Trapdoor Spiders
Misgolas group spiders are found in eastern Australia especially in coastal and highland regions of New South Wales and Victoria. Most trapdoor spiders but not all are misleadingly named, as not all species make a door for their burrows. These ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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Rattus norvegicus
Brown rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Shelter under bushes, in sewers and other urban sites, or construct deep burrow systems, make nests of shredded materials. Closely associated ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Rattus fuscipes
Bush rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Grey to grey-brown or reddish above, grey or cream below; dense soft fur. Dense forest understorey, shelter in short burrows under logs or ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Tube spiders
Tube spiders are large brown, burrowing spiders (body length 15 - 25 mm). They are unexceptional apart from their remarkable habit of building aerial tubes that extend their burrows well above the ground. Tube spiders are large brown, burrowing ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Wolf Spiders
Wolf spiders are found throughout Australia. They are robust, agile hunters that live on the ground in leaf litter or burrows. They are often found in lawns and gardens. Wolf spiders are found in habitats ranging from dry inland shrublands and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
What are scorpions?
Scorpions are common arachnids found in gardens and forests throughout Australia. Scorpions are common arachnids found in gardens and forests throughout Australia. They are found under logs, rocks and in shallow burrows in earth banks. There are ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Treatment should be repeated after one week.
Scabies are little mites that burrow down into the skin to lay their eggs. Scabies can be passed on by close skin to skin contact lasting at least 15 to 20 minutes with another person. For a health professional to tell if you have them for sure, ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Treatment should be repeated after one week.
Scabies is caused by tiny mites which burrow into the skin and can cause very bad itching. Scabies is not the result of being unclean. It can be spread from one person to another by close physical contact, especially in families. Public and ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Mouse Spiders
Eastern Mouse Spiders are found in east coastal and highland regions of Australia. The common name of the Mouse Spider is derived from the mistaken belief that this spider excavates a deep mouse-like burrow. Mouse Spiders belong to the family ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Scribbly Gum Moth
The eggs of this moth are laid between the old and new season's bark of gum-barked eucalypt trees. As the larva burrows between the bark layers it leaves a tunnel which is revealed when the old bark falls away. Like all insect larvae, that of ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
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