North of Cairns is the Daintree rainforest. There were many very large spiders in the forest.
Being a large forest there were many trees and this was the bark of a giant palm.
There were several types of vines growing on many of the trees.
There were also several other plants that grow on top of the branches of host trees.
There was also wild nutmeg but the pods weren’t ripe yet.
Here’s another one of the large spiders.
They have pretty big jaws.
The Cathedral Fig tree is much, much taller than Matt.
It started as a little seed on top of another giant tree, then sent roots down to the ground outside of that tree, and strangled it.
And the old tree rotted away, leaving the inside hollow.
There are lots of other ferns and things growing on the fig tree now.
The roots are very thick, but there are still gaps between them.
An there is a hollow in the center you can stand in.
This is where the crocodiles live. Can you see them all?
We went looking for them on a boat where we would be safe.
We got candy as well and Matt was enjoying his while searching for crocs.
Before we found crocs we saw some birds.
There was the first one.
They blend in really well and wouldn’t have been spotted without being pointed out.
Every croc has a different type of pattern on them.
All the spines and scales help reduce turbulence when stalking prey under the water.
This was was sunning itself as the tide was coming in.
It was slowing getting submerged as the water rose.
Keeping away from the water’s edge in northern Australia is a good idea with all these guys around.
