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Caterpillars have several thousand muscles (humans only have about 500)
Caterpillars from the family TORTRICIDAE can move backwards faster ...
Scientific Name: Gasteracantha quadrispinosa
Other Common Names: Spinybacked Orb- weaver
Species documented in 1879 by O. P. Cambridge.
Description
This brilliantly coloured small spider ranges in size from ...
Tobacco Looper
Scientific Name: Chrysodeixis argentifera
Other Common Names: Vegetable Looper
Species documented in 1852 by Guenee.
Description
Often known due to its important pest status, the Tobacco Looper ...
Scientific Name: Periplaneta australasiae
Other Common Names:
Species documented in 1775 by Fabricius.
Description
The Australian Cockroach has yellow markings on the thorax and streaks on the base ...
Scientific Name: Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Other Common Names: Common Flatwing, Common Australian Flatwing
Species documented in 1862 by Selys.
Description
A medium sized damselfly with a slender body. The ...
Scientific Name: Valanga irregularis
Other Common Names: Hedge Grasshopper, Giant Green Grasshopper, Giant Valanga
Species documented in 1870 by Walker.
Description
Females are larger than males, averaging between ...
Scientific Name: Eriophora transmarina
Other Common Names: Orb Weaver, Wheel Weaver
Species documented in 1865 by Keyserling.
Description
The Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora transmarina) is diverse in appearance, ranging ...
Scientific Name: Amphirhoe decora
Other Common Names:
Species documented in 1840 by Newman.
Description
Approximately 18mm in body length, ranging in colour from black to brown to shades ...
Scientific Name: Mopsus mormon
Other Common Names: Northern Green Jumping Spider
Species documented in 1884 by Keyserling.
Description
An unusually large and complex salticidae spider (Jackson, 1983). The ...
Scientific Name: Chrysolopus spectabilis
Other Common Names: Botany Bay Weevil, Wattle Weevil, Botany Bay Diamond Weevil, Diamond Beetle, Australian Weevil
Species documented in 1775 by Fabricius.
Description
Their ...