
Eye of the spider…or not
A German scientist has discovered the world’s first eyeless huntsman spider.

Mysterious gaze
The Ural owl can be found in Europe and Asia. Its average wingspan is 1.30 metres; females are larger than males, and they usually weigh up to 1.3 kilograms. Strix uralensis hunts rodents…

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!

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…

Baby bush budgie
Bush budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) are one of Australia’s smallest parrots.