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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 299825" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm not sure what language the boy was singing in, it was one of the Aboriginal languages.</p><p></p><p>As for our wildlife - we may have more species of snakes here but most of them will avoid you. Snakes feel you coming from the vibration of your feet. I've crossed paths with a few snakes in the wild in my time, and never even been threatened by one.</p><p></p><p>Spiders - only one is aggressive and tat is the Sydney Funnelweb. I've never been bitten. They are deadly and people used to die, several every year, but nobody has died since they</p><p></p><p>1) developed an antivenin and</p><p></p><p>2) learned some very simple first aid to treat the bites which totally neutralises the venom (ie bandage over the bite and do not undo the bandage; the lymphatic system will destroy the venom in situ).</p><p>I mean, that was about 1982 or therabouts, that the last death happened (a five year old boy, the spider was in the sleeve of his coat).</p><p></p><p>As for spiders in the backyard - yes, I carry a stick, but that's because I really don't like walking into a web of the Golden Orb Weaver. She is a beautiful spider and the web really does glisten gold in the sun. But the web is also very strong, the lines of it can stretch many metres and to support such a web the silk is very strong indeed. I hate trying to pick it out of may hair afterwards, especially because my irrational fear that I may have an angry female spider somewhere in my hair and I can't see her, really sends me into panic mode. Hence the stick - I wave it in front of me if I'm walking through spiderweb-likely areas so the stick knocks the web down before my face does. But mostly in autumn or late summer. It's funny you mention it - haven't seen many orb weavers lately. I can't remember when I last picked up a stick to walk through the bush.</p><p></p><p>If ever you're coming Down Under, let us know. We'll meeet you at the airport.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 299825, member: 1991"] I'm not sure what language the boy was singing in, it was one of the Aboriginal languages. As for our wildlife - we may have more species of snakes here but most of them will avoid you. Snakes feel you coming from the vibration of your feet. I've crossed paths with a few snakes in the wild in my time, and never even been threatened by one. Spiders - only one is aggressive and tat is the Sydney Funnelweb. I've never been bitten. They are deadly and people used to die, several every year, but nobody has died since they 1) developed an antivenin and 2) learned some very simple first aid to treat the bites which totally neutralises the venom (ie bandage over the bite and do not undo the bandage; the lymphatic system will destroy the venom in situ). I mean, that was about 1982 or therabouts, that the last death happened (a five year old boy, the spider was in the sleeve of his coat). As for spiders in the backyard - yes, I carry a stick, but that's because I really don't like walking into a web of the Golden Orb Weaver. She is a beautiful spider and the web really does glisten gold in the sun. But the web is also very strong, the lines of it can stretch many metres and to support such a web the silk is very strong indeed. I hate trying to pick it out of may hair afterwards, especially because my irrational fear that I may have an angry female spider somewhere in my hair and I can't see her, really sends me into panic mode. Hence the stick - I wave it in front of me if I'm walking through spiderweb-likely areas so the stick knocks the web down before my face does. But mostly in autumn or late summer. It's funny you mention it - haven't seen many orb weavers lately. I can't remember when I last picked up a stick to walk through the bush. If ever you're coming Down Under, let us know. We'll meeet you at the airport. Marg [/QUOTE]
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