Minibeast Wildlife - Rainforest Encounters

True to their name, these Four o'clock moths ( Dysphania numana))  are usually active late in the afternoon, and it is uncanny how ...

Here are some of the Phyllium monteithi Leaf Insects we have been breeding. One of our populations originated from a single female specimen ...

This is Callirhipis cardwellensis  (Callirhipidae) , a beetle with spectacular antennae. This little guy is one of many species on the move ...

While 'carnivorous' and 'snail' are two words that most people wouldn't expect to find next to one another, these slow ...

For a while now we have been captive breeding a genetic population of 'lichen-form' Crowned Stick Insects ( Onchestus rentzi ). Alth...

 We accidentally broke open a mud-dauber wasp nest under our house while moving some equipment. The mud cells were packed with paralysed...

It has been quite a while between posts, time flies!  We've been busy running our Minibeast Wildlife operation and working on a book...o...