Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) a species which was introduced from South America and is regarded as a very serious pest which has...

The black house ant, Ochetellus glaber, is a species of ant found in both urban and rural areas in Australia. This ant h...

Brown house ant (Doleromyrma darwiniana) a species with similar nesting habits to coastal brown ants. They are 2.0-3.0 mm in size and ...

Coastal brown ants (Pheidole megacephala) a species which can usually be found within buildings and under paths or in rockeries, throw...

 The longhorned crazy/hairy ant is easy to identify due to both its erratic movements and its extremely long antennae. ...

Funnel ants are a shiny brown ant with obvious hair covering head.  Body size is 5.0 – 8.0 mm (workers are of variable size), wit...

Ghost ants are very small ants, the workers are 2mm long and have a pale, almost translucent abdomen and legs, hence the name. The hea...

The green-headed ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, often simply referred to as the green ant, or sometimes the green-head a...

Odorous ants (Tapinoma minutum) a species which will nest inside buildings and in wall voids and sub-floors. They are 2.0-3.0 mm in si...

Pedicel Ants are extremely small, inconspicuous, drab brown, soft-bodied ant, averaging 1.5mm in length. In Australia it is reported a...

Pennant Ants are light yellow-brown to red head and thorax and a black abdomen. They are approximately 4mm in length. Most Tetramorium...

Pharaoh’s ants (Monomorium pharaonis) a species which is rare in Australia but fairly common in Europe and the USA. They commonly nest...

Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) are coppery brown in colour. Nests will show a mix of sizes being 2-6mm in l...

Singapore ants (Monomorium destructor) a species with similar nesting habits to coastal brown ants but has also been found nesting in ...

There are many different kinds of sugar ants, each a slightly different shape and size. They are normally very tiny, between 2.5 to 18...

Adult tropical fire ants have a shiny brown-orange body and are around 2–5 mm in length. Worker tropical fire ants come in a variety o...

White Footed House Ants (Technomyrmex albipes) is a medium small (2.5-3 mm long), black to brownish-black ant with yello...

Bed bugs are parasitic insects of the cimicid family that feed exclusively on blood...

Cimex hemipterus, are the specie of bed bugs found primarily in the tropics. Bed bugs are parasitic insects of the cimicid&n...

The Australian White Ibis is identified by its almost entirely white body plumage and black head and neck. The head is featherless and...

Gulls are typically medium to large in size, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically hav...

The house sparrow is a small bird typically of approximately 12-15cms in length. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and g...

The Common Myna is brown with a black head. It has a yellow bill, legs and bare eye skin. In flight it shows large white wing patches....

Pigeons are gentle, plump, small-billed birds with a skin saddle (cere) between the bill and forehead. All pigeons strut about with a ...

The Common Starling is a prominent bird in open cultivated areas, and is a well-known pest of orchards. However, Starlings can be foun...

The Sulfur-crested cockatoo is a large and white parrot with a distinctive yellow crest on top of its head which it can raise or leave...

American cockroaches are large roaches, ranging in length up to 4 cm. They prefer dark, moist, warm areas. They are commonly found in ...

Australian cockroaches are large species of cockroaches. They are winged and can be about 3-4 cm in length. They are dark brown in col...

Brown cockroaches are large species of cockroaches. They are about 3-4 cm long and have wings.

Brown banded cockroaches are 1.5 cm length as adults. Adults of both sexes have wings, although only the males fly. Brown-banded cockr...

Adult German cockroaches average about 1.5 cm in length. They have long antennae which they use to detect chemicals, moisture, air cur...

The oriental cockroach is dark brown to black in colour and between 20-25 mm in length. Females tend to grow up to 5 mm larger th...

Smooth cockroaches are brownish-yellow in colour and smaller in size (12-15 mm) compared to German or American cockroaches. Adult male...

Blow flies are 11- 13 mm long or larger and vary in colour from black, blue, green and bronze. The adults are strongly attracted to mo...

Adult drain flies are tiny (4-5mm long), fuzzy, dark or greyish insects with the body and wings densely covered with hairs. They have ...

Flesh flies (family Sarcophagidae) are 11-13 mm long with a striped thorax, a patterned abdomen with or without a red/brown tip. ...

Fruit flies (Dacus spp.) are important pests to commercial industries and can cause much economic damage if unchecked. T...

Adult house flies are commonly found in domestic dwellings and are often seen trying to land on your dinner plate. The larvae can be f...

Adult huncback flies are small to minute in size with a relatively large thorax, hence the common name of “Hunchback” flies. The ...

Sciarid (family Sciaridae) are an extremely widespread family of small flies. They are small delicate black flies about 3 mm long...

Mosquitoes can be found in a variety of environments but are often found in areas with water sources. The mosquito can exploit a range...

