The Gympie-Gympie tree

[Dirtmechanic]

Oh my. I thought poison oak was bad.

Australia Has Venomous Snakes, Spiders, and… Trees

Notorious stinging trees from Australia cause agonizing pain that can linger for weeks and even months. New research suggests this nettle relative is actually venomous, producing a toxin not unlike the venom of spiders.

gizmodo.com

 

[flowerbug]

Oh my. I thought poison oak was bad.

Australia Has Venomous Snakes, Spiders, and… Trees

Notorious stinging trees from Australia cause agonizing pain that can linger for weeks and even months. New research suggests this nettle relative is actually venomous, producing a toxin not unlike the venom of spiders.

gizmodo.com

it would be a bad day to run into one of those!

 

[Dirtmechanic]

It is no place for a nudist colony.

 

[baymule]

It is no place for a nudist colony.

You are too funny! Hahaha!

 

[Zeedman]

Of course - where else would you expect to find a venomous plant but Oz? Australia is Mother Nature's armory.