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Thylarctos plummetus ...WOT!  I hear you say...

OK kids, now that I have your attention.... Thylarctos plummetus is the scientific name for the infamous Australian Drop Bear....(stay with me, this is important stuff)  As we all know this creature has the amazing ability to sense and target overseas tourists in their attack pattern.

The Australian Museum has full details of the dangerous creature and this should be checked out at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Drop-Bear


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interesting what you learn on this site.

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jimricho wrote:

Thylarctos plummetus ...WOT!  I hear you say...

OK kids, now that I have your attention.... Thylarctos plummetus is the scientific name for the infamous Australian Drop Bear....(stay with me, this is important stuff)  As we all know this creature has the amazing ability to sense and target overseas tourists in their attack pattern.

The Australian Museum has full details of the dangerous creature and this should be checked out at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Drop-Bear


no Bit of a worry, some may believe this.
     They also have " drop bears" on the Bundaberg Rum Tour, and that was before the free sampling...

 



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We have them on Magnetic island, along with the vampire fruit bat, and the lost soul curlew.The medical centre has a lot of cases of cricked necks from backpackers walking around looking into the trees. Also, they collide with the trees all the time.The deafening scream of the drop bear in full flight is a wonder to be heard!Watch out for them drop bears-

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 11th of December 2010 06:31:30 AM

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M.I. sounds like a really frightening place. Not only Drop Bears and Lost Soul Curlews but bats that live on diet of vampire fruit. Maybe the bats keep the vampire fruit under control otherwise that could be really dangerous!

PS: I'd never heard of vampire fruit before. Are blood plums and blood oranges vampire fruit???

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Drop spiders are much worse .

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They are called Burdiken plums, and give you a bit of a blood lust if you eat too much of them. Also good in fritters.You also seem to see more of them when you drink some of our local home made hooch. Strange, eh?

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 11th of December 2010 08:07:25 AM

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Do these drop bears have anything to do with drop toilets , can anyone compile a list of were they live so we can do a tour to try and site these bear and are they protected

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I saw a 9ft tall one the last time I drank Bundy OP. I must admit his actions were a bit mechanical, though.

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brickies wrote:

Do these drop bears have anything to do with drop toilets


Don't know brickies, but i'm sure i once heard one in a "windy loo"



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It's the East Australian hoop snake you have to worry about

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well we should not be alarmed about all this but please stay alert

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Definately! The world needs LERTS!

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Careful, dont go out in the dark when there are LERTS about

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