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Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by Clewza313 on Friday July 30, 2021 @01:36AM (#28004807)
You forgot the jellyfish, bluebottles and scorpions. Even the platypus is venomous!
Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:20AM (#28005705)
With a very small adult size of about a cubic centimetre (1 cm3), they are both the smallest and one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world.

Robert Drewe describes the Irukandji jellyfish sting as "100 times as potent as that of a cobra and 1,000 times stronger than a tarantula's".

Irukandji jellyfish's stings are so severe they can cause fatal brain hemorrhages and on average send 50-100 people to the hospital annually.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish

Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by caf on Friday July 30, 2021 @09:13AM (#28007580)
There's also Cassowaries, possibly the closest thing you can get to the experience of being chased by the Jurassic Park velociraptors.
Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by samplatt on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:27AM (#28005759)
And the stonefish and conefish. Know where you place your feet!
Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:14AM (#28005675)
Tasmanian Devils deliver the highest bite force relative to body size of all mammals.
Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by BLKNSLVR on Friday July 30, 2021 @07:51AM (#28006965)
But the whole species is under threat from the face cancer thing [0] Tassie devils are beautiful little nuggety marsupials. Their name belies their shyness.

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease

Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by respondo2134 on Friday July 30, 2021 @08:12AM (#28007102)
they are many things but beautiful they are not. They may be shy but they're also very blustery as well. Thse WB animators probably never saw one but they got a lot right.
Re:The weird world of Australian sea snakes by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:27PM (#28020913)
That’s harsh. They cute as cute can be. Right up until feeding time. Terrible terrible table manners.