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Step into the rainforests of the Daintree lowlands at the moment and you’re likely to whiff the pervasive scent of the rare Javan Ash (Ryparosa javanica). The abundant flowering emits a sweet, slightly off-smell, like five-day-old socks or raw hamburger mince. (more…)
Why would a fungus want or need to create light? According to the Wet Tropics Management Authority, no one knows why many species use bioluminescence, but across its incredible evolutionary history, in circumstances of such windlessness, the fungi would appear to have adapted through mimicry of the flightless, female firefly. The fungus emits an indistinguishable light from an identical chemical reaction to lure the male firefly into making contact. He then carries the spores throughout the forest on his journey ahead.
The sophistication of the various strategies for concealment and evasion and their hundreds of millions of years of adaptive refinement are not the only obstructions to revealing the secrets of this ancient rainforest. Indeed, one of the greatest difficulties (more…)
We at Cooper Creek Wilderness considered, for many years, the design of the dwelling that would ultimately house our growing family. Amongst many peculiar challenges, (more…)
Rri01 Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayii) dominated forest on alluvial/colluvial material derived from mixed metamorphic/granitic material.
This scientific designation gives little indication of the awe-inspiring grandeur and sensational beauty (more…)
