Ants as pests
For most people ants become a problem when they enter buildings in search of food and water or when they build their nests in buildings or gardens. For most people ants only become a problem when they enter buildings in search of food and water ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Empty nest syndrome
Empty nest syndrome refers to the grief that many parents feel when their children move out of home. This condition is typically more common in women, who are more likely to have had the role of primary carer. The feelings of grief can coincide ... [... more]
Better Health |
Magpie Wire Nests
Although Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) take their name from an unrelated black and white European crow, they are essentially ground feeding butcherbirds. They live in territorial groups and keep to a fairly simple daily routine. Early ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Paper Wasps
Native paper wasps are smaller than European Wasps, and lack their vivid yellow markings. Native paper wasps are smaller than European Wasps, and lack their vivid yellow markings. They tend to only be aggressive when defending their nests, and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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 |
Observing Ants
Many of the most interesting features of the social life of ants can only be seen if they are studied in artificial nests. Many of the most interesting features of the social life of ants can only be seen if they are studied in artificial nests. ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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 |
Epiphytic Plants
One of the hottest trends in tropical gardening at the moment is using epiphytic plants, things like bromeliads, ferns such as Staghorns, Elkhorns and Birds Nests. Then there are also beautiful epiphytic orchids like dendrobiums and cat ears. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Australia's Oldest Cocky: Qantas Amazing Australia
Cocky came to the family in 1921, at the same time as Charlie Knighton (with whom we filmed our story) was born. There is a special bond between the two. Cocky was taken as an egg from a nest by a friend and given to Charlie's father. Cocky grew ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Brown Honeyeater Nest
Fairhill native nursery at Yandina in Queensland is undoubtedly one of the best native plant nurseries in Australia. At nurseries like Fairhill customers have access to the expertise of specialist staff, and they're able to choose from a wide ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Breeder: Stefanie Smith
The Chihuahua is a breed which is not recommended for families with young children but is ideally suited to older people, possibly those whose families have 'left the nest'. The breed's popularity has declined in recent years. The Chihuahua is a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Mud Dauber Wasps
Mud daubers are large, solitary wasps. The females collect mud and use it to construct nests or brood chambers, which can often be seen attached to buildings or under the eaves of houses. They are bottle shaped with a tunnel entrance, and look ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
