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#ForestFlora – The Basket Fern (Drynaria rigidula) is an Epiphyte – a collection of fascinating plants that survive without roots in the ground and have the ability to trap nutrients [...]

The Daintree Satinash (Syzygium monospermum) is part of the Myrtaceae family and is endemic, occurring in north-east Queensland. These trees can grow up to 17m tall and have reddish-brown, smooth [...]

Did you know that the Daintree Rainforest is home to a diverse array of colourful, unique fungi species? Rainforest fungi come in all shapes, colours and sizes and they flourish in the hot, wet [...]

You may have heard of Hercules… but what about Hercules Moths (Coscinocera hercules)? Despite being the largest moth in the world… Hercules Moths don’t eat! Why??? Because they [...]

#FastFacts: Blackbean – Rainforest Rescue’s Scientific Advisor, Dr. Robert Kooyman, tells us about this fascinating Daintree rainforest tree, Castanospermum Australe, and it’s [...]

Introducing the Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus), one of the smallest and most dazzling kingfishers in Australia and just one of many types of Kingfishers found in the Daintree Rainforest. Azure [...]

One of the favourite creatures of Far North Queensland, the Spectacled Flying Fox is an essential part of the rainforest’s web of life. The greatest threats to these rainforest pollinators [...]