*Victims*+Page

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Make sure you look at who we can eliminate as a victim. Remember the vicitm plays in a group, and lives in a group etc. They also have many predadtors. If this doesn't sound like yours Put it at the bottom of the page so we know not to concentrate on them. We can then cross them off our list. make sure you work really hard today and hopefully someone reads this message. From Mrs Hickey :)

Gouldian finch = __Gouldian Finches__ =

Over 13,000 Gouldian Finches are being kept by eviculturists.

Gouldian Finches are found from the Cape York Peninsula, through North West Queensland and the Northern Territory to the Kimberly region of Western Australia. ( Tonia ) Gouldian Finches are **__very social__** birds and are often found in large flocks. Pairs may even share hollows in the same tree when they are nesting. (Mrs Hickey) Sometimes they make nests in tall grasses. The nests are generally near water. usually breed in the last part of the rainy season They leave the nest at 3 weeks of age. The Gouldian Finch is mostly silent, although a high-pitched whistling "ssitt", may be uttered from time to time.

Numbat (Myrmecobitus fasciatus) > > ===//** (Gaby.T) **//=== ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍
 * ====== Numbats (also known as Walpurti) are small marsupials, which feed almost solely on termites. ======
 * ====== Because of this, they are also known as the Banded Anteater. ======
 * ====== When fully grown, they reach about 40 cms from nose to tail. ======
 * ====== They inhabit woodlands in Western Australia, this is the only state in which they are found in the wild. ======
 * ======However, a new colony has now been established in South Australia.======
 * ======The area in which they live have a high termite population, and each numbat can consume up to 20,000 per day!======
 * ======Numbats have a long snout, and this helps them to find termites in soil.======
 * ======They also have a long tongue which aids when feeding on termites.======
 * ======They have long sticky tongues to catch termites.======
 * ======In the past, it was also found in grasslands.======
 * ======The numbat does not have strong claws for tearing apart termite nests.======
 * ======It finds termites by scent.======
 * ======The numbat is unusual because it is a marsupial without a pouch!======
 * ======The numbat is one of the few marsupials that is active during the day.======
 * It sleeps in hollow fallen logs, and sometimes may ﻿dig﻿﻿ a burrow.
 * ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍﻿ The numbat is rare and endangered.

Pale-headed snake



1. Pale-headed Snakes can be found in wet and dry sclerophyll forest, and open woodlands. (hball)

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H.B

3.The pale-headed snake is distributed over a large area of coastal southern Queensland, northern New South Wales, and westwards to Dubbo and the Atherton tablelands. It hunts at night for small reptiles and usually lives under tree bark. The coloration is mostly light grey or brown, and the broad head spotted with black. Average length is 0.5m, maximum 0.9m. It is described as nervous, and will strike if threatened. The venom is neurotoxic, although there is little clinical information on its effects in humans. Tiger snake antivenom is recommended if envenomation occurs. (jordan)

4..They eat insects, crustaceans, fish, amphibians, other reptiles, birds H.B

By H.B and J.A

Beautiful firetail This is were it is located at. The Buff-banded Rail is seen singly or in pairs in dense reeds and vegetation bordering many types of wetlands or crops.

Where does it live? south-eastern Australia, the Beautiful Firetail ranges from Newcastle in New South Wales to Kangaroo Island in South Australia but is most common in Tasmania and off shore islands. is a ground dweller and inhabits dense tussocky vegetation and shrubberies around swamps and lagoons, mangroves and watercourses. Habitat : The Beautiful Firetail lives in swampy grassy spots in coastal belts of dry forest, shrubby heath, tea-tree scrub, casuarinas and never far from water. What it eats: The Beautiful Firetail eats mainly grass seeds and the seeds of the casuarinas and tea tree. They are usually seen in pairs or small family groups. 10 to 13cm threats: Fragmentation of the habitat of this bird, clearing of scrub areas and predation by domestic and feral cats are the main threats to the well-being of the firetail finch. Although very shy and rarely seen, it is believed that numbers of the beautiful firetail finch may be declining in the wild by jordan just to give these guys a few tips check the [|www.microscope.edu.au] site for details on messages

Eastern banjo frog

=﻿**__Eastern Banjo Frog__**=

(Curtis)

*They are very small birds and have very long legs.(Adam)
Green tree frog
 * The green tree frog is larger then any other frog in Australia.
 * The green tree frog screams when it's in danger.
 * The species belongs to the genus Litoria.

