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Baby Beetles

Most people are familiar with beetles, but it is often only adult beetles that people recognise. Juvenile beetles are grub-like and are known as larvae, and are very different in appearance to their adult counterparts. They often spend this early part of their lives away from our view. This is…

Fringed Jumping Spider – Portia fimbriata

Portia gets its name from the scientific name Portia fimbriata, and is a jumping spider found in the northern Australia. It is a specialised hunter, only feeding on other spiders. It is superbly camouflaged, and has clusters of hairs protruding from its body giving it an ‘unspider-like’ shape. In fact it…