* zapped a numd ray (most fascinating creature I've ever seen!)
* stung by a wasp (my fault too -was throwing stones at a nest as a kid. Never been bothered by or bothered them...)
* bitten by a tailor fish on the webbing between thumb and index finger (took hours for bleeding to stop & lucky not to have piece bitten off!)
* bitten by bull ants as a kid (not a mistake you do twice)
* had a 2" cactus thorn pierce through the sole of my boot & go out the top of my foot (and I still love camping)
* AND been kissed by a blue bottle...
AND you're complaining about a EUROPEAN honey bee!!!
Morton, Morton, Morton...
Have to say though, nothing thats 'got' me was ever going to EAT me. All just saying, in very strong term "piss off!". Well, I guess bull ants could eat me, but only after I'm dead from been stung by a million honey bees...
Phewy..... I married a psycho first time round .... Top that !!
The "Australian Geographer" is a well-respected academic Journal, and the paper really WAS published in the Christmas 2012 edition!
Wonderful, but how did they get it published? Some great pisstakes and 'in' jokes. NDBI instead of NDVI (normalize difference vegetation index) and megafauna remains have never been found in middens - despite some famous claims.
Huntsman spiders are cute, Funnel Webs are the ones you need to look out for... Come across one of these buggers barefoot and you're in trouble...
I've been keeping reptiles and spiders for a pretty long time, and I've had this one for about a year now. It's one of the most aggressive spiders I've ever had. It strikes at anything that comes anywhere close to it...
General rule for any creepy crawly; stay away from the pointy bit, and it won't hurt you...
I got done on the big toe by a whitetail spider about 2 yrs ago. The
whole toe went bright red, except for the actual bite site which went
sort of necrotic looking. The whole toe was, and still is, incredibly sensitive, and I still cannot wear a closed shoe without great discomfort.
raymo
That's very unlucky. The only thing that ever stung me was a scorpion in my pants in south of France. Since in oz I've seen snakes, spiders, bees but no drama so far. Touch wood.
I worked with a fellow who got bit by a brown snake ,enraged he tried to stomp on it ,,and it bit him again yes he survived .
Aside jellyfish ,crocodiles ,dingos and all the poisonous stuff kicking around
its still a good thing imo that we don't have any serious critters who can grab you while walking and chew ya to bits .
Aside jellyfish ,crocodiles ,dingos and all the poisonous stuff kicking around its still a good thing imo that we don't have any serious critters who can grab you while walking and chew ya to bits .
In my short 41 years on this rock, I have been envenomated or otherwise temporarily injured by the following:
1. Blue Bottles - MANY times. I am desensitised to them now, and only feel minorly itchy - not much pain and no swelling
2. Bees - a few. I am mildly allergic to bee venom, so it's something I avoid
3. Wasps - MANY times, and you never see the little bastiges first. Feels like a red hot poker or even a gunshot wound. Pain lasts but a few minutes for me - probably desensitised again!
4. Green ants - meh. No biggy
5. Bull ants. Bastiges. Biggy.
6. Click Beetles (not sure what their real name is). Smarts for HOURS.
7. Sandflies/Midgies/Mosquitoes. Gotten used to them. No longer a major itching problem as it used to be for me.
8. Dogs: 3 times. Once stitched. Every time was stupidly trying to seperate our 2 dogs during fights. A bucket of water hurts everyone less
9. Cats. Only one of the 3 cats I have had. Drawn blood, OFTEN. I still love her
10. Blue Tongue Lizard. More fright than anything, because the head looks like a snakes.
The other day after arriving at work, a Huntsman spider the size of my palm decided to casually emerge from freaking nowhere and crawl across my driver side window (on the outside thank you jesus) Then it disappeared. Upon returning from work, My paranoia convinced me that this bugger was hiding under the door handle.....
After work, I was too chicken to reach for the handle, so I lit up the flashlight on my phone and actually tried to peer under it, contorting like a gymnast, and only then, open the bloody thing.
But if it's not under the handle, that means there is a freaking huge spider living somewhere in my car... which could potentially fall on my face while driving down the freeway
I was bitten by a juvenile bull ant while cleaning my pool one day. That was a sharp enough prick. I can't imagine a full-sized, pissed off speciman. Well, as a kid we were playing outside with some friends back in the day, one of my friends was stung by a full sized proper pissed off bull ant, she ran inside crying and screaming. I often come across their nests while on my walks, which look like Mt Kilimanjaro and like to shove sticks down 'em. The sight of dozens of huge venomous ants pouring out is a sight to behold lol. Once on a houseboat in Renmark I remember seeing a giant orange ant crawling along the deck towards me, this thing had to be a mutant, the thing was huge, bright orange, and I knew full well to get the hell away. Same trip we were swarmed by massive creepy-looking wasps with orange wings and black bodies one evening when we were having dinner outside. Googling it, they may have been Spider wasps or Tarantula hawks.
I've come across many 6 and 8 legged wild life while cleaning my pool, including Wolf Spiders, dozens of Redbacks, Black House Spiders on Steroids, huge armies of Pill Bugs, and the worst... I once found the remains of what looked like a Funnel Web spider floating in the pool.
I'm not even going to mention the Golden Orb Weaver civilisation I found in the woods at Yarra Bend Park while on my uni field days. FFS.
Never been stung by any of these satanic creatures before though, although I did fall victim to a blue bottle tentacle at Kangaroo Island when I was like 9. Yeah... Jelly Fish are evil. The entire population of these things need to die right now.
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The other day after arriving at work, a Huntsman spider the size of my palm decided to casually emerge from freaking nowhere and crawl across my driver side window (on the outside thank you jesus) Then it disappeared. Upon returning from work, My paranoia convinced me that this bugger was hiding under the door handle.....
I was too chicken to reach for the handle, so I lit up the flashlight on my phone and actually tried to peer under it, contorting like a gymnast, and only then, open the bloody thing.
But if it's not under the handle, that means there is a freaking huge spider living somewhere in my car... which could potentially fall on my face while driving down the freeway
QUOTE=pgc hunter;1123191]The other day after arriving at work, a Huntsman spider the size of my palm decided to casually emerge from freaking nowhere and crawl across my driver side window (on the outside thank you jesus) Then it disappeared. Upon returning from work, My paranoia convinced me that this bugger was hiding under the door handle.....
After work, I was too chicken to reach for the handle, so I lit up the flashlight on my phone and actually tried to peer under it, contorting like a gymnast, and only then, open the bloody thing.
But if it's not under the handle, that means there is a freaking huge spider living somewhere in my car... which could potentially fall on my face while driving down the freeway.
I wonder how many unexplained car accidents are caused by spiders suddenly appearing inside cars?
I used to have a stand of Turpentine trees next to my carport, and they were a great breeding place for huntsman spiders. It was a common occurrence to pull down the sun visor in my car and find a Huntsman sitting on the other side of it!
yes he survived .
