by Paula Peeters | May 17, 2021 | Tales of science
Meet the punk caterpillar who’s willing to take on some of Australia’s most fearsome plants (the Gympie Stinger and Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree), and spends part of its life masquerading as a bat. In recent years it’s also begun to devour the Giant...
by Paula Peeters | Dec 24, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling
The Queensland Lacebark Tree Brachychiton discolor Along a path strewn with brown fire-killed leaves; dried, drought-killed leaves, and scattered with charcoal and ash – I find this: Opulent pink flowers, freshly tumbled, two hundred or more. While above me springs...
by Paula Peeters | Feb 23, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Letter from Beechmont, Nature journaling
Here’s some recent nature journal entries from the garden. Enjoy! Upcoming free nature journaling events: Woonoongoora Nature Journal Group Sat 9th March 2019 Nature Journaling workshop – Using colour, Mudgeerabah Sat 16th March 2019 For more details see...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 5, 2018 | Projects, Wildlife illustration
We’ve always had a lemon tree, in every place that we’ve lived. “The most useful fruit tree you can have,” says Ray. But the other great thing about cultivating lemons is that a beautiful butterfly tends to follow. Caterpillars of the Orchard...
by Paula Peeters | Jan 19, 2016 | Tales of science
The other night, I met Mr Curly on my way to the Indian restaurant. He was hiding under a fig-leaf by the footpath, trying to look inconspicuous. But it was the shape of the figleaf that gave him away. Or what was left of it. You see, Mr Curly eats highly poisonous...