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Families urged to get a wiggle on as snakes ruin traditional Christmas tree preparation

The ABC article discussed an unusually high number of aggressive snakes on a Christmas tree farm. The snake presence has led to a decrease in tree tending by staff and placed a dampener on the yuletide spirit.The first thing to address is here is that the snakes were not necessarily identified by an expert and …

Bad Hair Days and Gender

Want to know a cow from a bull? Don't judge it by its hair.

Pubic Tassels and Bull Roarers

The First People of Australia had the most incredible knowledge of their environment. They knew not only which fruit was edible but when to eat it and how to prepare it so it would not kill you. For example, cheeky yam needs to have the 'cheek' taken out of it otherwise you're in for it. …

Fang One and Fang Two

Serpents, Vipers, Asps, Snakes, Adders and Pythons Fang 1 or Fang 2? How can you tell them apart? Or is it all just in the name? Snakes lack legs and have a long, thin body. There are approximately 3,600 species of snake so it's of little surprise we've come up with some groupings to make sense …

Slimey Science

Amphibia Amphibia formed at the end of the Devonian period (~270 million years ago) (Cogger 2014). They are thought to have broken away from a group of fish that were the ancestors of lungfish (Cogger 2014). Members of today's Amphibia bare little resemblance to their early ancestors (Cogger 2014). Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii)   …

Slimey Shape-shifters

Have you ever found a frog in your toilet? Or perhaps had one living in your water tank? If you live in Queensland, New South Wales or in the tropics, then you would probably be very familiar with the green tree frog (Litoria caerulea). You may of also heard the strumming of the pobblebonk or …

Star Wars and the Analysis of its Creatures

There are many bizarre creatures that pop up in the Star Wars universe. I thought in celebration of May 4th we could take a look at a few of these organisms and their possible Earth bound dopplegangers. WARNING: major nerd alert Taunton The tauntaun first appeared in Empire Strikes back when Luke and his tauntaun are captured …

Butterflies and Rabbits have one thing in common… Poo

There are thousands upon thousands of different animals out there. Each different animal species has a slightly different diet. Some animals eat grass, others eat bugs and some may eat other animals but did you know that some animals eat poo? These animals are called coprophagous.