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Velvet worm a complex invertebrate
This fuzzy worm may look simple, but its social structure is complex.
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Leichhardt’s grasshopper: a rare beauty
This colourful native grasshopper has been lost and rediscovered.
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The rose-crowned fruit dove looks like a rainbow Paddle Pop
This dove rivals parrots with its colourful feather patterns.
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Cute alert: Asháninka arboreal chinchilla rat
This charismatic rat discovered in Peru is the only member of its genus.
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The adventures of the dragonhead caterpillar
And the prize for the most convincing video-game character goes to…
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Screaming woman? Nope, it’s a bird
It might look demure, but the bush stone-curlew has a call that would make just about anyone’s blood run cold.
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Rosy maple moth
This moth is more like a butterfly, with its striking pink and yellow colouring.
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The black swallower
This impressive fish could swallow prey more than twice its length and 10 times its mass.
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Australia’s only shield shrimp
This unusual desert crustacean is Australia’s only known species of shield shrimp.