The 7 Scariest Creatures in Australia That You Probably Don't Know About

[@haleyhumpel4433]

If you give the magpies meat they remember you forever and bring you presents and other family members for you to feed, they’re so sweet

[@Arterexius]

@@Alice-cb7jg Yes. They're intelligent birds who only attack humans because humans have harmed them and their chicks. If you show them that you don't want to harm them. That you can be trusted. Then they'll be grateful towards you, cause you'll be one out of thousands who show genuine care for them. They're able to distinguish between individuals. They do have a certain level of consciousness, although it's unsure how much. Same counts for Keas, Ravens and Crows. Another bird who will also be able to recognize who is to trust and who isnt, but which wont bring you gifts, is the mute swan (family: Anatidae). I know from personal experience. A little over 10 years ago I saw a local mute swan couple and their chicks, while feeding them bread. However, whenever I threw out bread pieces to them, the seagulls always swooped in from above and took the bread. This annoyed me a great deal, so I showed aggressive behavior towards the seagulls and taught them that I didn't want them where I were (they actually learned that, although I never harmed them. Just gave them constant warnings and threw bread crumbs in their heads - they didn't like that). What I then noticed a little while later, was that the swan couple and their chicks would swim towards me whenever I came to feed them. Even when others tried to feed them, they'd rather swim to me. Over a few months I gained more and more of their trust, until I finally was allowed to handfeed one of the adults. This is a bird which can easily bite off your finger and all I got was a finger with a few scrapes through the first layer of skin. I almost was allowed to pet them too. Almost. They swimmed away, but they didn't lose trust in me. To this day, that is the single greatest experience I've ever had with a wild animal.

[@bananapeaches6370]

周穎晞 they are the most amazing birds. They sing to me too after i feed them a few pieces of meat. ♥️ they really are truly sweet birds :) people are just more fascinated with the cruel and scary instead of the loving and caring 🤷‍♀️ but hey, thats life

[@jasminecollins897]

That's why I feed my local ravens. It's worth it to be on a corvid's good side.

[@wbnc66]

Last house I lived at had a murder of crows that came by every morning for breakfast.I'd toss treats out and they would happily eat up and had no fear of me, the missus, or our dog...they would raise all sorts of a ruckus if strangers, or my jerk of a neighbor came into the yard so I had a built in alarm....much better neighbors than some people.

[@bananapeaches6370]

William Byrd absolutely agree! It’s why I’m so cut up inside that our beautiful 7 acres is zoned for high density residential.... when I walk to my letterbox to check the mail, I imagine home many houses I’d be passing in a few short years as our driveway is nearly 500 metres from front door to road (no racing out with the wheelie bin if we forget and hear the truck coming! 😂) ... probably at lest 40 houses I reckon, the way they pack them in nowadays ... all this means so much wildlife will be homeless... ☹️ PS - your surname is so apt right now! :)

[@TheRogueWolf]

I am convinced that Australia is not actually populated by humans at all, and anyone claiming to be an Australian is actually a realistic-looking lure used by giant spiders to bring more prey.

[@jeremymcadam7400]

The Rogue Wolf I'd like you to delete this comment. You won't get another warning

[@mls160]

jeremy mcadam you don't scare us, spider!

[@willynebula6193]

Lies! come over and see with you're own eyes. We won't bite! I promise, also just curious what blood type are you?

[@Lauren-rl2vj]

this is an underrated comment chain

[@Willow4526]

This hahaha

[@fatsparrowsewing]

As an Australian, it makes you feel proud to have survived to adulthood when you watch things like this. Whenever you learn about a horrifying creature that only lives here, there's a certain knowing nod and feeling of living in a naturally occurring Jurassic Park scenario. Also, before this I thought the tick thing was worldwide and that everyone around the world was warned as a child not too look into sea shells that look like that. Only here, eh?

[@Your_Mossad_Handler]

I feel something similar when I hear people talk about the gators and Floridaman.

[@guywithtie6624]

Definitely a naturally occurring Jurassic park scenario with the Cassowary literally being like a velociraptor

[@teambeining]

I grew up in the American Southwest, and we were taught to stay away from scorpions and how to suck out snake venom. Still not prepared for Australia though.

[@kylegibson5933]

@@teambeining and who taught you to suck out snake venom? who would’ve taught you that 😂 you never are supposed to attempt that …

[@DuskF5]

I'm more amazed with your Indigenous people surviving that long, away from any civilization, truly masters of survival...

[@philiponeill6903]

We feed our magpies when they have chicks, so they're incredibly friendly and don't swoop anyone. The only downside is when you're in the front yard and three noisy magpie chicks are following you around asking for food. :)

[@MooKau_]

*MIRRRP!* *MIRRRP!* *MIRRRP!* *MIRRRP!* *MIRRRP!*

[@joannemurdock7899]

P Phillip u r correct I feed them mince they love it, and y u will friends for life

[@alastryona]

"downside" bro u got grandkids now, own up to it

[@09Dragonite]

Very clever solution. It reminds me of the reports of people feeding crows and ravens in their yards. Eventually, the birds began repaying their debts to their hosts by bringing them objects and trinkets that they found. At some point they started bringing in money off the street- loose bills and some change here and there- but when they recieved more food for bringing money than other trinkets, they started stealing it. Moral of the story: befriend your birds.

[@seantehan9484]

if u feed them and spend time with them they are extremely friendly and charming birds. they recognise peoples faces and react differently to them if they have knowledge of them

[@mountainhobo]

This episode of SciShow has been brought to you courtesy of the New Zealand Tourism Bureau.

[@crosscategory]

mountainhobo Australians... Still doesn't mind going camping in the bush after this video

[@percygallagher922]

What’s New Zealand got? Wingless birds and Mt Doom.

[@coweatsman]

NZ has the haka war cry. Everyone should see a haka at least once in a life time.

[@MyUrbanExplorationOnline]

Oh New Zealanders. It is not Australia fault that they don't know how to bowl under arm while playing Cricket, or still not dealt with there wild Hobbet's problem.

[@JohnSmith-tw3rw]

Bonza quote mate.

[@catrionaread62]

Aussie here and I’ve never in my life heard someone call an irukandji a “king slayer” also if you feed your local magpies they decide you’re cool and won’t swoop you!

[@raaston9761]

welp when i move to Australia i will become the god of magpies

[@Cujo5]

If you smack them while they swoop down on you, they lose confidence and never do it again.

[@alisonholland7531]

Me either, always been an irukandji - why didn't they include the eastern brown, the red belly, the taipan, blue ringed octopus and so on? When my sister visited from England she was totally shitting herself when my kids asked me "mum can we go to the park" I told them yep, but watch out for snakes and spiders she asked how I could be so calm about it, I told her no one here really thinks twice about it, we just know what to be on the look out for.

[@michellelammi787]

Because those things you mention are the more common nasties everyone knows about.

[@strayandrongo7461]

@@Cujo5 They get the carrot or the stick?? lol

[@duckslikerain3545]

Him: "You might meet an Australian Magpie" Me: "Mate, you WILL meet an Australian Magpie, They're everywhere"

[@AndyViant]

Yep. they are in pretty much all states, not just 3.

