Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Wee Wonders of Nature


 Crickets
Adult crickets spend their days in shallow burrows beneath a stone, clod of dirt or a tuft of plant. They are most active during the night, and that is when males begin their nightly serenading to attract female mates.More......


Australian Native Bees

Australian native bees can be black, yellow, red, metallic green or even black with blue polka dots! They can be fat and furry, or sleek and shiny.More......




Australian Spiders
Spiders (class Arachnida) are eight-legged creatures belonging to a group (phylum) called Arthropoda that are different from insects (class Hexapoda) on several easy to see characteristics. They have no antennae, their eyes are like ours and not segmented, and they have four pairs of legs.More....

 Snail Farming
Free-range snail farming is an easily managed, cost effective method of breeding and growing snails that are healthy for consumers ― and, it respects the physiological needs of the snails and the environment in which they grow.More....

 Australian Beetles 
This is by far the largest order in Australia and the rest of the world. There are over 28,000 species in this country and they come in all shapes and sizes and can be found everywhere.more....



Caterpillars


Centipedes
Centipedes are easily recognisable but despite their name few actually posses 100 legs or more. They may be confused with millipedes.More...