Fun quiz question: how many deaths from spider bites have there been in Australia in the last forty years? a) 0 b) 1 c) 10 d) 100 e) 1000
Last death 1979, funnel web spider anti venom available from 1980.
yup, more ppl are killed in Straya by animals found all around the world than by our native critters! Average deaths per year: -horses, cows, dogs (introduced species) eighteen -sharks, crocs, snakes, roos seven - spiders ZERO - dropbears govt won't reveal 😉
Yes, but that's because we (Australians) have spent about a century making sure that we a) train our kids not to get bitten by spiders, b) to know what to do if they get bitten, & c) have studied how to treat spider bites with antivenom, & d) stock that shit up in every medical facility. =>
F) 1,000,000,000 It’s why Australia’s population is so low. And that’s only the reported ones. #WillNotFallForDeepSpider