Logger-head turtle
 * The loggerhead turtle is the most endangered turtle that nests in Australia. (Amy)


 * Most loggerhead turtles are less than a metre long and rarely weigh more than 150 kilograms. (Amy)


 * Loggerhead turtles live mostly in warm shallow seas and estuaries in WA. (Amy)


 * Loggerheads use the strong jaw muscles in their large heads to crush shellfish, crabs, sea urchins and jellyfish. (Amy)

Quokka

__Quokka__

 * The Quokka is the only member of the genus Setonix.(Kate)
 * Its family is the Macropodidae family. (Kate)
 * It is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat.(Kate)
 * The Quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.(Kate)
 * It can be found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, in particular on Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany.(Kate)
 * The quokka is at risk of being endangered because it is vulnerable to predation by feral cats, dogs and foxes.(Kate)

Bird dropping spider **By: Joshana :)** **One of the best known Bird-dropping Spiders is //__Celaenia excavata__.// Other names for this spider are the Death's Head Spider, as its markings can also resemble the shape of a skull, and the Orchard Spider, because it is often seen on fruit trees where moths, its main source of food.** **The Bird-dropping Spider is found throughout much of eastern and southern Australia and have even been recorded from Uluru in central Australia. They are moderately common in suburban gardens but often overlooked. The size range of a female is 12mm and for a male it is 2.5 mm.** (female); 2.5

**Its large size, distinctive colour pattern and resting posture all make this dung mimicking spider hard to mistake. The abdomen is broad and triangular in shape, concave along midline, and has a pair of roughened humps towards the rear. The legs are usually held folded against body**

**At night the Bird-dropping Spider hangs from the edge of a leaf or twig on a short silk thread, its forelegs outstretched.**
 * The Bird-dropping Spider also uses mimicry of a quite different sort to capture its prey, which consist almost exclusively of male moths.The feeding habits are: arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, insectivorous and predator. The bite of this spider is not considered to be dangerous.The bird dropping spider lays around 200 or more eggs that are brown and large. **By the way Mrs. Hickey,I had to re- type this info because someone had deleted it!!!!! And I did save this but added extra info and I disliked this matter!!! But I am sure it was an accident!!

It happened to me as well. Don't worry. It would have been a complete accident. If someone else is on the same page as you at the same time, the wiki can't cope and it only saves one persons information. Thanks for the information. From Mrs Hickey

by hayden and jacob The Bird Dropping Spider is found throughout much of eastern and southern Australia. At night the spider hangs from a thread with its legs outstretched. It then releases a chemical scent that smells like a female moth attracting male moths to their doom.Found in suburben gardens but it is hard to spot.mostly eats male moths.

Painted button quail **( Varsha )**
 * They are usually seen singly, in pairs or occasionally small coveys.
 * Often seen foraging among extensive layers of leaf litter.
 * Has a couple of Predators.
 * Occasionally killed by vehicles on roads.
 * When disturbed, they often freeze or run quickly in spurts.
 * They are found from Southeast Queensland through much of New South Wales, excluding the Western Regions, into most of Victoria and Southern South Australia. They can also be found in Southwest Australia

Reason- only usually seen on own, in pairs and occasionally in small groups.

Superb fairy wrens

__**Superb Fairy Wrens**__
•This bird belongs to the family of Maluridae. (Sophia) •These birds live in Eastern Australia from the Tropic of Capricorn to Victoria and into South-East South Australia. Also found in Tasmania.(Sophia) •They are normally found in parks and gardens and occasionly socialising in small groups.(Sophia) •Superb Fairy wrens feed on insects and other small arthropods. These are caught mostly on the ground, but may also be taken from low bushes. (Sophia) •These birds are an endangered species (Sophia) Reason- Only "occasionally" socialise in small groups. The clue says they live in "Gangs" and are very social as a group.

