Cardinal Creeper
This vigorous and attractive flowering vine is native to the West Indies. The genus name, Ipomoea, is from the Greek, meaning 'worm like'. It is interesting that both parts of the scientific name of this plant contain diphthongs, that is the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Earthworms
Earthworms belong to a large phylum, the Annelida, or segmented worms. They belong to the Class Oligochaeta. This name means 'few bristles' and refers to the few bristles, or setae, on each body segment compared with the many setae of marine ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Different Types
A study of the behaviour, biology, adaptation to habitat, feeding habits and importance to medicine, reveals leeches to be fascinating and extraordinary animals. Leeches are annelids or segmented worms, and although closely related to the ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Family Enchytraeidae
Potworms (or 'white worms') are small, white, segmented worms, related to earthworms [link to Earthworms Fact Sheet]. They belong to the Family Enchytraeidae in the Order Oligochaeta. All oligochaete worms have small bristles (setae) in bundles ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
What to do if your child has pinworms
Most families with young children have had to deal with worms from time to time. Although parents are often embarrassed if their children have worms, they are very common and usually not difficult to treat. The name 'Pinworm' is used throughout ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Tapeworms and hydatid disease
The term 'tapeworm' describes a group of parasitic worms that live in the gut of animals, including humans. These infestations are found worldwide. They can be caused when humans consume raw or undercooked animal products that contain worm larvae ... [... more]
Better Health |
Wormswork Technologies
One of the signs of a healthy garden is lots and lots of earthworms. They loosen the ground, allowing air and water to really penetrate. Worms feed on organic matter and importantly produce nutrient rich castings that are like gold to any garden. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Print fact sheet - Heartworm
Heartworm disease occurs when infected mosquitoes inject larvae into a dog's bloodstream. After four to six months the larvae develop into adult worms which grow up to 26cm (10") long, and live inside the dog's heart and pulmonary arteries. The ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bandicoots in the Backyard
Don investigated some mysterious, funnel-shaped holes in a lawn. That night he returned to the same backyard with a torch, and discovered that bandicoots were coming in from the adjoining bushland and digging in the lawn for grubs, worms and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Sheep health and disease
Chemicals registered to treat lice and flystrike on sheep, September 2004 Sheep worm control: summer vs winter drenching in southern NSW Eradication of footrot from sheep flocks on the Northern Tablelands Guidelines for veterinarians issuing ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Kathy Caple
Meet Termite, an adorable new character from the creator of Worm. This colorful critter has a voracious appetite that gets him in trouble - but doesn't keep him from having fun! Brand New Readers are the most effective way to make reading a ... [... more]
Random House |
Adam Phillips
Adam Phillips is the author of Winnicott; On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; On Flirtation; Terrors and Experts; Monogamy; The Beast in the Nursery; Darwin?s Worms; and Promises, Promises. Formerly the principal child psychotherapist at ... [... more]
Random House |
