"Not the Karl Orff" wrote in message news:canwine-
I wager more Aussies die from spiders in..... 6 months than Canadians
from wolves in the past 20 years




Interestingly-

http://www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc/hazard/haz35.pdf


reports 46 cases of spider bite attending emergency departments in Victoria
in 5 years, with NO deaths,

There were 5 deaths in those 5 years from other stings/bites - 3 from
allergic reaction to bee stings and 2 from snake bite.

For heavens sake - be VERY careful crossing the road.

--
Tony Bailey
Mercury Travel Books