Parvancorina minchami, an ancient seafloor creature from 550 million years ago, exhibited growth and lifespan patterns similar to modern marine invertebrates like golden shrimp and Baltic clam.

This loosens the soil, allowing more air and water to infiltrate, and speeding up the decomposition of organic material. Our new study shows this creates an ideal habitat for the invertebrates on ...

They rely on high soil moisture almost year-round to keep their burrows suitably wet. They mostly live in clay soils on rolling to steep hills that allow surface water to build up and recharge soil ...

The Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel released, on 23 April 2020, a priority list of 191 invertebrate species known or presumed to have been severely impacted by the ...

This beetle is nocturnal and spends the daylight hours buried in loose soil. It feeds almost exclusively on the carcasses of dead animals, especially small birds and rodents. They are unique among ...