Creatura with Bec Crew
The common death adder is phoning it in
You don’t have to try so hard when you’ve got lightning speed.
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Creatura with Bec Crew
How budgies don’t just survive, but thrive, in the harsh Australian desert
Budgies are such a quintessential Australian pet, it’s easy to forget they’re one of our most fascinating endemic birds. Found across the Australian mainland, particularly throughout Australia’s dry interior, these birds seem to have a sixth sense about where to find water, even in the harshest conditions.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Feelings of impending doom? That’s just the Irukandji jellyfish
It’s one thing to experience the burn of a jellyfish sting, but how about a dose of psychological torture to go along with that searing pain? That’s what the Irukandji jellyfish is threatening everyone with, which, let’s be honest, is a bit much. And did we mention that these little murder jellies are virtually invisible?
Creatura with Bec Crew
It’s a tiny bat buffet for green (or blue?) tree frogs
Large and in charge, green tree frogs are here to keep us guessing – whether it’s their colouring, or their cuisine.
Creatura with Bec Crew
‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but sugar gliders eat birds’
They might be among the cutest animals on the planet, but sugar gliders have a rather sinister trait. They’re named for their love of sweet foods, such as nectar and sap, but in Tasmania, they’re out here eating birds.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Ouch, my heart: the Mareeba rock wallaby
Meet the adorable Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), found in just one place in the world.
Nature & Wildlife
Yellow crazy ant genes are like nothing we’ve ever seen before
Yellow crazy ants are the worst.
Nature & Wildlife
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?
Creatura with Bec Crew
The maleo isn’t winning any parent of the year awards
There are plenty of lovely examples in nature of animals being good mums and dads. The maleo isn’t one…
Nature & Wildlife
Meet the fish with hands
They walk on their fins, and when they’re in a hurry they trot. Welcome to the strange world of handfishes.