Although we don’t always see frogs in the rainforest any rain event leading to temporary pools will result in some species jumping into mating mode. The male, Orange-eyed Tree Frog has a distinctive and loud call. Another species of frog that switches quickly into mating mode is the Fletcher’s Frog.
Immediately adjacent to Scarborough and its urban surrounds are valuable feeding and roosting sites for many waterbirds and migratory birds. Here is a chance to learn about one of them, the Grey-tailed Tattler.
The Lamington Spiny Crayfish is limited to the rainforest creeks above 600 metres in Southeast Queensland. Learn about them and their life cycle.
The Yellow-throated Scrubwren has designed a nest that makes it difficult for a predator such as a carpet python to access their precious eggs and chicks.
In the sub-tropical rainforest of SE Queensland, many invertebrates are cryptic and nocturnal. It’s one way of avoiding the many daytime predators including birds.
The small iconic logrunner has developed a strategy to protect its chicks from predators. By breeding in winter when some predators including pythons and currawongs are less active.