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[Funky Papa]

Ok, you guessed it. It's Straya. But don't worry, it doesn't kill humans. Yet.

The dolomedes briangreenei is endemic to fresh water streams around Brisbane and uses vibrations — or waves — on the surface of the water to hunt its prey.

"These spiders sit there on the water and then all of a sudden an insect will hit the water and the spider races out to get it, grabs it, dives under the water and then swims back to the shore and starts eating it," Robert Raven, Principal Scientist of Arachnology at the Queensland Museum, told Mashable Australia.

The spider can sit under water for up to an hour and can kill and eat insects, fish and even cane toads at least three times its size. But apparently (and thankfully) they’re not dangerous to humans. "I've been bitten by this spider and it’s not particularly dangerous," Raven said, "It just stung for a little while."

 

[Head of Vengarl]

No. no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

 

[Epsilon-delta]

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Murderous animal? Another too easy G/A/F.

 

[Frankfurter]

Australia. You guys are in serious trouble.

 

[jblank83]

Let me guess, Austr... yup.

 

[ErrorMacro]

Australia sure is the highest level zone on earth.

 

[How About No]

Totally radical, brah

 

[Trouble]

Handy cheat sheet for G/A/F threads.

Meth = Florida
Weird Sex = Germany
Spiders/Snakes = Australia

 

[Arkeband]

I read the title as "spider hunts divers and rides fish."

 

[wildfire]

Looks cool. If I can leash it I'd get one.

 

[Agent Cooper]

I read the title as "spider hunts divers and rides fish."

Me, too. I thought we were really fucked for a moment, instead of just moedrately fucked.

 

[Zantetsuken]

Fuck you spiders. I mean seriously!

 

[Symphonia]

Who else but Australia?

 

[Quazar]

Australia is always the answer lol

 

[tkscz]

Holy shit am I glad I'm on my work computer rather than my home computer.

 

[D1renegade]

I can't wait until Austrailia drifts off the face of this Earth

 

[ExVicis]

Man Spiders are so cool. Forget Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Spiders is where it's at.

 

[Odrion]

Can't burn them if they swim.

...oh god.

 

[Mr. Jimmy]

My brother asked me why almost every Zelda game has a spider-like boss. This is why.

 

[chefbags]

Australia is the dark zone.

 

[StoneFox]

It's pretty.

 

[Septimus Prime]

It's fine. It'll probably be killed by one of the myriad deadly animals also there.

 

[JordanN]

Hunting fish = it probably hunts sharks too.

 

[cLOUDo]

Of course this in Australia

 

[Frodo]

I LOOOOOOOOVE spider threads! <3

 

[EroticSushi]

What with Australia having all these killer insects?

 

[psynergylover]

Australia is becoming a place of RPG monsters

 

[OmegaSmash]

Man Spiders are so cool. Forget Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Spiders is where it's at.

I wonder who's behind this post...

 

[Fuzzery]

I wonder who's behind this post...

It's already begun.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Avatar 2 will reveal that Pandora was really just Australia all along.

I wonder who's behind this post...

Just wait until Toxi gets here. Spiders have begun infiltrating our society as GAF members.

 

[Bare Grills]

Spiders are so freakin cool

 

[Shaanyboi]

Burn the ocean

 

[Carl]

Why haven't we nuked Australia yet

 

[Sadist]

Spiders are pretty adaptable creatures, fascinating.

 

[Makonero]

I think I fought this beastie in Xenoblade on Wii...

 

[Ray Wonder]

NEW 2016 ACTION SPIDER!

How the title reads

 

[Trouble]

Why haven't we nuked Australia yet

We would just end up with irradiated super spiders.

 

[jblank83]

Australia sure is the highest level zone on earth.

Brilliant

 

[AlexBasch]

He's a footballer/surfer bro?

NOICE.

Why haven't we nuked Australia yet

Because we would end up with elephant sized spiders, you fool.

 

[Just take it with you.]

Okay, it dives. But does it jump? Can it ripple like the deepest ocean?

 

[JTripper]

If it bites me will I become totally radical, brah?

 

[Poodlestrike]

Avatar 2 will reveal that Pandora was really just Australia all along.

Just wait until Toxi gets here. Spiders have begun infiltrating our society as GAF members.

Joke's on them, GAF members aren't a part of society!

 

[Dictator93]

If it bites me will I become totally tubular, brah?

.

 

[Carton]

That's a fascinating means of hunting.

Incidentally, I had my first significant spider bite last week (yes, i'm Australian).

 

[super-famicom]

That's a fascinating means of hunting.

Incidentally, I had my first significant spider bite last week (yes, i'm Australian).

RIP in peace

 

[Log4Girlz]

That's a fascinating means of hunting.

Incidentally, I had my first significant spider bite last week (yes, i'm Australian).

A hickey?

 

[MMarston]

 

[foxuzamaki]

That's a fascinating means of hunting.

Incidentally, I had my first significant spider bite last week (yes, i'm Australian).

Must be a rite of passage for you

 

[TwoDurans]

Nope: The Thread.