by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Australasian Grebe Scientific Name: Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Size: 25-27cm What does it look like? The Australasian Grebe has two distinct plumage phases. The non-breeding plumage of both the male and female is dark grey-brown above and mostly silvergrey below,...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Australian Bush Fly Scientific Name: Musca vetustissima Size: TL 7mm What does it look like? The Australian Bush Fly is ashy-grey with 2 diverging black stripes on the thorax, becoming 4 near the head, and red eyes. The 2 rounded, triangular, transparent wings touch...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Bustard Scientific Name: Ardeotis australis Size: 70-100 cm What does it look like? No other Australian bird resembles the Australian Bustard. The back and wings are brown; black and white spotting in the front of the wings is most extensive in the male....
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Australian Cockroach Scientific Name: Periplaneta australasiae Size: Total Length 35mm What does it look like? The Australian Cockroach is brown, with a yellow border around the pronotum and longitudinal yellow stripes on the outer edges of the wings. Very similar to...
by Ryan Dunn | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Australian Fur-seal Scientific Name: Arctocephalus pusillus Size: TL 1.36–2.27m What does it look like? Australian Fur-seal adult males are much larger than females and young males, grey-brown (darker with age), with long silvery mane of coarse hair on neck and...
