Monday, March 15, 2010

Australia- Flies, Flies Everywhere

By Jerry Duncan

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.

Warding off flies might have you doing the Great Australian Salute, the action of brushing your hand across your face to shoo away the flies. So commonly found in and around the Tropical North Queensland region and throughout the Australian continent they are often referred jokingly to as the Australian National Bird.

If projecting to pass a reasonable sum of time in the great outdoors, particularly when attending picnics as well as cooks out and such, you would want to make a point to carry along the bug repellent and make certain to bring along a whole slew of tin foil or saran wrap to cover food products. Flies might as well be mentioned to as little blitters and you'll discover nearly all locations bear fly paper and swatters readily accessible.

A lot of Stockmen have discovered while doing work in the Bush that attaching a cork from the rim of their lid and allowing it to bounce back and forth helps oneself to deter flies from setting down on them while keeping their hands available to do their job. This great thought has also contributed to a saying in the area. When mentioning an individual who is intelligent, people will say there are no flies on him.

While flies could be extremely bothersome and many individuals do not enjoy when they shoot down upon food, they actually do not present any major menace to man or other creatures. Some of the unusual breeds of flies in Australia do bite, particularly those encountered in swamplands, called sand flies as well as those encountered upon farms, called horse flies, however no damage will surface from these type of bites and a bit of eucalyptus oil will take the sting right out from a fly bite. Regrettably dealings with these little blitters is simply a part of the Australian experience and essentially needs to be stomached.

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