so tell me something

What are the bugs like in australia?
I've heard some pretty creepy things about them. I'm so scared of bugs, but im headin off to australia in a few months, and i need some preparation...lol :&

 

Just dont worry about the bugs. They're nothing to be afraid of, trust me

 

I don't often see any bugs here.. What creepy things have you heard?.. Hospital germs are often tittled hospital bugs here and yes they are extremely creepy and harmfull..

 

Try the Bill Bryson books on his travels through Australia...fantastic "man on the ground" experience of the place.....and a fantastic read overall

/me wants to go to the land of his namesake

 

Only bug you gotta be wary of is ticks, and theyre in tropical cliamates.
Theyre bad cos they anchor and burrow under your skin and cause infections... so if you have ticks inyur skin, be sure to seek medical advice if you dont know how to get it out properly.

 

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yipe! See, that's scarey! :&

I heard the bugs there are lots bigger than those in north america. James used to work with someone who lived in australia, and she told him a story about how she ran into this huge spider in her house like the size of a hand. He read another story on some autralia forum, where some guy took down a wall clock, and there was a giant spider, the size of the clock hiding behind it. FUCK I WILL SHIT IF I SEE A SPIDER THAT BIG!!!! I have goosebumps right now just thinking about it. You guys have no idea how scared i am of bugs. Like, i get sweaty and faint feeling, and i feel like i'm going to throw up. I still can't wait to get there though

 

We have big beetles here... theyre like an inch long, but theyre not usually in the cities, which city are you going to? Sydney?

 

i woke up with one of those spiders on my face once

 

Huntsman spiders are the big hairy ones, but they are harmless. Redbacks are poisonous .Some people dies form a bite, others just become ill.They are a smallish black spider with a red spot - quite obvious. Funnel web spiders are only found in certain parts of Australia. Where I am there is a small brown spider that is not even ½" wide. Some one did get bitten by one and ended up in hospital. They did recover.

What you should rell worry about is mosquitoes. They are more than annoying, they carry some nasty diseases such as Ross River fever and encephalitis.Bear in mind they only like still air so if you have the fan on when you are asleep, you should be able to keep them away.

 

Summer is a real bastard in Australia, between the mosquitoes and the flies it can get a bit unbearable, but as for spiders and beetles I wouldn't really worry, they're either harmless or you'll get heaps of people pointing them out.
generally tho, black spiders are bad (redback or white-tip mostly), brown spiders are okay, and stay well clear of the european wasps, they can get really angry, while the bees tend to be pretty passive

 

Lucy, may we ask what brings you downunder? Holiday, professional?

 

No-ones died from a spider bite in Australia for like 20 years

 

We have lots of bugs, apart from the common ones that have already been mentioned you are not likely to bump into anything fun like scorpions or bird eating spiders unless you go looking for them. Your common garden spiders generally only come out at night and ticks are found everywhere, there are also leaches, giant beetles and moths, stick insects and centipedes. Then there are the snakes

 

oh yeah snakes are nasty shits.

i mean they are nice and all they just scare me when its really dark in the bush and you manage to constantly just miss stepping on them.

snakes freak me out...

 

Just to get away, try something different and new. I'm so sick of this place, it's starting to hurt.

And Retro....i'm not sure yet, I want to check out sydney at some point, but i want to go everywhere. I can't wait!!!! It'll hopefully be sometime after christmas. yay!

 

We should have an oz meet!!! that'd be rad! Go to melbourne, its waaaaaaay cooler than sydney... and Nimbin, go there... though... in NSW the mountains are really great!

 

I am so in!!! I would love that. When i was coming up with my plans, i secretly had you in the back of my mind, cuz i knew you lived there hehe.. :& I've heard melbourne is tons better...but like i said, i want to go EVERYWHERE. i hope my plans all pull through

 

I live in adelaide... not a lot to see here.. but its notbad... but yeah, oz is beautiful but keep in mind... its big, and very spread out.

Melbourne is more artsy, has more of a youth vibe than sydney, which is more business oriented... Brisbane is meant to be very nice, but I've not been there ... but yeah, melbourne is the hippy, vegan, arty, musical mecha of oz.

 

Why don't we meet at the New Year Confest?

 

northern new south wales is where most of the hippies go...to die, just like elephants.

there are lots of rainforrests and things up there. but i dont like the humidity.

but yeah we have really big huntsman spiders. its ok if you see one in your room and you know where it is, but if it moves somewhere, you gotta make sure it isnt crawling in your bed. i dont think those ones are poisonous but they are still bloody big.

its the hoop snakes and drop bears that you have to worry about. and tasmanian devils.