Unit
06 - There’s No Place Like Home
Teaching Materials
Write a Real Estate Advertisement
Come for a Sleepover
Make a Tree
Example
of a Sleepover Invitation
Example
of a Real Estate Advertisement
Example
of Replies to an Invitation
Animal Information
Fact Sheets
Plants
The
Canopy
Frogs
Bats
Butterflies
Butterfly
Life Cycle
Photographs
Animal Information
Green Ringtail Possum
Sugar Glider
Qld Tube-Nosed Bat
Superb Fruit-Dove
Brahminy Kite
Rainbow Bee-eater
Australian Lacelid Frog
Lace Monitor
Northern Tree Snake
Red Throated Skink
Boyd’s Forest Dragon
Green Tree Ants
Yellow-Bellied Sunbird
Spiny Leaf Insect
Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo
Buff Breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Prickly Forest Skink
Amethystine Python
Giant White-Tailed Rat
Noisy Pitta
Ulysses Butterfly
Christmas Beetles
Green Ringtail Possum
What am I? (Classification)
I am a marsupial. Females have pouches in which the babies grow after
they are born. Marsupials are specialised mammals.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have a thick tail which grips branches like an extra hand: prehensile.
A mixture of black, yellow and white hairs makes my soft fur look lime
green.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live alone up high in rainforest trees in cool, high mountaintops
of the Wet Tropics. Unlike other possums, I don’t have a den.
Because I am well camouflaged, I curl into a tight ball on a branch
high up among the leaves.
Why do I live here?
I live in cool, high mountains because I can’t stand the heat.
I rely on the mist and dew that collects on leaves for water.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat tough and poisonous fig leaves, the leaves of some laurels and
even those of the stinging tree! These leaves don’t give me a
lot of energy, so I move slowly. But the leaves are easy to find because
other animals don’t want to eat such poor quality food.
What eats me? (Predators)
The Rufous Owl, the Spotted-tailed Quoll and the Amethystine Python
eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am nocturnal, which means I am active at night. I don’t pant
like a dog or sweat like a human. If I get hot, I cool myself by licking
my paws and chest. It’s not a very good way to cool down, and
if the planet keeps getting hotter I’ll probably become extinct.
Threats
Global warming, loss of habitat, feral animals
Interesting facts
I am under threat.
My babies cling to my back longer than any other possums.
Sugar Glider
What am I? (Classification)
I am a marsupial. Females have pouches in which the babies grow after
they are born. Marsupials are specialised mammals.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have a flap of loose skin from the fifth finger of my hand to the
first toe of my foot. I have pointed claws (except on my big toe) to
help me hold onto branches. My lovely long tail also helps me cling
to branches.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in open forests on the edge of the rainforest. I rarely come
down to the ground. I spend the day sleeping in leafy nests in hollows
in big, old trees.
Why do I live here?
I am a very social animal and I share my nest with up to 12 others.
If someone disturbs us we make a loud chattering noise to scare them
off.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I have a sweet tooth – I lap up flower nectar, and eat insects
and spiders. I chisel grooves in the bark of the trees with my sharp
teeth and then lap the sap.
What eats me? (Predators)
Kookaburras, owls and goannas eat me. Cats and dogs also might try to
eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am nocturnal, which means I am active at night.
Threats
Global warming, loss of habitat, feral animals
Interesting facts
I can glide 50 metres between trees. I have a flap of loose skin from
the fifth finger of my hand to the first toe of my foot. It really helps
to get around, and to escape from being eaten! I use scent to mark my
territory and help my family recognise me.
Relationships and friends
My friend the Fluffy (or Yellow-bellied) Glider has powerful teeth and
cuts into the tough trunk of Red Stringybark trees. They let us share
the sweet sap.
Qld Tube-Nosed Bat
What am I? (Classification)
I belong to the family of Megabats, part of the mammal family. Bats
and flying foxes are the only flying mammals. I am a little cousin of
the flying fox.
What do I look like? (Description)
My back is brown to dark grey with a dark strip in the middle. I have
a short tail. I have yellow spots on my wings and ears. I have very
large nostrils.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in rainforest and avoid cleared areas. During the day I roost
alone in the canopy among dead leaves or fern fronds, or the hanging
nests of little wrens.
Why do I live here?
I am difficult to see when I am roosting and I like to roost in the
same place each day.
What do I eat? (Diet)
At night I fly to fruiting trees near my roost. I eat the fruit and
sometimes the leaves. Sometimes I go to fruit orchards. My favourite
food is figs. I also like to eat guava and cashew nut fruit and help
to spread their seeds. I find food by smell.
