The admin invited me to write an #Introduction message. Here it is.

Hello. I am not a dropbear. I am definitely not sitting in a nearby tree waiting to drop on you as you pass by. You definitely don't need to take any defensive precautions. Don't carry an umbrella; don't wear a bike helmet; don't smear Vegemite behind your ears. You shouldn't even bother to look up. You're perfectly safe.

@NotADropbear
do you have any wolpertinger friends?
@drazraeltod Wow, I had to look up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger ! An excellent mid-sized cryptid ambush predator. They look like top blokes and/or blokettes.
Wolpertinger - Wikipedia

@NotADropbear not a landshark…. Truly pleased to meet you…. 🦈
@NotADropbear Ah, the riddle game. If you are not a dropbear, are you a land octopus?
@NotADropbear what a coincidence, I'm not a dropbear either
@NotADropbear I really enjoy telling other Americans about dropbears and then when they respond with incredulity telling them to "ask any Australian"
@NotADropbear
Lovely introduction, welcome to the fediverse

@NotADropbear

Very reassuring, thank you! I was worried for a minute there. ;)

@NotADropbear

Alert: Ground-dwelling dropbears active in city centre areas.

The absence of trees in city centres for a while kept dropbears out. But evolutionary pressures have resulted in increasing number of ground dwelling dropbears hanging out at knee and ankle level. If you can't see trees then keep your eyes down. Vegemite behind your knees, bells around your ankles, patent leather shoes can infuriate ground dwelling dropbears. Follow public health measures.

@skua Myths. Disinformation. Lies.
Marsupials in CBDs are cosmopolitan and well-acclimated to their new environment. None of them will slash your femoral artery with their razor-sharp claws. Countermeasures by urban dwellers are completely unnecessary.