Brown rats are stocky, with scruffy brown fur, small eyes, short ears and a short, thick tail. They have a combined head and body leng...

House mice have a combined head and body length of 60-95 mm, a tail length of 75-95 mm and a weight of 10-25 g. They have a slender bo...

Roof rats have a head and body length of 165- 205 mm, a tail length of 185-245 mm and a body weight of 95-340 g. It's tail is longer t...

The Black House Spider (Badumna insignis) is a dark robust spider, with grey hairs usually visible on the carapace. Females a...

Daddy-long-legs spiders are easily recognised by their extremely long, skinny legs and small body. Pholcus phalangioides...

Golden Orb Weaving Spiders are large spiders with silvery-grey to plum coloured bodies and brown-black, often yellow banded legs.

Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders. They are mostly grey to brown, sometimes with banded legs. Many huntsman spiders, esp...

Redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) belong to the Family Theridiidae, which is found worldwide. Female Redba...

St Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations - zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partia...

Sydney Funnel-webs are shiny, dark brown to black spiders with finger-like spinnerets (silk-spinning organs) at the end of their abdom...

White-tailed Spiders have a dark reddish to grey, cigar-shaped body and dark orange-brown banded legs. The grey dorsal abdomen bears t...

Adult cigarette beetles are light brown, small, oval and about 3 mm long. The head and prothorax are bent downward so as to give the i...

Adult drugstore beetles are oval and globular in shape and 3.0 to 4.0 mm long. The colour is uniformly reddish to reddish brown. Very ...

Flour bettles are small, reddish-brown beetles, 2.6 to 4.4mm in length. Flour beetles are extremely common stored product pests and ar...

Adult indian meal moths have a wingspread of about 20 mm. The wings are bi-coloured cream and the outer portion of the forewing is red...

Adult lesser grain borers are about 3 mm long, polished reddish brown or black and the head and thorax have a pitted appearance. Rhyzo...

Adult rice weevils are 2.5 – 3.5 mm long, somewhat smaller than granary weevil. It is reddish brown, with 4 faint reddish or yellowish...

Saw-toothed grain bettles are small, slender, flattened, brown beetles, 3 to 3.5 mm long. They are easily distinguished by the 6 saw-l...

Adult warehouse beetles are oval in shape, 1.8 to 3.0 mm long. They are light to dark brown in colour and covered with fine hairs. The...

 Porotermes adamsoni is one such dampwood termite associated with damaging timbers in houses and is found in the coastal belt and...

Unlike other termites, drywood termites get their water from the timber they consume and therefore do not require contact with the soi...

Members of the Coptotermes genus are easily distinguished from other termites when the soldier is poked or lightly squeezed, upon whic...

Bird mites are not insects as some of the public may think as they have eight legs and two body parts. The most common mite associated...

Biting midges (often referred to as “sandflies”) are small biting flies about the size of a pin-head belonging to the Ceratopogonidae ...

Although there are a number of different species of carpet beetle, the most common species is the Variegated Carpet Beetle. (All the s...

Fleas are small, wingless insects and species range in size from 1 – 10 millimetres. They are easily recognised by the majority of the...

Bird mites are not insects as some of the public may think as they have eight legs and two body parts. The most common mite associated...

Fleas are small, wingless insects and species range in size from 1 – 10 millimetres. They are easily recognised by the majority of the...

Earwigs have an elongated and flattened or cylindrical body. They can be winged or wingless, and they have chewing mouthparts. The abd...

Foxes are small, active canids with a reddish-brown coat above, with white underparts except for a black tipped nose and lower legs. I...

Europen wasps are a stout wasp with a bright yellow and black banded abdomen, and a pair of black spots on each yellow band. They have...

Feral cats are the same species as domestic cats, however they live and reproduce in the wild and survive by hunting or scavenging. Th...

Adult house crickets are light yellowish brown in colour with three dark crossbands on their head. They are about 3/4 – 7/8 inch in le...

Adult litter beetles are dark brown and 6-7 mm long, beetle larva are light brown-yellow in colour.

Millipedes, vary in size and colour (depending on species).  The portuguese variety is black and up to 45 mm long. May vary in th...

 Paper wasps have a small head, with medium sized eyes and medium length antennae. The body is slender, with a very narrow waist....

 Although there are a number of difference species which vary in colour and size, they all have a similar appearance – a small ar...

Feral rabbits can be found in many different habitats across Australia, ranging from deserts to coastal plains — wherever there is sui...

 Silverfish are wingless insects. Their tapered body and fast wriggling movement, along with their silvery scales gives them some...

Ticks are small, wingless, bloodsucking arthropods. They burrow their heads into their host and can change drastically in shape, ...