for visitors to australia

[Ken Gargett]

for visitors...

i think i'd rather deal with these than the computer issues. except the bottom one. 

the commentary is not mine. 

 

It's a battle royale between two of our country's most deadly animals. Picture: Reddit

People from overseas often have the perception that Australia is a deadly country, with wildlife that will kill you as soon as look at you. 

 

Looking at these pictures, it’s hard to argue with them.

 

 

Nothing to see here. Just a beached whale that is being savagely devoured by crocodiles. Picture: Imgur

 

 

It's a bold python that decides it has the capacity to inhale a kangaroo whole. Dream big, eh? Picture: Imgur

 

 

And just when you thought you'd seen it all, this one is eating a crocodile. Picture: YouTube

 

 

Hooooo boy. This is a cannibal crocodile. A CANNIBAL CROCODILE. Honestly I don't know what hope there is for any of us. Picture: Reddit

 

 

Even our cuddly adorable native animals will potentially rip your face off / pass on chlamydia. Picture: Bored Panda

 

 

Sure, the python devouring the big old bat thing is terrifying. But take a moment to have a closer look at that bat's paw/hand. Sleep well tonight, won't you? Picture: Imgur

 

 

Just another crocodile butchering a shark, because it is so mind-boggling it's worth another look. Picture: Reddit

 

 

We also know to be afraid of the roos. They are built like they do cross fit daily, and they can kick you right across a paddock. Picture: Reddit

 

 

Even our pine cones can grow so large that they can fall out of a tree and kill you (seriously, it's happened). Picture: Reddit

 

 

This is a highly creative way of getting rid of unwanted drop-ins from your family. Picture: Reddit

 

 

Pass the Mortein. Picture: Imgur

 

 

That snake head is way to well camouflaged with the petrol hose for our liking. We would frankly rather fill our car up with diesel and wreck the motor than use that pump. Picture: Imgur

 

 

Let us all tip our hat to the hard as nails volunteer at this regional op shop who dragged a python out of the store with her bare hands. Picture: Imgur

 

 

This is a rotting whale carcass. When whales die there can be a build up of gasses in the decomposition process. And when the gas builds up, sometimes they explode. That's right! An explosion of rotting whale flesh. Isn't nature beautiful? Picture: Imgur

 

 

Toot toot! All aboard the snake train! This is a whole bunch of cane toads hitching a ride on a python. Picture: Imgur

 

 

Next time you lift the lid of your toilet, imagine being greeted with this visual. Picture: Reddit

 

 

You may look at this and think it looks like very pretty frost. It's actual spider webs. Heaps and heaps and heaps of spider webs. Time to vacate the area, stat. Picture: Reddit

 

 

Even our insects look like something out of Jurassic Park. Picture: Imgur

 

 

If you walked out your back door and were greeted with this sight, you would be well within your rights to never leave the house again. Picture: Bored Panda

 

 

But as we all know, this is the animal that truly causes most fear among Australians. Picture: Lifehacker

 

 

Posted without comment. Picture: Daily Telegraph

[dragn270]

I can just hear the Op shop lady saying to the guy in the back, “Stop being a bitch and grab the damn tail!”

[Ken Gargett]

2 minutes ago, dragn270 said:

I can just hear the Op shop lady saying to the guy in the back, “Stop being a bitch and grab the damn tail!”

yep. my grandmother came from out bush. would not have bothered her in the least. 

[griller]

I can handle all of these pics except for that freakin' MASSIVE spider and half naked politician in a red nut hugger. 

[Ken Gargett]

1 minute ago, griller said:

I can handle all of these pics except for that freakin' MASSIVE spider and half naked politician in a red nut hugger. 

of everything there, that spider is by far the least likely to cause you any harm. even the koala is more dangerous. 

[griller]

1 minute ago, Ken Gargett said:

of everything there, that spider is by far the least likely to cause you any harm. even the koala is more dangerous. 

I hear ya! My fear of that spider is irrational, while my disdain for the (any) politician is well founded.

[yossie]

You Australians live in a big zoo?

[Edicion]

Funniest post of the year

[mprach024]

Lol that spider.  My god I’d rather wrestle the croc.

You guys are nuts, here’s one of your moths I saw in news feed.  What’s wrong with Australia!!??

