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Ayers Rock/Uluru in central Australian desert, Northern Territory. 1992.
Ayers Rock/Uluru in central Australian desert, Northern Territory. 1992.
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Caterpillar of Double-headed hawk moth
The caterpillar of Coequosa triangularis, Double-headed hawk moth. Family: Sphingidae. This moth is distributed from the coast and tablelands of southern Queensland to the southern coast of NSW. Food...
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Mastotermes darwiniensis - Giant Northern Termite
This is a Mastotermes darwiniensis worker termite.The giant northern termite is a large endemic species which lives in colonies in trees and logs in the tropical areas of Australia. In native...
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CSIRO's Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background
This photo, taken in 1969, shows the telescope as it was around the time of the first manned Moon landing. CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope was officially opened on the 31 October 1961 by the...
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SEM of a biting midge (Culicoides brevitarsis).
Scanning electron micrograph of a biting midge (Culicoides brevitarsis). This insect is a vector of bluetongue virus, a viral infection of ruminants. Image produced by Electron Microscopy Unit,...
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Insect feeding on a tea-tree flower, Jamieson, Victoria
Insect feeding on a tea-tree flower, Jamieson, Victoria
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Chickpeas in glasshouse
Chickpea productivity in Australia is constrained because it is not well adapted as a winter annual; it cannot set pods under cool conditions. This exposes the crop to drought late in the season every...
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Lambs Using Wheels
Seven days a week, four lambs at the Division of Nutritional Biochemistry took turns in this wheel. Each lamb did about one-sixth of a mile (50 revolutions) in just under eight minutes at a fast walk...
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European honeybees (Apis mellifera) in a hive
About one third of all food is produced as a result of insect pollination, and the European honeybee, Apis mellifera), is responsible for about 80% of this. In Australia, farmers rely on large...
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Spectacled flying fox
CSIRO scientists in Far North Queensland sought help from the public in attempting to locate tens of thousands of spectacled flying foxes that took flight in the aftermath of Cyclone Larry. They are...
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The Female Funnel Web Spider
A female funnel web spider, Hexathelidae. Photo: David McClenaghan, CSIRO Entomology.
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Frontal view of Scaptia beyonceae
A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named in honour of American pop diva, Beyoncé – a member of...
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White's Skink, Freycinet peninsula, Tasmania
White's Skink (Egernia whitii), Freycinet peninsula, Tasmania
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