What eats me? (Predators)
Owls and feral animals such cats eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am nocturnal, which means I am active at night. I am not very sociable
and do not like to hang out in large groups like flying foxes.
Threats
Global warming, loss of habitat, barbed wire fences and feral animals
threaten my existence.
Camouflage
I look like a dead leaf when I am roosting.
Interesting facts
I have a loud high pitched whistle when I fly. My nostrils are like
snorkels and help me to eat juicy fruit.
Relationships and friends
Fruit farmers do not like me because I raid their orchards.
Superb Fruit-Dove
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
Males have a bright purple crown and the rest of me is mainly green.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I spend most time alone or with my partner in the upper leaves of the
rainforest, but my nest of rough twigs is often only a few metres above
the ground. The nest looks simple but it dries out quickly when it rains.
Why do I live here?
I am very difficult to see in the rainforest because I am mostly green.
You have to listen for my call; five or six clear, deep whoops.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat all sorts of fruits including laurels, palms, myrtles, figs and
other plants.
What eats me? (Predators)
Feral animals such as dogs and cats eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
My wings make a whirring sound when I fly. I lay only one egg and when
it hatches I cough up a rich, milky liquid to feed my chick.
Threats
Global warming, loss of habitat and feral animals are threats to me.
Camouflage
I’m very difficult to see in the rainforest because I am mostly
green.
Interesting facts
I love to travel. I fly down from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia
in summer, but sometimes I fly too far and go all the way to Tasmania
by mistake.
Brahminy Kite
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird of prey.
What do I look like? (Description)
I am a beautiful bird. I have a white head and chest and a rusty red
body. I have sharp claws to clutch my prey.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live alone near the coast, high in a very tall dead tree. My nest
is a very large pile of sticks. Sometimes I decorate the sides with
bleached seaweed.
Why do I live here?
I get a great view.I look for food flying low over the coast and mangroves
and sometimes head inland along rivers. I swoop low then plunge feet-first
into the water and grab a fish with my claws. Then I carry it back to
my favourite perch to eat it.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat fish, crabs, sea snakes and cuttlefish.
Interesting facts
I have sharp, spiny scales on my feet to help me hold onto slippery
fish.
Rainbow Bee-eater
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 23 cm long. I am mostly turquoise green with a black line
through my eye like a bandit, and another under my yellow throat. Two
long spines extend from my tail. The underneath of my wings is orange.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live all over Australia, but when it gets cold in winter I head north
to the Wet Tropics or New Guinea. I head back down south in summer to
raise a family. I dig a long tunnel in a creek or river bank for my
nest.
Why do I live here?
I like the warm weather in north Queensland when the rest of Australia
is cold.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I catch insects while flying from trees or low shrubs. I can spot a
bee from 50 metres away and usually catch it. I beat it on a branch
to remove the sting. .htmls and bees that would kill other small birds
don’t hurt me. I eat hundreds of bees and .htmls a day. When a
flock of us spot a large swarm of small termites, we attack the swarm
and eat as many insects as we can! I rarely drink water.
What eats me? (Predators)
When I am in my nest, I am easy prey for goannas, wild dogs, and the
amethyst python.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
Our families work together to raise chicks, which eases the workload.
Interesting facts
When I go into my nest burrows, my body fit so tightly into the narrow
tunnel that it acts like a piston, pumping in fresh air and pumping
out stale air.
Australian Lacelid Frog
What am I? (Classification)
I am an amphibian. Amphibian means two lives. I live the first part
of my life in water as a tadpole and then on land as an adult.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 5 cm long. I have very large eyes to help me see at night,
and lacy eyelids. I’m dark or light brown. I have large flat discs
on my toes and fingers to help me hang on. I have creamy blotches on
my body. I have half webs on my fingers and full webs on my toes.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live on rocks, boulders and plants beside rainforest streams.
Why do I live here?
My tadpoles are very well adapted to living in fast-flowing streams.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat insects in the water and on land.
What eats me? (Predators)
Birds eat me.
Interesting facts
I am endangered.
Threats
Frog diseases are a threat.
Camouflage
My colour helps me to blend in with leaf litter.
Lace Monitor
What am I? (Classification)
I am a reptile.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 2 metres long. My body is dark grey with creamy yellow
bands and rows of spots.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in rainforest and open forest, both in trees and on the ground.
Why do I live here?
I like to bask in patches of sun and if I’m disturbed there are
plenty or trees to quickly scramble up.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I’ll eat just about anything – insects, bird’s eggs
and chicks, dead animals, even possums.
