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denNative ant stings can kill but the extent of the problem is
unclear because it's not recognised as a cause of death on
Australia's mortality register, an emergency specialist says.
As if there weren't enough things here that can kill you, now the bloody ants can. Sheesh.
unclear because it's not recognised as a cause of death on
Australia's mortality register, an emergency specialist says.
As if there weren't enough things here that can kill you, now the bloody ants can. Sheesh.
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:15 (UTC)"It's that kind of place"
(we got fire ants here, they are recognised as official causes of death)
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:20 (UTC)Provided the climate doesn't keep changing, of course. There's no need to keep expanding their ranges....
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:23 (UTC)It's too cold up there :)
Granted, I'm now in an area with increased hurricane conditions, but hey, no snow!
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:17 (UTC)If only the feral cats and foxes ate poisonous ants, instead of wombats. Maybe you could get the cane toads working on that, eh?
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:29 (UTC)Oh, and we now have fire ants here, imported into Brisbain on poorly cleaned farm machinery from the US.
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 05:05 (UTC)One holiday I was digging up flower beds for my Mum. I got over 50 bites on my arms and hands. Good thing I'm not allergic to jack - that could have been nasty. Well, nastier, the fireant bites are painful....
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 05:10 (UTC)At least the battle with the fire ants has State Government backing.
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:32 (UTC)the ones that bite here are largish and black. really aggressive little buggers too.
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 05:25 (UTC)no subject
Date: 20 Feb 2006 06:45 (UTC)they aren't quite as agressive as some, but they're still damn annoying
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 06:08 (UTC)The big tree on the nature strip is home to a surprisingly large local ecology of spiders, ants, and other insects.
A couple of weeks ago I had a huge huntsman walking across the windscreen after I parked my car under the tree.
A couple of nights ago I popped outside to grab something out of the car. "hey!" my brain said as I walked out the door "put some shoes on. you know there's huge bull ants under that tree! you'll get stung!" "shaddup, brain" I told it. "she'll be right. no worries!"
Of course, as I'm reaching into the car, what happens? A nasty sting on the ball of my foot. At least the foot didn't swell up in reaction this time - last time I got stung on the foot my entire foot swelled up to the size of a football :-(
And I'll definitely agree. A bull ant sting *hurts*. A *lot*.
Jumping jacks
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 04:42 (UTC)If only ferals would eat each other. Foxes and cats eating cane toads. Sounds great, but would never happen.
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 06:06 (UTC)bullant bites bloody STING
I wonder..
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 17:10 (UTC)id love to go down there and visit some day but there sure is a lot of things there than can kill you.
all i have to worry about up here in Alaska are the Bears,Wolves, mountain lions eating me
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Date: 20 Feb 2006 21:29 (UTC)no subject
Date: 20 Feb 2006 21:49 (UTC)Is there anything in Australia that can't kill you?
Have the best
-=TK
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