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The victim has 4 skeletal remains and belonged to a highly social species and they need numbers to defend themselves from predators. The victim has many predators. (Georgia) TThe Victim is THE SUPERB FAIRYWREN

From Dr Ajete (Georgia) Got sent to us in a message: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/652557/skeleton_2011.jpg - The skeleton image....looks like a bird (Georgia)


 * ====Numbats have another name - Myrmecobitus fasiciatus[ by Aleena ] ====
 * ====Length: Female - 58 cm Male - 67 cm ====
 * ====Diet: Greater glider, Possums, Sugar glider ====
 * ====Habitat: Found in open forest and woodland, as well as along water courses. Some are in parks and sheltered gullies in wet forests. (Dominick) ====
 * ====This species of numbat is close to extinction. Investigators think that we should do anything we should to prevent this! (Victoria, Aleena and Luke) ====
 * ==== The numbat is a small carnivorousmarsupial from Australia ====
 * ==== Amember of the family Myrmecobiidae family ====
 * ==== It is a specialised termite-eater and is easily recognisedby its slender, graceful body and short, stiff hair which is reddish-brown with black and white stripes across its back and rump . ====
 * ==== This marsupialhas a long, hairy tail, which is often erected to give a bottle-brush appearance . ====
 * ==== Its snout is narrow and pointed, allowing it to get its tongue into narrow crevices, and it has a striking white-bordered dark stripe through each eye . ====
 * ==== Males, females and juveniles are all similar in appearance. ====
 * ==== Indeed, it is difficult to mistake the numbat for anything else because of its distinctive appearance and because the numbatis the only Australian mammal that is solely active during the day ====
 * ==== Inhabits eucalyptus forest and woodland, in areas particularly dominated by wandoo (//Eucalyptus wandoo//) or jarrah (//Eucalyptus marginata//) trees, though it was previously also found in areas of mulga (//Acacia aneura//) woodland . Semi-arid areas with these vegetation types provide the numbat with fallen hollow logs and branches for shelter, as well as food and support for termites that the numbat feeds on .(Jeanelle) ====

Pale-headed snake
>> >> **Habitat and ecology** >>> >>> The pale headed snake hunts at night for small reptiles and usually lives under tree bark.
 * ==== ** Average Length: ** 60-80cm ====
 * ==== ** Habitat: ** Wide range of habitats but generally forests, often near watercourses. ====
 * ==== ** Diet: ** Mainly frogs, also lizards & small mammal (Jeanelle) ====
 * ====**They have no fear** [Theresa]====
 * The Pale-Headed Snake is a medium-sized largely tree-dwelling snake to 90 cm long. It is a uniform light brown or grey above with a white or cream band on the nape, bordered by a narrow blackish bar which may be solid, or broken in the middle. The top of the head is grey, and may have a series of black spots, which are most prominent along the edge of the white nape. The lips may have black vertical bars. The belly is creamy grey sometimes with darker flecks.
 * **Distribution** A patchy distribution from north-east Queensland to north-east NSW. In NSW it occurs from the coast to the western side of the Great Divide as far south as Tuggerah.
 * Found mainly in dry eucalypt forests and woodlands, cypress woodland and occasionally in rainforest or moist eucalypt forest.
 * Favours streamside areas, particularly in drier habitats.
 * Shelter during the day between loose bark and tree-trunks, or in hollow trunks and limbs of dead trees.
 * The main prey is tree frogs although lizards and small mammals are also taken.
 * == Threats ==
 * Clearing and fragmentation of habitat.
 * Forestry practices which result in loss of old or dead trees.
 * Too frequent burning for fuel reduction or grazing management which destroys old and dead trees and removes understorey vegetation.
 * Illegal collection of snakes from the wild. (Jeanelle)
 * __ PALE HEADED SNAKE __
 * __BY: Juniette,Theresa and Madison__
 * The pale-headed snake is can be found over a large area of the coastal southern Queensland, northern New South Wales and other places in Australia.

.Regions: Is found by the Catcment management authority regions (Luke)
Nightcap Oak is a newly discovered tree in the Banksia and Grevillea family. The largest specimens are up to 40 m tall, although most are smaller. The bark is grey and slightly flaky, with fine horizontal crinkling. The tough leaves are paler on the underside. Adult leaves are dark green, smooth along the edges, and have distinctive pale veins. Leaves on juvenile plants are orange to red and strongly toothed with red veins and stalks. The creamy flowers are in compact heads. The globular fruits are dull gold in colour. > > **Habitat and ecology** > **Regional information**
 * == Description ==
 * **Distribution** Nightcap Oak has been found only in the Nightcap Range north of Lismore.
 * The species occurs in upland warm temperate rainforest, usually near creeks.
 * This species is found in the following catchment management authority regions. Click on a region name to see more details about the distribution, vegetation types and habitat preference of the species in that region.
 * == Threats ==
 * Timber harvesting activities.
 * Fire.
 * Risk of extinction because populations are small and distribution is very restricted.
 * Risk of introduction of disease and trampling of seedlings by visitors. (Jeanelle)