What eats me? (Predators)
I am near the top of the food web.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
Sometimes the easiest way to get a quick meal is to invite myself to
a human picnic at a campground and steal a snack when no-one is looking!
Interesting facts
I constantly poke my tongue in and out to help me smell my next meal.
I have great claws that help me climb and dig.
Relationships
I lay my eggs inside termite mounds. I dig a hole, lay the eggs inside
and let the termites seal up the entrance. The temperature inside the
mounds is high and stable, perfect for incubation. (No one is quite
sure how the babies get out but some people think I return at the right
time and dig a passage for them.)
Northern Tree Snake
What am I? (Classification)
I am a reptile.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have big eyes to help me see at night. My body is covered with scales.
I am green or brown with a yellow belly. I have a dark streak through
my eye. I have no legs. I grow up to 1.2 metres long. I am venomous
but my fangs are at the back of my mouth so it is difficult for me to
inject poison into a human.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live mostly up in trees.
Why do I live here?
I’m a very good climber. I lay my eggs in a small hollow in the
tree.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat small birds, small mammals, frogs and lizards.
What eats me? (Predators)
Big birds eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I have a very bad temper. I am an important predator keeping population
numbers of small animals at stable numbers.
Threats
Loss of habitat
Interesting facts
I am very good at hiding during the day then come out at night to hunt.
I am long and thin and can squeeze through tiny holes to look for something
to eat or somewhere to sleep. When I kill something I have to open my
mouth really wide and have a good chew because my fangs are at the back
of my mouth.
Camouflage
I am difficult to see in the branches of a tree.
Red Throated Skink
What am I? (Classification)
I am a lizard. I belong to the reptile family.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 7 cm long from my nose to the tip of my tail. I have a
red throat. I am grey or brown on my back and have a coloured head.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in the leaf litter on the forest floor often beside a stream
or track at the edge of the rainforest,
Why do I live here?
I like to bask in patches of sunlight, and flatten my body to catch
as much warmth as possible.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat insects and sometimes other skinks!
What eats me? (Predators)
Birds, snakes, cats and other lizards eat me.
Interesting facts
When I’m in danger, I lash my tail around. If my attacker goes
for my tail it falls off and I escape. I evolved in the desert but have
adapted t the rainforest.
Boyds Forest Dragon
What am I? (Classification)
I am a lizard. I belong to the reptile family.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 1.5 metres. I have a long thin tail. I have large white
spines on my neck. I have a wedged shaped head. My body is brown with
large spines along my back.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live mainly on one or two favourite tree trunks about 1-2 metres off
the ground.
Why do I live here?
I am really well camouflaged against the lichen-covered tree trunks.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat insects such as ants, beetles and grasshoppers. I also love earthworms.
What eats me? (Predators)
The Grey Goshawk eats me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I lay my eggs in a shallow burrow covered with leaf litter.
Interesting facts
I have a large yellow flap of skin which I fan out to impress other
dragons and to scare off predators.
Green Tree Ants
What am I? (Classification)
I am a social insect. I live in a colony and we have a queen ant.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have three body parts, my head, abdomen and thorax. I have six legs.
I am yellowish green in colour. I have more than ten teeth.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in a nest made of leaves, which I bind together using silk produced
by my larvae, on the branches of trees.
Behaviour
I defend my nest by biting other insects with my mandibles and inject
a stinging fluid.
Why do I live here?
I am really well camouflaged against the lichen-covered tree trunks.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I feed on nectar and other insects. I also fed on secretions from aphids
and scale insects.
What eats me? (Predators)
Jumping spiders sometimes invade my nest and eat me.
Interesting facts
We use our own larvae as “glue sticks” using the silk they
produce to join the leaves to make a nest.
Relationships and friends
Some birds use the acid we produce to clean itchy mites off their feathers.
Trees benefit from having us around; we protect them from insects that
might eat their leaves. We allow some caterpillars to stay because they
feed us sweet honeydew. I also farm aphids.
Yellow-Bellied Sunbird
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 12 cm long. My back is olive green while my chest is yellow.
The male has a bright blue-black patch on his upper chest and throat.
I have a long curved beak.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live on the edges of rainforests but you will often see me around
buildings. I use strips of bark, grass, hair and spiders’ webs
to make my nest. I build my nest hanging from the branch of a tree.
I line the nest with softer material for my babies. There is also a
little overhang which protects my nest from rain and sun.
Why do I live here?
If I build my nest near people’s homes, people help to scare away
predators like snakes and butcher birds.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat spiders and nectar.
What eats me? (Predators)
Snakes and birds of prey eat me. Butcher birds like to eat my eggs and
chicks.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I often build my nest very close to humans.
