Comments for Rainforest Revelations

Comment on Tiger Huntsman (Typostola sp.) by Alan Henderson

Alan Henderson — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:28:44 +0000

Hi there,

Great to see that you have encountered the Tiger huntsman. We lodged the first recoreded specimen with the SA Museum in 2007, and since then have managed to breed them in captivity. I had no doubt at the time that people had been seeing them around, but nobody had actually officially recorded the species prior to that. It still remains undescribed and some molecular work has been done on it recently in the US and it appears that it will most likely not belong to the genus Typostola when it is finally classified. Currently there is nobody in Australia working on Sparassids, so that may be some time off.

We moved to Kuranda in 2010 and since then have found 6 specimens on our property – they are amazing spiders, but we have not found them to be aggressive in any way. You must have found a cranky one!

Regards,
Alan

Comment on North Queensland Cassowaries on World Stage by Celia Berrell

Celia Berrell — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:16:03 +0000

Love the Cassowary photos! Peter and I spent ages trying to take a good photo of a cassowary recently and it is nigh on impossible! Is quandong the correct name for the fruit of a Cassowary Plum tree?
Best Wishes,
Celia

Comment on Phricta spinosa – a katydid of cryptic quality by admin

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:18:04 +0000

Hi Susannah,

Coloration in P. spinosa is pretty consistent across the population, with the greatest variability between instars or moults. On that basis, I would assume that conforming to the color and character of a tree would be through selection, rather than metachrosis.

It is unlikely that I would be able to identify a plant from a photograph, unless there was some aspect that was uniquely prescriptive. Send it through if you like.

Neil

Comment on Phricta spinosa – a katydid of cryptic quality by Susannah Graedel

Susannah Graedel — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:45:18 +0000

Do the Phricta spinosa change their color to match the substrate as do iguanas, or do they select substrates that match their color?

I will be doing a painting of a P. spinosa that I photographed in Daintree in September, 2011.

If I send you my photo can you identify the tree species it is on?

thank you for your reply
Susannah Graedel, Madison CT USA

Comment on Walking with cassowaries by Randal Smart

Randal Smart — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:48:01 +0000

A big Hello Fellow Blogger, I am commenting from Longreach Australia. We have had a lot of flooding lately and I’ve only just been able to connect to the blogsphere. Thanks for the thoughtful post. It assisted me a lot with my college social studies essay

Comment on Cassowaries Centre Stage in the Daintree Rainforest by Lorraine Bates

Lorraine Bates — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:51:38 +0000

I did enjoy your lovely account of Crinkle Cut, Muddy, Paw Paw & Big Bertha the fabulous Daintree Cassowaries.

Comment on Cassowaries Centre Stage in the Daintree Rainforest by Gillian Clark

Gillian Clark — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:51:30 +0000

Many thanks for your care of this wonderful place – we have very fond memories of our visit and hope to come your way again sometime in the near future. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and may 2013 bring you all happiness and enjoyment aplenty. Warmest wishes gillian and Gary Clrk Hervey Bay.

Comment on Golden Orb-weaving Spider (part IV) by Choi, Jinson

Choi, Jinson — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:45:16 +0000

To whom it may concern

We are a publisher Ludensmeida, which publishes educational cartoons for children in Korea. First, please generously understand our unexpected contact. The book series, [Survival in the jungle], published by our company contains information about the natural environments of a tropical rain forest and animals and plants living in there. We are going to publish [Survival in the jungle vol. 10], and as we contain information about a spider called “N. Pilipes” in our book, we need the pictures of that spider. However, it was not easy to obtain the picture of the spider. In the meantime, we happened to visit your website. To our surprise, you displayed the picture of “N. Pilipes” which we need on the website.
(This is the picture shown in the link.)
http://www.ccwild.com/blog/?p=4468#
Therefore, we are wondering whether we’d be allowed to use these pictures in the book to be published by our company. If you allow us to do so, we’d like to know how we’d be able to receive the original copy of that picture. If you give us a favor to allow the use of these pictures, we will indicate the copyright which will be determined by you. And if you want, we will send you one copy of our book which will contain your pictures. If you want to mention anything else in the offering of your pictures, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Then, we will look forward to your reply. Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Chief editor Choi, Jinson

Comment on Cassa-nova in the Making by Terri Merz

Terri Merz — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:27:11 +0000

Thanks so much for this wonderful update! We love hearing from you!

Comment on Jumping Lichen Spider? by Carl Portman

Carl Portman — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:06:58 +0000

Hello Neil,
If I ever come back I must accompany you with a camera to find the lovely little Salticid jumping spider. Thanks for sharing your lovely story. Such curious behaviour that would have gone completely unnoticed were it not for your innate love of the flora and fauna at Cooper Creek and beyond. I hope that you and Prue and the family are well and that the good weather sees you ready for some warmth on your shoulders. Sue and I are going to Costa Rica in January so we shall see what beautiful things we can photograph out there. Very best personal regards from England.