Coconut Crab
Meet the largest terrestrial arthropod, the coconut crab. They can live up to 60 years old, and grow to sizes of a new born human child!...
From Russia; A Wasp To Bring The Fight To Bio Security.
The biological control of pest species is becoming a ecologically friendly, cheap, and sustainable way to help invasive species, if done...
Biological control of Gorse
Gorse, Ulex europaeus, is a native plant to Western Europe and was introduced to Australia in the early 1800’s. Since its introduction...
New Moth in Wales
Great news for Wales! An extremely rare moth has been discovered in Wales for the first time. The Butterfly Conservation have received...
Saving Coral
Tropical coral reefs are the most diverse marine ecosystems on earth, giving shelter to thousands of animal species. Many people depend...
Giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, this enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of...
Snail’s demise suggests sixth mass extinction is under way
Conservationists have estimated that up to 100 species are disappearing from the planet every day because of human activity – a...
Oil palm plantations and biodiversity fragmentation
As oil palm plantations expand across the tropics, questions about their impacts on the local landscape continue to grow. Often embedded...
Australia's largest stick insect!
Melbourne Museum has successfully bred some of the world's largest stick insects, in the Australian captive breeding program, in which...
Yellow spiky woodlouse
The Yellow spiky woodlouse is possibly one of the rarest isopods in the world! Looking at this charismatic little bug you would think...
