by Ryan Dunn | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
American Cockroach Scientific Name: Periplaneta americana Size: TL 55mm What does it look like? The American Cockroach is a large reddish-brown cockroach, with a pale yellowish-brown margin on the pronotal shield. They have large wings (extending past the tip of the...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Amphibians (Class: Amphibia) Amphibians were the first vertebrates to colonise the land, over 370 mya (million years ago), and most members still require water for the larval stage of their life cycle. The group includes the salamanders, frogs, toads and caecilians,...
by Ryan Dunn | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Arboreal Termite An arboreal termite mound with a bird nest hollow excavated within it Scientific Name: Nasutitermes walkeri Size: TL 7mm (soldier) What does it look like? Arboreal Termite soldiers are yellow-brown, dark rounded head with single prominent ‘spike’....
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Australasian Bittern Scientific Name: Botaurus poiciloptilus Size: Total Length 72 cm What does it look like? The Australasian Bittern is cryptically-plumaged dark to mid-brown and pale buff, with the markings of the throat and back arranged in a longitudinal pattern....
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Australasian Darter Scientific Name: Anhinga melanogaster Size: 85 to 90cm What does it look like? The male Australasian Darter is predominantly glossy black with buff-cream streaks on the upper wing. The bill is yellow and sharply pointed, and a white stripe extends...
