r/GardeningAustralia • u/drewdles33 • Sep 07 '24

What is this? šŸœ ID This Bug

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Iā€™ve never seen anything like this in person that wasnā€™t on TV or behind a glass screen at a zoo. Are they harmful or is it just big and ugly? In Victoria.

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u/Least_Comedian_3508 Sep 07 '24

Are there any animals in Australia that arenā€™t out there to kill you?

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u/Not_HAL_199 Sep 07 '24

Not really. The flies carry knives now.

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u/TrashMonkeyByNature Sep 07 '24

Down under we call them Flives

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u/macedonym Sep 07 '24

Are there any animals in Australia that arenā€™t out there to kill you?

Assuming you're American, you have an equivalent for each of our dangerous animals (other than Cassowaries I guess).

And you also have FUCKING BEARS.

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u/MadHabitats Sep 07 '24

Yeah I know right!! I say this all the time, literally nothing we have is as bad as bears. I mean don't get me wrong they are cute and funny af but scary af too..

Our worst animals are almost always more scared of you...

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u/DegeneratesInc Sep 07 '24

And our feral cats don't take down mountain bikers and have them for lunch tomorrow.

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u/feralmagictree Sep 07 '24

March flies are around at moment.. those bastard bite and draw blood.

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u/Not_HAL_199 Sep 07 '24

Yes, they are complete bastards.

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u/DegeneratesInc Sep 07 '24

Legless lizards. Completely harmless. You could even eat them.

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u/Least_Comedian_3508 Sep 07 '24

Doesnā€™t look friend shaped though šŸ˜