And your bug can sing [RE-ISSUE]

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1. 

   3 Sep 2021 · 25 min

   Slime in the city

   Tanya Latty kept a slime mould in her desk drawer at the University. And that got her thinking – are there other slime moulds living their best urban life in Sydney?

2. 

   27 Aug 2021 · 25 min

   Ticked-off in Sydney

   Northern Sydneysiders might not like the sound of the latest research into tick hosts in their backyards.

3. 

   20 Aug 2021 · 25 min

   Going home to a mice plague

   When a final visit to the family farm is rudely interrupted by rodents

4. 

   13 Aug 2021 · 25 min

   Hunting for hoots

   If you listen closely you might just hear something you've never heard before.

5. 

   6 Aug 2021 · 25 min

   Owl with attitude [UPDATE]

   Lurking in the tall trees of our busy cities and suburbs is a powerful hunter.

6. 

   23 Jul 2021 · 25 min

   The butterfly and its goldilocks ant [RE-ISSUE]

   The survival of one of the rarest butterflies in the world is entirely reliant on an ant.

7. 

   16 Jul 2021 · 25 min

   In honour of moths

   Let's study moths so we can celebrate them properly

8. 

   9 Jul 2021 · 25 min

   Conserving small things on a big scale

   If invertebrates make up over 90% of animals on earth, why do they receive so little conservation funding?

9. 

   2 Jul 2021 · 25 min

   Like a field of blue popcorn

   During summer on top of Australia's highest mountain, fields of brilliant turquoise skyhoppers bloom.

10. 

    25 Jun 2021 · 25 min

    The BFG of the insect world

    What’s built like an armoured vehicle, but is super-dooper maternal, has a career as an architect AND is an environmentalist? You’d never guess that Australia’s burrowing cockroaches are so incredibly cute and complex.