Having the appearance of a small dog, it is characterized by its black fur and white markings on the chest and some times rump. Their stocky nature is accentuated by their short muzzle and limbs.

This year's powerful El Nino and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking ...

The size and location of the giant kelp forests that once populated swathes of the Victorian coastline largely live on ...

Common Death Adder Feeding and diet The Common Death Adder feeds on frogs, lizards and birds and, unlike most Australian venomous snakes that actively search for prey, this snake sits in one place and ...

The Decorator Crab's carapace is covered with hooks to attach algae, seaweed or anything in the environment that will assist in camouflage. This and other decorator crabs belong to the 'spider crab' ...

Feeding and diet Hover flies may appear in large numbers during hot weather. They linger in gardens to feed at flowers and to seek shade. Many species perform the useful role of ridding the garden of ...

The Common Brushtail Possum is probably the best known of the possums in Sydney because it has adapted to urban living and often comes into contact with people. Common Brushtail Possums are found in ...

Feather-legged Assassin Bug Feeding and diet Unlike most bugs which feed on plant juices, assassin bugs are predators. They ambush their prey, usually other insects such as beetles or caterpillars, ...

Baru darrowi, a massive crocodile from the Miocene of northern Australia, was one of the largest of the mekosuchines, an extinct group of Australasian crocodiles. Although about as large as the living ...

Greengrocer Cicada Feeding and diet Greengrocers are common on a range of trees, the adults spend much of the daytime sucking sap from branches. Communication Dusk is the usual time to hear the male ...

Biting midges Feeding and diet As with mosquitoes and most biting flies, it is only the females that bite as they need blood to produce the next generation. The males feed on nectar. Victims are ...

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Feeding and diet Before humans began manufacturing clothes and carpet, clothes moth larvae fed on feathers, fur, dead animals and wool. Other behaviours and adaptations Like ...