by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | News
No, it’s not a fairy tale of a brave knight fighting off the fire-breathing dragon to save the damsel in distress. Rather, it is a true story about damselflies and dragonflies. Damselflies and dragonflies are closely related, but quite easy to tell apart....
by admin | Nov 28, 2014 | News
Ever wondered what animal made the holes in the ground that seem to be everywhere at this time of year? It can be difficult to work out, but a bit of detective work and a lot of patience can pay off. Quite often, if you stand back, stay quiet and watch, the owner of...
by admin | Oct 20, 2014 | News
The grey teal recently had four babies and they are quite easily seen. Four is a good number of babies, but they can have up to 14. Their nests are built in tree hollows or on the ground and consist of decaying wood or leaf litter scraped up to form a bowl. The...
by admin | Sep 2, 2014 | News
Slime moulds are interesting things. They are not animals, plants or fungi; they are single-celled organisms. Most of the time the individual organisms are off doing their own thing and we can’t see them. But when conditions are right they crowd together and the...
by admin | Aug 5, 2014 | News
The Friends of Queens Park Bushland have the chance of a $1,000 grant, but we need your help to secure it. Bankwest list 20 groups each month and the 3 groups with the highest number of votes by the last Friday of the month receive $1,000. We are up for voting until...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | News
We have at least eleven species of cockroach in our bushland. It is likely that there are many more species we are yet to see. While most people will recoil at the mention of cockroaches, Perth has only two troublesome species and both of those are introduced. There...
