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The tropical stick insect is the longest insect in the world,

Found throughout Australia, the common huntsman spider can measure up to 15cm from leg to leg.

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The green tree frog has become popular over the recent years, with many people deciding to keep these as pets and being sold at pet stores. They are found throughout Queensland and go down as far as the top of South Australia. They live in trees or in rocky crevices, and close to a source of water. The males range in sizes from 65-75 mm and the females rang from 60-110 mm. They breed in the warmer months, between November and February and lay between 500-2000 eggs on the waters surface.

A mother hen turns over her egg about 50 times each day.

The genus name Alangium comes from the Tamil name Alangi. This outstanding shrub can become a small, wide-spreading tree of considerable beauty at maturity. 

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The ghost bat is present in Northern Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory. Ghost bats are classified as “vulnerable” due to the destruction of caves, human disturbance by visiting roosts in caves, and the loss of prey (which is due to a loss of they prey’s habitat). It is estimated that there are only 5,000 ghost bats left. The common name “ghost bat” is attributed to the bat’s white appearance when looking as it flies over head. Natural predators of the ghost bat are few. Ghost bats can be heard making excited twittering noises.

Queen termites are the longest living insects. They can live for 50 years.

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The Green Sea Turtle is found in Australian waters. In fact, there are only seven species of marine turtles in the world, and six of these are found in Australian waters. 

The average housefly lives for about one month.

Ashok tree  is native to India and Srilanka. Glossy green, long, narrow leaves have attractive wavy edges.  This tree has graceful, widespread pranches.

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 The largest native Australian worm is the giant Gippsland earthworm.  It normally has a length of about 2 to 3 meters, (6.5 to 10 feet),  however the longest worm on record was 4 m, (13 feet), long.  Their skin is a pinkish-gray color and the head is a deep purple.  They live underground in red, gray or blue clay under banks of streams. They need water to live so they never really leave their moist underground maze.  If you stomp the ground above them you will be able to hear a gurgling sound coming from under you. 

A hen must eat about 4 pounds to produce 12 eggs.1

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The Ornamental snake, Queensland, OZ.This poisonous snake is a member of the cobra family. It grows to be about 50 centimeters, (20 inches), long and has a light coloured body with dark streaks or flecks, barred lips, and a white or cream belly.

Antelopes can run for longer distances than cheetahs- cheetahs can run only 400m average.

It is a matter of astonishment to many that the luscious mango, Mangifera indica, one of the most celebrated of Indian fruits, is a member of the family Anacardiaceae–known for embracing a number of highly poisonous plants. 

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Found on all Aussie coasts, the Great White Shark can be up to 5m long.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth to death.