Zoology: invertebrates

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size.

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size.

Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea.

Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea.

The Hepialidae (Ghost Moths) are a family of often spectacular micro-moths.

The Hepialidae (Ghost Moths) are a family of often spectacular micro-moths.

Australia's nature is exceptional, wonderful and important.

Australia’s nature is exceptional, wonderful and important.

The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia.

The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia.

Well-run modern zoos and aquariums do important research and conservation work and teach visitors about the challenges of animals in the wild and the people striving to save them.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Come on an action-packed adventure with an amazing mob of animal eco-warriors as they use their special talents to help solve our planet's environmental problems!

Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent - the heart of Australia.

Vital for a game of cricket or golf and enjoyable when picnicking in the park, turfgrass provides a wide range of aesthetic and recreational benefits.

Australia’s introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts.

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush.

A walk in the bush reveals insects visiting flowers, patrolling the air, burrowing under bark and even biting your skin.

Longhorn Beetles - Cerambycidae are one of the most easily recognised groups of beetles, a family that worldwide encompasses over 33 000 species in 5200 genera.

Ecological indicators and surrogates are used widely by resource managers to monitor and understand complex biota and ecosystem processes.

Bees are often thought of as yellow and black striped insects that live in hives and produce honey.

Bees are often thought of as yellow and black striped insects that live in hives and produce honey.

True ladybirds, classified in the tribe Coccinellini, are easily recognisable by their relatively large and shiny bodies and contrasting colour patterns.

An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way.

Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae.

High in the Australian Alps, Possum needs to find enough food and shelter to survive the harsh alpine winter.

Australian Weevils: Volume IV covers the 11 smaller tribes of the weevil subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed weevils), which comprises more than 100 genera and 700 described species in Australia.

Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today.

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia.

As a species, the German cockroach is one of the most widespread indoor urban pests worldwide.

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth.

Admired all over the world and loved by locals for its natural beauty, Sydney Harbour is enjoyed by thousands of people every day.

Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control, as well as the key challenges confronting biological control in the 21st century.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world's most feared and dangerous creatures.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures.

Healthy waterways and oceans are essential for our increasingly urbanised world.

Bees are the darlings of the insect world.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil.

We can't avoid insects.

We can’t avoid insects.

Phasmid is the amazing true story of the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, or Stick Insect.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.