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Originally Posted by kool maudit
ok: having lived in australia, and being an outdoorsy guy — just how bad is their spider/stinging insect/snake/whatever else situation?
because the stories i hear and the animals i google after hearing them are freaking me out. i may be visiting melbourne at some point next year and this is... on my mind.
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I spent 6 months there.
Creepy crawly things there are abundant. I remember waking up one night to find a huntsman spider crawling along the ceiling. Freaked me right out, and I am generally OK with spiders. Huge. Although non-venomous (although who the hell cares if it bites you, still gonna hurt).
That spider sticks out in my memory. Also the ants. Even the little bastards down there bite.
Basically what I learned in Australia is that EVERYTHING can bite, poison or gut you. Even those cute cuddly Koalas can shred you with their claws.
Great country though.