Even their freaking snails are poisonous?! It’s like Australia is a penal colony for Mother Nature where she drops off the worst bad asses she has.
On the other hand, the Caribbean coast including parts of Florida is home to the Manchineel Tree, which is so toxic that raindrops dripping off its leaves will raise blisters. How did Australia miss that one?
For the benefit of our international readers (ie, 90% of the thread), “deadly” is also Indigenous slang for “f’kin excellent”
Yeah, I’ll wear that 
[shrug]Haven’t I just lucked out … I have an active ASIO file and my snitch is a telemarketer. [/shrug] 
Ooooh, burn(ed)** by the telemarketer aside.
Hope a drop-bear rips ya face off. 
Just blisters? Too wimpy for Australia. It has to be an agonizing death to even be considered.
You get that from direct contact with the sap.
New Zealand also has a deadly nettle tree, Urtica Ferox
From Wikipedia: "Multiple stingings can have a very painful reaction which causes inflammation, a rash, itching, and in high concentrations loss of motor movement, paralysis, drop in blood pressure, convulsions, blurred vision and confusion. "
Sounds like Monday morning to me.
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Deadly Australia
Deadly Australia
Don’t touch a rock or a plant or a tree
And as for animals, don’t even think of touching them.
They are as deadly as deadly can be.[/QUOTE
Some of them are cute too
Some of them are cute, too
One of my life goals is to pet a kangaroo
Kookaburras, wallabys, and don’t forget the Cockatoo
Moving to Australia is what I want to do!
Some are awfully cute too
Some are awfully cute too
Koala bears, wallabys and the Cockatoo
One of my life goals is just to pet a kangaroo
Moving to Australia is what I want to do!
When I lived in Trinidad in the Caribbean, I was stung by a giant version of a puss caterpillar (a new species that had not been identified before) that caused excruciating site pain that migrated into my joints and caused my heart to race.
So, did you get to name the new caterpillar, for discovering it?
Of course, it’s now known as the jillgaterpillar.
Sure makes it look like Strayan outdoorsmen and outdoorsladies could qualify as Special Forces in some other countries’ armies right off the bat…
Word. Those bastids are some mean muthas.
Maybe not many people know but the playful platypus is said to have the most painful venom of all animals.
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[quote=“Annie-Xmas, post:6, topic:833037”]
Deadly Australia
Deadly Australia
Don’t touch a rock or a plant or a tree
And as for animals, don’t even think of touching them.
They are as deadly as deadly can be.
[/QUOTE
Some of them are cute too
Some of them are cute, too
One of my life goals is to pet a kangaroo
Kookaburras, wallabys, and don’t forget the Cockatoo
Moving to Australia is what I want to do![/QUOTE]
They are wild animals. They aren’t carnivores, but I’d no sooner pet a kangaroo than I’d pet a fox. (Partly because, of course, fox fur is nicer, but still…).
They’re definitely in the top ten, but the top two usually cited are the Bullet Ant and the Tarantula Hawk.