Next month I'll have been living in Australia for ten years. When I first arrived I was rather apprehensive about the inordinate number of Australian creatures that might cause me pain, injury or death. But within a few months I had gotten used to most of them and come to realise that there really wasn't all that much to worry about (despite the incident very early on where a Huntsman happened to be sitting on a light switch as I fumbled for it in the dark).
Well, tonight I spent some time sitting on the balcony observing the Moon with my SV66ED. About 15 minutes ago I felt a sharp pain in my big toe, then a slight sensation of wetness. I went indoors and turned on the light to find a bee half squashed under my foot. I guess the bee was on the balcony floor and I accidentally stood on it.
The pain only lasted a couple of minutes but it was quite intense. I've removed the sting and the toe looks ok. Pretty sure I'm not allergic since I've been stung before, although only by UK bees and wasps.
So, ten years in Australia and I've finally been "got"
