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Marion |
It was interesting as well while we were out on the farm. There were thousands of trees, I think, on the farm. So, we saw lots of different insects and little animals as well. The most exciting thing I saw was a redback spider because the redback is one of the most poisonous spiders in Australia. So, I had been traveling there for over a year, I think at that stage, and I'd never seen a redback spider. But, I'd seen lots of colorful spiders, so that, every time I saw a new colored spider, I'd go and have a look and maybe play with it a bit or take a photo, something like that.
So, while I was picking the macadamia nuts with my friends, I saw a really brightly colored spider, so I decided to get a stick and kind of turn over a leaf and see what it was doing, and then, I was kind of looking at it for a while and then suddenly I realized, "Oh, my God! It's red and black. It's a redback spider!" So. I thought, okay, I'd better stop playing with this guy and leave him alone. So, after over a year in Australia, I saw my first redback on this macadamia farm. And then, later on, that night, just before I was going to bed, I walked into the room I was staying in with my friend, and there on my bed was baby redneck spider... redback spider, sorry and I couldn't believe it. After one year, no redbacks and then two in one day. It was a bit crazy really, so I had to get someone to help me to get rid of it, cause it was a bit scary.
