What’s all the buzz about: European honeybee
Congratulations to this week’s AG Flickr group member Gavin Ayre for his image ‘Thirsty work’.
Congratulations to this week’s AG Flickr group member Gavin Ayre for his image ‘Thirsty work’.
A sole sentry defending his home, this green weaver ant takes a stand
Once again bloodsucking insects are invading mattresses across Australia.
Photographers Stanley and Kaisa Breeden have focused their lenses on some very small forms of life. The pair are masters of ‘focal stacking’ photography, in which they merge images to create an otherwise unachievable depth-of-field. Here, they’ve used their skills to bring out some of nature’s smallest details, from the amazingly delicate textures of moth wings to the curled-up form of a sleeping wasp. All these images can be found in their book, Small Wonders: A close look at nature’s miniatures.
More so than anywhere else in the world, our orchids are deceitful temptresses with a powerful perfume.
Many of Australia’s seemingly defenceless creatures employ ingenious methods to hide – and seek – in plain view.
Species names may sound formal, but look further and you’ll see the joke.
Scientists do have a sense of humour after all. While the Latin scientific names may seem formal, behind some of them are in-jokes and puns that will make you groan.
Museum Victoria Live exhibits keeper Maik Fiedel describes the Lady Gaga-ntuan stick insect.
Music to your ears or a midsummer cacophony, the cicada’s song is inevitably short lived.