The Birds Head Clockwise Round Australia: The Birds and the Beasts Part One

I know my family are wondering how we/ I am coping with the insects, particularly the spiders. Well, overall so far so good!

I did find an ear-wig in my knickers, but thankfully I wasn't wearing them at the time. The most bugy place was Lake Lyell where we did encounter a very large female huntsman, about as big as my hand, and yes it was in Nelly (the trailer). Sadly, it received a fatal blow from Better Homes and Gardens, but this was far more favourable than the possibility of a sleepless night and having a heart attack if it crawled on me. We have had a few mossie bites, they seemed to like Simon while camping in Forster. The wonderful Aussie flies are around particularly in Condobolin where we are now, but they are not too bad, the Corellas at are far worse. At first thought it was School children cheering at a sporting event, but no it was the birds, I have never heard such a racket.

A Table of Spots

Mosquitoes - Yes
Butterflies - Common Brown, certainly very common at Macquarie Woods and White ones!
Flies - Yes
Grasshoppers - Yes, there were so many hopping about at Macquarie Woods when you walk pass long grass that Scoobie didn't know what to make of it.
Birds - lots
Spiders - one large huntsman, there have been others but nothing substantial.
Snakes - none
Roos - lots of greys
Wombats - none
Koalas - none
Turtles - one, the one I caught at Ophir!
Echidnas- none
Emus - none
Camels - none
Scorpions - one

If there is anything you would like us to spot on our way round please let us know.