‘The green minotaur’ Sent via email by Kellie Goodhew
‘Armour plated’ Sent via email by John A. MacPhee
Caterpillar coming down a tree next to the Goulburn River Sent via email by Sophie de Wit
St Andrews Cross Spider Sent via email by Alan Kaden
Rainbow jumping spider, Noosaville in Queensland Sent via email by Flickr user Adam Gormley
This wasp towed the spider over 50 m to a hole in a clay bank Sent via email by Andrea Deegan
Bee in Tasmania Sent via email by Flickr user Tristan Gardner
‘The guardian of a Pilbara gorge’ Sent via email by Todd Panietz
Red headed mouse spider, Wollar, NSW Sent via email by Heather Willson, age 13
A pet bearded dragon was the beneficiary of this find Sent via email by Ryan Beruldsen
Sent via email by Rob Booty
Up close and personal with a stick insect Sent via email by Vicki Browne
Termites doing renovations, Mitchell Plateau, Kimberley region, WA Sent via email by Steve Dale
Common garden variety of spider Sent via email by Patricia Knowles
Ants near Ubirr in Kakadu National Park, NT Sent via email by Graham Price
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Seven captive-bred male plains-wanderers have been introduced into a wild population of females with the hopes they’ll be chosen for a ‘reverse harem’ or ‘stud farm’.
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From cuddly companions to realistic native Australian wildlife, the range also includes puppets that move and feel like real animals.