Aussies, how do you deal with the critters! Yikes! - Page 2

Animal · 07-09-2002, 07:28 PM

See now, if you were to take the title of the thread literaly it would indicate that your calling the Australian people critters and your wondering how to deal with them. I think, probably the easiest way to deal with them would be an a$$ load of beer! Failing that, i would default back to the "poke in the eye with a sharp stick" routine.

Davros · 07-09-2002, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by Mouse:
And let's not forget the terrifying Great White Shark and the even more feared Greater Naked-lipped Breezer-drinker. Honestly, I'm not sure what would be a worse way to go. Chewed to death or slowly drowned by a deluge of girlie beverages..... [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

I would go for box number 2

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Great post Donut, I had never seen that Douglas Adams thing before - always liked his stuff.

Aelia Jusa · 07-09-2002, 10:08 PM

LOL thanks for posting that Donut! In much the same vein as Bill Bryson's 'Down Under' [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

We also have vicious birds you'll be pleased to know, Kenyth [img]smile.gif[/img] . The cassowary is extremely dangerous with its claws, though I don't know if its poisonous or not. Probably wouldn't matter if you were bleeding to death but

GokuZool · 07-10-2002, 01:01 AM

It's not that bad

We might have all these poisonous animals and insects but you hardly ever see any of them..except for spiders and blue bottles. If you're afraid of snakes I wouldn't reccomend camping out in the bush..we have 18 out of the 20 most poisonous snakes in the world!

Scholarcs · 07-10-2002, 06:50 AM

I`m just glad we have NO poisonous spiders, no snakes, no scorpions. [img]smile.gif[/img] And very few jellyfish as well.

BTW, how do they class one species of spider more poisonous than another? Is it how fast you die? Do they actually have people out to measure whether it takes you 3 or 4 seconds to die? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

LennonCook · 07-10-2002, 07:23 AM

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Originally posted by Scholarcs:
I`m just glad we have NO poisonous spiders, no snakes, no scorpions. [img]smile.gif[/img] And very few jellyfish as well.

BTW, how do they class one species of spider more poisonous than another? Is it how fast you die? Do they actually have people out to measure whether it takes you 3 or 4 seconds to die? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

The potency of the toxin is measured in labs

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Redback, funnelweb, blue-ringed octopus;
Taipan, tigersnake, ada-box jellyfish;
Oh come to Australia, you might accidentally get killed

Earthdog · 07-10-2002, 08:49 AM

How we deal with the deadly spiders: keep a large can of bug spray on either side of the bed. Shoes also work but have shorter range and you have to be more accurate.

Australia is also home to ten of the deadliest snakes in the world.

Spiders havent killed off all the deadly snakes. I can take you to a field that has a few types of deadly snakes not 20 minutes from my house in a suburban area. Tiger snakes tend to be fairly aggresive.

I killed about 30 redback spiders and about 40 white-tail spiders last year. All were in my backyard by/in the wood pile or under the house. If either of those spiders bite you you have about 8 minutes to get to the hospital to get the anti-venom. Any longer and youre dead.

Huntsman spiders a large and taurantula like and will make you sick as hell but most likely wont kill the bite victim unless its a small child that has been bitten. I killed about 25 of them last year. Them suckers are BIGGGG. Just the body on a semi-adult Huntsman is about as big as the palm on a grown man. Or bigger.

Stay out of the ocean. Jelly fish cant sting you if you arent in the water. Sharks cant bite you either if youre on dry land. Dont kill any frogs. They could be poisonous as well.

I cant remember exactly how it went but some English guy back in the 1880s let a pair of breeding rabbits loose. They bred like, rabbits. To get rid of the rabbits they let cats go to hunt them down. The rabbit numbers went down and the ferral cat numbers went up. So to get rid of the cats they let go some poisonous frogs. Now they are trying to figure out how to get rid of the poisonous frogs.

johnny · 07-10-2002, 10:43 AM

Are the sheep in Oz venemous as well perhaps ?

