THE SCORPION
The scorpion is one of the most dangerous creatures in the desert. It can kill humans with it’s poisonous tail. But it usually only protects itself.
The scorpion is used to the heat in the desert. It can go up to seven months without water and up to one year without food. At night, when they give birth to young, the young look exactly like their parents. It takes the young one year before they turn into adults and leave their parents.
Scorpions are mainly active at night. They also look for food at night.
THE BILBY
The Bilby is a small mammal and a member of the Bandicoot family.
Bilby's have long ears.
They escape the scorching heat of the desert. The Bilby's burrow can be up to three metres long and one to two metres deep.
After dark, when it's cool Bilby's come out like Bandicoot's. They can't see very well but they have a good sense of hearing and smelling.
The Bilby eats grubs, seeds, blubs, insects and termites. Water is very hard to find when you are in the desert. But Bilbies are able to find water in their food. They also lick the dew from some plants overnight.
The bilby lives in Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and parts of New South Wales.
THE BEARDED DRAGON
The bearded dragon is a large lizard that lives in the desert. They are found in most deserts around Australia. They are the most successful animal found in the desert.
This specimen lives in central Australia and Mt Olga.
They survive by eating ants which give them food and water. They have a yellow lining inside their mouth.
They are about the same colour of trees. They protect themselves by using their spiky beard.
The Thorny Devil
The Thorny Devil is a lizard and it has sharp spiny scales. The spines of the Thorny Devil help it to drink. Dew forms on the lizard in the cold night air, and tiny channels in the spines lead the moisture to the lizard's mouth.
The Thorny Devil is found in Central Australia.
The Thorny Devil grows up to 15cm long.
By John, Rachel, Luke, Leslie and Ashleigh