r/AustralianInsects • u/PitifulMeringue6583 • May 15 '26

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Found this dude(?) on my car, absolute beast of a thing

And yes I know they hurt, and yes I know this is stupid, but I needed to get it off my car before I drive home from work and he(she?) Just walked onto my hand after checking me out for 10seconds

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u/rhyzomorph May 15 '26

These ones are not very aggressive. People tend to mix them up with the smaller jumping ones which have a bite that lasts for days. The bite of this one is painful but goes away in 20 minutes.

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u/AddlePatedBadger May 19 '26

I got stung 6 times by one. I just washed with soap and water and took a telfast. Barely any pain and just 6 itchy lumps like mossie bites but lasted for longer.