Not all things in Australia want to kill you..........

Says the Aussie standing a safe distance away......😁

The dead bird lying in the grass a couple of metres to the left of the dragon apparently didn’t heed the warning. 😲

This guy seems friendly enough...
https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/...q/news-story/85593251921992fc03c5fcf475e20009

Irukandji
Irukandji syndrome is produced by a small amount of venom and induces excruciating muscle cramps in the arms and legs, severe pain in the back and kidneys, a burning sensation of the skin and face, headaches, nausea, restlessness, sweating, vomiting, an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, and psychological phenomena such as the feeling of impending doom.[19]The syndrome is in part caused by release of catecholamines.[12] The venom contains a sodium channel modulator.[12]

The sting is moderately irritating; the severe syndrome is delayed for 5–120 minutes (30 minutes on average). The symptoms last from hours to weeks, and victims usually require hospitalisation. Contrary to belief, researchers from James Cook University and Cairns hospital in far north Queensland have found that vinegar promotes the discharge of jellyfish venom. "You can increase the venom load in your victim by 50 per cent," says Associate Professor Jamie Seymour from the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine at the university. "That's a big amount, and that's enough to make the difference, we think, between someone surviving and somebody dying."[20] However, other research indicates that while vinegar may increase the discharge from triggered stingers, it also prevents untriggered stingers from discharging; since the majority of stingers do not trigger immediately, the Australian Resuscitation Council continues to recommend using vinegar.[21]

Treatment is symptomatic, with antihistamines and anti-hypertensive drugs used to control inflammation and hypertension; intravenous opioids, such as morphine and fentanyl, are used to control the pain.[20] Magnesium sulfate has been used to reduce pain and hypertension in Irukandji syndrome,[22] although it has had no effect in other cases.[23]

Irukandji jellyfish are usually found near the coast, attracted by the warmer water, but blooms have been seen as far as five kilometres offshore. When properly treated, a single sting is normally not fatal, but two people in Australia are believed to have died from Irukandji stings in 2002 during a rash of incidents on Australia's northern coast attributed to these jellyfish[3][24][25][26]—greatly increasing public awareness of Irukandji syndrome. It is unknown how many other deaths from Irukandji syndrome have been wrongly attributed to other causes. It is also unknown which jellyfish species can cause Irukandji syndrome apart from Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi.[27]

The article is behind a paywall defended by an angry 50kg 1.5m tall cassowary with dagger-like claws. 😲
https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/...t-dangerous-bird-7-facts-about-the-cassowary/

Let's do the Time Warp again. 😉
https://omegaforums.net/threads/not...a-want-to-kill-you.52439/page-11#post-1106662

Not everything wants to kill you....

Brilliant... and for those that don't know the '80s ad campaign:

Any wife and daughter too probably. In your defence, tell them you were inspired by a classic recipe book called Rude Food by a famous photographer.

Outback Uber - the title says it all 😉. None of these things are remotely interested in killing you...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...rn-australia-kununurra?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It’s like it’s from Jurassic Park.

Crikey😲



https://amp.9news.com.au/article/79...?ocid=social-9Newsm&__twitter_impression=true

More snake craziness - but this time you’ve got to feel sorry for the snake. Paralysis ticks are nasty buggers
https://au.news.yahoo.com/snake-catchers-skin-crawling-find-backyard-pool-061238731.html