A spider spotted in our garden tonight. The Garden Orb Weaving Spiders are a large group of spiders with over 100 known species in Australia.
Orb weavers are reluctant to bite. Symptoms are usually negligible or mild local pain, numbness and swelling. Occasionally nausea and dizziness can occur after a bite. If in doubt seek medical assistance.
Just bought Snug-it Camera protection, which comes in the form of a silicone rubber Jacket. Not fetishware for cameras :-) Will help to protect my D90 whilst (hopefully) travelling OS in October.
Update
On my UK trip the Delkin Devices Snug-it Pro camera protection did its job very well. I generally wore my camera over my neck and across my shoulder, the camera riding just above hip level, using the PACsafe CarrySafe 100 Anti Theft Camera neck strap. I believe that the silicon rubber jacket did an excellent job of protecting my D90 against minor knocks and scrapes. The Neck strap is reinforced with stainless steel wire, but is extremely comfortable when worn over the shoulder.