Threats
Cats, snakes and birds of prey are threats.
Interesting facts
There are over 100 species of sunbirds in Africa and Asia but I am Australia’s
only sunbird.
Spiny Leaf Insect
What am I? (Classification)
I am an insect.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 16 cm long. If I am female I have no wings and my body
is fat and spiny. My male friends have wings and they are thinner than
me. Sometimes people think I am a scorpion because my tail curves over
my back. I look a bit scary but I am completely harmless.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in rainforests and eucalypt forests. I hang upside down on plants.
Why do I live here?
I am well camouflaged underneath the leaves and sticks.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat leaves from plants such as wattles and eucalypts. I feed mainly
at night to avoid predators.
What eats me? (Predators)
Most insectivores eat me if they can recognise me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
When I lay my eggs I flick them onto the ground below my perch.
Interesting facts
Males find females using ultra violet vision.
People in other countries keep me as a pet.
Camouflage
I look like a leaf and I do not move very much. I am almost impossible
to see.
Relationships and friends
My eggs have a small knob on them. Ants love this knob so they carry
my eggs back to their nest and eat the knob. My egg stays in the nest
and is safe from other animals.
Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo
What am I? (Classification)
I am a marsupial which is a specialised mammal.
What do I look like? (Description)
I am dark in colour especially on my belly. My back is a little lighter
in colour
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in the rainforest trees. Sometimes I come down to the rainforest
floor to move from tree to tree.
Why do I live here?
This is where my food is. I am also safe from humans and dogs.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat rainforest leaves and vines and sometimes fruits.
What eats me? (Predators)
Pythons and dingoes eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I usually live alone and am nocturnal. During the day I hide in the
canopy of the rainforest where no one can see me. My young stay in my
pouch for 9 months and then stay with me until they are nearly two years
old.
Threats
Threats to me are loss of habitat, dogs and cars.
Interesting facts
I am Australia’s largest arboreal mammal. I can leap up to 18
metres to the ground without injury. I have a very long tail which I
use as a counter balance and rudder.
Buff-Breasted Paradise Kingfisher
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
I am the most spectacular of Australia’s 10 kingfishers. I have
a thick red bill and two long white tail feathers. My back is bright
blue and black and my chest is a yellowish colour.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I spend the summer in the rainforests of Queensland where I breed in
termite mounds on the ground. In the winter I head north to New Guinea.
Why do I live here?
The termite mounds make a good waterproof nest in the rainy season.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat insects, snakes, earthworms, lizards, leeches and frogs.
What eats me? (Predators)
Birds of prey, goannas and snakes eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I behave like most kingfishers except water has no attraction for me.
I dig burrow and chambers in termite mounds for a nest.
Threats
Feral animals, clearing of coastal lowland rainforest and development
are a threat to me.
Interesting facts
I breed each spring in Australia.
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 44 cm. My body is white and I have black wing and tail
feathers.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in rainforest and mangroves. I also go on to islands with trees.
In September I migrate to islands off the North Queensland coast from
New Guinea and Indonesia. I return between February and March.
Why do I live here?
Islands are a safe place to raise my family as there are usually no
predators.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat fruit of rainforest trees, shrubs and vines.
What eats me? (Predators)
Birds of prey and reptiles eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I take it in turns with my partner to sit on the nest for one day then
the next day I fly to the mainland forests to feed. In the late afternoon
I fly back low over the water because I am full of fruit.
Threats
Loss of rainforest feeding grounds for development is a threat to me.
Interesting facts
I am often in large flocks at dawn and dusk. I am a very important disperser
of rainforest seeds as I travel long distances and can swallow fruits
with large seeds.
Prickly Forest Skink
What am I? (Classification)
I am a reptile.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have very rough scales.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live with my extended family in burrows dug in rotting logs on the
forest floor.
Why do I live here?
I can hide from predators during the day and my food lives here.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I come out as the sun sets and forage for small invertebrates in the
leaf litter, especially cockroaches and millipedes.
Threats
Fragmentation caused by development is a threat to me.
Interesting facts
I only forage on rainy days and stay clse to the same logwhere I was
born for my whole life. I do not heat my body in the sun so I move slowly
and do not travel far.
Amethystine Python
What am I? (Classification)
I am a snake I belong to the reptile family.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have scales, no legs and I can grow up to 4 metres long.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in rainforest and nearby woodlands. In the rainy season I go
to open areas and warm, rocky hillslopes near rainforest.
Why do I live here?
Although I am a rainforest animal I need to keep my body warm.