Sir Kenyth · 07-10-2002, 03:25 PM

Great thread! I knew with all the Aussies in this forum, I'd get some good feedback. [img]smile.gif[/img] Have any of you ever seen this "Mouse Spider"? I saw a picture. It looks like a funnel web spider, and is about as deadly.

Here's another good Aussie critter. Ticks that can paralyze and kill you with venom!

Ar-Cunin · 07-10-2002, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:
Are the sheep in Oz venemous as well perhaps ?

Only some of them - the rest are harmless

07-09-2002, 07:28 PM	#11
Animal Gold Dragon Join Date: March 29, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,534	See now, if you were to take the title of the thread literaly it would indicate that your calling the Australian people critters and your wondering how to deal with them. I think, probably the easiest way to deal with them would be an a$$ load of beer! Failing that, i would default back to the "poke in the eye with a sharp stick" routine. __________________ It\'s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...then it becomes a sport.<br /> [img]\"http://members.shaw.ca/mtholdings/bsmeter.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-09-2002, 10:08 PM	#13
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 4,867	LOL thanks for posting that Donut! In much the same vein as Bill Bryson's 'Down Under' [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] We also have vicious birds you'll be pleased to know, Kenyth [img]smile.gif[/img] . The cassowary is extremely dangerous with its claws, though I don't know if its poisonous or not. Probably wouldn't matter if you were bleeding to death but __________________

07-10-2002, 06:50 AM	#15
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	I`m just glad we have NO poisonous spiders, no snakes, no scorpions. [img]smile.gif[/img] And very few jellyfish as well. BTW, how do they class one species of spider more poisonous than another? Is it how fast you die? Do they actually have people out to measure whether it takes you 3 or 4 seconds to die? [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

07-10-2002, 08:49 AM	#17
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 58 Posts: 960	How we deal with the deadly spiders: keep a large can of bug spray on either side of the bed. Shoes also work but have shorter range and you have to be more accurate. Australia is also home to ten of the deadliest snakes in the world. Spiders havent killed off all the deadly snakes. I can take you to a field that has a few types of deadly snakes not 20 minutes from my house in a suburban area. Tiger snakes tend to be fairly aggresive. I killed about 30 redback spiders and about 40 white-tail spiders last year. All were in my backyard by/in the wood pile or under the house. If either of those spiders bite you you have about 8 minutes to get to the hospital to get the anti-venom. Any longer and youre dead. Huntsman spiders a large and taurantula like and will make you sick as hell but most likely wont kill the bite victim unless its a small child that has been bitten. I killed about 25 of them last year. Them suckers are BIGGGG. Just the body on a semi-adult Huntsman is about as big as the palm on a grown man. Or bigger. Stay out of the ocean. Jelly fish cant sting you if you arent in the water. Sharks cant bite you either if youre on dry land. Dont kill any frogs. They could be poisonous as well. I cant remember exactly how it went but some English guy back in the 1880s let a pair of breeding rabbits loose. They bred like, rabbits. To get rid of the rabbits they let cats go to hunt them down. The rabbit numbers went down and the ferral cat numbers went up. So to get rid of the cats they let go some poisonous frogs. Now they are trying to figure out how to get rid of the poisonous frogs. __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

07-10-2002, 10:43 AM	#18
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	Are the sheep in Oz venemous as well perhaps ? __________________

07-10-2002, 01:01 AM	#14
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	It's not that bad We might have all these poisonous animals and insects but you hardly ever see any of them..except for spiders and blue bottles. If you're afraid of snakes I wouldn't reccomend camping out in the bush..we have 18 out of the 20 most poisonous snakes in the world!

07-10-2002, 03:25 PM	#19
Sir Kenyth Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: somewhere Age: 54 Posts: 1,785	Great thread! I knew with all the Aussies in this forum, I'd get some good feedback. [img]smile.gif[/img] Have any of you ever seen this "Mouse Spider"? I saw a picture. It looks like a funnel web spider, and is about as deadly. Here's another good Aussie critter. Ticks that can paralyze and kill you with venom! __________________ Master Barbsman and wielder of the razor wit!<br /><br />There are dark angels among us. They present themselves in shining raiment but there is, in their hearts, the blackness of the abyss.

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