06-Jul-2023 Theme: 'Moss'

(1) What is special about the sphagnum moss ecological community found at Ben Halls Gap Nature Reserve in NSW?

Answer: It is listed as nationally critically endangered.

(2) Who was Moss Cass?

Answer: Australian Federal Labor politician – Environment Minister in the Whitlam Government.

(3) In 2017 birdwatchers at NSW’s Thirlmere Lakes National Park found moss (Polytrichadelphus magellanicus) in a wombat hole which had an unusual physical appearance. Was it (a) luminescent (b) red-brown pigmented (c) cubical (d) inverted.

Answer: (a) luminescent.

(4) True or false: You can use moss to navigate in a forest, because it only grows on the north side of trees?

Answer: False.

(5) What top-rating television series, now in its fifth season, stars Elisabeth Moss?

Answer: The Handmaid’s Tale.

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