 

1 hour ago, griller said:

I hear ya! My fear of that spider is irrational, while my disdain for the (any) politician is well founded.

Your fear is very rational.  

[Boxer31]

what's up with the bats - one looked like a teradactyl and the other one was definitely a vampire!  and I only thought the snakes, spiders and jellyfish were the main dangers.

[Fuzz]

 

[Ites]

 

 
This is a highly creative way of getting rid of unwanted drop-ins from your family. Picture: Reddit

No big surprises overall, except for this wall climbing sneaky thing! I heard the spiderpig tune going but maybe that's just to keep calm

[Fuzz]

7 minutes ago, Ites said:

 

 

No big surprises overall, except for this wall climbing sneaky thing! I heard the spiderpig tune going but maybe that's just to keep calm

 

That's a Lace monitor. They can get up to 2m long and weigh about 20kg.

[Meesterjojo]

It's almost the same here minus the wall climbing lizards. 

The other night on shift we had a western diamondback and a swarm of camel spiders I had to remove. 

This area in the US the the absolute limit for me. I can't imagine living down there. I'm not into challenges. Sure, a few lethal snakes, some wicked spiders and scorpions, but everything else is deer, elk, bobcats, coyotes. And none of it sees me as a meal. Well, maybe the mountain lions and bears.

Had a coworker take the job of a lifetime, his words, in New Zealand recently. Wonder what they have to kill you.

[Ken Gargett]

43 minutes ago, Meesterjojo said:

It's almost the same here minus the wall climbing lizards. 

The other night on shift we had a western diamondback and a swarm of camel spiders I had to remove. 

This area in the US the the absolute limit for me. I can't imagine living down there. I'm not into challenges. Sure, a few lethal snakes, some wicked spiders and scorpions, but everything else is deer, elk, bobcats, coyotes. And none of it sees me as a meal. Well, maybe the mountain lions and bears.

Had a coworker take the job of a lifetime, his words, in New Zealand recently. Wonder what they have to kill you.

new zealanders and boredom. 

[joeypots]

17 hours ago, mprach024 said:

Lol that spider.  My god I’d rather wrestle the croc.

You guys are nuts, here’s one of your moths I saw in news feed.  What’s wrong with Australia!!??

 

 

I saw this and looked it up a bit. I know moths can be beautiful but this thing grossed me out.

[Ken Gargett]

28 minutes ago, joeypots said:

I saw this and looked it up a bit. I know moths can be beautiful but this thing grossed me out.

it is a moth. what harm? mt cotton just down the road from brizzy.

this is not a japanese monster movie. 

[RichG]

I think you’ve exhibited a really poor showing of tourist behavior if you happen to contract chlamydia from a koala.

[Fuzz]

3 hours ago, joeypots said:

I saw this and looked it up a bit. I know moths can be beautiful but this thing grossed me out.

During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Olympic Torch attracted millions of bogong moths from across the city. Many bogongs knew what it was like to be roasted in the depths of the Olympic flames that year, I can tell you!.... and so can all the spectators who had seats anywhere near the Torch. Barbecued bogongs rained down on people all night long.

Those dark areas on the building are not dirt, but millions of bogong moths.

[Ken Gargett]

1 minute ago, Fuzz said:

During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Olympic Torch attracted millions of bogong moths from across the city. Many bogongs knew what it was like to be roasted in the depths of the Olympic flames that year, I can tell you!.... and so can all the spectators who had seats anywhere near the Torch. Barbecued bogongs rained down on people all night long.

Those dark areas on the building are not dirt, but millions of bogong moths.

fuzz, they are moths. not dracula. not fruitbats. moths. do about as much harm as snowflakes. 

[mprach024]

3 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

it is a moth. what harm? mt cotton just down the road from brizzy.

this is not a japanese monster movie. 

Ever see King Kong?  I always thought all the giant insects were CGI, apparently they just filmed on location in Australia.

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

fuzz, they are moths. not dracula. not fruitbats. moths. do about as much harm as snowflakes. 

Not according to the folks beneath the torch. Many brought umbrellas to watch the Games during night sessions. Of course, all of those people were tourists. Aussies had better sense and stayed at home to watch for free. Plus the beer was cheaper and the toilet easier to access. And you didn't want to miss "The Dream with Roy & HG" each night.