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Flora & Fauna
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Brushtail
possums (Trichosurus
vulpecula) are one of the most common native animals in Queensland's cities and towns and can often be
seen in the suburbs of Brisbane.
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There a twenty-seven
species of terrestrial snakes to be found in the Brisbane area. The
most common species
reported are the carpet python, common tree snake, and yellow-faced
whip snake.
Australia has some of the world's most
venomous snakes and about two-thirds of these are found in and around
Brisbane. You can find snakes in almost any Brisbane suburban backyard
and even in the
city centre.
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The Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias
taurus) is one of Australia's most endangered marine species,
despite not being a threat to man. It was hunted almost to extinction during
the 1960's due to its fierce appearance and today, activities such as fishing and
diving continue to impact on the sharks.
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The Australian Brush Turkey
(Alectura lathami) is a common
resident of many rainforest national parks as well as visitors to Brisbane suburban gardens. The Brush Turkey
is one of Australia's three "mound builders".
The others being the Orange-footed Scrubfowl and the Mallee Fowl. All are
descendants of birds once found in the ancient land mass of Gondwana and their
closest relatives now live only in Papua New Guinea and South America.
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The
Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae) is also know as the Mopoke,
Boobook owl, Spotted owl, Cuckoo owl, and Marbled owl. It is a
nocturnal bird that is usually sedentary
during the daytime. If approached it will sit upright with its feathers
pressed
firm against its body.
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The Australian paralysis
tick (Ixodes holocyus) is roughly
confined to a 20-kilometre band that follows the eastern coastline of Australia. As this is where much of the human
population resides, encounters with these parasites are relatively common.
Although most cases of tick bite are uneventful, some can result in muscle
weakness, blurred vision, drowsiness, paralysis and even death by burying itself
in a person's skin and injecting a neurotoxin.
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Subterranean termites or white ants are a highly destructive timber
pest that cause
major structural timber damage to buildings in Queensland. It is
important to note that most homes are at risk of termite damage in Queensland, especially
if well established gum trees
are nearby the building that is, within a 100 metre radius.
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The Asian House Gecko lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus)
seems to have found a new home in
Queensland where it is not uncommon to hear a loud 'chuck-chuck-chuck' in the evening
that seems to come from the corner of your ceiling.
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The cane toad (Bufo marinus) is one of Queensland's
best-known feral animals. Originally from South America, cane toads came from
Hawaii in 1935 when 3, 400 Cane toads were released into far north Queensland
cane fields to try to control greyback beetles and frenchie beetles which were
devastating the sugarcane crops.
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Of the between 5,000 and 10,000 people that get
bitten by spiders in Australia
each year, only about 200 require anti-venom treatment. In Brisbane, there are about 40 different
species of spiders, the more dangerous being the Funnel Web spider, the Redback
spider and Mouse Spiders.
The poisonous Funnel Web Spider can kill within 15 minutes of
biting a person and those living in any suburbs near mountains or rainforests
(such as Kedron Brook, Kenmore and The Gap)
should especially look out for these spiders. Rain tends to bring spiders
indoors, taking shelter from wet weather in dark, dry places such as shoes,
gloves and clothing.
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Brisbane Shopping
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Spring Lake
Metro, a Queensland designer lifestyle centre,
is due to launch officially
on 22 and 23
September 2007.
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Fun Stuff
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When looking to dine out in Brisbane, it is helpful to understand the different
precincts for
restaurants in Brisbane.
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