[@graffittigecko.2290]

You might not meet them, becuase they would have swooped you neck and leave you bleeding to death. Welcomecto Australia.

[@theyakmaster9984]

Youll see a crap ton but I cycle a lot and in all my life have never been swooped. Most of this is true just sorta exaggerated

[@brianmckenzie4890]

Yep. I got swooped today

[@theyakmaster9984]

@@brianmckenzie4890 I am going to revise what I said two months ago to say that I have now been swooped like 3 times

[@Binkophile]

Australian Tourism Board: We need a new slogan to bring in more tourists Hank Green: "Excruciatingly painful, but you'll probably survive" ATB: I like it!

[@AndyViant]

Best slogan I've ever heard

[@Darryl_Frost]

It is a great slogan, NZ should use it for us!!

[@MyFavouriteVDO]

Me: I don't want to live in Australia My mum: (takes me to Australia)

[@joseescobar2076]

U

[@Rkenton48]

The vacation you might not survive!

[@peteralves2280]

Me : **Inhales Oxygen In Australia ** Gympie Gympie : ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o)

[@butterman0007]

Gimme Gimme your soul!!!!

[@karvast5726]

Ima make gympie gympie bandages

[@kylestanley7843]

I hate it

[@Fuzz1994tps]

I've lived in Australia all my life and I have not died once!

[@dr.poojanpatel7625]

You must’ve been using cheat codes, heh!

[@RedYellowBird6889]

Yet

[@toxicworld7211]

But how many times have you almost died?

[@XalconKugelBlitz]

Call the magpies!

[@larrybarnes3920]

Nope, me either.😁

[@WireMosasaur]

Fun fact, australian magpies are not corvids (crows, ravens, european magpies, blue jays etc.) but belong to a group of birds with the delightful name "butcherbirds". That's all you need to know, really.

[@TimothyFerguson]

WireMosasaur They get the name from stabbing insects onto thorns to store them.

[@Tapecutter59]

Aussie magpies and butcherbirds belong to the family "Artamidae", but a local would never refer to a magpie as a butcherbird. According to surveys by ornithologists the magpie is the most beloved bird in Australia

[@DysnomiaFilms]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think jays aren't corvids?

[@WireMosasaur]

They are! :D They're odd-looking fellows to be lumped in with rooks and crows, obviously, but they are indeed corvids. Little blue fellas.

[@DysnomiaFilms]

WireMosasaur ah k knew they were sonhbirds, thought they were only cousins to corvids.

[@StephensCrazyHour]

In defense of magpies, they are a beautiful bird with an exquisite song. They only attack during mating season, around 2 months of the year. They also recognise the people that live near them and won't attack them. They're a national treasure, even if they can get pretty aggro at times. I mean we've all felt that way when our babies are threatened...

[@DaveyGa]

Yeah, beautiful until it's 4am and right outside ya bloody bedroom window..

[@idealicfool]

Or your kid loses an eye just walking through the park

[@matildastanford7019]

@Daveyga then I'm guessing that it's time to get up? @Idealic fool was your kid chucking rocks or sticks at them? The ammount of times I've seen that happen is astonishing.

[@StephensCrazyHour]

@@simonc1400 soon. August- September

[@LisaBeergutHolst]

The biggest threat to your kids is climate change. Time to direct that anger where it belongs lol

[@sirticklebear5983]

Tourists are scared of snakes, spiders, and crocodiles. Real Aussies are scared of magpies.

[@tigershark8867]

And plants, apparently The Gympie Gympie

[@bigcazza5260]

nah yeah thats why you always wear your thongs, the trick is to make sure you aim for the head and dont let them get there claws stuck in, many a plugger have been lost to magpies

[@hollymarie3375]

SirTickleBear why is this soooo true😂

[@deleteduser87]

👍

[@deleteduser87]

Magpies are sad to eat eyes m8s

[@andrewstrongman305]

As you said, magpies are smart birds and can recognize individual humans. They are also easily bribed. Give them a little bit of food and they become quite friendly. They bring their young to meet their human friends, and those magpies don't see people as threats and don't swoop. They are clever, and can be friendly, and are actually quite playful.

[@fatalshore5068]

They are smart enough to differentiate humans so they will still attack people, they just won't attack you or your family. :) Magpies are the freakin best, love em so much.

[@minutemangangplank8599]

Will it hurt, will it be excruciatingly painful? Absolutely, but you'll probably survive. Sounds like life in general.

[@discordant8543]

But you die at the end

[@hellomoron]

This sounds like the attitude of an Aussie

[@luminareflare4914]

For you.

[@Noname-67]

I don't think you will probably survive in life

[@SuperSrjones]

I told an English person to keep a pocket full of cat food pellets and to throw them in the direction of a swooping Magpie. He came in to work the next day and told me that as soon as he threw the cat food, the magpie stopped in mid air and pounced on the cat food. He fed it from then on and was never attacked again, just like i told him, that it works.

[@DaveyGa]

Farkin' traitor

[@Ocker3]

This sounds a lot better than carrying fresh meat

[@graffittigecko.2290]

Tell him to give them tea.

[@icarusbinns3156]

Tikka has been seen around a local college campus, yelling “fish! Fish! Fish!” at people… he just wants goldfish crackers!

[@Rkenton48]

Same thing happened to me on a farm in upstate Connecticut. except it was a bobcat and I gave it two of the rabbits I had removed from the traps. She was my buddy after that. (As long as I had a brace of rabbits for her)

[@MichaelBrodie68]

Lived all my life in Australia. The only one of these I've come across is the magpie. We have several visit our garden. They have never been aggressive. They are obviously bright. They like to play "chicken" with my dog. You can practically see them laugh when they outwit my dog! I would, however, definitely add the blue ringed octopus to this list.

[@sophiamalcolm2119]

I KNEW IT! I KNEW PEOPLE WERE OVERSELLING AUSTRALIA'S DANGEROUSNESS! I've only lived in Aussie for a couple years, and like you haven't seen many dangerous animals but have heard SO many tales of dangerous snakes and spiders and plants and birds, but never knew if they were real. You have no idea how long I've waited for proof that Aussie is fine. EDIT: By "never knew if they were real" I meant "never knew if they were likely to happen." These animals definitely CAN kill you, ESPECIALLY the Box Jellyfish (holy crap I'm glad I don't go to the beach ever)

[@somebloke3869]

I've got Maggie's that do the same, they'll tap their beak on my dogs dinner bowl if she hasn't noticed them.

[@AndrewBlucher]

Male magpies attack people who appear to be a threat. Attaching cable ties to your helmet makes you look more dangerous, so the magpies attack more. But they have to swerve to avoid the cable ties, which gives the person confirmation that the ties work. The magpies also learn that their attacks work, because people leave the area quickly. It's illegal to kill wildlife so they get their own confirmation bias. It's lose - lose!

[@somebloke3869]

Magpies are smart enough to know people aren't really a threat. The main reason males attack is to show off to their mate.

