Brush Turkey Mound – Alectura lathami, property, North Tamborine. I wonder how many of you have seen a turkey mound, which is solely built by the male. It contains up to four tons of material, comprising leaf litter, […]
Tree Termites – Nasutitermes walkeri, Joalah National Park. This arboreal termite species occurs in eastern New South Wales and much of coastal Queensland, extending to places a fair way inland. The soldier termites have rounded heads […]
Spectacled Monarch Nest – Symposiarchus trivirgatus, the Knoll National Park. Had we not seen the nest on a night walk, I would never have returned the next day to film it. Fortunately, it was fairly close […]
I filmed the nest in March 2017, almost seven years to the day after I first filmed it. Then there was only a single wasp putting the finishing touches to the structure. During the intervening […]
I filmed the nest over a four week period, during which it underwent a remarkable transformation. The initial pile of debris was substantial, then became huge, and eventually all but vanished, having probably been blown […]
Lichen Moth –Cyana meyricki, garage, Central Avenue. A number of species share this common name. The larva pupates in a cage made from its own hairs held together with silk. It suspends its cocoon in the cage, leaving […]
Small-eyed Net-casting Spider – Avella despiciens, The Knoll National Park. This is a wonderful example of the web-spinning skill and ingenuity of a spider. It takes full advantage of its eight legs. The two hind legs […]
Tamborine Mountain Trapdoor Spider – Euoplos variabilis, Joalah National Park. The frame shows the exquisite geometry of the trap door. It is hard to credit that a spider is capable of constructing a lid of earth […]
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