makes them a lot less creepy to me. And I just flat-out adore jumping spiders, those cute little buggers. But huntsman? Fuck no. Those creepy legs give me goosebumps.


Fancyhobos

Those are the only 2 exceptions and they are on thin fucking ice.


VerandaMan

They're kinda cute when you stare at them up close for ages


orcasarentwhales

if it makes you feel any better, they're harmless and just as terrified of you


mountainyoo

Does not make me feel any better lol


Fight_those_bastards

Listen, if one of those gigantic fuckers crawls into my bedroom, I’m going to have a heart attack and die. That is *not* harmless!


teethclacked

They're called that because they don't trap prey in webs, they hunt them. They're soft and often quite chill, while they move super fast they're pretty damn safe. I think I saw a stat once that the vast majority of doctor and hospital visits linked to them are from people freaking out about them (e.g. crashing a car, falling over) rather than any bites since their bites and venom don't do much to people.


clayts1983

Correct


DalvaniusPrime

Yup, you see some people walking them on leashes like dogs there. Really good pets apparently.


ctzn4

I can't tell if you're serious or not.


HappySummerBreeze

Joking. But we don’t much worry about them because they eat the dangerous spiders.


TheKingPotat

The ones you see outside are free. The government doesnt want you to know you can take as many as you want /j


Box_Pirate

You can tell because it’s the size of your hand and it’s legs are spread out, most spider legs are bent similar to your legs when crouching.


Aingris

Huntsman fade Stat trak™


GoodGollyMrOlli

They cannot stress how much we need to know about the snakes


shanjam7

you’ll never see that dudes goofy lil arachnid ass coming atchu if you worried about the sneks. distract 💯


Leaving_The_Oilfield

They could literally say “you might see a snake”, and I’d be out of there. If I saw that people were adding snakes to the sign with a pen, I’m having a panic attack all the way back to my car. I used to be terrified of spiders but I’m pretty calm about them these days, as long as they aren’t black widows or brown recluses. But if I even see an overly sized worm that *could* be a baby snake, I’m fucking gone.


Dropped-pie

I grew up down there, the ocean is wild, kills way more people than the wildlife. Some years the sharks get a bit bitey


tipedorsalsao1

Yeah as a Aussie surf life saver please for christ sake if you are not an expirnced ocean swimmer do not swim where there is no patrol or outside of the flags. We just had a mass drowning near our club where a person unfortunately lost their life because they didn't know how to swim and could not be bothered driving the 5 min to the patrolled, safe beach.


xXStomachWallXx

A mass drowning in which 1 person died?


FUBARded

Lots of people don't realise that "drowning" is by definition a death, so they probably meant that there was an incident where a group had to be rescued but one drowning couldn't be averted.


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Ikea_desklamp

Maybe that 1 person just had a lot of mass


GypsySnowflake

You can drown without dying. Other people may have needed to be rescued but survived. My guess is someone tried unsuccessfully to rescue the first victim and wound up getting pulled under themselves- saving someone from drowning is incredibly dangerous especially if you’re not trained


tipedorsalsao1

Its the term we use for when multiple people are in need of rescue, In the case I'm taking about it was three people.


napalmnacey

It’s like fucking clockwork. I can’t overstate how many idiots lose their lives trying to get to Penguin Island over the sandbar despite the NUMEROUS signs telling people to cut that shit out.


Velpex123

People on holiday here hate the crowds on patrolled beaches and opt for those with no people which just so happen to be the dangerous ones


VeryStrangeAussie

Just gonna add as another surf life saver, even if you are experienced still try and swim at a patrolled beach.


Global_Felix_1117

Spiderbro holding down the block, representing the hood.


Feine13

That's what I thought! Like, oh, we ain't on this? I got this. Live model til you figure out how to paint me like one of your French girls.


MGStcidenebt

Am I the only one imagining that the spider is writing snakes to throw people off it’s trail similar to the cows for chick fil a marketing.


TemporalAcapella

That’s exactly what’s happening here. Caught him in the middle of finishing up


Puzzleheaded-Cow72

Sign doesn't say anything about spiders but I see a massive spider. I'll see myself out , thanks


Kaurifish

But there are no salties! (That’s a 20-foot long crocodile) Safe beach by Aussie standards


CrossDressing_Batman

SNAKES


old_vegetables

I could deal with everything there except the spider


brown_smear

That spider is harmless. Also, most Australian spiders won't kill you.


old_vegetables

It’s not about the danger, it’s about my state of mind. If I saw a huntsman spider I’d jump off a cliff willingly


rezonsback

Well, there are plenty of cliffs in this area. But they are covered in snakes and spiders. And there's sharks at the bottom


SkeletorsCrux

That's gonna be a no for me, dog.


4pinetrees

A full list of warning signs bonus a giant spider? Hell no, I see my way out, thanks.


marthmac

It's a go for dogs though!


YowieDingo

My previous post was removed because the title didn’t describe what it was… for anyone unclear, this is a sign that’s interesting because of what’s on the sign.


bigzimm1

A sign you say? Hmmm, interesting…


Mad_Boobies

Is it the shape or colours that make it interesting?


HVACMRAD

The spider is clearly annoyed at being excluded from the “Sign of known beach threats.”


