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I've been there three times. How about you? Those megafauna in North America are pretty hard for a human to encounter accidentally. As opposed to these: https

I've been there three times. How about you? Those megafauna in North America are pretty hard for a human to encounter accidentally. As opposed to these: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/03/australias-dangerous-animals-the-top-30/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013...

worthless-trash 4y ago
I agree, but the links ratings are a little funky, I can't fully agree with their ratings, as someone who has lived in the bush in queensland, I'll re-rank these how I imagine someone native to the area has sees it. Irukandji (rarer but more painful) is MUCH nastier than the box jellyfish (painful but more common), I wanted to kill myself with a very mild Irukandji sting. The paralysis tick is much worse than a bull ant, which just hurts quite a bit, but the symptoms/fatality of the tick is worse (which doesn't really hurt, just ends up killing you slowly) The gympie gympie stinging tree(common, but not listed) is much more painful than the bull ant, and people with grass allergies get even more pain from it. Oh and stonefish, fuck stonefish. I've seen a tough bastard get stung and bastard was weeping like a baby for hours even after the anti venom. I think the guy almost died from the shock alone. When you're in the city, a lot of this risk isnt anywhere near you, when you are working on the farm in the country near either the desert or the rainforest , native flora and fauna risks are very real.
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  Wow. I always thought stonefish was say-your-prayers deadly. Never heard of that tree.
  - worthless-trash 4y ago
    Fortunately we were off the coast of cairns at the time, so it was a very, rushed boat trip to the cairns and then police ride to the hospital.
anakaine 4y ago
There, being Australia? I'm Aussie, spent a decade working in remote area exploration. Grew up on/in the bush. I know my way around. There being North America? Been a handful of times. Enjoy snowboarding and hiking. Thankfully I've never run into anything on the trail. The guy below me posted about the Gympie Gympie tree. Been stung by one, twice. First time from a dead leaf. Second time from a very much alive and still on the tree leaf. That tree is rather painful. Both times treated with a cold wax strip. Had to ring around to find one on the second occasion as it was at night.

worthless-trash 4y ago

I agree, but the links ratings are a little funky, I can't fully agree with their ratings, as someone who has lived in the bush in queensland, I'll re-rank these how I imagine someone native to the area has sees it. Irukandji (rarer but more painful) is MUCH nastier than the box jellyfish (painful but more common), I wanted to kill myself with a very mild Irukandji sting. The paralysis tick is much worse than a bull ant, which just hurts quite a bit, but the symptoms/fatality of the tick is worse (which doesn't really hurt, just ends up killing you slowly) The gympie gympie stinging tree(common, but not listed) is much more painful than the bull ant, and people with grass allergies get even more pain from it. Oh and stonefish, fuck stonefish. I've seen a tough bastard get stung and bastard was weeping like a baby for hours even after the anti venom. I think the guy almost died from the shock alone. When you're in the city, a lot of this risk isnt anywhere near you, when you are working on the farm in the country near either the desert or the rainforest , native flora and fauna risks are very real.

AlbertCory 4y ago
Wow. I always thought stonefish was say-your-prayers deadly. Never heard of that tree.
- worthless-trash 4y ago
  Fortunately we were off the coast of cairns at the time, so it was a very, rushed boat trip to the cairns and then police ride to the hospital.

anakaine 4y ago

There, being Australia? I'm Aussie, spent a decade working in remote area exploration. Grew up on/in the bush. I know my way around. There being North America? Been a handful of times. Enjoy snowboarding and hiking. Thankfully I've never run into anything on the trail. The guy below me posted about the Gympie Gympie tree. Been stung by one, twice. First time from a dead leaf. Second time from a very much alive and still on the tree leaf. That tree is rather painful. Both times treated with a cold wax strip. Had to ring around to find one on the second occasion as it was at night.