#Invertebrates

An eye-catching metallic green damselfly clinging to a thin reed.

Discovering Dragonflies with Günther Theischinger

Dazzled by dragonflies? You’re not alone! We chatted with Günther Theischinger, co-author of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia, about his passion for dragonflies and damselflies.

Front cover of Bee Detectives picture book on background illustration of bees under magnify glasses

Celebrating World Bee Day with the Bee Detectives

We don’t want to drone on, but we’re buzzing once again to celebrate World Bee Day! Author Vanessa Ryan-Rendall and the Bee Detectives are too!

A tiny orange-brown jumping spider sitting on a rock

Appreciating Amazing Aussie Arachnids

From alien butts to ant mimics, we leafed through the pages of A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia to find some great reasons to admire our eight-legged friends.

A small brightly-coloured parrot peering at the camera from the left size of the frame, beak open as if excited.

Birds and Bees and Frogs, Oh My! Seven guides you’ll go wild about

Kindle your curiosity about Australian wildlife, big and small, beautiful and strange, and unlock a new passion that you can use to help Australian science.

Whitley Awards 2020: Australasian zoological literature on show

The Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Awards are an annual celebration of the best of Australasian zoological literature. This year, we are thrilled to announce that Hawkmoths of Australia has been awarded the prestigious Whitley Medal.

Cover of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests upon a background photograph of subtropical rainforest.

The Invertebrate World: Exploring Australia’s subtropical rainforests with Geoff Williams

Conservation Biologist Geoff Williams, author of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests, discusses how he was inspired by the otherworldly beauty of subtropical rainforest and its inhabitants.

A Grass Yellow butterfly feeding on purple flower

Australian Pollinator Week: celebrating more than just the bees and birds

It’s Australian Pollinator Week (10 – 17 Nov) and time to celebrate the amazing animals like bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, reptiles, and flies that keep our planet alive.

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In-Spidering Research: Dr Leanda Mason and the world-famous Trapdoor Spider

A year after her Pacific Conservation Biology article about the world’s oldest spider went viral, Leanda Mason shares why she thinks it resonated with the public and what it was like to work with the legendary 'Lady of Spiders', Barbara York Main.