
This dead leaf butterfly has a dazzling secret
They say beauty is within, but for the dead leaf butterfly, there’s nothing figurative about it.
They say beauty is within, but for the dead leaf butterfly, there’s nothing figurative about it.
Australia 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.
Meet the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda).
Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the sweetest little bird we’ve seen in a while – the whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata).
Is 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?
There’s something about being very big (or very small!) that makes an animal automatically more charming. And it doesn’t get much bigger than the amethystine python, or as Australians up in the north know it, the scrub python.
The ocean is home to a colourful array of sea cucumber species, but this has to be the grossest.
These little guys are experts at hide and seek.
If you’re looking for a good old scientific mystery, look no further than the chameleon grasshopper.
With a hefty body, a massive wingspan, and a loud, low-pitched buzz, the tropical carpenter bee can be a pretty intimidating sight.