Eastern banjo frog
> > It occurs in dams and lagoons in agricultural land and in coastal wetlands. Males have been known to migrate up to one kilometre to reach breeding sites. The female lays up to 3,900 eggs. Tadpoles take anywhere between four and fifteen months to complete development. This variation in development time is due to water temperature - metamorphosis is slower in colder conditions. (Jeanelle) __ EASTERN BANGO FROG __ **Size =** 5cm - 8cm **Habitat =** The Eastern Banjo Frog is found in most places where there is water in swamps, streams, dams and lakes. They are not found in alpine areas, rainforest, and arid zones.
 * ==The eastern banjo frog was found in Europe in the middle ages. (Luke)==
 * ==The Eastern banjo frog is found in Swamps and Woodlands. (Luke)==
 * ==The Eastern Banjo frog lives in a burrow and they come out of it to eat and mate. (Luke)==
 * The eastern banjo frog ( // Limnodynastes dumerili // ) is a large and squat frog up to 65mm long. It is a capable burrower, digging with its hind legs and descending backwards into its burrow. This frog is found throughout most of eastern Tasmania and to the north of Macquarie Harbour on the west coast. A different subspecies occurs on King Island.
 * There habitat is mostly in thermal pools (Anneka)
 * __ BY: Juniette __**
 * Other Names = **Pobblebonk


 * Breeding**

Up to 4000 eggs are laid in a large white frothy foam

Buff banded rail

 * ==Length 300-330mm==
 * ==species philippensis==
 * ===most common name Buff banded rail by brendan===
 * === The Buff-banded Rail is a medium-sized stout rail with short legs. It has a distinctive grey eyebrow and an orange-brown band on its streaked breast. The lores, cheek and hindneck are rich chestnut. The chin and throat are grey, the upperparts streaked brown and the underparts barred black and white. The eye is red. Young birds are much paler to white underneath, with indistinct bars and only a faint orange-brown tint on the breast. Downy chicks are fluffy black. This rail walks slowly, with tail raised and flicking constantly. ===
 * === The Buff-banded Rail is seen singly or in pairs in dense reeds and vegetation bordering many types of wetlands or crops. It makes widespread use of artificial wetlands like sewage ponds and drainage channels. ===
 * === The Buff-banded Rail feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, insects, seeds, fruit, frogs, carrion and refuse. It mostly feeds early in the morning and the evening. (Jeanelle) ===

Green tree frog
__ GREEN TREE FROG __
 * ===The habitat for the green tree frog is Western Australia, Northen Territory. (Luke)===
 * === The Green Tree Frog is an Australian amphibian that can live in water or land. They lay eggs in the water and then they hatch. Some frogs swallow their eggs and then they come out of their mother's mouth. ===
 * === Frogs eat cockroaches, spiders, flies and crickets, but when they are in captivity they sometimes eat mice. They catch their food by their sticky tongue. ===
 * === Green Tree Frogs are found in: north Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, northern South Australia, northern New South Wales, in rainforests or in trees or swampy areas. ===
 * === The frog's skeleton is a bit like ours except that we have five fingers and they have four and they have less ribs than us. They have long bent legs for leaping high, that's where they get their spring from. (Jeanelle) ===

BY: __Juniette, Theresa and Madison__
The Green Tree Frog is an Australian cold-blooded animal that can live in water or land.

The green tree frog lay eggs in the water and then they hatch.

Some frogs swallow the eggs and the baby frog then comes out of the mother frogs mouth.

Feeding: Frogs eat cockroaches, spiders, flies and crickets

[[image:http://www.seaturtlenet.com/images/Turtle/Loggerhead_Sea_Turtle.jpg width="352" height="339"]]
>> LOGGERHEAD TURTLE-jarrod f >> >> *the loggerdhead turtle eats shellfish,crabs and jellyfish >> __ LOGGER HEAD TURTLE __ >> The heads of the logger head turtle have big and powerful jaws which the logger-head turtle uses to crush their prey animals with hard shells. >> The logger-head also eats soft food like jellyfish, fish and seaweed. > >
 * ==The loggerhead turtle is the most endangered turtle that nests in Australia. (Miss Seymour)==
 * == Average Age: The loggerhead reaches sexual maturity within 17–33 years and has a lifespan of 47–67 years. ==
 * == Average Length: The loggerhead measures up to 213 centimeters (84 in) long when fully grown. ==
 * == What they eat and how: loggerheads use the strong jaw muscles in their large heads to crush shellfish, crabs, sea urchins and jellyfish. (Jeanelle) ==
 * ==Diet - carnivorous, feeding mostly on shellfish, crads, sea urchins and jellyfish.==
 * ==They live in warm water==
 * ==Their nest are on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. [Theresa]==
 * Named for its large head
 * Powerful jaws crush mollusks, crabs and encrusting animals attached to reefs and rocks
 * An estimated 14,000 females nest in the southeastern U.S, each year
 * A large turtle: adults weigh 200 to 350 pounds and measure about 3 feet in length
 * Hatchlings: 2 inches long
 * Nest in Florida from late April to September
 * Survival in Florida threatened by drowning in shrimp trawls and habitat loss (Jeanelle) VICTIMS
 * the loggerhead turtle is the most endangred that nests in australia
 * the loggerdhead turtle lives in warm shallow water
 * __ by juniette __
 * The logger head turtle got its name because of its big head that looks a bit like a log.

