The Giant Gippsland Earthworm ranks as the largest known species of earthworm on earth. They appear to be endemic to only certain portions of Gippsland, Australia. We still do not know if their range ever extended beyond this region. Yet they constitute only one of the roughly 1,000 known species of earthworm in Australia. This […]
Australian Ghost Shark
Australian Ghost Shark is one of the common names of the Callorhinchus milii. Other popular names for this ocean creature include elephant shark and elephant fish. Despite the name, the Australian Ghost Shark is not actually a shark. In fact, they are a species of Chimera and as such, they are distant cousins of sharks and […]
Spotted Handfish
Spotted Handfish Facts The most noteworthy fact about the Spotted Handfish is their moderate air of mystery. They’re a very rare ocean species, and not well studied. Yet, what we do know about them fascinates marine biologists. Their name derives from the presence of rather highly adapted pectoral fins which resemble human hands and are used to […]
Tasselled Wobbegong
Tasselled Wobbegong Facts The amusingly named Tasselled Wobbegong ranks as an incredibly interesting species of shark. It is also the only member of its genus known to man. The most noteworthy physical characteristic of this species continues to be the presence of a distinctive fringe around its head which gives it a rather bizarre appearance. […]
Kimberly Deathadder
A new species of highly venomous snake called the Kimberly Deathadder has been discovered. Not surprisingly, researchers found it in Australia. Locals always knew this reptile inhabited the region. However, experts mistook for a related species also endemic to the area (there are so many that they can get confused?). Scientists identified the Kimberly Deathadder […]
Olive Sea Snake
Given its color and shape, the Olive Sea Snake may remind you of an olive branch, but it’s not one you want to extend out to anyone. They are quite deadly. Quite understandably, their name comes from the color of their skin. The animal is a true snake. This means that, unlike other marine reptiles such […]
Peacock Spider
The Peacock Spider represents a small species of jumping spider native to Australia. Scientists know very little about this remarkably colorful type of arachnid but their name comes from the brilliant colors they display. These colors generally include red, blue, black and white. The white appears on small hairs located on flap-like extensions on the male, […]
Longnose Sawshark
The Longnose Sawshark is an ocean species with a highly distinctive appearance. Fortunately, they pose no threat to humans. In fact, it is the other way around – human activities are a threat to their existence, like a great many other creatures. Unlike most other sharks, they often form small schools, most likely for the […]
Bombax
The Bombax forms a rather impressive genus of primarily tropical trees within the mallow family. This unique plant remains endemic to a wide swathe of northern Australia, subtropical portions of East Asia and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and western Africa. Currently, experts recognize 5 species of Bombax, yet the best-known member of the genus […]
Bumblebee
A Bumblebee is any member of the bee genus Bombus, within the family Apidae, of which there are currently in excess of 250 known species still in existence. All of those exist primarily in the Northern Hemisphere although they also occur in South America. Humans have introduced them to New Zealand and the Australian state of […]
