Skip to main content

Guest blog? Me? Puhleazee

I'm pleased to announce that I, Taylor Thorsen, will be your guest blog writer for the day. Thankfully Peeka- I mean Vicka- booked me so far in advance considering my highly demanded and sought after writing capabilities.
I'm not quite sure how I will top my cover of, "Smelly Cat". But I will do my best! 
As you may of guest (and if you haven't I'd consider seeing your mental health doctor pronto) that our beloved Vicka has ventured out to the Land Down Under... She has been entertaining us with fun tales and otherworldly pictures. However, I being the biology and environmental nerd, will enlighten and introduce you to a few of Australia's DEADLY CREATURES! After all, Australia is home to the top deadliest snakes.
CRIkEEE.. besides the countless deadly snakes,spiders,sharks and crocodiles, lets explore a few of the possibly less known predators..

1)Stinging Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa). Apparently the venom causes so much pain, that the pain itself causes the body to go into shock and then you die... so just don't step on it.

2) Box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) resist the urge to squish this squishy... it is the only jelly fish that can kill in a matter of minutes! With it's power of near invisibility, it wraps its teniticles around you and you are stabbed  by millions of venom injecting harpoons.
 
Photo Credit: Nick Rains / Australian Geographic


3)Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Apparently this cutie kills more people a year than snakes, spiders or sharks. Allergies.

 
Photo Credit: Wikimedia
4) Cone shells (Conus sp.) So this shell, you don't want to pick up. The snail that lives inside actually hunts fish. With its long harpoon (that can reach anywhere on its body) jabs its victim with a venom that is 1000x stronger than morphine.
 
Photo Credit: Getty Images 

5)Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) - yup that name says enough

6) Blue-ringed octopus (Genus Hapalochlaena) This cool looking Octopus has enough venom to kill 26 humans! Dats craaa craaa

 
Hopefully you have been all entertained. :) Stay safe Peeka

Popular posts from this blog

Well this is awkward...

Hey guys! Well since my name has already been announced in the previous blog post I guess I need no introduction ;) My name is Tanya and I consider myself to be a good friend of Vicky's. We met a few years back through my sister because she kept talking about a funny, nice girl named Vicky. To see for myself what all this rave was about I met her. But you know what's funny? I cannot remember the day we really talked or when we became such good friends. It just happened. Just like that. If I had to describe Vicky in one word, one of the first words that pops into my head is genuine . She is that person you can talk to with whatever is on your mind, someone you can turn to when you have questions, and definitely someone who will not judge but be there to guide you and offer help. And I am so thankful for that. Looking back, I can see that our friendship developed rather spontaneously (or maybe I just have bad memory lol). But I do see now that God orchestrated this friendship...
Read more
Hey guys, please go read the following article about the unconstitutional mandates of ObamaCare and the company Hobby Lobby who refuses to comply with the laws because they are a violation of Christian beliefs. I feel very soon it will be very difficult for Christians to be owners of businesses if things continue to proceed as they are now. Praise God for the Green family  who stand up for His truth and make it known that  they will not sin against the Almighty even if it will cost them their business. It is important for us to know what the government requires of us and even most important to know what God requires of us. It is our responsibility to stand up against that which violates our obedience to God. Please pray for the Green family as they go through this difficult time, that they may remain faithful to the Lord even if it costs them everything. Also pray for our government so that the people making the decisions may be wise men who's views correspond...
Read more

Cool Things

Was at the Land Bridge with some friends at night when we heard what sounded like deep gunshots, later to realize that the cannon at the Fort was being fired. We noticed candlelight there also so our curious minds just dragged us there. We discovered Campfire and Candlelight at the Fort, and I must say that I was completely blown away. Everyone was dressed up as people from different wars in history and had stations set up to display how certain things would happen back in the day. We got to see a nurses station, and were impressed by the soldiers quarters. I was offered to have my wisdom teeth removed by some scary contraption and the postman was distressed to find that we came without any "men folk" lol. I felt like I was in a movie and was blown away by the attention to detail. Old typewriters, pipes, letters, maps, torn tents, and everything was lit by lanterns. Looking forward to next year. I live in such a cool place with such interesting history.  On the other ha...
Read more