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An "Ask Auntie Lowan" Digression.

 
 
pueo
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:43 am
just the growling teeth gnashing bunnies.
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Wilso
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:45 am
I forgot death adders as well.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:46 am
He is prolly gonna be in SYDNEY, Wilso!


Grrrrrrrrrrr pueo. I am an extremely charming Bunny.
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pueo
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:48 am
yes, avoiding those would be a good idea
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Wilso
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:50 am
I don't know the exact number but I believe we've got something like seven of the ten deadliest snakes on earth.
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Wilso
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:51 am
In Sydney you'll avoid the box jelly fish.
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pueo
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 01:52 am
learned all about those nasty jelly fish in hawaii.
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cobalt
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 02:04 am
Just a thought, here - are there cactus - cacti - whatever, lol, in Oz? I recently had a few unfortunate 'incidents' with something called the "jumping cactus" here in Arizona, so this hazard came to my mind.

Now, the most recent 'incident' was most frustrating, since I thought I had learnt my lessons... Here I ventured out with a carpet sample to sit upon, a denim jacket, carried a small craft knife, and various other little conveniences, and determined to enjoy an afternoon in the sun in the nearby mountains/desert. All went well except for getting up to leave. On this windy day, a tiny "bud" (dead one, at that) blew right into me as I stood up to go. The spines went right through my jacket and there I was, impaled with my left upper arm fixed fast to the jacket and the cactus! Aaaak!

So, prey tell, are there prey of the rotten green types to watch for?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 02:17 am
yes.

but not a lot.

prickly pear.

not a cactus expert - i think most cacti are quiet, domestic sorts.
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the prince
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 04:27 am
What abt most bunnies ??
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 05:02 am
We talking rabbits or Bunnies?
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SealPoet
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 05:20 am
Conies. Conies everywhere!
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 05:36 am
Conies is biblical! They are the ancestors of both rabbits and Bunnies. I am a Bunny - ie tall, intelligent - stuff like that. Rabbits are little, cute, verminous in Oz, not so very bright as all that, generally.

What is with the conies?
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kitchenpete
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 06:16 am
All this talk of lagamorphs (yes, rabbits are not rodents!) just reminded me of another name for a microskirt: the greyhound.

Because it gets f'ing close to the hare!

Sorry, poor taste! Hee Hee.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 06:21 am
Shocked


Embarrassed


Twisted Evil


Rolling Eyes

...a LITTLE sensitivity about hares would be appreciated.......




Laughing
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 06:29 am
Dear Bunny-

You glided over an extremely important matter. In your list of things Aussie frought with dire consequences, you mentioned "funnel webs", and then proceeded to go on with no explanation.

This is a serious oversight. I have fantasies of people caught up in a funnel web with a six foot Australian spider eating at their delicate parts, with not so much as an explanation as to how to avoid these monsters.

What the hell is a funnel web?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 06:53 am
Are you REALLY sure you want to know?

http://www.bettanet.net.au/sonata/fwspider.htm
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002844.htm
http://www.discovery.ca/AustraliaAnimals/funnelweb.cfm
http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,158494-1-5,00.html
http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic548.htm
http://upfromaustralia.com/funspid.html
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 07:11 am
Quote:
Bites are most prevalent during summer and autumn when males leave the burrows in search of females


Egads, those mating hormones cause terrible behavior. In my neck of the woods, in mating season, you see armadillos squashed all over the roads. They are so hell bent on finding girl armadillos, that they play in traffic!
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 07:14 am
Hmmmm - seems they need education in safe sex.....is this not available for armadilloes in your country?
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Fri 7 Feb, 2003 08:22 am
Education in safe sex? Armadillo condoms? Armadillo abortions? You want to give Bush a coronary???? Laughing
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