[@amandagardner565]

@@sophiamalcolm2119 i'm in Maryborough Vic, i have brown snakes on my 5 acres, i keep the grass short and avoid where they hibernate in the summer months, in 18 years i have seen 2 adults up close and 8 juveniles (12 inch long). my dogs roam the entire property, hence the short grass and i haven't lost a dog to snake bite, a cat did get bitten once, but survived, he just kills the babies when he finds them now. never had the magpies on my property swoop, but some a 1/2 km away did once while i walked the dog, we are more likely to have spur wing plovers dive on us, we have a pair that has tried (unsuccessfully) to nest every year for 18, usually foxes get the chicks around 6-8 weeks old. Australia is as safe as any country (or safer) it's awareness of ones environment that makes one safe, don't blunder about the Australian bush in summer unless you want to find a snake, don't swim in northern lakes or rivers if there are crocodiles etc.

[@thesnowedone]

As the wonderful late Sir Terry Pratchett worked out; sometimes it is just easier to list what is NOT dangerous, lethal or poisonous/venomous in Australia. The answer? Some of the sheep.

[@leviroch]

Yuki Fox some. . .

[@lilaclizard4504]

vegans would disagree & try to tell you they kill you with their yummy saturated fats lol - worth the death for the Aussie Day lamb :)

[@Manhole87]

U ever been kicked or butted by a pissed of sheep. I know a guy who got kicked so hard it detached muscle from his bone

[@nayandusoruth2468]

Only some of the sheep though...

[@calebburns4346]

Justin McMullen he was trying some beastiality wasn't he?

[@musclehank6067]

If I lived in Australia, this list would be 8 long.

[@d_wang9836]

If you lived in Australia the list would be 1 long, as all the others would move out

[@musclehank6067]

+[ Duwang_Mn ] fair point.

[@shawneeg214]

I CHALLENGE YOU WEAKLING HANK

[@apple54345]

7 of Australia's Most Terrifying Inhabitants are for the weak.

[@maxgb2000real]

Muscle hank is only hank, screw that "Hunk Hank" copycat

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

"You know what to look out for" right after describing an invisible meter long jellyfish death tentacle.

[@temporaryname3208]

Invisible metre long death jelly sounds about right

[@tommyhill199]

Magpies remember faces... i knew that was the same damn bird every time.

[@IronMan-kt1lb]

Yyyyyyyeeeeessssss

[@marccolten9801]

But how do the humans know its the same bird each time?

[@aussierose9015]

Yep had a kid at school that used to throw rocks at the Maggie's and one day hit one and I kid U not he could not go down the oval without being attacked for the next few yrs of school lol

[@alli-kat2329]

@@aussierose9015 lmaooo.. Im in adelaide and they r in hoardes in my area rn!

[@slamyourheadin9449]

Rose k got what he deserved tbh

[@louisbooth5102]

Great vid, but you left out the most dangerous of them all: Holden Commodore drivers.

[@kennnnys]

Ford drivers are just as bad

[@JohnJ469]

@@kennnnys Pussies! Wait until you come up against the dreaded Lawn Bowler driving a Volvo.

[@fionaanderson5796]

@@JohnJ469 I was about to say Volvo drivers.

[@etmax1]

Disagree, Volvo drivers!

[@andymanaus1077]

Nope, BMW drivers are the absolute worst. They buy $80,000+ cars that they know will be worth about $5000 within 5 years, so they have money to burn and enough arrogance to really not care about safe driving. Closely followed by Volkswagen drivers who are the most oblivious drivers on Aussie roads. Awful Volvo drivers are so 1980s.

[@bobhawke7373]

Most don’t realise. In Australia we purposefully build the cycle-ways through magpie habitats. As Australians are people, we find magpies attacking people funny. And cyclists are the perfect candidates for the job.

[@bioboy1819]

Bob Hawke... why does this not surprise. Clever tactic of Labor against those Liberal Cycling PM’s!

[@sabrina.h2737]

Bwah, ha, ha! I love it!

[@badusername9903]

what does this have to do with liberals... or even politics

[@andrewstrongman305]

We miss you Bob.

[@LawrenceMclean]

@@badusername9903 Look up "Bob Hawke"

[@zareien2290]

Mostly, I've found that we've just grown up with the knowledge necessary to stay safe. Tap out your shoes if you haven't used them in a while, don't eat fruit off unknown trees, don't put your hands in holes, stay away from the magpie nest...

[@pauligrossinoz]

The trick with snakes is: 1. _Be careful._ Don't just blunder about outside. 2. When you see one, just stop and back away slowly and quietly. Our snakes just want to be left alone, and aren't usually aggressive. (Except for the taipan.)

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

Or feed them

[@Maddin1313]

1. Tony Abbot in a budgie smuggler.

[@dariusrattey992]

scary stuff

[@dennisnedry9862]

The onions quiver in fear

[@arjaxlarjax]

Turnbull in a taxcut seems to be a more toxic venom now days 😂

[@crosscategory]

Maddin1313 Pauline Hanson in a burqa was pretty bad too...

[@ozskipper]

@Cross... Could have been worse.. Could have been Pauline Hanson in a bikini... I would rather look at abbot in budgies smugglers and I am straight lol.

[@Dradeeus]

So I'm okay with everything, except for the airborne death tree particles.

[@lukespread]

Yeah, they're a hassle.

[@andymanaus1077]

The gympie gympie tree only grows in a relatively small, rainforest area in northern Queensland. The locals know about it and give it a wide berth. They aren't a problem anywhere else.

[@suzannedavidson6292]

​@@andymanaus1077 And there are signs in several languages near them warning people to avoid contact with them.

[@danyapilchowski2959]

Being an Australian it’s always funny to watch videos like this 😂😂

[@danyapilchowski2959]

Draw with Maddie that’s cool! And you like art too? (From your username) cool me too

[@riverbullshark]

I am Australian

[@quentronsteer5621]

i hadn't heard of anything besides magpies in this list. and i live in australia. haha

[@danielcast98]

how are you guys alive still

[@doge8153]

Daniel Castro they stay inside

[@Voidvampy]

I've lived in Australia for almost 20 years, but I've only been swooped by a magpie once, and it was because I didn't give it enough of my chips. It ended up following me, _and crossing the road with me,_ demanding my chips. A roaming cop car just happened to drive by the street and noticed the magpie following me, and one of them rolled down his window and jokingly asked if the bird was giving me any problems, lol

[@onebutterfly_S]

are your serious 😭 this can’t be a real story 😂😂😂

[@mwolkove]

Magpies are black, right? An American cop would've just killed it.

[@onebutterfly_S]

@@mwolkove 🤭

[@etmax1]

I think America is worse, they have poison ivy and poison oak and then there's Brown Recluse spiders. Sure we Sydney funnel wed spiders but at least they're large, not like the tiny brown recluse.

[@Voidvampy]

@@onebutterfly_S I promise you it's real 😂

[@djmartens123]

Fun fact = I live in Australia, one night when I was a kid about 20 years ago my dad picked up a beanbag and put it on top of me just as a little joke/play around. Hanging on to the underside of the beanbag was a huge centipede that landed on my face. Dad said he will never forget the blood-curdling screams of that day. Haha. I'm fine by the way it didn't bite or scratch or anything.

