MYTH BUSTING WHITE-TAILED SPIDERS - Wildlife Wednesday #7 | Pete Ockleshaw

One of the most feared animals in Australia - but wrongly so! This week I explain the myth of necrosis causing venom, and why White-tailed Spiders are more friend than foe!

Let me know what you think below, and make sure to follow me on instagram @peteockleshaw

[xiahbu]

YOU ARE NUTS.. LOL . I LOVE THESE SPIDERS. BUT IM SO SCARED OF EM// MY DAD GOT BITTEN BAD..

[jonnygarnett]

The brother got bite for the face by one and within a week it turned into an infected boil that spread to his neck and swelling his throat making it hard to breath nearly killing him without antibiotics

[exphurtfan]

Watching this because I've got on in my room right now. He must be the one that's been making all the web's on the corners of my room. He likes to move around and hunt after 10pm before I go to bed, but he's been pretty chill 😎🇦🇺

[stelley]

we get them here in NZ and they have a bad rep. I would never pick one up but when they are inside, i trap them in a glass and put them outside.

[_Only_Zuul]

What about that aussie bloke years ago who was removing a tree stump and he claims that a whole nest of white tail spiders crawled up his overalls and bit him, he had bites all over his legs and necrotic flesh infection, he was beyond f--ked up rotting from all the bites..

[soundacresstudio]

still no excuse to take chances i say, certainly wouldnt encourage anyone to pick one up.

[bellabear]

There are multiple white tail species they can get much bigger than that.

[caryns]

I just killed 1 now over here in New Zealand

[mistythedog]

I have one in my room, she's my pet. From Hastings Hawkes Bay.

[jadehandley]

Your a zoologist, your not even qualified in the field of biomedical science or arachnology.
If you do research through qualified professionals, there are cases where they have caused necrosis of the skin.
Melbourne university has done studies on this, as well as research in biomedical science, published on the website for biomedical scientists.
Considering you work with animals and conservation, you think you would have all information about them, before posting videos, but this is not the case.
Yes most people will have a very small reaction to a bite, but others will get necrosis and it is very irresponsible of you to put this information out there, when it is factually incorrect.