This web site could not be possible without help from the following people and publications: Publications and CD-ROMS Spiders of Australia - Interactive Identification to Subfamily (CD-ROM) - Raven, Baehr & Harvey. CSIRO Publishing (c) Commonwealth of Australia 2002. On The Fly - The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families (CD-ROM) - Hamilton, Yeates, Hastings, Colless, McAlpine, Bickel, Daniels, Schneider, Cranston & Marshall. Published by Australian Biological Resources Study and Centre For Biological Information Technology. The Complete Field Guide To Butterflies Of Australia - Michael F.Braby. CSIRO Publishing (c) CSIRO 2004. Distributed by Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. The Complete Field Guide To Dragonflies Of Australia - Gunther Theischinger & John Hawking. CSIRO Publishing. (c) Gunther Theischinger & John Hawking 2006. Distributed by Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. Insects Of Australia - John Goode. Angus & Robertson Publishers. (C) Joh Goode 1980 (text), Angus & Robertson Publishers 1926 (illustrations). Wildlife Of Greater Brisbane - A Queensland Museum Publication. (c) Queensland Museum 1995. Wildlife Of Greater Brisbane (new edition) - A Queensland Museum Publication. (c) Queensland Museum 2007. A Field Guide To Insects Of Australia - Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey. Reed New Holland. (c) P. Zborowski & R. Storey 1995, 2003 (text); P. Zborowski or as credited 1995, 2003 (photographs); Reed New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd 2003. Spiders Of Australia: An Introduction To Their Classification, Biology And Distribution - Trevor J. Hawkeswood. Pensoft Publishers. (c) Pensoft Publishers 2003. Beetles of Australia - Trevor Hawkeswood. Angus & Robertson Publishers. (c) Trevor J. Hawkeswood 1987. A Guide To Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski & Ted Edwards. CSIRO Publishing. (c) Paul Zborowski & Ted Edwards 2007. Backyard Insects - Paul Horne & Denis Crawford. The Miegunyah Press. Text (c) Paul Horne 2005, Photographs (c) Denis Crawford - Graphic Science 2005, Design and typography (c) Melbourne University Publishing Ltd 2005. Ants Of Brisbane - Dr Chris Burwell. Published by the Queensland Museum. (c) Queensland Museum 2007. Insects On Grain Legumes In Northern Australia: a survey of potential pests & their enemies - Merle Shepard, R.J. Lawn & Margaret A. Schneider. University of Queensland Press. (c) University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Queensland 1983. Grasshopper Country: The abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia - David Rentz. University of New South Wales Press. (c) David Rentz 1996. Links To Other Great Sites Visit the following sites for more insect and spider information and pictures: The Find-a-Spider Guide - University of Southern Queensland
A very comprehensive site about spiders of South-East Queensland, their habitats and toxicity. Lepidoptera Larvae Of Australia
A great site with plenty of pics and info about Australian butterflies and moths and their larvae. Brisbane Insects and Spiders (Chew Family)
Another great site with lots of information and pictures for insects and spiders in the Brisbane area. CSIRO Australian Insect Common Name
A large database listing many of the invertebrates found in Australia. It includes pictures of some species. Australian Moths Online (CSIRO)
A good visual guide for a large number of Australia's moth species. Auchenorrhyncha Keys - Dept. of Agriculture, NSW
This site has keys for narrowing down identifications for cicadas, leaf hoppers and their relatives, and includes photos of many species. It's best to have a specimen and a good magnifying glass or microscope with you to find some of the tiny identifying features. Lucid Central
A great place to go for interactive keys you can use for identifying a genus or species within some insect orders. The keys for Australian Heteroptera (bug) Families has been particularly useful. Australian Cicadas: The cicadas of central eastern Australia
A very nice site with hundreds of pictures of Australian cicadas. It also has handy distribution maps and even the sounds made by individual species. myrmecos.net - ant and other insect photos
A nice collection of photos of Australian and exotic ant species. Insects of Townsville
Graham Cocks' site with heaps of photos of insects and other invertebrates found in and around Townsville, Queensland. Spiders of Australia
Image galleries containing pics of a number of the spider species found in Australia. Vic Museum Butterflies
A handy reference for identifying butterflies. Quite a few of the Victorian species can also be found in other states, including Queensland. Insect Reference Collection Database ICDB Entomology at Dept. of Agriculture, WA
A large collection of photos from the Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture's insect collection. It includes species from all over the country. Australian Ants Online (CSIRO)
An interactive key for identifying Australian ants. Having a specimen and a magnifying glass or microscope at hand would be very helpful when needing to find some of the tiny identifying features. Ecowatch - Invertebrates
A part of the CSIRO site that gives good, basic information on the identifying features of the various invertebrate orders. Morwell National Park - Invertebrates
A good site that includes a gallery of some of the invertebrates found in the park. Australasian Arachnology
Lots of info and some pictures of Australian spiders and their relatives. Victorian Dragonflies
Contains information and images of dragonflies and damselflies found in Victoria and other parts of Australia. Australian Faunal Directory
An initiative if the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage. It provides a list of all known fauna species in Australia and is handy when trying to determine a species' place in the taxonomic order. www.australian-insects.com
A new site offering lots of pictures and information on Australia's insects and spiders. www.calodema.com
Dr. Trevor Hawkeswood, biologist and author, has been studying fauna and flora all over Australia, as well as overseas, and has published many papers and books on the subjects. His publications are available for downloading or purchasing from his site. http://www.beetle-diversity.com/beetles/
A site created by Boris Buche, a coleopterist from Germany, dedicated to the beetles of Indonesia. There are many photos, which makes this site a useful tool in at least placing some Australian beetles in families. Leapfrogoz
Moths of the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia. Contains a huge gallery of moth photos. Flaming Yeti custom web site development
Tom Griffin and Damien Buttler offer creative and innovative web site design, fully customised to suit individual needs. Without their help, this site would not exist. www.physpi.com
Rowan's photography site. Contains some great invertebrate photos, as well as other amazing nature pics. http://hongminkan.awardspace.com/index.html
Kan's site containing heaps of stunning photos from a range of subjects, including some beautiful nature shots. www.judyattoc.com
Judy's site devoted to her beautiful artwork inspired by nature, including some of the insects from my own collection. Personal Thanks Tom and Damo at Flaming Yeti. The work you have put in creating this site has been incredible. I owe you big-time, lads. Dr Ron Atkinson, formerly of the University of Southern Queensland. Without your help, most of my spiders would remain nameless wonders. Don Herbison-Evans, Mcleay University, Sydney, NSW. You have been a great help in identifying many of my moths and caterpillars. My sincerest thanks. Also on the subject of moths, thanks to Doug and Axel from Melbourne University and Peter Marriott from Museum Victoria for their assistance in adding a few names to a few previously nameless photos. Trevor Hawkeswood, biologist and author, for assisting with the identification of many of my insects. The fact that you have even taken the time to write a publication based on some of my observations is quite gratifying. Thank you. Chen Young, from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Thank you so much for your help with many of the mysterious flies. Without your kind assistance, I would have had no idea. A big thank you to my family and friends for their continued encouragement and support. I hope I haven't bored you all with my countless photos. I love you all, especially Brianna, my little angel and my greatest inspiration. | 
