Dangerous Australians

A British friend of ours (who now lives here) jokes that it's difficult for him to do outdoorsy things in Australia (at least I think he's joking). According to him, If he 'goes bush', deadly spiders, crocodiles and snakes will get him. If he decides to go for a swim, man-eating sharks and stinging jellyfish will attack, and if he goes to the cricket here, England always loses. No fun.

He may not rush in to see Dangerous Australians, part of the Surviving Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum, but he could learn more about the creatures he fears most, and what first-aid treatment to use (if required). Sydney's Lightwell has developed a "six-metre long interactive table exploring Australia’s deadliest top ten creatures ... Scurrying across sand or lurking under rippling waters, the table’s inhabitants respond immediately to prying visitors in a scarily life-like way." The interactive funnel-web spider certainly had me jumping! Very effective and nice work indeed.

PS: That's refreshing to know.