Ant Colonies
Ants are highly social insects and live in colonies ranging in size from a few tens of individuals to over a million individuals, depending on species. Colonies can exist for several years, to decades in some cases. Some colonies remain in one ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Australian Stock Horses
Horses arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. Only the strongest and most enduring animals survived the harsh climate and difficult working conditions of the early colonies. In early Australia, horses were bred for stamina and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Leotia lubrica
Description and distribution map for Leotia lubrica in Australia. Leotia lubrica is a cosmopolitan ascomycete. It grows singly or in small colonies amongst leaf litter on forest floors. The thick stems are very slimy because of a layer of ... [... more]
Fungimap |
Spider Wasps
Spider Wasps (family Pompilidae) are solitary wasps which prey on spiders to feed their larvae, or parasitise other spider wasps. The females can sting with their ovipositors, but they do not form colonies to defend nests and are not aggressive. ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Paula McLain
Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan. She has been a resident at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony and the recipient of fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The author of ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Sabra Loomis
Sabra Loomis is the author of Rosetree and two chapbooks of poetry. She has received awards from the Artists Foundation, the Yeats Society, and the British Council, as well as fellowships from Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. She teaches ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Mucronella pendula
Description and distribution map for Mucronella pendula in Australia. Mucronella pendula is a small and delivate pendulous member of the Coral Fungus family. Colonies of these stalked 'stalactites', from 1 to 3 cm. long, may be found on the lower ... [... more]
Fungimap |
Auckland's Wild Bee Colonies Killed Off By Varroa Mite
Much of the buzz has gone from Auckland gardens this spring as wild bees fall victim to the killer varroa mite. AUCKLAND 19/11/2001 - Much of the buzz has gone from Auckland gardens this spring as wild bees fall victim to the killer varroa ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Varroa Mite Breaches Control Line
South Island farmers are alarmed by the recent discovery of a varroa infested colony of feral bees in the Wellington region. WELLINGTON 11/2/2002 - South Island farmers are alarmed by the recent discovery of a varroa infested colony of feral bees ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Hallacas (Venezuela)
The hallaca is the main Venezuelan Christmas dinner dish. It was created by the slaves during the colony times. They put the left-overs of their master's Christmas festivities in a bit of cornmeal dough, wrapped this with banana leaves and cooked ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Inbali Iserles
Alone and lost, a young cat called Mati is struggling to be accepted by a colony of street cats in the bustling marketplace at Cressida Lock. What Mati doesn't... Written by Inbali Iserles The Tygrine Cat Inbali Iserles [... more]
Random House |
Nicola Griffith
Change or die. These are the only options available on the planet Jeep. Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony has lost ... [... more]
Random House |
