There are, indeed, several marvelous things about Australia and specifically the Tropical North Queensland area. Although it is quite an incredible region to take a stroll through the rainforests, you definitely need to be mindful that you will come across quite a few, and this is even an understatement.
While you are in the Rainforest you may find yourself doing the Great Australian Salute. This is what is referred to as brushing you hand across your face in order to ward off all the flies. Flies are so commonly found in this region, as well as all of Australia, that resident often joke about the flies being the National Bird for Australia.
When planning to spend a fair amount of time in the great outdoors, especially while attending picnics and barbecues and such, you will want to make sure to take along the bug repellent and be sure to bring along plenty of aluminum foil or saran wrap to cover up food items. Flies may also be referred to as little blitters and you will see most places have fly paper as well as fly swatters readily available.
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.
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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