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Behold, the tree lobster. (Spoiler: not a lobster)

10th October, 201710th October, 2017 The Virtual Ranger 4 Comments australia, lord howe island, massive animals, rats, stick insect

We like to bring you the occasional large invertebrate on this blog. And even a huge vertebrate now and then. But here’s a big insect with a story to tell. And it’s a story

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This spider is pretending to be a beetle

23rd March, 201423rd March, 2014 The Virtual Ranger 0 Comments australia, new guinea, spiders

Jumping spiders are known to imitate ants – and some of these clever mimics can be found in the UK. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen a

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Smearing toads with haemorrhoid cream… humanely

6th June, 2012 The Virtual Ranger 7 Comments amphibians, australia, invasive, non-native, piles

Regular readers will remember the anguish with which celebrities and commoners alike rallied round the cause of poor old introduced hedgehogs in Scotland, hard-pressed by conservationists bent on their eradication.

Trees

‘I like trees but…’ Yes, of course you do

5th March, 200627th November, 2017 The Virtual Ranger 0 Comments australia, trees

Those crazy Australians are poisoning trees to open up sea views! The Ranger is amazed that this story needed to come from as far afield as Sydney. In his experience,