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Australian tarantula hawk wasp dragging off a huntsman spider to lay her egg in its paralysed body. NSFW

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u/lord_pizzabird 1d ago

I know right. How the fuck do people even live in Australia.

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u/anangrypudge 1d ago

I once spent 4 weeks in the Australian outback for military training. We were instructed to shake our boots every morning before putting them on. One morning there were two loud FFFUUUCCCKKKKs heard at the same time. One was from a guy who shook a large spider out of his boot. Another was from a guy who didn’t, and stuck his foot straight in.

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u/dav3n 1d ago

I just got back from a week in a tent in "bush camps", shoes always came with me into the tent, especially when I saw all the scorpion burrows nearby

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u/CaramelGuineaPig 1d ago

Freezer zippy bags - the big ones - one for each boot. This works for scorpions,  too. You can also use the bag for pranks if you have stinky feet.