Not a bug but nonetheless a beautiful wild Koala Bear! This photo was taken in one of Victoria's rainforests. The koala is featured in the Dreamtime stories and mythology of indigenous Australians. The Tharawal people believed that the animal helped row the boat that brought them to the continent. Tribes in both Queensland and Victoria regarded the koala as a wise animal and sought its advice. One of the biggest anthropogenic threats to the koala is habitat destruction and fragmentation. In coastal areas, the main cause of this is urbanisation, while in rural areas habitat is cleared for agriculture. The koala sleeps for almost 22 hours a day!
Diprotodonia: Phascolarctidae
Phascolarctos cinereus
