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The nick name given to West Australians. Presumably stemming from the fact that there is so much sand over here. Other states also have nicknames, Queenslanders are called banana benders, South Australians are crow eaters, New South Welshman are corn stalks, Victorians are gum suckers or cabbage patchers and Tasmanians are mutton birds or apple islanders. As yet the only common nickname we have found for those residing in the Northern Territory is Territorians.
A friend of ours (Les Blom) who we first met at Cleaverville back in 1998 is known to enjoy the occasional bit of leg pulling and when he told us about an insect known as a sand groper with a big head and funny front legs, we were positive that we were being teased just a little bit and we didn't take him seriously.
It took quite a while for Les to find the object of his tale but he did finally get hold of one and present it to us to show that he wasn't having us on.
The following photo I took myself so I know it is genuine so we present 'The Sand Groper'. The modified front forelegs of this creature certainly look as if they are suitable for pushing through sand.
(Note: After looking this insect up we found that the correct name for it is a mole cricket. As it does spend plenty of time burrowing through sand I guess the colloquial name 'sand groper' is appropriate.) |
