Colin1
Senior Master Sergeant
The Daily Telegraph 8 and 9 January 2010
Deadly spiders invade Sydney
Deadly funnel web spiders are invading Sydney homes after a spell of wet weather sent them scuttling in from gardens. The Australian Reptile Park, which makes anti-venom for funnel web bites, has recorded higher than usual numbers of the spiders. Mary Rayner, the park's manager, said the plague could get worse.
The centre has a spider-milking laboratory to produce anti-venom. Since Boxing Day, people have delivered over 40 spiders. Several children have been bitten but nobody has died since the anti-venom was introduced in 1980.
Darwin the broken jaw capital
The Australian city of Darwin is the 'broken jaw capital of the world' a doctor claims. The Royal Darwin Hospital deals with 350 cases of broken jaws and noses each year - 17 for every 10,000 people. "This is well above anywhere else" said Dr Mahiban Thomas. The high rate of broken bones could be attributed to alcohol-related violence. The Northern Territory also has the highest level of alcohol consumption.
Do you guys do anything in half-measures?
Tourists are advised not to follow a night out in Darwin with a sleep-over in Sydney...
Deadly spiders invade Sydney
Deadly funnel web spiders are invading Sydney homes after a spell of wet weather sent them scuttling in from gardens. The Australian Reptile Park, which makes anti-venom for funnel web bites, has recorded higher than usual numbers of the spiders. Mary Rayner, the park's manager, said the plague could get worse.
The centre has a spider-milking laboratory to produce anti-venom. Since Boxing Day, people have delivered over 40 spiders. Several children have been bitten but nobody has died since the anti-venom was introduced in 1980.
Darwin the broken jaw capital
The Australian city of Darwin is the 'broken jaw capital of the world' a doctor claims. The Royal Darwin Hospital deals with 350 cases of broken jaws and noses each year - 17 for every 10,000 people. "This is well above anywhere else" said Dr Mahiban Thomas. The high rate of broken bones could be attributed to alcohol-related violence. The Northern Territory also has the highest level of alcohol consumption.
Do you guys do anything in half-measures?
Tourists are advised not to follow a night out in Darwin with a sleep-over in Sydney...