Snippets
When interesting snippets of information are found that don’t quite fit into our documentaries we write about them here, whether they be an unusual plant, animal or habitat or a different view on something familiar.
 The awesome Nepenthes
Eating anything from tiny insects right up to mice and providing a home for a variety of animals. You’d hardly believe this was a plant! By Nathan Litjens |
 Meet the bowerbirds
Piracy, dirty tactics and a love of treasure are what the bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea are all about. Meet them here. By Nathan Litjens |
 Playing with pit vipers
Perhaps the most finely tuned of all reptiles when it comes to finding food, killing it and hiding, pit vipers have some remarkable abilities. By Nathan Litjens |
 Spineless, Brainless, Soft-bodied, deadly!
A look into the weird world of cubozoids, and a jellyfish that looks like half an orange. See it here: Article by Nathan Litjens |
 The Wonderful World of Rafflesia
In South East Asia there are a number of flower species that look and smell like rotting meat- and grow to enormous sizes. What are they? Article by Nathan Litjens |
 Of things that glow in the night
Some things in nature glow in the dark. This article explores some of them. Article by Nathan Litjens. |
 Streams of Sabah – a photographic essay
Come on a journey to look into the streams of the mountains of western Sabah, Borneo… Article by Nathan Litjens |
 Two Nights in Sydney’s Outer Region
Heading out to visit relatives in Sydney, some interesting frogs, reptiles and a mammal were encountered. Read about them and hear their sounds. Article by Nathan Litjens. |
 The Goby from Hell and a new frog… perhaps.
A strange frog call and the accidental hooking of a fearsome, eyeless fish opened up a Pandora’s box of questions. Maybe we have some new species. Article by Nathan Litjens |
 Other edge of the desert life of the NT
See reptile life found on the edge of the desert region in the middle of the Territory. Learn a little about their lives… Article by Nathan Litjens |
 Portraits of the little things
Macro photography is a wonderful tool for sharing information about the lives of many small animals found around the globe. Make your pictures better… by Nathan Litjens |
 The Bi-Athletic Ant
A strange ant that lived along the banks of a tidal North Queensland river caught my attention, as nests were built in strange areas. Article by Nathan Litjens. Find out more… |
 Ant Mimicking bugs suck!
Nature is full of tricks and impostors. The Green Tree Ant of tropical Australia has many imitators. Find out about one of them. by Nathan Litjens |
 Into the red center part II – Surviving the Dry
There are unlikely animals that have some remarkable strategies to overcome the hot, dusty climate that is normally their home. Find out here… Article by Nathan Litjens |
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