Watch Out For Flies In The Tropical North Queensland
There are so many wonderful things about Australia and specifically the Tropical North Queensland region. While it can be quite wonderful to wander through the rainforests, you must also be aware that you will encounter quite a few flies to say the least.
Deflecting flies can have you conducting the Great Australian Salute, the action of sweeping your hand over your face to shoo off the flies. So typically encountered in and close to the Tropical North Queensland area as well as throughout the Australian continent they’re frequently mentioned jestingly to as the Australian National Bird.
While in Australia, if you are planning on spending a large amount of time in the outdoors you will want to be sure that you carry around decent bug repellent. In addition to the repellent you will also want to have a lot of tin foil or cling wrap if you are planning on having a picnic or barbecue. There is nothing that those little blitters (the term used by Aussies for flies) enjoy more then the food that you are serving at these functions.
Many Stockmen have found while working in the Bush that tying a cork from the brim of their hat and letting it bounce back and forth helps to deter flies from landing on them while keeping their hands free to do their work. This neat idea has also lead to an expression in the region. When referring to a person who is smart people will say that there are no flies on him.
Although flies can be very annoying and most people don’t like when they land on food and such, they really don’t pose any major threat to human beings or other animals. A few of the different breeds of flies in Australia do bite, especially those found in swamps, called sand flies and those found on farms, known as horse flies, but no harm will come from this type of bite and a little bit of eucalyptus oil will take the sting right out of a fly bite. Unfortunately dealing with these little blitters is just a part of the Australian experience and must be tolerated.
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March 15 2010 03:03 am | Vacations