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Another native bee

I wrote recently about the honey-producing native bees and, a little longer ago, about the Blue-banded bees which have been so numerous in my garden recently, but there are many others. Wandering around the garden of the house on Hervey’s Range … Continue reading

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Ouch?

Australia is known for the number and diversity of its dangerous wildlife. Crocs may come to mind first but we have spiders (red-backs and funnelwebs among others), snakes (about half of the world’s ten most poisonous species) and more. I … Continue reading

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Not so wild life

I went bush yesterday, up to Hervey’s Range about half an hour north-west of Townsville where the wildlife is abundant and varied. It was my first visit since just after cyclone Yasi at the beginning of February, and I was … Continue reading

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