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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.
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.
This gigantic monitor is proof that Australia has the best reptiles
Creatura BlogAustralia is littered with all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures that you can’t find anywhere else on Earth, and our reptiles are no exception.
This upside-down jellyfish lives life a little differently
Creatura BlogMeet the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda).
This delicate little treeswift is the best mum
Creatura BlogLet’s just take a moment to appreciate the sweetest little bird we’ve seen in a while – the whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata).
This majestic raptor is a fire-wielding ninja
Creatura BlogIs there anything cooler than a bird of prey that can spread fires using lit sticks, and is so sneaky, it can out-scavenge an ibis?