A seagrass at Shark Bay was recently discovered to be the world's largest plant, with genetic testing by researchers at the University of Western Australia determining that the Posidonia australis seagrass meadows are a single plant (or clone) stretching a whopping 180km!

Teachers and students at John Tonkin College in Mandurah are helping care for their local ecosystems in the Peel-Harvey catchment through a range of ambitious projects. These projects offer valuable opportunities for hands-on learning and students are in turn helping spread awareness about the value of nature conservation within their community and beyond.

You might need a little luck to spot a spoon-wing lacewing (genus Chasmoptera), since the winged adults appear for only a few weeks during spring and early summer. But these striking insects are well worth looking out for. Endemic to WA, there are three known species – although recent research at the WA Museum suggests there may be at least double this number!