*see northern australian beach warnings* Don't swim 9 months of the year due to these bastards, choose not to swim the other 3 because of sharks and crocs
com·mon·ly
ˈkämənlē/
adverb
adverb: commonly
very often; frequently.
"BSE, commonly called mad cow disease"
synonyms: often, frequently, regularly, repeatedly, time and (time) again, all the time, routinely, habitually, customarily, oftentimes
"the hairy woodpecker is commonly mistaken for a downy woodpecker"
Put it this way...
The Australian mainland has a total coastline length of 35,877 km (22,293 mi) with an additional 23,859 km (14,825 mi) of island coastlines. There are 758 estuaries around the country with most located in the tropical and sub-tropical zones.
About 17,500 km of mainland is irukandji territory and 20,000 km of islands is its territory.
They seem to have failed to mention that, even after the stingers are removed and the toxin should have passed, the pain can RECUR. Hours, days, weeks, or even years later, you can get the exact same experience without even being at the beach.
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· 8 years ago
Well. . . I've never seen or heard of this before and I'm from Australia
They are so small you can barely see them, and the few people to have survived it's sting have described the pain as 'literally indescribable.' Worse than childbirth. People who have experienced the pain remember wishing for death so it would cease.
A common Australian Ambo pain medication known as the 'Green Whistle' has been known to only decrease the pain to a bearable level. This is the same medication that can prevent you from feeling any pain after fracturing an arm/leg/other member.
ˈkämənlē/
adverb
adverb: commonly
very often; frequently.
"BSE, commonly called mad cow disease"
synonyms: often, frequently, regularly, repeatedly, time and (time) again, all the time, routinely, habitually, customarily, oftentimes
"the hairy woodpecker is commonly mistaken for a downy woodpecker"
The Australian mainland has a total coastline length of 35,877 km (22,293 mi) with an additional 23,859 km (14,825 mi) of island coastlines. There are 758 estuaries around the country with most located in the tropical and sub-tropical zones.
About 17,500 km of mainland is irukandji territory and 20,000 km of islands is its territory.
Pretty Scary Ay