A new understanding of subspecies, such as Reichenow’s Helmeted Guineafowl, can help conserve the birds.
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It’s difficult to sort out the conservation ‘wheat’ from the ‘chaff’ when too many subspecies are defined.
Some of the many species in the Australian National Insect Collection.
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At least 100,000 insects are among the many Australian species still to be formally identified. That’s a problem for any biosecurity experts who need to be able to spot potentially invasive bugs.
This massive dragonfly, the Swordbearer Emperor Anax gladiator , is named for the blade-like spike at its tail tip.
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There are 6,000 named dragonfly species worldwide but recently 60 new species were found showing how much more we can learn.