Australia - The Land Down Under

[Condobloke]

Underground discovery could help save one of the world's rarest mammals

One of the world's most critically endangered animals may be able to live in more areas than conservationists realised.

www.abc.net.au

 

[theLegionWithin]

i always envisioned wombats as rounder/fatter than that

 

[Condobloke]

@KGIII, more info to hand re the wolf spider article a few posts above this :

Wolf spider fact sheet

Wolf spiders are ground-hunting arachnids. Learn about their habitat, diet, life cycle, adaptations and role in Australian ecosystems. Field of Mars EEC student fact sheet.

fieldofmar-e.schools.nsw.gov.au

 

[KGIII]

@KGIII, more info to hand re the wolf spider article a few posts above this :

That's what I thought.

Unlike web-building spiders, wolf spiders do not build sticky capture webs to trap prey.

They're not web-spinning spiders. So, what spun the webs in the picture?

Well, it does specify 'sticky capture webs'. Maybe those aren't considered sticky or meant for capture?

We have wolf spiders in my area. They are also not known for spinning webs. I'm not sure if they could spin webs even if they wanted to.

 

[Condobloke]

I reported the post to the Mod at Reddit.

Whether anything comes from that remains to be seen.

It should draw a very firm response, like obliterating the thread and postings totally.

It may have been found or generated, via AI.

I will spend time later today seeking out the poster of that material.

 

[KGIII]

It may have been found or generated, via AI.

It actually looks like a picture I've seen in the past. I'm 90% sure that I've seen that image before.

I don't think it was previously attributed to wolf spiders, however.

But, yeah, I am pretty confident that I've seen the picture before.

 

[theLegionWithin]

interesting stuff

 

[Condobloke]

Prickly pears in Australia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Are Prickly Pear Cacti illegal in Australia? - Cactus Culture Australia

Are Prickly Pear cacti illegal in Australia, and if so, why? We answer that here and delve into a little bit of the history around this prickly problem.

cactusculture.com.au

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/prickly-pear-eradication

Prickly Pear Identification: Legal Removal Requirements by Australian State – Gardening Hub