r/mildlyinteresting • u/elpierce • Jul 25 '22

A scorpion drinking the condensation off of my beverage [OC] Quality Post

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u/badideas1 Jul 25 '22

I absolutely base where I live off what kind of shit can sting or bite me, too. Dead serious.

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u/JaMarr_is_daddy Jul 25 '22

Yah, no bears or mountain lions ever gonna get me. Only thing that may eat me is some of the more unhinged homeless on the CTA

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u/MrLoadin Jul 25 '22

Hate to tell you, but the Chicago coyote population has started attacking people in recent years.

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u/gwaydms Jul 25 '22

Can confirm. Have ridden the Orange Line.

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u/cmad182 Jul 25 '22

If Australia did this there’d be no one here.

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u/9159 Jul 25 '22

Australia is a big place. I chose the city where the dangerous animals hibernate for half the year because it's too cold.

Good luck to you in summer.

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u/Spacestar_Ordering Jul 25 '22

Spider season

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u/gudbote Jul 25 '22

Yes, the fact that spider season isn't a joke but an actual thing in Australia, tells you exactly what to expect.

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u/Upnorth4 Jul 25 '22

In California we have many things that can sting you. Scorpions, murder hornets, tarantulas, bees, and the rent