//Nightcap oak//

From Brendan Phan = __//**by johan**//__ = **The discovery of a new rainforest tree in the forests of the Nightcap Range in far northern New South Wales has excited the botanical world, and focused a spotlight on the spectacular Mt Warning Caldera and its World Heritage National Parks and Reserves.** **Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that this rugged area of NSW still has mysteries to reveal and stories to tell. After all, this is one of the most important moist forest refugias on the continent, with both a shared ‘Gondwanic’ evolutionary history, and millions of years of in-situ evolutionary history.** **The Mt Warning caldera area is one of the most significant biodiversity hotspots in New South Wales”, and is subsequently one of the most important sites for rare, restricted, threatened, and endemic (local) species. The forests of these mist shrouded mountains contain many species with very limited distributions, and a number which are threatened and endangered.** **One person who knows this country well, and has spent much of the last 25 years exploring the mysteries of its hidden places and species is Robert Kooyman. A local botanist and forest ecologist, Kooyman worked first as a Forest Ranger and later as a Forest Ecologist in these mountains, and came to know the country and the species intimately.** **He was aware of the incredible diversity and ancient lineage of these forests, and the growing paleo-botanical literature describing the past dominance of the Gondwanic rainforest flora on the Australian continent. In an attempt to better understand the forests which exist today, he would try to imagine the forests of the past and the suite of species which were present in them.**
 * Nightcap Oak is a newly discovered tree in the Banksia and Grevillea family
 * It has a low population size so it is extremely vulnerable
 * It is found in Nightcap Range in far northern New South Wales
 * The species occurs in upland warm temperate rainforest, usually near creeks
 * The largest specimens are up to 40 m tall but mostly are smaller
 * The nightcap oak is not a dangerous species. it si compeletely safe.

Bridled nail tail wallaby THE BRIDLED NAIL TAIL WALLABY

It is from northen Australia (Dingo in central Queensland.) This area has open grassy areas and ahs lots of eucalyptus.

The climate around Dingo would be warm temperature.

They feed on grass, flowering plants, herbs and shoots. The type of wallaby does not need to drink because it gets the moisture from its food.

The joey (young wallaby) stays in its mothers pouch for approximately 4 months.

The wallaby was first found in NSW and just into parts of VIC.

Dingos, feral cats are the only predators that the wallaby come up against.

(Daniel)

Bell flower hyacinth- orchid Sian
 * The bellflower orchid is a national plant
 * The bellflower is a great climber
 * The petals are a bell shape
 * They come in different colours and rangers

The Seating plans in the Federal Government:

The Senate:


 * The Members of parliament from each state in the senate Chamber is the same.


 * All of the Parliament houses have Hansard Reporters.


 * The leader of the Greens Australia party, Bob Brown is in the senate but.


 * All the Ministers of ALP are sit on the left of the Senate chamber.


 * The Ministers of the opposition (Liberal, Shadow Ministers) sits on the right of the Senate.

The House Of Representatives:


 * Julia Gillard is the person who Represents Lalor in Victoria in the House of Representatives, not just Australia.


 * Tony Abbot also represents Warringah in New South Wales in the House of Representatives.


 * The Seating of ALP and Liberal are the same form the seating in the Senate chamber.


 * New South Wales has the largest amount of people in the House of Representatives.


 * The Northern Territory and The Australian Capital Territory have the smallest amount of people in the House of Representatives.

The Nightcap Oak is in the Proteaceae family. The Proteaceae family contains many well-known Australian genera such as //Banksia, Grevillea, Macadamia// and//Telopea// (Waratah). Proteaceae is the fifth largest family of the Australian flora in terms of number of species (Harden //et al.// 2000). It is an ancient family of flowering plants that probably originated while the supercontinent of Gondwana was still intact. Gondwana began splitting up over 120 million years ago and the fragments carried a variety of lineages of the Proteaceae (White 1994). The genus //Eidothea// is the only relic of one of those early lineages, surviving in the rainforests of eastern Australia. The Nightcap Oak was discovered in 2000 by consultant botanist Robert Kooyman during survey work in the Nightcap Range. The genus itself was described as recently as 1995 from a species (//Eidothea zoexylocarya)// discovered on Mt Bartle Frere in north Queensland (Douglas & Hyland 1995). The Mt Bartle Frere species bore a close resemblance to a fossil fruit (//Xylocaryon lockii)// described in 1875 by botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller from the Ballarat region in Victoria. The fact that representatives of the //Eidothea// genus have been found at localities as far apart as north Queensland, north-east NSW and Victoria illustrates that rainforest once covered vast areas of eastern Australia. (Gab Collet)