Native to America, the cane toad (癞蛤蟆) was introduced to northern Queensland 70 years ago to control sugarcane beetles (甘蔗害虫). The toads failed in that duty but spread across Queensland and into neighboring northern area. Now it calmly invades(侵略)the states of Western Australia and Ne...
Vanda hindsiiis a largeepiphyticor lithophytic orchid that forms large coarse clumps with thick white cord-like roots and up to 3.3 feet (1m) long branching stems. It has many thick, leathery, glossy, strap-like leaves arranged in 2 ranks along the stems. The leaves are up to 16 inches...
Callistemons are very attractive to honey eating birds, bees and other insects.Not so well known is the Australian rice flower, Ozothamnus dismofolius, which is native to Eastern Australia from north Queensland as far south as the Geelong area in Victoria. Esther and Graeme Cook at Helidon ...
One species is known from Australia and it’s found in north and central Queensland. It’s likely that others exist, but they either haven’t been found or night activity hasn’t been observed yet. Continue reading → natural history, Nature, Pollinators#naturalhistorymystery, bees, entomology...
Bischofia javanica is an invasive tree of the Bonin Islands in the western Pacific, Japan. This species has aggressive growth, competitively replacing native trees in the natural forest of the islands. The aim of this study was to examine seed and...