What if you lived in Australia? - Page 579

**blondifan** · July 17th, 2017, 03:54 PM

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The females of most species (but not all) require blood meals to produce eggs.

http://www.bushwalkingholidays.com.a...arch_flies.pdf

**Sir Honkers** · July 17th, 2017, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Like Bull Ants

And their bite can be quite annoying and a bit painful

Just wish TM and palo could find out the hard way

I'm sixty five, lived here all my life and never been stun or bitten by anything. Is that I wonder, down to my habit of running away from any threatening situation screaming like a girlie, or because we exaggerate for the tourists.

**blondifan** · July 17th, 2017, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

... never been stun or bitten by anything...

I remember getting stung by bull ants/inch men at around age five in the crumbling remains of the house foundation next door. After running to mum for a Band-Aid I went straight out and did it again.

I'm still that way with women.

**Sir Honkers** · July 17th, 2017, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blondifan

After running to mum for a Band-Aid I went straight out and did it again.

I'm still that way with women.

My cousin was like that. Could always be counted on to drive the dog nextdoor into a homicidal frenzy by banging on the fence and put a bullant from one nest into another one.
He is still alive.

**trailmaster** · July 17th, 2017, 10:44 PM

I know from reading that Australia has bed bugs. America has way too many. Since Australia has so much unused land in the outback, maybe Hiram Big could bring over a tanker shipful of these nasty critters and dump them in the outback. Hiram would pay for the priviledge!

**blondifan** · July 17th, 2017, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

I know from reading that Australia has bed bugs....

Maybe Mr. Big could house them here. http://www.msn.com/en-au/money/perso...cid=spartanntp

**JJ3027** · July 18th, 2017, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Like Bull Ants

And their bite can be quite annoying and a bit painful

we have "THEM" critters too out in Nevada. But a bit bigger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnL2auGFwo

Estreeter · July 18th, 2017, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

or because we exaggerate for the tourists.

Maybe a little

I did get bitten quite badly once by Bull Ants not too far from where you live, The You Yangs, wasn't doing anything stupid to annoy or disturb them, they would have been about a half inch long I guess ..... had a few get right up onto the fleshy part of my thigh .... it hurt a bit and was red for a day or two

**trailmaster** · July 18th, 2017, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by blondifan

Maybe Mr. Big could house them here. http://www.msn.com/en-au/money/perso...cid=spartanntp

I was thinking more about dumping them in the outback so your nasty critters like spiders, ants, lizards and other critters could feast on them. Then no more bed bugs to bite people.

**Arturo2nd** · July 18th, 2017, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

I know from reading that Australia has bed bugs. America has way too many. Since Australia has so much unused land in the outback, maybe Hiram Big could bring over a tanker shipful of these nasty critters and dump them in the outback. Hiram would pay for the priviledge!

Global trade has brought bed bugs back into prominence in the United States, but our Indian migrants and visitors, especially, have created a boon for the pest control people.

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trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,933 Thanks: 1,329,434 Thanked 707,589 Times in 60,107 Posts	I know from reading that Australia has bed bugs. America has way too many. Since Australia has so much unused land in the outback, maybe Hiram Big could bring over a tanker shipful of these nasty critters and dump them in the outback. Hiram would pay for the priviledge!