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Why does Australia have so many venomous animals?
- warpspin 3y agoThe second confusing thing about Australia are the animals. They can be divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. However, there are curiously few snakes, possibly because the spiders have killed them all. - Douglas Adams https://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/21/douglas-adams-guide-to-australia/ https://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/21/douglas-adams-g...
- xanderlewis 3y agoBox jellyfish, crocodiles, snakes (various), blue-ring octopuses, redback spiders, funnel-web spiders, great white sharks. Just some of the reasons that put me off going to Australia. - K. Pilkington.
- NikkiA 3y agoAnd yet only one of that list is unique to Australia...