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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Yup, thanks guys, you're doing a great job  btw, I'll be observing from the comfort and security of my car the next meet 
I'm a little highly strung on life-threatening subjects, but I've been to Australia before (a few summers ago) and I'm sorry to disappoint, but a good friend of mine got me with the drop bears back then I did have a huntsman experience though...
We do have some mozzies in the UK and they're a bit of an irritation in places (mostly in areas of still water), bites causing an red itchy lump but nothing more. Cases of fatalities from bites and stings are pretty low over there. Over here, I hope it's just a question of education?
I'm not overly bothered by bats unless they are going to swoop down and bite me. Likewise other creatures for the most part. But a little basic education would be _much_ appreciated... what might be common sense to you guys because you grew up with the dangers wouldn't necessarily compute to me. It's just a question of life preservation. I want to see the wonders of the southern sky but also live to tell the tale 
These brownsnakes for example - these sound like something I need to keep well away from  but I wouldn't know how react/behave if I should ever have the displeasure to encounter... |
Don't worry mate, I moved here from Scotland eight and a half years ago and I'm still here. I was also concerned and highly arachnophobic when I arrived. Didn't get off to a good start when within the first few weeks I put my hand on a huntsman while feeling for the light switch...
I bought a book to help me identify spiders (so I'd be able to tell the doctor which one had bitten me!
) but the book explained their behaviour and I realised they really are more scared of us than we are of them.
A few months later I was in an outdoor dunny in a national park when a funnel web wandered in. Instead of sh*tting myself, I calmly got the camera out and took a couple of shots!
Morton