This is all true but it’s missing a key detail. The Australian badger is actually completely unrelated to the European and American badgers (which are mustelids). The Australian badger is a marsupial most closely related to the Tasmanian devil.
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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Australian badgers are half this size, have no teeth at all, but can project venom 50ft from a gland in their nostril. The venom is completely harmless to humans, however it soaks into the skin and causes a pheromone to be emitted from the lungs such that when you are asleep, it attracts 14 different species of deadly venomous spiders that are attracted to your airway from up to a 4km radius.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 years ago
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I don’t want to know if this is true or not. Nobody look it up.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Etterra@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Those are the ones related to drop bears, right? I mean they’ve gotta be.
Neon@lemmy.world 2 years ago
You had me in the first half
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Of course Australian badgers would do this.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Wat.
It sounds kinda based on stink badgers but they also aren’t in Australia.
Im_old@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s worse. So much worse. “I won’t kill you but you’ll wish I did”
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 2 years ago
I’m pretty sure you made this up, so i believe it completely.