History & Culture Turning toxins to therapies: The wild world of researching venom …There are various species of huntsman, tarantula, wolf, trapdoor, funnel-web and mouse spiders – just some of the world’s 50,000 named arachnid species – and a collection of venomous centipedes…
Wildlife The extinction crisis: Australians call for a radical re-haul of environmental laws …predatory centipedes are a major factor in the loss of biodiversity on Christmas Island. The impact of introduced predators will be one of the issues scrutinised by a Senate Inquiry…
Creatura Blog Velvet worm a complex invertebrate …out in rotting logs and leaf litter, hunting small invertebrates such as termites and centipedes. To subdue its prey, it covers them a net of sticky slime that’s excreted from…
AG Blog Phascogales: the little-known natives …consists of insects, spiders and centipedes that they catch in bark, dead trees and leaf litter. Phascogales have also been known to eat the nectar of box and ironbark flowers….
Destinations Helicopter camping in remote Australia …doors need to be kept shut at night and careful baggage checks are a must when packing, as hitchhikers can be a problem, frogs and centipedes being the most likely…
Destinations Kayaking the Murray River: Source to the sea …We spend an eerie night surrounded by the mysterious noises of the bush. Centipedes and wonderfully ornate beetles clamour over our tent. Fish flop and smack their lips. There is…
Wildlife Do animals detect earthquakes? …“mice and martens and snakes and centipedes and beetles” evacuating the Greek city of Helike in droves in 373 BC. “After these creatures had departed,” he wrote, “an earthquake occurred…
News Fewer species on Earth than thought …the first place.” Tropical rainforests are home to the overwhelming majority of arthropods, most of which are insects. Spiders, mites, scorpions, millipedes and centipedes are also included in the group….
Wildlife Scale tales: a guide to Aussie skinks …legs, the three-toed skink may be found munching on crawling insects and worms in garden compost heaps. Size: Up to 20 cm Food: Crawling insects, centipedes, larvae and worms Broad-banded…
Wildlife The marsupial mole: an enduring enigma …observed to devour centipedes, spiders and geckoes and may eat similarly sized animals in the wild if given the opportunity; their ability to tunnel rapidly may make them a formidable…
