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I suspect to see that on Buzzfeed or such, for top ten interview hacks. “Visible Jellyfish stings garner sympathy, but at the same time suggest you’re a go-getter who leads an interesting life and doesn’t shy from challenges”
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Can confirm. Don’t touch me. I’m a real live wire.
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The trees…
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And not just the people! Respect nature itself, too.
Or (apologies for the snark) just use a comma.
Funny thing about Australia. Yeah we got lots of dangerous animals but most of them you don’t really have to worry about because you’re not likely to encounter them frequently in the cities. Those that you will encounter are usually redback spiders (which you’re very unlikely to die from), Dugite snakes (I think i’ve had… 3 in my backyard in my life? if you give them space they are usually more scared of you than you are of them. Just don’t hang out in tall grass and be careful in bushland). There are however, a few key exceptions -
Blue-rings octopuses are one such exception.
Other key ones I guess would be funnelweb spiders (genuinely terrifying but uncommon except in certain areas), tiger snakes (rare in suburbs but common elsewhere), king browns (rare in suburbia but rapidly fatal), stonefish, sharks… a few others in other states that I’m less familiar with I’m sure. Kangaroos are fine if you leave them alone but they will fuck you up if you mess with them… Oh and don’t eat any plants you don’t recognise, even from people’s gardens - especially in WA.
But yeah, how often do I actually feel under threat here? Pretty much never if in the burbs.
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Can confirm. Will yell “Fuck Off!” with the most limited of provocations. Don’t spill my drink.
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Spiders, snakes, crocks… whatever. I’ve had redback spiders, brown snakes and tiger snakes in my back yard, but there’s only one Australian animal that hunts me down every Spring, scares the bejesus out of me and has left my face covered in scratches. Fuckers.
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Drop bear…
Nice.
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Poisonous animals usually advertise themselves … If you see an animal with bright colours in the sea, do NOT touch it.
On the other hand, there’s the stonefish, which you might not see, because it’s camouflaged as a stone, but is venomous (the one in the preview as quite a colourful rock, but not always).
(Poisonous - dangerous if you eat it, so really needs to warn things that might try if it wants to deter you, not have posthumous revenge. Venomous - dangerous if it bites/stings you. Warnings are useful if it’s mostly a defence mechanism, but not necessarily if it evolved to help it kill prey, or if camouflage is its primary defence and venom a last resort.)
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Most victims do not have heart failure. A ventilator is sufficient treatment in a majority of cases. There is no need to be so dramatic. But to be clear, if you’re not near a hospital you’re in a whole lot of trouble. (say your good-byes, etc)
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How is that clear? Or are you being sarcastic?
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A possible successor to the Tide Pod Challenge?
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I was talking to the resort owner about my jelly run in. He said further down the beach where they get some waves, you can be swimming in clear water and then the next thing you know a wave will dump a dozen or more jelly fish on you.
Hahahahah, Usually I tend to overuse commas. Thank you. Fixed.
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Here’s some commas: , , , , , , , ,
Now you can sprinkle them where you like and avoid intentionally misunderstanding for comic effect.
[raised you one snark!]
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With the Lions Manes jellys that stung me in UK waters I never noticed the pain until I was back on the boat, it may have something to do with the water temperature though.
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I was thinking these brightly colored rings were a clear case of
but, reading it, I found there seems to be no scientific consensus on whether warning coloration is even a thing with marine animals
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I was going to say - LOTS of marine animals have bright colors. Most of them harmless. And until 2 days ago I’ve never heard of a toxic octopus. Unless my ex was an octopus in disguise.
This isn’t a very good rule of thumb - there are thousand of brightly-coloured reef fish and other organisms that are completely harmless, while some of the most dangerous animals (stonefish etc) do their best to camouflage themselves. That said, it’s generally good practice not to touch any animal in the sea, regardless of the threat it poses to you.
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