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"Nightfall comes early under the dense cloak of the rainforest canopy and Ollie
Scully – boots off and barefoot – is wading through the cool water with his
torch scouring the rocky bottom of a shallow creek.
We are at an undisclosed spot in the hinterland of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
With leeches and trip hazards aplenty, the search has been on for hours.
“This will not be for the want of trying,” he shouts.
And then there it is, picked out in the torch beam – a spiny crayfish. Just
hanging out – this relic of Australia’s ancient past and resident of the
continent’s freshwater habitats for tens of millions of years."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
