Creatura Blog
Yellow crazy ant genes are like nothing we’ve ever seen before
Yellow crazy ants are the worst.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
At this exact time every year more than 90% of the world’s population are in sunlight
On Reddit, I came across the following statement: “Every year on 8 July at about 11.15 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), approximately 99.164 per cent of the world’s population is between dawn and dusk.” Amazingly, it turns out to be only 6 per cent wrong!
Creatura Blog
This super-rare giant glider has a voice like a lawnmower
How is the mahogany glider not a household name?
Creatura Blog
The striped pyjama squid is never going back to the office
This tiny cephalopod was born to work from home. It’s not just the fact that it has its jammies on 24/7 (it’s going camera-off, thanks very much), but – and let’s be honest here – the striped pyjama squid might look cute, but it’s not a great hang.
Creatura Blog
The southern right whale dolphin looks like a torpedo
Is anyone else weirdly intimidated right now? The slick, super-streamlined look of the southern right whale dolphin comes courtesy of its missing dorsal fin – a rare feature among dolphins.
Tim the Yowie Man
The mystery of the Mahogany Ship
With tantalising tales of lost treasure and the potential to rewrite Australia’s history, the legend of the Mahogany Ship is unlikely to disappear in a hurry.
Creatura Blog
Is the musk lorikeet Australia’s best-smelling bird?
Do you know what a cockatoo smells like? How about a king parrot? Most of us have only really smelled an ibis (and not by choice – their odour precedes them by about half a block), but did you know that some birds actually smell great?
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Dr Karl explores the shapeshifting world of worm blobs
There seems to be strength – and intelligence – in numbers.
Creatura Blog
The Dendrogaster parasite is the stuff of nightmares
Whether it’s fleas or ticks, hookworms or heartworms, bedbugs or lice, a horrifying array of parasites lurk in every corner, ready and waiting for a suitable host. These tiny creatures are irksome enough, but what’s truly terrifying is the parasites that completely overwhelm their hosts’ bodies, turning them into zombified shells.
Tim the Yowie Man
The ‘flabbit’ hoax
The headline in Sydney’s Daily Mirror on 14 March 1985 screamed: “Great mysteries of the world… Flying Rabbit hunt is on”.