Quote: (Originally Posted by
SteveL)

I think Australia has the highest number of deadly snakes in the world, prolific great white sharks in the south and a shed load of spiders that can kill by looking at you from 20 feet that live in dive gear, theres invisible jelly fish that can kill in the north and blue ringed octopi in the middle that cause total body paralysis - and heaps of other things
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Quote: (Originally Posted by
Lancer4545)

Lots of man eating sharks, deadly jellyfish, blue ringed octupus, stone fish, sea snakes...
Quote: (Originally Posted by
streamway_explorer)

The flies will drive you nuts in the summer before you come across a poison insect or snake. which is why we go diving to get away from the flies

Being a former resident of WA, had a close encounter with a white tip spider... in my bed

....too close to my ....
species considered culprit for causing arachnoid necrosis, a reeeeally bad skin condition, often requiring amputation of body parts

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Fortuneately, all of mine are still intact.