> === They breed once a year === > > === === > === It eats plants, seeds. routs, nuts, and insects because it is a herbivore. This means that it doesn't eat meat at all. It digs in the ground to get food such as insects and little bits of fruit. Other little kangaroos dig for food too. They eat without chewing. It can go on for months without water. They make their own water wells. (Jeanelle) ===
 * **The scientific name for the Quokka is Setonix Branchyuras (By Grant**
 * **The male Quokka is called a boomer and the female Quokka is called flier and the baby Quokka is called Joey [ by Aleena]**
 * **The Quokka is mainly found in WA (Western Australia)(By Grant**
 * ==They live in Warm Bush Land and hide in long Grass - live in warm temperature (By Grant==
 * **Quokkas look like a small wallaby with round ears (By Grant**
 * ** have round body with a short tail [ by Aleena ]**
 * ==They feed at night mostly on Grass and Leaves(By Grant==
 * ==They can also go a long time without water( By Grant==
 * ==They breed once a year [ by Aleena ]==
 * ==They have one baby per year [ by Aleena ]==
 * ==Male Quokkas are larger than the female ones [ by Aleena ]==
 * ===Joey spends 26 to 30 weeks in its mothers pouch [ by Aleena ]===
 * === They have one baby per year ===
 * === They mate January to March ===
 * === Males are larger than females ===
 * === The Joey lives in its mothers pouch for 26 to 30 weeks ===

Bird dropping spider
== Female, body length 15mm, with two egg sacs. We call the Bird-dropping Spiders as the Mimic Master because they use two different mimic methods to survive, one to avoid predator and the other to capture prey. ==
 * =This picture actually shows a spider and that is why it has the word 'spider' at the end of its name. =
 * =The bird dropping spider is common in Brisbane. =
 * =In the sources I found, it says that the female bird dropping spider is large - the picture that is shown above is the female bird dropping spider but is bit more large. =
 * =It also says that the female bird dropping spider is also very protective - protects the baby spider until it comes out of the egg. =
 * =They eat moths. =
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The young bird dropping spider make a web but the large female one attack their prey directly. The young ones then wait for moths to get trapped in the web. =
 * By Aleena

== At night the Bird-dropping Spider hangs from the edge of a leaf or twig on a short silk thread, its forelegs outstretched. While doing this it releases a chemical scent (pheromone) that mimics the airborne sex pheromone released by female moths to attract their mates. The unfortunate male moths that are attracted by the spider's deceiving pheromone eventually flutter close enough to the spider to be grabbed by its strong front legs. (Jeanelle) == __ BIRD DROPPING SPIDER __ __BY: Juniette ,Theresa and Madison__ Female, body length 15mm, with two egg sacs.

The Bird-dropping Spider is also called the “Mimic Master” because the spider uses 2 different mimic methods to stay alive

One to avoid predator and the other to capture prey.

The spider stays motionlessly on a leaf at day time and is active at night.

Superb fairy wrens



 * == DIET:INSECTS ==
 * == FOUND IN DENSE COVERS IN EAST AUSTRALIA ==
 * == FRIENDLY BIRDS ==
 * == ALSO KNOWN AS BLUE WRENS ==
 * == THEY LIVE AS A FAMILY GROUP BY BRENDAN ==
 * Sup﻿erb Fairywrens are predominantly insectivorous. They eat a wide range of small creatures (mostly insects such as ants, grasshoppers, [|shield bugs], flies, __[|weevils]__ and various larvae) as well as small quantities of seeds, flowers, and fruit.[Their foraging, termed 'hop-searching', occurs on the ground or in shrubs that are less than two metres high. Because this foraging practice renders them vulnerable to predators, birds tend to stick fairly close to cover and forage in groups. During winter, when food may be scarce, ants are an important 'last resort' food, constituting a much higher proportion of the diet. Nestlings, in contrast to adult birds, are fed a diet of larger items such as caterpillars and grasshoppers. (Jeanelle)

