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

  1. ghce Jul 6, 2022

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  2. 140dave Jul 6, 2022

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    Yes, yes they are kidding you. Fake news, it didn’t happen, sorry.
     
  3. gbesq Jul 6, 2022

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    Good to know. In the U.S., with the exception of some members of Congress, our sharks stay in the ocean. However, we do have a few of these wandering around outdoors and they can get a little cranky:
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  4. ghce Jul 6, 2022

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  5. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jul 28, 2022

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    New export opportunity for Australia for reanimated spiders...;)

     
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  6. ghce Jul 28, 2022

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    No no no, that's just so wrong on so many levels.
    Kind of comes under the category of just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
    That post sadly will get no likes from me.
     
  7. blubarb Aug 5, 2022

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  8. DoctorEvil Aug 20, 2022

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  9. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Aug 20, 2022

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    Red backs aren’t that bad….killer headache for about 6 hours with a wicked dose of nauseous undertones. Got bitten on the upper arm many years ago.
    Not a pain I would forget but 24 hours later was all good.
     
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  10. DoctorEvil Aug 20, 2022

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    Ouch! Glad to hear you survived.
     
  11. DoctorEvil Aug 28, 2022

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    Only in Australia
     
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  12. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Aug 29, 2022

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    Couple of teenagers fighting ::popcorn::

     
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  13. DoctorEvil Aug 29, 2022

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    Roos can be dangerous for sure. The central claw on their hind leg can tear your leg open.
     
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  14. Wryfox Sep 6, 2022

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    I still argue Florida can compete here....have all of these in my backyard...

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  15. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Sep 13, 2022

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  16. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Sep 13, 2022

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    Portuguese man of war……Meh…. They are what we call Blue bottles and throw at each other as kids…


    Are blue bottle jellyfish poisonous?

    The bluebottle uses its tentacles to catch, sting, and kill its prey. The venom it uses is a mix of phenols and proteins that are deadly to their prey, but not to humans. Immediately after you get stung by a bluebottle, you will feel an intense jolt of pain.



    Put your big boy pants on for BOX Jellyfish

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    https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(19)30099-7/pdf
     
  17. pdxleaf Sep 13, 2022

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    Why did I look?!!...I've learned nothing.
     
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  18. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Sep 13, 2022

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    And these little buggers are just as bad as the Box jellies...and you can barely see them in the water.

    Irukandji jellyfish - Wikipedia
     
  19. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Sep 13, 2022

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    Robert Drewe describes the sting as "100 times as potent as that of a cobra and 1,000 times stronger than a tarantula's"

    :eek: Remind me not to swim in the ocean should I ever visit Australia...
     
  20. BlackTalon This Space for Rent Sep 13, 2022

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    Thankfully when I visited about 25 years ago the most menacing things were wallabies frolicking on the beach, an emu trying to take over the road, a sea turtle and a leopard shark. It was a warm-and-fuzzy experience.

    Seems the country has gone to poop since then! :D