By Owain Edwards and Raphael Didham. We have just returned from a month collecting insects in the National Heritage-listed Kimberley […]
There are about 400 species of March fly in Australia. Some of these feed on flower nectar and pollen but the majority prefer a helping of blood.
On Balls Pyramid, a sheer rocky island off the coast of mainland New South Wales, the Lord Howe Island stick […]
By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection Insects hide their enormous diversity well. We may hear that several thousand […]
The secret life of the scribbly gum moth has been revealed, including how and where these moths develop and how they make their scribbles.
By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection To look at a Pink Underwing moth (Phyllodes imperialis) resting you would […]
It's still a mystery why the green and yellow Plague Soldier Beetle, found in temperate southeastern Australia, occasionally builds up to massive numbers.
They’re all together ooky, the insect* family. Who needs the living dead when we have some of the most terrifying, […]
By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection Inland Australia is a harsh place to live. With daytime temperatures cruel and […]
By Steve Morton, Honorary Fellow CSIRO, Andy Sheppard, Theme Leader, Biodiversity CSIRO, and Mark Lonsdale, Chief of Ecosystem Sciences CSIRO […]
By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection The vast majority of insects may not affect us in ways we observe […]
CSIRO scientists have discovered how mosquitoes develop viral immunity, potentially leading to improved vaccines, and other control measures, for mosquito-borne […]
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