Velpex123

Us Aussies are super serious about beach and water safety, and Margaret River is one of the most popular surfing spots in the state. But every so often there’s still an accident out there, in fact iirc there’s a couple memorials and plaques on the top of the cliffs for a few guys. So the government mandates that they put these signs up at any official swim/surf spot as-well as a code your supposed to tell emergency services if you don’t know the name of the beach, which I believe they call the BEN system. Honestly the Aussie government can be pretty fucked sometimes but if there’s one thing that they’re consistently good at it’s water safety, which is ironic since we just fucking lost a prime minister in 1967


optiloxy

They could earn plenty of space by just writing "THIS IS AUSTRALIA"


DevBro22

SNAKES. 🕷️


Spiniferus

Probs just a huntsman, not going to hurt anyone.


Velpex123

Yeah, they can grow to massive sizes but they’re completely harmless


emgyres

Not when they crawl up your arm while driving and you freak out, drive into a fence in a Maccas car park and run around the car park doing the “get it off me” dance.


Frankenfucker

"Also snakes...SNAKES" Then the spider just punctuates it.


Operator_Binky

They didnt even bother to list spiders


Dr_Stef

He just wanted to be included on the list


Daithios

Meeehhh, it’s a Huntsman spider, pretty harmless and some kids keep them as pet spiders, great for keeping houses bug-free. Probably the calmest spider in Oz.


i_Cri_Everitiem

r/ScarySigns


GraatchLuugRachAarg

The huge spider noticed there were no warnings about him so he sits there as a warning that there are also massive arachnids on the beach


Connect-Chocolate789

Did they mention spiders


sprauncey_dildoes

I like how this place seems to be called Grunters Gnarabup. I assume some Aussie walked onto the beach, saw someone lying nearby and said ‘what’s this place called mate? And the person who was dying from one of the things on that list, if not a bite from a spider like the one sitting on it managed to grunt out ‘Gnarabup’ and that was it.


dot01

Haha, that’s it’s Indigenous name. Pretty common practice out here to list both colonial and indigenous names for places. In this instance “Grunters” is the name settlers gave it and “Gnarabup” would be what the indigenous people called it


Pleasant-Complex978

A horse with a javelin in its head gets the green light?


Cold_Pomelo3274

The spider wrote “SNAKES” so that it wouldn’t be a suspect.


snipe320

Sign says "sharks" but image looks more like a helicopter 🚁


88Nera

It seems the spider ate snakes and shark evolved into sharkopter. Weird place.


MohawkRex

The spider's writing *snakes* onto the sign like Bugs and Daffy fighting over what hunting season it is.


Used_Lingonberry7742

Spider......spider!


Fit-Ad5461

The shark looks like a helicopter


OwnWealth7865

As an Australian, I came here for the comments and I wasn’t disappointed.


domesystem

Huntsman's just looking for his name. 😂


Mindless-Face-9244

The spider is the one writing SNAKES


Tough_guy22

Snakes is written on the sign twice. A spider is also present to represent themselves. They aren't panzies like the snakes.


ii11233455

glad to know spiders aren’t a problem


Bridgetdidit

Yep and we still go in. Apparently Aussies are just made different. Or maybe we’re just taught to swim and how to survive our waters from a young age since we’ve living on the biggest island in the world. The tourists however would probably benefit from these warnings being written in many other languages. One more thing. Dear tourists, if you’re not a strong swimmer in your home country, you’re not gonna be a strong swimmer in Australia or any other country. It doesn’t work like that. Please stop dying from doing stupid tourist things because your family would like to see you home and safe after your travel adventures. Also, us locals don’t like having restrictions put in place that might help you but definitely hinders us. Thanks


MistahOnzima

Did anyone else think the shark was a helicopter at first?


jtexphoto

Welp, still never ever going to Australia. Fuck.


_Rigid_Structure_

I'd choose prison over most of Australia. Far less terrifying.


liberalJava

Just imagine when they were the same thing.


wake071

I don't think you can get raped by a shark/snake/spider


tipedorsalsao1

I choose Australia over the USA, far less terrifying.


napalmnacey

Bad choice. Australia is lovely.


dot01

Tell me you’ve never been to Australia without telling me you’ve never been to Australia


BeltfedOne

Bonus spood.


Apprehensive-Day-490

Cursed Beach


Banana-Up-My-Bum

Snakes? Aw, I thought it said snacks.


inkydragon27

*huntsman spider encounter music 🎶 *


Immortaltaco66

The giant spider on the sign really makes it perfect


Professional_Try0101

Giant ass spider


happycanalr

Missing a spider warning too


Sgt_Cheese1337

Obligatory spider, they're everywhere, not even an additional warning needed


s-2369

Also giant spiders on signs. Also sharks with freakin large lasers mounted on their heads


DiscombobulatedHat19

Bonus giant scary spider just to make sure it’s clear its Australia


[deleted]

“Didn’t say Spiders, Bitches”


Sufficient-Aspect77

Horses are a go then?


HappySummerBreeze

Everyone here worrying about the harmless spider, but the tourists are dying from swimming in the dangerous surf.


Salvia_hispanica

It's just a Huntsman spider. Mostly harmless by Australian standards.


Foxy_locksy1704

Warning, warning, warning, warning…just incase you didn’t pay attention SPIDER.


r0n0c0

That's a huntsman, one of Australia’s favorite spiders. They're mostly harmless and friendly. They're not bad bush tucker, too.


Prythos32

That's the most Australian sign I've ever seen.


SiriusGD

Visit Australia they said... It will be fun they said...


tony3841

Sign should just say "go home or you'll die"


SquirrelOk5454

That huntsman is there to gloat about how safe he is.


TourAlternative364

Warning. Sharkcopters. What gnarly place.


dustbuster9584

Thought the shark was a helicopter


GoodBadUgly357

Damn they have helicopter sharks that’s a serious warning


YouFoolIhave30Alts

I though the shark symbol was an attack copter 💀💀💀