Rainforest Fungi

Rainforest Fungi

Rainforet Fungi A Scientific explanation of Rainforest Fungi in Barron Gorge Fungi are often referred to as plants, but did you know they aren’t plants at all? Fungi and rainforest fungi make up their own kingdom which is quite different to both plants and...
Rainforest Pests

Rainforest Pests

Rainforest Pests in the Wet Tropics Rainforest pests and weeds have long been a major problem in Australia. Thanks to our isolation and the presence of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, Australia is highly susceptible to biological invaders. We have...
Rainforest Ecological Succession

Rainforest Ecological Succession

Wattle Trees at Skyrail in Barron Gorge National Park Ecological Succession Explained Ecological succession is a phenomenon which occurs after a disturbance in the rainforest. Disturbance’s can take on many forms in the Wet Tropics, with cyclones being the most...
Webs of Steel

Webs of Steel

The Golden Orb Spider This month we will look at the Golden Orb spider (Nephila pilipes formally Nephila maculata), which makes one of the biggest and strongest webs in the world! Australia’s Tropical Rainforests are home to an amazing diversity of animal life, with...