Thank goodness my wife doesn't read IIS. It took me a while to convince her to come north with me. If she sees this!!
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Yep yep yep.
If you're going to be camping on the beach the night before the eclipse, it will pay to scan the sand for any Croc tracks.
As Gary said, also be aware of the Box Jelly fish. You can get stung even wading ankle deep.
If you're going bush walking, feral pigs and Cassowaries are also something to keep an ear and eye out for.
Watch out for Stinging Trees too. Damn horrible things they are. Don't scratch or rub the area affected, you will only release more of the toxic substance into the skin.
If you keep a roll of Duct tape, or masking tape with you, you can apply them to the affected area and pull out most of the hairs. The hospitals use depilatory wax to remove them. When I lived on the Cape, I always kept a roll of tape in my bag.
The Wait-a-While isn't noxious at all, just painfully annoying. Once you encounter it, you'll know why it is named that.
I don't mean to sound over dramatic, but having lived on the region, I don't want anyone getting themselves into trouble.
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