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A guide to buying your first (Australian) tarantula – Part One: Do you need a permit?
So you’re ready to take the plunge. Dogs? Been there, done that. Cats? Too mainstream. Octopi? Not enough exoskeleton. You’re ready to get your first
Here’s a wolf spider we recently found on a trip to Karma Waters Station in far north QLD. I usually photograph animals in either their habitat or on a white background for use on our site or in publications. In this instance though I decided to have a play with some glass to see what reflective details I could capture. It provided an interesting result. The image below took the process a little further with some colour manipulation for a more artistic end product.
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So you’re ready to take the plunge. Dogs? Been there, done that. Cats? Too mainstream. Octopi? Not enough exoskeleton. You’re ready to get your first
Minibeast Wildlife’s Alan Henderson has just released a new book titled ‘Minibeasts – True rulers of our world and the key to our survival’. The
It’s often tempting to buy the biggest most impressive specimens, but if those animals have been taken straight from the wild, there are issues you should be aware of.
It’s week three of our four part series on Australian tarantula basics, so if you’re just joining us make sure to check out our previous