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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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 […]
New truffle species named
It’s not just the likes of Beyonce who get new species named after them! A new species of native truffle found on Neds Corner Station during a recent Bush Blitz has […]
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 […]
Creepy crawly finds on Neds Corner Station
Terrifying if you’re arachnophobic, but otherwise fascinating were the spider finds on Neds Corner Station during a recent biodiversity discovery Bush Blitz. New species of wishbone, wolf and ant mimicking spiders […]
