The violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus) doesn't fly but it is a fast runner and hunts on the ground. It is carnivorous and can eat quite large invertebrates such as slugs, snails, earthworms and ...

Small individuals of the common blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) carry tentacles from the Portuguese man o' war as a weapon. These tentacles carry a potent and painful venom - the common ...

Satin bowerbird. (Photo courtesy BBC) A male satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) puts on a display next to his bower. He collects brightly coloured objects to adorn his display arena ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Growing up in 1960s Brisbane, Tim says many of the now-common city birds were not part of his ...