Portuguese Man O' War? Heck, we have those in the US. Likely there was
a 7 meter saltie hiding underneath using the Man O'War as camouflage.
Good thing you didn't venture any closer. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/19/2011 4:31 PM, Goss,Steve wrote:
> Hi, Y'all- Are you sure you have all those critters in Oz? I'm just
> now returning from two weeks in Sydney. The only thing I saw was what
> my guide said was a Portuguese Man O'War. It was just a small blue
> blob bobbing on the water as we kayaked by.
>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Fildes
> [mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 3:21
> AM To: Olympus Camera Discussion Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Six film pics
> from Copenhagen
>
> Mossies - yeah, the size of a small Cessna. Snakes - you don't ever
> want to meet a Taipan or King Brown - none of that pussy rattling
> warning nonsense. Spiders - Sydney Funnel Web is aggressive and kills
> fast. Redback hides under outdoor toilet seats and really gives you
> the sh*ts. Huntsman is non-venemous but gets you in a headlock and
> chews you a bit. Sand Bur? We have tiny Sand Flies that will go
> straight through a flyscreen and bite the crap out of you. Ticks -
> big fat ones designed to bite through reptile scales and potentially
> deadly to humans and dogs. Scorpions - they're around but we don't
> worry much about them - the rest of the critters are much worse. Beer
> - it doesn't keep the flies off but after a while, you don't care.
> Hats - made from rabbit felt. If something tries to bite you, offer
> your hat. It'll give you a fighting chance. Most good hats are sweat
> stained and have a few tooth holes in them. Grass fires - move faster
> than a man can run so you run back through them. Bush fires are a
> serious problem. I've heard that prayer or booze dulls the worry - or
> both. Train tracks - across the Nullabor Desert - longest straight
> run in the world and then there's one curve - one. Belching - see
> beer. Beans - are for vegans. We eat steak and damper (look it up).
> Fire ants - don't have. We have bull ants - bull for bulldog 'cos
> they don't let go. About two inches long and assertive. First time I
> met one I thought I'd stood on a red hot needle. Then there are the
> slightly smaller meat ants - guess why they're called that. Killed a
> nest of them once - it took several litres of diesel.
>
> Self what? What dya mean? You looking for a stoush?
>
> You forgot - Lizards - Parenti get up to two metres and move fast.
> They'll go you. Goannas aren't quite as big but if they panic, they
> run up the nearest tall object - usually a tree but in the Nullabor
> (no-tree) it could be you. The big sharp claws hurt as they dig into
> your hat. Saltwater Crocs (they would eat an alligator). - note: do
> not try the hat trick. Take a dog with you. They prefer dog to
> human. Sea wasps and Irkandji - large and small jellyfish that cause
> agony so intense that it can kill. Sharks, various. Been a few deaths
> by Great White this year. Stonefish and Cone Shells - lethal.
> Blue-ringed Octopus - equally so. Summary - stay out of the water.
>
> There's a reason that most of us cower in coastal cities - it's
> bloody scary out there.
>
> Now if any of the above is expressed in an unfamiliar vernacular,
> check with Bazza O. - he just dropped in for a day and a bit on his
> way to Bali (planning a piss-up in Kuta Beach no doubt) and learned a
> bit of the local lingo. Mangled it a bit, but.
>
> Andrew Fildes afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 18/11/2011, at 2:03 PM, WayneS wrote:
>
>> I'm sure everything in OZ could put a Texan to shame. skiters,
>> snakes, spiders, sand burs, ticks, scorpions, beer, hats, grass
>> fires, train tracks, belching, beans, farts, fire ants, and self
>> aggrandizement.
>
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