Actually there is no evidence that there was ever any land animals whatsoever in NZ except for lizards, insects and spiders. Unless you count flightless birds.
Actually there is no evidence that there was ever any land animals whatsoever in NZ except for lizards, insects and spiders. Unless you count flightless birds.
So, aside from the sheep-eating lizards, poisonous insects, deadly spiders, and territorial (and vicious) birds... you'd be perfectly safe.
So, aside from the sheep-eating lizards, poisonous insects, deadly spiders, and territorial (and vicious) birds... you'd be perfectly safe.
Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider (the Katipo [wikipedia.org]) that's rare, endangered, and found only on coastlands (eg. not inland). The next worse thing (probably a whitetail spider [wikipedia.org]) merely makes you nauseous, and is not deadly.
Because of the tectonic plate movement New Zealand drifted off before animals and before evolution favoured
Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider
That's because the Maori's ate them all. Seriously, the bloody Maori's are the only native race to ever get a treaty from the vicious pommy bastard tribe!
Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider
That's because the Maori's ate them all. Seriously, the bloody Maori's are the only native race to ever get a treaty from the vicious pommy bastard tribe!
Not wise to eat poisonous spiders. Venomous ones, now that could be another matter...
so... (Score:5, Funny)
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So it wasn't the dingo, after all.
No dingos in NZ.
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Of course not! Not any more -- did you see the size of those Dingo eating birds?
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Actually there is no evidence that there was ever any land animals whatsoever in NZ except for lizards, insects and spiders. Unless you count flightless birds.
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Actually there is no evidence that there was ever any land animals whatsoever in NZ except for lizards, insects and spiders. Unless you count flightless birds.
So, aside from the sheep-eating lizards, poisonous insects, deadly spiders, and territorial (and vicious) birds... you'd be perfectly safe.
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Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider (the Katipo [wikipedia.org]) that's rare, endangered, and found only on coastlands (eg. not inland). The next worse thing (probably a whitetail spider [wikipedia.org]) merely makes you nauseous, and is not deadly.
Because of the tectonic plate movement New Zealand drifted off before animals and before evolution favoured
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Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider
That's because the Maori's ate them all. Seriously, the bloody Maori's are the only native race to ever get a treaty from the vicious pommy bastard tribe!
Re:so... (Score:2)
Deadly spiders? New Zealand has no snakes and only one species of poisonous spider
That's because the Maori's ate them all. Seriously, the bloody Maori's are the only native race to ever get a treaty from the vicious pommy bastard tribe!
Not wise to eat poisonous spiders. Venomous ones, now that could be another matter...
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Whoosh.
X-Mod-Mindfuck: that's the sound of a swinging pendant, not a low flying joke