[@DragoniteSpam]

I'm not sure what part of that sounds fun :|

[@EdricLysharae]

But you definitely won't forget it.

[@georgeevangel4292]

OZGlitch--Your dad sounds like a fun guy

[@cillamoke]

Oh my goodness!! How I'd be mortified!!!

[@marccolten9801]

Do you visit dad in the ratty home you put him in to remind him of this.

[@LordofBroccoli]

I heard that The Shire was originally in Australia, but with all the snakes, crocs and spiders the Hobbits migrated to New Zeland.

[@eugenio5774]

yeah, not advisable to go round barefoot where there are TICKS THAT CAN PARALISE YOU

[@dylanflynn1895]

It's not really advisable to go around New Zealand barefoot either many species of grass have razor edges or thorns, harmless but painful

[@lockedboat4782]

Marc Shanahan New Zealand is just a less dangerous version of Australia

[@dylanflynn1895]

Samuel L. I dislike the comparison to Australia

[@dylanflynn1895]

Samuel L. I dislike the comparison to Australia

[@saxon215]

You missed the fact most of our centipede's bites also contain flesh eating bacteria

[@MrWombatty]

Usually it's not their bites that's the worst problem, but centipede & caterpillars often have venomous spikes or hairs that you only have to brush against!

[@YunxiaoChu]

@@MrWombattywrong

[@CTFILMS313]

Lmao damn magpies 😭 ain’t nothing worse than getting attacked by a bird. You be helpless af 🤣 like please bird

[@cammycamin8849]

Honestly, I’m Australian, and mate, we aren’t scared of anything... but magpies. Spring is coming...

[@marcellespiritu]

Oh boyyyyyy....i guess im not going..

[@achach5055]

True... Magpies, and the giant flying cochoroaches.

[@fionaanderson5796]

Magies are much maligned. I have never been swooped, and can walk within a few meters of fledglings.

[@achach5055]

@@fionaanderson5796 did your mum and dad drop you to and from school all through school? And you never left home on weekends? Never went out bike riding or nothing?

[@fionaanderson5796]

@@achach5055 no, no, and no. I walked or caught the tram. I now live in a regional town and walk through bushland and forest regularly. My local magpies know me, those further afield are wary when they have young, but i talk to them and they let me pass. I've even had one family sing to the next ones up the street to let them know that i was ok, and then they passed the message on after i passed them. Wild birds won't come to me, but most are fine with me being nearby, and will calm down with me holding them if I've had to catch them (injured, trapped in a chimney or window, tangled in string, etc).

[@alancampbell1161]

Been in Australia 74 years. Critters are scary - i actually got stung by a bee once, my bad because I stepped on it. I ride bikes a lot, and yes, the magpies are a slight annoyance for a few weeks in spring, but there are precautions you can take, and some dumb things you should not try. By far the most dangerous animal we have is Homo Sapiens.

[@travisireland7276]

Holy f*** you stepped on a bee and it not only survived but also stung you?! Another reason to not travel there.

[@aussieseal9979]

@@travisireland7276 bees live everywhere.

[@hilmyaditara]

7 of Australia's Most Terrifying Inhabitants: 1. Australians

[@Cassxowary]

My thought exactly!

[@sidhanthmishra8488]

You must be from New Zealand

[@codyblea3638]

When your accent is legitimately attributed to the original prisoners and their drunken sluring. You stopped giving a damn a long time ago. When a Canadian says watch this, you start recording. When an American does so, you get 911 dialed. When an Aussie does so, run in the opposite direction of their attention.

[@stevebutchart3638]

@@codyblea3638 umm, that has literally nothing to do with the Australian accent...

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

Ripped kickboxing kangaroos?

[@TonyFDiego]

Hank is definetely one of the most well liked and charismatic presenters on the web.

[@washkabe9179]

Hank is my favorite presenter although I like everybody on this channel

[@jeZza710]

As an Aussie zoologist, i can confirm: 1) Magpies are dicks, most people have been swooped. 2) Paralysis ticks are not fun. Ive had one on my neck, and know many pets who have died from them. 3) I had one of these bastards scratching around near my head in my tent 2 weeks ago, cenitipede venom is quite nasty. 4) No experience with this plant, but it doesnt surprise me. Many of the plants here are quite toxic. 5) Cone snails are hard to treat and quite lethal. Populations on different reefs can have different chemical concoctions in their venom, making antivenoms nearly impossible. 6) Stinging trees suck. Ive had it on the soft skin on the underside of my arm, and without immediate waxing of the needles it will persist for months. 7) Irukandji as we call them is probably the worst pain known to man. My professor in toxinology had been stung 11 times, search for jamie seymour - irukandji and watch his experience in hospital.

[@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123]

CalmYourFarm my God, to think a centipede crawl around my body is nightmare fuel, if it happen to me, I wouldn't sleep at night for I don't know... the rest of my life maybe. I fear them, but not on phobia level, simply because I afraid they would crawl into my ear.

[@jamisonjammoprice2044]

i was the first recorded irukandji sting inside the singer nets, spent 2 weeks in hospital as it was 45mins before i got medical help cause lifeguards did not think it was a jelly cause as far as they thought inside nets was safe. was nearly 20yrs ago now and still dont forget the pain....

[@TheSugartush]

CalmYourFarm this is horrifying 😫😣

[@glitchy9613]

Magpies arent dicks, not neccesarily.

[@Beryllahawk]

"But you'll probably survive!" I am *NOT* filled with confidence!

[@0Clewi0]

I don't care, meat allergy is what left me really scared.

[@fionaanderson5796]

Almost certainly survive... although you may spend a few days wishing you were dead.

[@fionaanderson5796]

@@0Clewi0 it's funny. Aussies have heard of a US tick that does that, but not an Aussie one. It can't be that common here.

[@suzannedavidson6292]

@@fionaanderson5796 East coast of Australia, very prolific in moist temperate bushland. I live on South coast of Australia and have even found one in my garden. Looked exactly like the illustration shown. I have relatives who live on Victorian/New South Wales border - they have this problem there.

[@christinacoad1237]

Yeah the meat and cheese allergy was the scary part for me too

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Never had an issue with any of these except the dreaded magpie season. I used to be a postie on a bike. Here's a thing I learnt. I stuck fake eyes on the back of my hat, they didn't swoop.

[@etmax1]

Then there's feeding, I used to dig out Christmas beetle grubs, never had an issue after that. There was also once a chick that had fallen out of it's nest, we kept cats away and gave it a bowel of water for the day (hot weather)

[@72horses75]

I found it pretty interesting / funny that magpies actually mimic sounds, an example being all the car alarms in a mall district I live near. You hear car alarm sounds very often and its just the birds lol

[@darrellcook8253]

They are calling the cars so they can take over the world. The sound of tires squealing with horns honking and car alarms all going off at the same time is what cars understand so they aren't replying to the magpies. Lucky you.