Gouldian finch- Erythrura gouldiae

 * Scientific name: //Erythrura gouldiae//
 * //Size: The Gouldian finch can grow up to// 130–140 mm long. (By Madison)
 * Colours: Both females and males are brightly colored with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly colored (By Madison)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve, so as you can see this Gouldian Finch is in fact a boy. (By Madison)
 * For most of the year Gouldian Finches feed mostly on ripe or half-ripe grass seeds. During the season of breeding, the diet mostly consists of insects. The insects are rich in protein and help satisfy the (demanding) appetite of the young birds. The birds feed in small/ large groups, and food may be taken(eaten/killed) on the ground or in flight. (Georgia)
 * === As with most other grassfinch species, the Gouldian Finch is seldom found far from water, and needs to drink several times during the day. Throughout its range the species inhabits the edges of mangroves and thickets, and savannas dotted with trees. ===
 * === For most of the year Gouldian Finches feed mostly on ripe or half-ripe grass seeds. During the breeding season, however, the diet consists almost entirely of insects. Insects are rich in protein and help satisfy the demanding appetite of the young birds. Birds feed in small to large groups, and food may be taken on the ground or in flight ===
 * === The Gouldian Finch breeds in small social colonies, with breeding normally taking place from. It is the only grassfinch that nests exclusively in tree hollows or holes in termite mounds. Several pairs may share a single hollow. (Rarely, birds will construct a dry grass nest in a bush or tree). Two or three broods may be reared in a season, with both parents sharing incubating and brooding duties. (Jeanelle) ===

Beautiful firetail
Beutiful Fire tail Lives in sourtheastern australian. 14 grams. In breading season its nest is near the ground Sean M
 * Size: 10 - 13 cm long
 * Weighs: 14 grams
 * Habitat: Lives in swampy grassy spots of dry forest, shrubby heath, tea tree scrub and never far from water
 * Diet: Eats grass seeds and the seeds of the casuarinas and tea tree .(Dominick)
 * === There is concern that the beautiful firetail finch may become extinct in the wild, so aviculturists are trying to ensure their survival by breeding them in captivity. If the birds do become extinct, it is hoped that wild stocks may be replenished from captive populations. Unfortunately beautiful firetails are incredibly difficult to keep in captivity, let alone getting them to breed. ===
 * === The Beautiful Firetail lives in swampy grassy spots in coastal belts of dry forest, shrubby heath, tea-tree scrub, casuarinas and never far from water. ===
 * Breeding season: September to January
 * Clutch size: Four to eight
 * Incubation: 20 days
 * Time in nest: 20 days
 * === The Beautiful Firetail eats mainly grass seeds and the seeds of the casuarinas and tea tree. (Jeanelle) ===
 * === The Beautiful Firetail eats mainly grass seeds and the seeds of the casuarinas and tea tree. (Jeanelle) ===

Bridled nail tail wallaby

 * ==The bridled nailtail wallaby found in Australia is almost extinct ( Grant==
 * ==They are only found in Dingo which has "warm tempreture" ( Grant==
 * ==They eat Grass, Plants, Herbs and Shoots ( Grant==
 * ==Dingos, Foxes and Feral Cats are it"s predators ( Grant==
 * ==The Bridled Nail Tail Wallaby weighs up to 4 to 6kg==

Bell flower hyacinth-orchid
> === <span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Its diet consist mainly of the roots of various species of coarse grass, herbs and shrubs. (Jeanelle) ===
 * === <span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">The young of the bridled nail-tailed wallaby is usually born in May and only 1 young is born each season. ===
 * === It previously occupied Acacia shrubland and grassy woodland in semi-arid regions. Currently it shelters by day in the edges of brigalow scrubs and feeds by night in the more open surrounding grassy eucalypt woodlands. There have been few sightings recorded in cleared areas except during drought. ===

Bell Flower

 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The sources I used are saying that some are found west of the Mississippi River and other sources say that some are found in Los Angeles area in Bellflower ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The flower is called Bell Flower because of its shape - it is shaped like a bell. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">﻿This flower comes in a variety of colors. There is lavender, pink, white, cream and much more. ==
 * ==<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">This flower is native to the Medittarian and the African Regions .==

By Aleena.
> **Hardiness zones:** 4-10 > **Sunlight:** hot overhead sun to warm low sun > **Soil Moisture:** dry between watering to constantly moist > **Soil:** ordinary soil, enriched soil, neutral to alkaline/ > **Tolerances:** heavy frost (Jeanelle)
 * **Plant type:** semi-herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial
 * == hamish-bird dropping spider ==
 * males are 2.5mm in length - females are 12mm in length
 * the bites are not considered dangerous
 * another common name for this spider is deaths head spider

joel