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Pawneewafflesarelife t1_j3syx39 wrote

Reply to comment by Altruistic_Price7572 in Massive 7.7 earthquake hits Indonesia and Australia by biscuits2101

Stonefish, blue ring octopus, sting rays, jellyfish, sharks, rip currents. Mostly similar to stuff NA has in the water, aside from the cute deadly octopus.

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AsherGray t1_j3w4aac wrote

To be fair, the US doesn't see stonefish or blue ring octopuses, both of which are lethal. The box jellies in Australia are a different species than those found around the US, which are also deadly, while the US species are just painful. The US has bull sharks which are some of the most aggressive sharks, but they're in the Atlantic. I'm thinking that's why the Aussies love going to Hawaii

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Pawneewafflesarelife t1_j406gj9 wrote

Yeah I'm anxious about stonefish. Newish to Australia and Aussie husband tells me that rock socks (dunno what Aussies call them, the water shoes with rubber base) won't stop a barb. Will the stingray shuffle form of walking avoid them?

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