Discovering the truth about true bugs
Bugs, beetles, moths, crickets, katydids and more have been attracted to the light of the night-trapping sheet at Fish River’s Bush Blitz - fluttering, crawling and hopping around the light, over […]
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Fish River Station earns its name
Fish River Station in Northern Territory has well and truly been living up to its name with large numbers and a high diversity of freshwater fish species being hauled in […]
A treasure trove of life on Fish River Station
The first and lasting impression you get of the country across Australia’s Top End, south of the Daly River, is how flat it is. Vast tracts of scrub go underwater […]
Bush Blitz reaches new heights in the NT
When we arrive at base camp for our Fish River Bush Blitz the humidity is oppressive, my lily white Canberra skin breaks out into a sweat that will stay with […]
The sleeping beauties of Fish River
Vince Kessner is on the hunt for snails, ‘the sleeping beauties of Fish River’ he says. We’re Bush blitzing at Fish River Station in the Northern Territory’s Top End, looking […]
A Skullbone Plains experience in nation’s capital
Our Bush Blitz to Skullbone Plains in Tasmania’s central highlands was a huge success — with between 520 to 550 species of plants and animals collected during the week. Now […]
Skullbone Plains – worth protecting
My first trip to Skullbone Plains in Tasmania’s central highlands — and what an outstanding place! It was an amazing experience helping out scientists who had such a wealth of […]
Spider hunting at Skullbone Plains
We have been extremely lucky up at Skullbone Plains as the mild sunny weather has been ideal for collecting invertebrates. I’ve been out collecting with spider specialist from the Queensland […]