[@travisireland7276]

I believe the Unabomber made the same observation.

[@plantymcplantface7182]

@@travisireland7276 That was in that Unabomber documentary/tv show "Manhunt: Unabomber S01 Ep02". Pretty sure he mentions it in his manifesto as well.

[@tashuntka]

Yeah, got one hereabouts that does my phone rings, both of them.....Funny guy...

[@loreofthecosmos]

As an Aussie, I find it incredibly entertaining to watch these videos, and I'll always walk away with more things to terrify my brother with.

[@emil5459]

Okay, but what about one of if not *THE* most terrifying inhabitant of Down Under, HowToBasic?

[@vekavex6606]

Emil is an egg.That's why he is so afraid of How to Basic

[@UrvineSpiegel]

My reasons to go to Australia before 0 My reason to go to Australia now -7

[@Arcanine2D]

I've been here for 23 years, I haven't been affected by anything in this video before. I have that orange looking plant in my backyard and have eaten some with no problems.

[@Willow4526]

Hayden lastname the one you're eating is probably a mandarin tree not the one in the video....

[@Arcanine2D]

They are small though, like max the size of an Australian 10 cent coin?

[@batintheattic7293]

Hayden lastname - eating the fruit of the 'orange looking plant' will probably get you a place on the Darwin list. If you can't name it - for crying out loud, don't eat it!! Keep safe :) .

[@cellgrrl]

Since we lost Steve Irwin, I have no reason to go. Never had a desire. I live in Texas, that's excitement enough for me.

[@jjomoo884]

The day Kangaroos and Magpies team up I'm staying inside forever and die of hunger.

[@trollshamanpwnage]

They'll form an alliance with the cone snails and rule land, air AND sea.

[@KateyFlowers]

Hi, Australian here. Magpies are terrifying, but their song is pretty cool. Cairns is pronounced "Cans"... like how we say Melben, not MelBORN. Apparently, we don't really know what Rs are. And we just call the jellyfish 'irukandji'. Cassowaries are still the thing I am most terrified of, though.

[@choppergamer]

Cassowaries are my spirit animal

[@laurawr_c]

we call jellyfish 'irukandji'? ive never heard of that word even though i've lived in australia all my life

[@KateyFlowers]

Are you from up north? I'm from Townsville, and this is what they are commonly known as.

[@laurawr_c]

im from brisbane city so thats probably why hahahaha

[@ryza7713]

I have never heard them called king slayer. I'm Victorian

[@bossdog1480]

You've got to be REAL careful of the Drop Bears. Them's cunning buggers they is. They just drop out of trees and claw you to death.

[@gbsailing9436]

Don't forget the CON-TOURS...they run around hills everywhere down under. Miss one and it can kill you...

[@gbsailing9436]

Yes But equally dangerous out there in the 'bush' are the "con-tours". They 'run around hills' and can 'get you' if you're out hiking or walking all over the place. You will FALL down uncontrollably and suffer serious injury or death from a 'con-tour'. Only just recent an attack by a CT claimed the life of a tourist and was on the news. Take care out there people.

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

Beware also of Hoop Snakes. These creatures hold their tail in their mouth, then roll along after you.

[@gbsailing9436]

@@elowishusmirkatroid4898 Hoop snakes, yes I forgot those...

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

GB Sailing. I I'm guessing you're from an older generation like me, ha ha.

[@AnimalFacts]

Dang Australian nature, you scary!

[@apple54345]

ayy you get a like because this is what i came here to comment.

[@18matts]

Such a good time back then

[@ReverendRaff]

Silly Uba is right. It's not that bat. Except the magpies. Those will end up the dominant species here if we're not careful hahahaha

[@elizabethmckenzie3373]

My boyfriend lives there I’m going there this Christmas

[@azmanabdula]

You all thought we were joking..... This is only scratching the surface PS Magpies are beautiful. feed them, and love them, they are your friends This is as good as it gets with Australian wildlife

[@S3b4P]

I understand why Australia was a jail now Imagine being dropped there without knowing anything of this beforehand

[@leoniedoyle8484]

For 60,000 years before it became a jail it was a peaceful place for Australia's First Nations people.

[@leoniedoyle8484]

The reason why it became a jail was not because it was a harsh country, but rather because England ran out of space to store their criminals. I'd rather you not make a comment like this because it's actually super ignorant...

[@jolla9963]

@@leoniedoyle8484 Australia is actually a faiked hemp growing colony, America has declared it's indepenance 2 years earlier and Britain had lost access to it American hemp supply, the Royal Navy relied on hemp for rigging sails. But the silly buggers bought the wrong hemp seed, they bought smoking dope not roping dope. Australia had a very mellow start, it was only after that it became a penal colony, and the correct seeds were bought out and roping dope was harvested. Alas, hemp rope was in it final years as the industrial revolution was about to kick into high gear, and steam would soon rule the waves.

[@leoniedoyle8484]

@@jolla9963 you're so embarrassing bye

[@darrellcook8253]

You can write a comedy or horror script pretty easily as there's lots of material and possibilities to work with. Hmmmm.

[@danielhyndman2860]

Fun fact: I live IN Atherton, Australia! Its kinda funny, we commonly refer to the Gympie Gympie tree as the "Atherton Tableland stringing tree". Also like nobody even knows what they are; There are even a few growing behind the Atherton State High School. Also, for anybody who is interested, the waterfall you see at 7:40 is Millaa Millaa falls, a great place to escape the heat (I do recommend).

[@abmddashby]

I love the Tablelands, wish I could go there again. So many beautiful waterfalls, rolling hills, rain forests, and awesome sites. The people up the are awesome too.

[@Mrjohndful]

You missed stone fish and blue-ringed octupus

[@TheSallye33]

And our ants. Bull ants and jumping jacks really should make this list.

[@Mentorcase]

Platypus! venomous spines

[@thorbengoeman9729]

And emu’s? Can’t forget them!

[@williamshanasy2288]

And drop bears

[@blackpearl6972]

An Auustraaliaans their extremely dangerous, an need to be avoided at All Cost.

[@AsharpVocalAcademy]

I live in Cairns and have been stung by that amazing tree a few times :) the best thing to do is get wax strips and repeatadly target the area that got stung. This usually gets them out before the skin heals over. The ones who say “Australia isn’t really that dangerous” are the people who never go outside. Yes you can easily survive here but you’re hurting a lot of the time :)

[@davidwarland2680]

no country folk dont get hurt, its city folk who think they know and go get hurt, like you, stung a few times, aahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa

[@alanc6781]

Jude, the thing is, I think, to be aware.

[@psychic5719]

That is very dramatic. Lived here all my life, go out side a lot! In the bush, desert, beach areas and never been hurt by anything.

[@buzz5020]

@@psychic5719 let’s be honest though, comparatively it is a lot easier to get yourself hurt over here. Think of all the little things we subconsciously do to avoid being bitten by things on a daily basis for example.. never put your fingers in small gaps you can’t see into, always shake your clothes if you’ve left them on the ground, don’t walk through long grass with shorts.. you’ve got to know what you’re doing out here

[@user-fq4oq9qv7b]

@@buzz5020 agreed

[@c8Lorraine1]

I’m an Australian It was refreshing to see you guys have looked passed the typical things

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Lorrane how are you doing today.

