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[Tins]

Really? Well she owes me a pancake, or I'll tell her mum. Then she'll be in big trouble.

Mmmmm! Maggot pancakes!

[DiscoMick]

Spiders run towards vibrating 4WDs, expert says.
Spiders are powerless to the vibrations of 4WDs
Spiders are powerless to the vibrations of 4WDs - #ABCWildOz - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[DiscoMick]

Want to live rent-free? Pull up stumps and live in a truck like Chrissie
Fed up with paying rent? Pull up stumps and live in the back of a truck like Chrissie - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[DiscoMick]

Spiders run towards vibrating 4WDs, expert says.
Spiders are powerless to the vibrations of 4WDs
Spiders are powerless to the vibrations of 4WDs - #ABCWildOz - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

I wonder which idling Land Rover would attract the most spiders?
It wouldn't be my Puma because it's smoooooth!
Maybe a series or Perentie?

[Homestar]

My 101 is full of spiders - little brown ones I call 'car spiders' as that's the only place I see them - They live behind the mirrors of the Hilux and Camry too.

[rick130]

I wonder which idling Land Rover would attract the most spiders?
It wouldn't be my Puma because it's smoooooth!
Maybe a series or Perentie?

When I read the article last night I instantly thought of a Tdi, but I think a 4BD1 would be the ultimate spider attractant.

[DiscoMick]

Reminds me of when the DIL had a huntsman run across the passenger side of the windscreen in front of her. Family legend has it she screamed hysterically and climbed into the son's lap on the driver's side. He slammed on the brakes and the Hilux skidded sideways to a stop. She then bolted outside and ran around in circles, screaming hysterically. She refused to get back in until he not only murdered the huntsman, but deposited it's mangled remains on the roadside. As they drove home she scrabbled around in the glove box looking for baby huntsmen. Once home she insisted the son spray the entire vehicle with surface spray.

[DiscoMick]

When I read the article last night I instantly thought of a Tdi, but I think a 4BD1 would be the ultimate spider attractant.

Yeah, Tdi's are actually pretty smooth.
A 4BD1 would certainly vibrate more.
I thought of my BIL's 80 series, which vibrates like a bull on heat. It would be a spider magnet.
I must tell him - his wife will be so pleased at the idea of riding in a 4WD which attracts spiders - not!

[trog]

Would I be correct to assume an electric vehicle would be relatively arachnid free ?
What about Harley bikes , they seem to vibrate wildly at idle ?

[DiscoMick]

Would I be correct to assume an electric vehicle would be relatively arachnid free ?
What about Harley bikes , they seem to vibrate wildly at idle ?

Electrics would be good, I think.
Harleys would be arachnid magnets, for sure. Some of their riders might like that idea.