Stingers, Crocs, Tree Ants, and Mozzies
At 5:30 a.m., while I sat on the toilet, a 15-centimetre-long pale green gecko clung to a vertical wall beyond the open door of the loo. The soft-skinned reptile’s toes were splayed wide, its tail a...Castle Hill, The Strand, Cane Toads, Snakes, and Devil Facial Tumour Disease
This morning at breakfast, Vilis told me, “Last night, I killed a cockroach in the living room.” I asked him how big it was, so he indicated a length of about three inches and told me, “They...A Year in Australia: Early Naturalists Inspired This Blog
On the verge of a year-long adventure in Australia, I read Sean Carroll’s book Into the Jungle. Its stories of Darwin and Wallace captivated me. In fact, the early naturalists inspired this blog...- 30 of 30
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