[@interestingyoutubechannel1]

You should work for the Australian tourist office, Hank.

[@6Fiona6_P_6]

Hey there's around 24 Million People living here in Australia. And growing. And to state the darn obvious I'm one of them. That fact about how many people are alive and well alone should soothe your fears about visiting Australia. And believe it or not, a heck of a lot of Aussies never encounter any of these flora and fauna. Except in a zoo. And I feed birds in my backyard. Two of the birds that visit my backyard are a male and a female Australian Magpie. I've never been attack by these beautiful birds. And their carolling voices are beautiful to behold

[@Tapecutter59]

Yep, magpies only attack humans they perceive as a threat, don't treat them badly and they will return the favour. I trained the magpies in my yard to sing for food at the front door. Just wait until you hear them sing then give them some food, keep it up for a few weeks and they will get the idea

[@jalo7289]

um yeah.... still not going

[@Cloudas2025]

Their song is beautiful

[@Hobolishus123]

yeah i get that i mean some areas of the us have black bears which im sure kill many if any per year but the fact that they literally eat people is pretty scary tbh i think scariest animal goes to the africanized honey bee on account that they can actually kill you and they sting and theyre huge i think its just australia has been sensationalized for being especially dangerous when in reality its definitely much less dangerous then any 3rd world country by far

[@0Clewi0]

It seems most attack comes from closeness to nest, and if they remember that your face = food is less likely they will attack you.

[@ironvanguard7219]

Paralysis tick bites vegan Vegan: I’m immune

[@vexacion9735]

Underrated Comment

[@StSpongeTube]

You're mistaking immunity for already broken.

[@pigl4t1]

Paralysis tick bites me Me: immediately decides to starve instead of going vegan

[@jamiewells22]

Iron Vanguard mood

[@jgillylikesbudsalot7436]

@@StSpongeTube shut your mouth you've passed your expiry date 🤣

[@chillimack]

I've always got between 5 and 21 magpies in my backyard, no swooping. A couple are very curious and friendly.

[@korstmahler]

When you live in a subtropical/tropical area you engage what's known as Aussie Rules. Not like the Rugby, it's just that you check every shoe and toilet seat before you step or sit down.

[@mrtokigan]

Lived in Australia all my life, and only animals that truly scare me are the Box Jellyfish and the Irukandji Jellyfish. Those things are made of nightmares.

[@timsmith5361]

Agreed. Also I’ve never heard of one being called “kingslayer”?

[@wayneedwards5589]

Best to wear a stinger suit when its box jelly season.

[@2010ngojo]

When Australia is so dangerous, they need their own versions of diseases because the original ones aren't deadly enough. "Now you know what to look out for", has a tiny jellyfish that is almost invisible.

[@flaviusclaudius7510]

Australian versions of diseases? Google 'Bairnsdale ulcer', a disease which has been slowly spreading towards Melbourne. Edit: In case it wasn't obvious, NSFW (or NSFL)

[@jessicaevangelista9190]

Weeeelll time to move, then

[@danielm4827]

Natasha Taylor ...time to move out of Melbourne D:

[@coweatsman]

So Sydney has the funnel web spider and Melbourne has the Bairnsdale ulcer'. Note to self, stay in Adelaide.

[@rexcorvorum4262]

Australians when we see spiders & snakes: “oh ok, I’ll stay away from you” Australians when we see magpies: “KEEP AWAY YOU SPAWN OF SATAN”

[@darrellcook8253]

Respect their authority, air power won wars. This one can be won with a handful of kitty nuggets, they love cat food and will remember you. They're beggars and unique friends if you feed them.

[@TheRABIDdude]

*4:18** what the world thinks when North Korea threatens us with its "military power."*

[@hiddenpanda02]

beautifully put sir, absolutely wonderful

[@fimpchus5263]

_"It's so powerful it can easily bring down a small lizard or snake."_

[@someinternetbox168]

Lmao

[@MachineGunBambi]

@@fimpchus5263 done

[@johnmoyle4195]

North Korea once fired a nuclear missile at Australia. The magpies intercepted it.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The ticks are indeed dangerous, but not half as dangerous as the tocks.

[@JTA1961]

What about the giant Ding Dongs ??

[@booxwee3804]

Australian tourist office: Come see the beautiful nature and wildlife! SciShow: Im about to end this mans whole career

[@booxwee3804]

@AndreaLuise Ca. what?

[@jpw1163]

In defense of the magpies. If they recognize you and see you around often they are a lot less likely to attack. If you feed the local Magpies they are more likely to bring their young to you when they have learned to fly and not attack you at all. They will mostly attack from behind, drawing eyes on the back of a bike helmet will help a lot.

[@thedamnedatheist]

Meat allergies from tick bites also occur in the USA from the Lone Star tick. paralysis ticks are far more dangerous to pets. The common kingslayer's real name is the Irukandji.

[@richardsmith748]

Those jelly fish terrify me

[@thedamnedatheist]

@@richardsmith748 , they sound like more of a problem than they are.

[@shirel.a8421]

As someone who probably knows two peolle whos been bitten by lone star ticks. Yeah. Im surprised by how many times Ive been bitten by ticks that I havent encountered a lone star

[@SillieWous]

What about drop bears? Heard they’re pretty dangerous!🐨

[@spud4242]

they always forget the Drop Bears..... when will they ever learn???

[@doubleplusgoodful]

This is why so many tourists die here. We need more public awareness.

[@allenjenkins7947]

Why does nobody mention the hoop snakes?

[@rossrhodes1963]

Allen Jenkins Because it’s more fun watching that unsuspecting tourist heading downhill trying to outrun it. Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgh

[@TimmyTwo-Toes]

“Overall impending sense of doom”, so it’s like a tiny floating Cthulhu??

[@AndyViant]

No, it's more like having an ex wife.

[@davespanksalot8413]

Ha ha they are very Lovecraftian! And on top of that they have something like twenty eyes, four brains and are active hunters, albeit slow hunters. There is speculation that several tourists who were classified as having died from heart attacks while snorkeling were actually irikanji stings. And a fun fact: their larger cousins the Box Jellyfish used to be called Sea Wasps until someone worked out tourists would go into the water to avoid the "wasps"! On the bright side their stingers can't penetrate thin materials like panyhose or lycra skin suits.

[@Qieri]

In Australia it’s not about living it’s about surviving

[@belgiumball2308]

Emus: Why aint i on this list ?! I defeated the machine gunners!

[@rumpelstiltskin6252]

they never talk about that ,it is forbidden,

[@COD_editsBC]

Yeah that’s true but if you see one on it’s own come new you just hold something above your head, it makes them think that your bigger than them and they leave I might add though if you can’t find something in time just run 😂

[@icarusbinns3156]

@@COD_editsBC and get run down. They’re fast. But not as insane as cassowaries!

