Spider Wasps
“Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair dryer has just been dropped into your bubble bath. A bolt out of the heavens. Lie down and scream”. Such is the evocative … Continue reading Spider Wasps
Ticks
Stomping through the bush I experienced the faintest of, all that I can describe as, chemical zaps and knew that I’d picked up another very unwelcome hitchhiker. Resisting the urge … Continue reading Ticks
Stinging Trees: Plants that make you go hmmm…
If you’re not eaten by a shark or crocodile there’s a seemingly endless list of venomous jellyfish, fish, shells and octopus lined up to sting and bite. Then, if you’re … Continue reading Stinging Trees: Plants that make you go hmmm…
Red Cedar Trees
The cry of ‘timber’ and the crashing of rainforest trees evokes a romanticised ideal of rugged, bearded men hacking their way through an impenetrable ‘jungle’ with their bullock teams and … Continue reading Red Cedar Trees