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Stevenski · Dec 10, 2017

Found this sucker coming out for some sun this morning. She lives in a small garden bed next to my house & keeps the bug population down.

momofthegoons · Dec 10, 2017

@Stevenski good lord..... :uhoh:

do they bite? Are they one of the many things that can kill you over there? :biggrin:

Stevenski · Dec 11, 2017

momofthegoons said:
@Stevenski good lord..... do they bite? Are they one of the many things that can kill you over there?

Nope. They are completely harmless but can get up to 16 inches in length. If you have one in your garden you are quite lucky really as they eat plants & insects. Lets just say we have no snail problems here in the garden & with a bit of luck she will hang around for the next 20 odd years :smile:

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Here is where she lives. Quite a narrow little space but it has plenty of cover from aerial predators & a nice insect rich soil to feed her.

I have seen plenty of deadly animals in the wild wandering around Sydney but I was most terrified when I encountered a big four foot plus Goanna. He was just chilling in the middle of the track & going nowhere but saw me & hissed. They aren't going to kill you but a bite will fuck you up for quite a while. They also climb trees to hunt prey & kill & eat snakes. A very important spirit animal to Aboriginal Dreamtime & allegedly very good eating.

momofthegoons · Dec 11, 2017

@Stevenski well..... even if he doesn't bite I would piss my pants if I saw that thing in the garden..... never mind the Goanna....that would send me packing home lol. I am a total wuss when it comes to 'critters.'

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Stevenski · Dec 12, 2017

Don't worry @momofthegoons I backed up & bush bashed to do a big loop around him. That is his turf & I am just a visitor.

Caught a nice cloud during sunset yesterday. Don't know about anyone else but it looks like an eagle swooping for the kill. Kinda fitting considering how much I love my Sea Eagles & they have been in the media for all the wrong reasons that day.