"Spineless Wonders is a unique Western
Australian based business, whose aim
is to increase the publics awareness
of our largest group of animals -
the invertebrates."
 
           
  DAVID KNOWLES    
 
David Knowles was born in Brisbane Australia where he had
the opportunity to fossick around for insects and reptiles in
the lush rainforest gully behind his grandparent’s home in
Brisbane. From these early childhood experiences he
developed a passion for insects, insect-plant relationships,
scorpions and spiders, as well as for reptiles. He has travelled
widely throughout Australia and South-east Asia photographing
wildlife for his extensive photographic collection. David’s
photography and writing have been widely published.


David Knowles with a Boelen’s Python - Morelia boeleni
Dogobak, West Papu
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David and party on location in Western
Australia's 'outback'.

David and his wife Fleur, both manage
Spineless Wonders on a daily basis. They live in Perth Western Australia.

Click here to see a sequence of photos with David at work, setting traps for the insect collections.