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Bec Crew
Becky Crew is a Sydney-based science communicator with a love for weird and wonderful animals. From strange behaviours and special adaptations to newly discovered species and the researchers who find them, her topics celebrate how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live amongst us can be.
The black-breasted buzzard is Australia’s craftiest raptor
Creatura BlogIf you’re looking for a handsome bird, look no further than the black-breasted buzzard.
Meet the semi-slug – a snail without a home
Creatura BlogIf life were simple, there would be snails and slugs. Snails carry their homes on their backs; slugs are naked and embarrassed.
Meet the mole cricket – the platypus of the insect world
Creatura BlogWhen you look at a mole cricket up close, there’s something about it that just doesn’t feel right.
We need to talk about tiny falconets
Creatura BlogSometimes an animal is so darned cute, it’s almost weird it exists.
This dead leaf butterfly has a dazzling secret
Creatura BlogThey say beauty is within, but for the dead leaf butterfly, there’s nothing figurative about it.