The contract  crew at Noosa & District Landcare are out in the bush all the time. Mostly they are planting native plants or killing weeds. Whilst doing this they come across all sorts of interesting critters lurking in our Biosphere. Birds, snakes [lots of snakes!], insects, ticks [lots of ticks!], and all sorts of things.  More >>

This butterfly is fairly common in our region. It is black & white on the upper surface, and yellow-orange, black & white underneath. It is around 50mm in width. It is particularly common west of the Great Dividing Range, but still comes to the coast on occasion  More >>

Terry Stokes, a volunteer at Noosa & District Landcare's Riparian Nursery has a keen eye for things natural. Particularly for new and interesting creatures. Terry found this little fella a few weeks ago, and brought him [her?] in for me to have a look at. I have seen plenty of these guys at the nursery during my time here. They tend to be under the bark of logs or under rocks. More >>

My partner, Kim was getting in to her car this morning and saw a magnificent animal. It was a Titan stick insect [Acrophylla titan]. This is Australia's largest insect, growing to 26 cm.  More >>