[@danukil7703]

I am now terrified of those gympie gympie trees. How the hell is anyone able to live anywhere within a wind's distance from these plants??

[@TetraSky]

How those trees are even allowed to continue existing and haven't been burned down to the ground, is a mystery.

[@seanchallis9454]

Danuki L I wiped my arse with one after an emergency bush poo. Strong pain for the afternoon but gone by night time. Must of got lucky or they are massively exaggerating it.

[@venoltar]

They tend to re-grow fairly quickly after bush fires. They are also found in great numbers in some of the more inaccessible parts of mountains and rain forests. Overall, not really possible to get rid of em, unfortunately :( On the bright side, they are quite easy to visually identify and avoid. Really your only chance of getting hurt by them is when bush walking, and if you are doing that you should really know what you are doing already.

[@woofhound]

Brushed against one while bushwalking. The pain he described is right on, lasted about 24 hours, it also made the glands in my armpit swell for about a week. You learn what they are fast and avoid them. there are a few trees that sting but the Gympie Gympie is the worst.

[@HAMMER253]

Named after my home town Gympie!

[@tuut1241]

I never heard Irukandji jellyfish being called Kingslayer in Australia.

[@emilieetifier2624]

Yes also exactly my thoughts. I thought the bloke was talking about a new species that had been discovered. In Australia, Irukandji are called... Irukandji.

[@leviroch]

Irukanji has always just been known to me as the invisible reason you cant go swimming for half the year up north. . . The sharks and crocs are why u cant swim the OTHER half the year lol

[@fugawiaus]

Also Aussie, always been called irukandji, a type of box jelly. Just wear a skin wetsuit.

[@thedamnedatheist]

Apparently it is a new species only described in 2007. Only a taxonomical distinction really. practically they are all called Irukandji.

[@sheelaghclapham5506]

Neither have I

[@micahphilson]

Very apt video to show up on my sidebar, I just found a wolf spider in a clothes basket. It was terrifying, it must have been at least 3 feet across and had fangs the size of a t-rex's! At least... that's how it seemed when I had to get out Frodo's sword to kill it.

[@hannahbrockway2132]

I'm from Australia and I can tell you, swooping magpies are the least of our problems!

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

Hmm...

[@tacoblude8208]

Ujuani Abelsen really

[@etmax1]

Yep, incompetent politicians are a much worse problem.

[@larrybarnes3920]

Yep. We've got conservative politicians. 😣

[@leoniedoyle8484]

Scomo is our biggest problem

[@Zeldaschampion]

Actually certain ticks (Lone Star tick being one) can give you the same strain that makes you allergic to meat over here in the states. Thats not something exclusive to Australia.

[@WAMTAT]

Zeldas Champion good ole vegan ticks

[@Lauren-rl2vj]

alexander williams underrated comment

[@rdizzy1]

Not all meats, there are no reactions to poultry or fish, thus even those affected do not need to become vegetarians.

[@chewynum]

Yeah, found that weird I've been bitten by my fair share of para ticks, that meat allergy is very new news to me.

[@TheCalebDarnell]

I live in Arkansas and I contracted the red meat allergy a few years ago. Each episode got worse with my last one starting to restrict my air way. Serious stuff.

[@bobdown8043]

A good selection however no mention of drop bears. For some reason they target backpackers.

[@jantschierschky3461]

Well you can find them in make believe land

[@DoctorProph3t]

Nah that’s Ivan Milat

[@MMedic23]

"The giant centipede is so fearsome that it's know to take on some of Australia's scariest snakes." And, they share their territories with tarantulas.

[@wayneedwards5589]

There are no tarantulas in Australia.

[@thesnowedone]

Out of all these; the magpies and ticks are the scariest ones for a local (I live in Queensland Australia). The Magpies are a seriously bad time during nesting season but the idea of never being able to eat meat again is almost a death sentence in Australia (no more BBQs?!?). I've heard of the kingslayer though and that thing sounds even worse than the blue bottles - damn - that's something fun to look forward to =? #1 rule in Australia - look before you do anything. Always look down. Always look in boots/toliets etc before you use them. Do that and 99% of the time you'll be fine.

[@CyberiusT]

Maggies are a nation-wide hazard during nesting season. Had a nest in the gum outside my highschool - like uniforms aren't gumby enough without half the students sporting icecream-bucket hats. ;p Rule #1a: If you are not 100% certain that what you see is harmless (or don't know what it is), LEAVE IT THE F*** ALONE!

[@lilaclizard4504]

Have you ever heard it called a "kingslayer"? I never have, only ever a irukandji

[@Manhole87]

Yea and walk with heavy feet when bushwalking. Vibration travels and snakes have time to get out of the way

[@Probly_a_sweet_potato]

Nah man, I've been stung by Jellyfish enough times to scare me from the water for life! Been bitten by a few spiders too. I've need plenty of deadly cone shells and octopus. I'd rather face the land ones, at least we're on the same level here.

[@Probly_a_sweet_potato]

Oh! Forgot to add, it was a blue bottle I've been stung by. All the dangerous ones live here in QLD! Why?!

[@jamisonjammoprice2044]

So i live in cairns, australia... and have been stung by the gympie gympie tree and a irrikuandji jellyfish.... they all hurt but wouldnt call anywhere else home live in a beautiful place.....

[@choppergamer]

did you get medals for surviving those?

[@jamisonjammoprice2044]

Another way to make AUS little more fun is the fact that the jellyfish nets they use for the swimming enclosures on the beach cant stop the irrikunadji, as they are to small. Found out the hard way being the first ever person stung inside the enclosure. That got me front page on the paper and on the news ....No medals, I should have tho :p haha....

[@sylviaelse5086]

Oh, great. I live in Australia. Previously I was only concerned about the odd spider and snake. Mind you, the local magpies mainly regard me as a soft touch for food.

[@masterofpuppets5072]

I will come to Australia and protect you

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Sylvia how are you doing today.

[@peterwarner553]

Australian Magpies are my favourite bird, they have I think the most beautiful bird call of all.

[@Thirty3mad]

Magpies are the only pies Aussies hate

[@hawkieeyes6089]

Mate, if you are nice to magpies, they are fine.

[@OriginalPiMan]

Most of us aren't big on fruit pies. They are the offensive bastard cousin of the true pie; the meat pie.

[@korstmahler]

Did someone say Fruit Pie? Like those nasty imposters that show up around xmas? Heresy. I need to go say my hail steak and cheeses before my local servo exco-mince-icates me.

[@Oosh21]

The original mince pie DID have meat in it, as well as all the fruit and spice, I think it's time we got medieval on it!

[@fuzzy4461]

Far too true

[@steffdavies48]

I love watching these videos... as an Australian I can tell you I don’t spend a minute worrying about any of these things. I’ve been bitten by a paralysis tick many times and I’m still not allergic to meat. Magpies are beautiful birds if you don’t try to enter the radius around their nest, they won’t hurt you. Plovers are scarier in my opinion.

