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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

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