What do I eat? (Diet)
Birds, possums, flying foxes, rats, pademelons, tree kangaroos - anything
I can get my mouth around! I smell food with my flickering tongue, and
I can also sense heat, which helps me find warm-blooded animals to eat.
I don’t have poison glands like many other snakes; I squeeze my
prey so they can’t breathe.
What eats me? (Predators)
Not much eats me when I am fully grown. Birds, goanna, quolls cats and
dogs may eat me when I am young and still small.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am a very important top predator and keep populations of other animals
at stable levels.
Threats
Removal of forests and collection for the pet trade are threats to me.
Interesting facts
My lower lip is pitted with infrared sensors used to locate prey.
Giant White Tailed
Rat
What am I? (Classification)
I am a rodent I belong to the mammal family. Rodents have two large
front teeth for gnawing.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have a grey brown back and a creamy chest. I have a long hairless
tail with a white point at the end. I grow to the size of a small cat.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live in caves and trees. I am a very good climber and am often in
the rainforest canopy.
Why do I live here?
Most of my food is found up in the trees.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I love macadamia nuts and truffles. I also eat fruit, amphibians, bark
seeds and eggs.
What eats me? (Predators)
The Lesser Sooty Owl, the Rufous owl, quolls, dingoes, dogs and pythons
all eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I eat huge amounts of rainforest seeds. I am able to break into very
hard nuts.
Threats
I am a secure animal and can adapt well to human disturbances.
Interesting facts
I am one of Australia’s largest rodents. I love to chew all sorts
of things including metals, plastics and electrical wires. My tail has
rough scales which helps me to g.html branches when I am climbing. My
strong teeth and gums help me to tear open rotting logs so I can get
the insect larvae living there.
Noisy Pitta
What am I? (Classification)
I am a bird.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 17 cm long. I have a black head and my back, wings and
tail are green. There is a pale blue patch on my wings. My chest is
a dull yellow.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live close to the rainforest floor.
Why do I live here?
I build a dome nest on the ground, between root buttresses or on tree
stumps. I use sticks, leaves, bark, roots and moss, and then often I
put down an unusual doormat – animal droppings! This scares away
animals that want to eat my eggs or chicks.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I hop along the forest floor and eat insects, woodlice, worms, snails,
other small animals as well as berries and fruit.
What eats me? (Predators)
Snakes eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am a diurnal animal which means I am active during the day. I do not
move about the forest very much. I am secretive and hard to find. I
hold snails in my beak and hit them against a rock until the shell breaks.
I am one of only few animals who use tools like humans.
Threats
Cats may be a threat to me.
Interesting facts
My call is a distinctive whistle which sounds like ‘walk to work’.
Ulysses Butterfly
What am I? (Classification)
I am an insect.
What do I look like? (Description)
I have three body parts and six legs. My wings are bright blue when
I am flying but when I am resting they are dull brown like a dead leaf.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
I live close to rainforests and areas where there are flowering plants.
I am often seen above the canopy near to the leaves of my host plant.
Why do I live here?
I live here for the nectar form the flowers and so my caterpillars have
the right food when they hatch.
What do I eat? (Diet)
I eat nectar from flowers. My caterpillars eat leaves several species
but especially like emergent rainforest Euodia trees.
What eats me? (Predators)
Birds eat me
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I fly very quickly from flower to flower and the flashes of bright blue
make it difficult for predators to catch me. I land on each flower for
just a few seconds. Although I am a rainforest butterfly I can now be
seen in gardens because humans have planted plants which my caterpillars
eat.
Threats
Loss of habitat and my host plant is a threat to me.
Camouflage
When I am resting, with my wings closed, I am a drab brown colour and
look like a leaf.
Interesting facts
Males are attracted to bright blue objects which they mistake for female
butterflies.
Christmas Beetles
What am I? (Classification)
I am an insect.
What do I look like? (Description)
I grow up to 2.5 cm. I am green with a yellow border around my body.
Where do I live? (Habitat)
As a larva I live in the soil. After pupating I dig my way out as an
adult beetle when conditions are just right. This is usually after rain
which makes the soil softer.
Why do I live here?
I need good compost to lay my eggs so the larvae have something to eat.
What do I eat? (Diet)
As young larvae, I eat roots. As a result of this leaves on the plants
sometimes turn yellow and wither. As an adult I feed on leaves.
What eats me? (Predators)
Many insectivores eat me.
What do I do? (Behaviour)
I am active and feed in the evenings and at night.
Threats
I am a secure animal that has benefited from clearing for farmlands.
Interesting facts
I am attracted to bright lights at night especially at Christmas time
and we will often fly into people’s houses in large numbers. I
am considered a pest as I sometimes kill eucalypt trees.
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