http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/gympie-gympie-once-stung-never-forgotten.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2001/02/08/243639.htm
Very nasty - but not as common as poison ivy in Nth.A.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 22/04/2011, at 1:40 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> I wonder what the hell a tree was defending itself from to have evolved a
> defense that is that potent?
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> No, nor here. But we do have a stinging tree in the rainforests that would
>> render you speechless - in fact, pretty much unable to anything but scream
>> for a couple of days.
>> England is such a benign environment.... :-)
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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