That¹s good to know. I could tell the tale of a young chef who cut up a
chili, and then handled certain bits of his anatomy this was in the middle
of Arnhem Land. But I¹ll stop there before someone reminds me that, after
all, this is a birding chatline!
D.
on 9/8/11 2:04 PM, Tim Jones at wrote:
> It happened to a friend of mine. He has since got married, so no lasting
> effects.
>
>> > From:
>> > To:
>> > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 14:25:43 +1000
>> > CC: ;
>> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Rats in the Corner Country?
>> >
>> > Ah well, I imagine one or the other would have dropped of eventually.
>> >
>> > Carl Clifford
>> >
>> > On 09/08/2011, at 2:17 PM, Denise Goodfellow wrote:
>> >
>> > And then there's the wellknown Top End botanist (now retired) who
>> > found one
>> > hanging on the end of his penis.
>> >
>> >
>> > on 9/8/11 1:36 PM, Carl Clifford at wrote:
>> >
>>> > > Not to mention leeches. I made the mistake of having an afternoon kip
>>> > > on a poncho in Sarawak. It is amazing where the little devils can get.
>>> > > I have heard of a birder visiting Sabah who managed to get one up his
>>> > > nose, doing the same thing.
>>> > >
>>> > > Carl Clifford
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On 09/08/2011, at 1:29 PM, Tony Russel wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > Yes, ants can be terrible, so too are those huge centipedes.
>>> > >
>>> > > Tony
>>> > >
>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > From: Denise Goodfellow
>>> > > Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2011 12:26 PM
>>> > > To: Tony Russell; 'michael wood'
>>> > > Cc: Birding Aus
>>> > > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Rats in the Corner Country?
>>> > >
>>> > > I woke up once near Kings Canyon to find myself surrounded by millions
>>> > > of
>>> > > ants!
>>> > > Denise
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > on 9/8/11 10:47 AM, Tony Russel at wrote:
>>> > >
>>>> > >> They'll get you wherever you sleep. What about the big spiders that
>>>> > >> come
>>>> > >> out at night in the donga ?? Munch munch.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Tony
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>>>> > >> From:
>>>> > >> On Behalf Of
>>>> > >> michael wood
>>>> > >> Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2011 9:21 AM
>>>> > >> To:
>>>> > >> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Rats in the Corner Country?
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Hello All
>>>> > >> With all things going to plan, I soon plan to be travelling north up
>>> > > through
>>>> > >> the Birdsville Track and and then on to Mt. Isa. My only concern is
>>>> > >> the
>>>> > >> rats. Has anyone had any recent bad experiences with inland rats in
>>>> > >> that
>>>> > >> region? Are they, along with mice, in such numbers that they might
>>>> > >> start
>>>> > >> chewing upon just about anything? I plan to be sleeping on the
>>>> > >> ground in
>>> > > my
>>>> > >> swag for the few days through that area and the idea of them gnawing
>>>> > >> at my
>>>> > >> toes whilst trying to sleep does not fill me with joy.
>>>> > >> Regards,Michael
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