Hold onto your seats because we’re about to see Australia’s most dangerous animals! In the land down under, theres creepy crawlies that could be under your toilet seat, to huge alligators that could be lurking in the lake outside! Join us as we explore these magnificent creatures.
1. Saltwater Crocodile
Saltwater crocodile looking at the camera. Image via Deposit Photos
2. Box Jellyfish
Box Jellyfish. CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118181163
3. Eastern Brown Snake
Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis Australia. Image via Deposit photos
4. Sydney Funnel-web Spider
Dangerously venomous Male Sydney Funnel-web spider showing fangs. Image via Deposit photos
5. Bull Shark
Bull Shark. Image by Andaman via depositphotos.com
6. Blue-ringed Octopus
Such a wonderful and beautiful marine life, yet it is deadly with its venomous bite. Found mostly in coral reef around south east asia and Australia. It is a Benthic species, crawling on ocean floor most of the time. The blue ringed will flashes when its get agitated, as a sign of warning. The Venom can kill adult human being, so care must be taken great fully when handling or seeing this animal. Image via Deposit Photos
7. Coastal Taipan
coastal taipan. Image via Deposit Photos
8. Irukandji Jellyfish
Irukandji Jellyfish. Image by Yahoo Australia via YouTube
9. Tiger Snake
Tiger snake. Image via Deposit Photos
10. Stonefish
A beautiful stonefish. Image via Deposit Photos
11. Redback Spider
Australian Redback Spider in web. Image via Deposit Photos
12. Great White Shark
Great White Shark with mouth open. Image via Deposit Photos
13. Australian paralysis tick
Dangerous parasite and carrier of infection such as encephalitis and Lyme disease. Image via Deposit Photos
14. Bull Ants
Giant Bulldog Ant Myrmecia brevinoda of Australia kills it’s prey by stinging it’s victims to death. Image via Deposit Photos
15. Cone Snail
A cone snail. Image by PantherMediaSeller on depositphotos.
16. Blue Bottle Jellyfish
By James St. John – Physalia phyalis (Portuguese man-of-war) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39433436
17. Common Death Adder
Close up of Australian Common Death Adder. Image via Deposit Photos
18. Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Image by Aloaiza
19. Australian Magpie
Magpie. Image by Pierre-Selim – Flickr: Pica pica, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19400996
20. Mouse spider
Mouse Spider. Robertwhyteus, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
There you have it! Australia’s most daunting animals. With that being said, both humans and these creatures live together in harmony. As we respect their boundaries and appreciate them from a distance.
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Author at Animals Around The Globe. BSc Media Studies
Kiah is a Capetonian, fascinated by how each animal plays a significant part within our ecosystem, forming a bubble of life. As a nature lover and wave chaser, she finds solace in the waves and serenity in the great outdoors.
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