[@steffdavies48]

@Roxy Gillick the birds here a crazy when it comes to protecting their babies. Of all the things we could be scared of here it’s the birds in spring 😂

[@psychic5719]

I have been attacked by Plovers way more then magpies!

[@sarahricards5988]

Don’t think anyone would be turned on after reading “I’ve been bitten many times” say less. I just won’t visit

[@aussieseal9979]

@@sarahricards5988 nah come!! It's very pretty, and you'll be fine.

[@pierocivitarese7582]

I remember giving a butcher bird a bit of bread at my work car park, from that day on I noticed that it attacked everyone else except me. But I have heard that before. Feed them and you become their friend.

[@ozwolf01]

Nietzsche': "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" Australia: hold my beer.

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

LOL

[@travisireland7276]

Hold my beer while I make you a vegan.

[@petartm2870]

Devil : Hey let's make a tick that when it bites you makes you vegetarian.

[@alexanderarkum4793]

Yea it terrifies me because if I was bit I'd have to tell people I'm vegan hundreds of times a day

[@codyblea3638]

It's not that bad. You can still be a pescatarian. You probably know one but they haven't had the need to tell you about it.

[@scottdavis3982]

Why?

[@Nob911]

I'm good I'll just live next to the hospital and eat meat

[@70mjc]

PetarTM only red meat....

[@05hit]

Drop bears, they're underrated but deadly ; )

[@DaveyGa]

Shh, we don't talk about them..

[@mickandruschak222]

Also hoop snakes

[@666t]

Delicious but deadly

[@SamGriffithsx]

Ahh she'll be right

[@greensteve9307]

No worries, mate.

[@fatbadboy329]

Yea nah, cheers

[@belindaweber7999]

Yup, no worries mate

[@jakeharlow9763]

Too easy bud

[@DaveyGa]

Ken Oath

[@Dandle0000001]

You forgot one of our most common trees - the Eucalyptus or gumtree. Affectionately known as the 'widowmaker' due to it's tendency to fall or drop large limbs without warning. It regularly kills people and we have them everywhere.

[@teemusid]

They are quite abundant in the SF Bay Area, as they were planted by sailors. They were planted for future use as replacement masts.

[@suzannedavidson6292]

Dandle0000001 Not all gum trees are "branch droppers" - just some.

[@YunxiaoChu]

@@suzannedavidson6292really?

[@MOO67204]

"Aussie cheese fries" - said nobody in Australia ever

[@fugawiaus]

Gerry Gold yeah they are at the Outback Steakhouse. Which is strangely an American company. They are good though.

[@jantschierschky3461]

@@fugawiaus but as Australian, as the grand canyon

[@fugawiaus]

Jan Tschierschky bloody good feed though.

[@DaveyGa]

As Rodney Rude says, they're not fries, they're farkin' CHIPS!

[@tru1072]

Love how Hank grows more desperately horrified as the vid goes on XD

[@32brookse]

Why did you leave out the Blue Ringed Octopus?

[@marcellespiritu]

This is too much !!!

[@jaredmitchell1302]

Because they are found outside of Australia as well.

[@Hiney]

@@jaredmitchell1302 Erm so is the Giant Centerpeid as wel so that's not a reason.

[@kyuofcosmic]

They aren’t as easily encountered as the ones on the list.

[@Sarah-lr6vp]

Because people will think of the blue ringed octopus only. Nobody will know abt the maggpies

[@leaguemastergg3647]

10:54 I love how cheery he is when he says PROBABLY survive

[@CorrosiveH2O]

Australia? I believe you mean, Survive.

[@tomlitterick560]

Sitting on the verandah of my home in australia and literally hearing a bird rip another bird to pieces as it screams in agonising pain. It’s perfectly safe here. Please come visit

[@markfox1545]

'Literally hearing'? So...hearing, you mean. You sound like an airhead American female snowflake saying literally for no reason.

[@spaghetti7180]

@@markfox1545 I’m sorry, what? The only airhead snowflake here is you lmao 😂

[@tuesday5303]

@@markfox1545 Aw Mark, you sensitive, but misguided soul. As it was a slightly unbelievable anecdote, Tom used ‘literally’ to emphasise the rest of his sentence, not just the word directly following it.

[@jaynemeulman8484]

@@markfox1545 good to see you policing other's comments....

[@1503nemanja]

This is one of those videos where I learn things that permanently reduce the quality of my life by a little bit, and yet I keep watching them. Why can't I quit you SciShow?

[@NJ-wb1cz]

1503nemanja, because Hank has invisible meter-long mind altering tentacles.

[@Streetsy]

Magpies are awesome. Be nice to them and they are smart enough to leave you alone.

[@JimFortune]

Yes, I now know what to avoid. Trips to Australia.

[@rusty-]

We just tell you about all the scary things to keep the tourists away, so we can have all the beautiful places to ourselves.

[@ginsengaddict]

Too right, Greg!

[@JimFortune]

Greg Wilson Mission Accomplished. (At least in my case)

[@MaliciousDesigns]

Dont forget about australians traveling to you. Who knows what might've slipped into their suitcase.

[@shallabim912]

Uh no, Australia isn't even real. It's just a big cardboard cutout, we've fooled you all.

[@etmax1]

Magpies are lovely birds, their call is so beautiful and waking up in the early hours of the morning to hear them is a pleasure, Sure they are territorial, but they are also highly intelligent. You can bribe them with food and you will have a friend for life due to their good memories. Also they tell each other who is a problem and who is helpful. What I find remarkable is that when I go for a walk and they are foraging, if I look at them they will take off when I'm 30-50m away but if I look elsewhere as I walk past them I can pass within 2-3 metres of them. I've sat and had lunch within metres of the tree which they were nesting in without issue. I think they are smarter than crows. I think it's a fact that bikes allow you to approach so fast and quietly like a predator that spooks them, riding more slowly and ringing your bell occasionally will probably prevent a lot of issues, and because they recognise and remember faces feeding etc improves rapport. Much more of a problem are spur winged plovers, they breed on the ground in large grassy areas and when walking you here a banshee like sound. As you get closer to the nest they get louder and louder until they decide enough is enough and they start swooping until you are well and truly gone. Feeding etc. doesn't help, it's simply get out of Dodge. Maybe they don't get a mention because they are so vocal prior to attack.

[@MrTerrymiff]

What about bogans? Or drop bears? Or Ivan Milat?

[@thesparechannel6580]

Terry Miff Did you know Milat’s nephew killed a kid when they were both in their teens? Creepy, hey? Deadly genes.

[@perrydowd9285]

The scariest creature in Australia is Pauline Hanson.

[@ultimotrout7772]

Or even Pauline Hanson

[@bioboy1819]

@Terry Miff don’t forget Kiwis (New Zealanders)

[@rustyfox2794]

@@perrydowd9285 I thought it was Bill Shorten - proving that the only thing to fear is fear itself.

[@thatbird2]

Magpies don't attack unless they are disrespected out of mating season. This is my experience. I always greet them and also feed them on occasion. Never been attacked. I am 71. Love Maggies. Gorgeous and clever... You are their neighbours and they know exactly who you are and more importantly, what sort of person you may be.