
I can see it, I can feel it but I just can’t reach it!
You can roar all you like big cat, but I ain’t moving!

Octopus focus on key features for camouflage
Effective camouflage technique give octopi an evolutionary advantage.

The Top End in storm season
In the Top End, you’re never really alone. The red dust and open roads speak of a uniquely Australian brand of isolation; but it only takes a moment’s pause to hear the roar…

Victoria’s orange army
Thousands of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) congregate in Port Phillip Bay every year before their winter moult.

Rare butterfly expanding its ranges
Some species will suffer from climate change while others will thrive — it all depends on their interactions with other species.

Arachnophobia cured within three hours
Brain scans show long-term effects of therapy to reduce fears.

The elusive ladybird spider
With a striking red abdomen decorated with six black spots, the male ladybird spider is one of the world’s most fascinating — and elusive — creatures. This spider (Eresus cinnaberinus) is an endangered…