Australia - Russell Hill & Carol Clay Murdered While Camping - Wonnangatta Valley, 2020 #8

[jjleroche]

He failed RAAF. Never flew fighters.

General aviation training.

It was air ambulance - southern had the contract for that.

He has ‘issues’ at Air Ambulance, Ansett and Qatar.

He's certainly consistent...JMO

 

[wallyworld]

Ours have a distinctive red stripe on their back but apparently that is virtually the only difference between the Aussie and US versions of the widow spider.

The female redback spider possesses the distinct red stripe back, while the males have a light brown colour and white markings on the upper side of their abdomen.
Hence, the females are far more attractive to the eye

 

[OwlHeart]

The female redback spider possesses the distinct red stripe back, while the males have a light brown colour and white markings on the upper side of their abdomen.
Hence, the females are far more attractive to the eye

I remember reading years ago that generally speaking, any animal that is black & red, black & orange or black & yellow = dangerous

Like it’s natures warning sign

Bees/Wasps
Red-belly black snakes
Redback spiders
Etc

But also, bright blue can mean poison/toxic like Blue Ringed Octopus

Not sure how true it is but if I ever see any of the above colour schemes on unfamiliar creatures, I suddenly have to be somewhere else lol or at least keep a safe distance

 

[JBowie]

Like it’s natures warning sign

Red is at the long wavelength end of the visible light spectrum and is easier to see by most eyes. Blue and violet are at the the opposite end.

Quite a few foods and berries in the wild are red, another reason for creatures to be careful what they ingest.

 

[Kemug]

For us non-Australians, a dummy spit is "The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner."

dummy = pacifier

A dummy spit = a very angry/upset is baby spitting out its pacifier.

Hope I've got this right.

It's the same as throwing your toys out of the pram.

 

[Kemug]

I remember reading years ago that generally speaking, any animal that is black & red, black & orange or black & yellow = dangerous

That's my cat! And a fatter, lazier, sweeter animal never existed.

 

[OwlHeart]

That's my cat! And a fatter, lazier, sweeter animal never existed.

Well cats are quite exceptional

Edit: @JBowie makes me think it must be more insects, arachnids, reptiles & amphibians as opposed to mammals.

Perhaps they could otherwise be easily overlooked due to small size & natural habitat (snakes slithering through tall grasses) so the contrasting colours act like a red traffic light etc STOP! lol