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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:56 am Post subject: are there poisonous spiders in korea? |
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| I just came across a fairly large, brown spider in my apartment. It made me realize that I have no idea whether or not Korea has any poisonous spiders. Does anyone know? |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:54 am Post subject: |
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I looked up 'poisonous spiders of Korea' in a websearch and this was all I got, not because it's poisonous and harmful/deadly to people, but because at least three times different English teachers over here commented online, with photos, of this spider.
Nephila Clavata (Golden Orb Weaver). It's common to Korea, Japan. In Korea it's called Mudang Commie (Shaman/Fortune Teller Spider). An American spider expert, upon seeing a photo of this Korean spider, says 'there is one genus of this in the U.S. called the Golden Silk Spider or Nephila clavipes'.
In a blog a teacher who was hiking up a mountain near Daegu was surprised to see 3-4 foot wide webs, then 'the large and interesting spiders; gargantuan arachnids...3 inches long'.
These spiders aren't mentioned as being deadly poisonous. Or poisonous at all. Just big and good looking.
The ladies at KNTO (Korean National Tourism Office) headquarters office (02 1330) are always helpful and there's a library room there, too.
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Those spiders Captain Kirk posted were on my rooftop last Summer. There were like 6 of them, with webs everywhere.   |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| captain kirk wrote: |
These spiders aren't mentioned as being deadly poisonous. Or poisonous at all. Just big and good looking. |
They look like the spiders I saw all over the place while hiking in Japan. They may not be poisonous, but their bite does sting like heck. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:07 am Post subject: Re: are there poisonous spiders in korea? |
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| heydelores wrote: |
| I just came across a fairly large, brown spider in my apartment. It made me realize that I have no idea whether or not Korea has any poisonous spiders. Does anyone know? |
Gawd, how do you people manage away from home without mammy to wipe your bum? Part and fuggin parcel where I come from. Stomp on the c#nt of a thing and go out for a beer. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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bignate
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Location: Hell's Ditch
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Just a reality check here......all spiders are venomous.......  |
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crazykiwi
Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Location: new zealand via daejeon
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Gawd, how do you people manage away from home without mammy to wipe your bum? |
well spiders, big and poisonous ones, are NOT part and parcel of anything, where i come from. I am shite scared of anything big and nasty looking. My mum wouldn't be much help either! Cockroaches, spiders, geckos, centidedes, you name it, im scared. Dont even get me started on snakes, cause i have never seen one, ever! so i think i have a fair idea of how i'd react if i did encounter one! Run for the Hills! Anyway, I don't care what anyone thinks, I am a huge *beep* when it comes to creepy crawlies. I give that to the Aussies, I would never move there! |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen snakes twice in Korea. Both times in market areas.
The first time I was with my mate wandering through Dongdaemun market, we ended up in the medicine part. A guy was waffling on about something with a crowd of guys listening. We had a look and he had a microphone taped to his jacket and was basically gesturing toward the snakes he had in buckets and his crotch. My friend and I couldn't help but crack up laughing, he got a little angry and told us to bleep off.
Has anyone seen snakes in Korea? (not in zoos obviously) |
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bignate
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Location: Hell's Ditch
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Horangi Munshin wrote: |
Has anyone seen snakes in Korea? (not in zoos obviously) |
Sure, they go by the name Hagwonus Directerous, they populate pretty much all of the peninsula..... |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Gawd, how do you people manage away from home without mammy to wipe your bum? |
well spiders, big and poisonous ones, are NOT part and parcel of anything, where i come from. I am *beep* scared of anything big and nasty looking. My mum wouldn't be much help either! *beep*, spiders, geckos, centidedes, you name it, im scared. Dont even get me started on snakes, cause i have never seen one, ever! so i think i have a fair idea of how i'd react if i did encounter one! Run for the Hills! Anyway, I don't care what anyone thinks, I am a huge *beep* when it comes to creepy crawlies. I give that to the Aussies, I would never move there! |
Roll up a newspaper, tw@t the bugger with it and get along with life. Make sure to bang your shoes in the morning before stepping into them. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| crazykiwi wrote: |
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| Gawd, how do you people manage away from home without mammy to wipe your bum? |
well spiders, big and poisonous ones, are NOT part and parcel of anything, where i come from. I am *beep* scared of anything big and nasty looking. My mum wouldn't be much help either! *beep*, spiders, geckos, centidedes, you name it, im scared. Dont even get me started on snakes, cause i have never seen one, ever! so i think i have a fair idea of how i'd react if i did encounter one! Run for the Hills! Anyway, I don't care what anyone thinks, I am a huge *beep* when it comes to creepy crawlies. I give that to the Aussies, I would never move there! |
Dont come to Korea then. I just killed two tarantulas, a gecko, 3 giant centipedes and one cobra. I wonder if there are any nests in my house. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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Actually, I was about to ask the same question as the OP. I was working out in my garden the other day and I was wondering if I should be on the lookout for any poisonous (as in, poisonous enough to be harmful to people, bignate) arachnids.
I grew up in black widow/brown recluse country, so yeah, I'm a bit of an arachnophobe. |
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daz1979
Joined: 29 Apr 2006
Location: Gangwon-Do
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:53 am Post subject: Re: are there poisonous spiders in korea? |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| Gawd, how do you people manage away from home without mammy to wipe your bum? Part and fuggin parcel where I come from. Stomp on the c#nt of a thing and go out for a beer. |
Yeah loads of cobra's in UK isn't there!! 
I always hit them with a newspaper too!!!!!! Does the trick for me preferably The Guardian or News Of The World with additional supplements to give it a real clout, The Sun is largely ineffective in my eyes though!!
Sorry if your not from UK but Stuart Pearce isn't familiar with too many people outside of the place!!!!  |
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