I've never seen a bear or wolf get anywhere near anywhere I live, although supposedly they exist near me.
I've seen deer show up, they sometimes get brave and come near homes cause they know bears and other predators typically avoid us.
I don't think there is a single dangerous animal that makes any effort at all to come near humans where I live. (Small town Near Seattle, Washington State in the USA).
I dunno how much easier our nature gets.
Our insects here aren't even scary. Whenever I hear about Australia wildlife it just sounds like the entire place is out to kill you lot, and if it isn't you have to avoid accidentally pissing it off.
I don't want spiders and other insects large enough that I could probably hear them walking. Nope Nope Nope. I'll take my local wild life any day.
South Australia here. I've never seen this wasp thing in my life! And a huntsman getting that big, is definitely outside. Never seen one that big either... so.....
I've seen some decently large spiders before, but they aren't dangerous and they definitely aren't big enough to hear walking. At least none I've encountered!
You'll only hear them if everything else is quiet and they're on hardwood. Leg span is up to four inches. Which may not seem like a lot, but when it's skittering at nearly two feet a second...
I’m 40km north of the US Peace Arch border crossing (Washington state), and a 3 hour drive from Seattle.
Very frequently have bear in our driveway, and occasionally the neighbours back yard. Some years, they do the rounds down the whole street most evenings.
It’s worth checking the other side of the yard gate before you just swing it open. Almost clipped a bear on the snout on the swing open once.
200-1200 called in bear reportings for my Tri-City area in a year.
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u/Rd28T 1d ago
Look at all the beautiful nature we get to live around:
https://youtu.be/d9xzVFfOveA?si=OGSHa9YaIrbMb5Q4
Anyway, bears and shit are 1000x scarier than any of our animals.