Invertebrates
Find out more about invertebrates.
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- Butterfly migration on the coast
Butterflies migrate in large masses.
- Crab spider
The crab spider is an Australian spider in the family Thomisidae.
- Daddy long legs spider
Daddy long legs aren’t native to Australia, they were accidentally introduced to this country from Europe many years ago.
- Dragonfly
Dragonflies are not only exceptional aerial predators as adults, but they are also formidable in their aquatic larval stages.
- Dung beetles
Dung beetles are members of the scarab family. They break up the droppings of other animals and bury them in the soil.
- Flies
Despite the large number of species, only one species of fly is actually attracted to humans.
- Granny's cloak moth
The granny’s cloak moth belongs to the family noctuidae, the owlet moth family.
- Hummingbird hawk moth
Hummingbird hawk moths belong to the sphingidae family, which are characterised by being able to fly very fast, hover and having a long tongue.
- Jumping spiders
They may be tiny but their capacity to stalk and capture prey is astounding.
- Lynx spider
Lynx spiders are cursorial hunters that have evolved to specialise for a life on plants.
- Net casting spiders
Net casting spiders, sometimes referred to as ogre-faced spiders, are an interesting group of spiders that are medium sized, stick like, and semi-nomadic.
- Red triangle slug
Coming in at up to 7cm in length, the red-triangle slug is Australia’s largest native land slug.
- Richmond birdwing caterpillar
The Richmond birdwing butterfly is pretty well known these days, but the caterpillar and pupa are less often in the spotlight; but, no less interesting.