Introduction
Spineless Wonders was conceived by David and Fleur Knowles in 1998
as a Perth Western Australia-based wildlife education service
specialising in the largest group of visible living creatures - the
Arthropods (mini-beasts).

Goals
To be advocates for the largest group of creatures on land by
introducing people to the wonderful biodiversity in invertebrates.

Why we do what we do

Aims
To address the imbalance in the education field regarding mini-beasts, especially the world’s most numerous land animals - the insects and
spiders.
No other animal group has a greater collective impact on world
terrestrial environments, other than humans. Mini-beasts play vital
roles in our environment as cleaners, pollinators, recyclers, sources
of food, prey and predators.

Philosophy
We have found people may be entomophobic (insect fearing) and arachnophobic (spider fearing). Spineless Wonders endeavors to
help people understand the true breadth and function of mini-beasts.
With a correct understanding people may be enlightened and
respectful towards this huge group of animals.

Incursions
We present through out in the south-west of Western Australia.
Presentations are based on one hour with a maximum of 30 students
in each group. Four one hour presentations are available in one
school day.



Price (all GST included)
All presentations have a maximum of 30 students or one class.
A minimum of 2 one hour presentations = $390.00.
3 one hour presentations = $585.00.

The maximum amount of presentations possible in one day is 4 one
hour presentations/day = $770.00.
For detached Kindergartens and Pre-primary’s we will present for
1 hour for $220:00.

Fuel
Presentations given outside the metro area will attract a $1:30/km
fuel (GST included) charge to and from the outer metro area. Schools
in the same district are encouraged to combine consecutive days in
order to share fuel charges.

Guidelines
The main learning outcomes Spineless Wonders addresses
are found in:

• Science
• English
• Core shared values
• Society and Environment
• Languages Other Than English
• Mathematics

Presentations
Each presentation is a fresh and unique opportunity for children to
see magnificent live minibeasts that they are unlikely to have seen alive. Children are left with memorable experiences after participating in
the presentation which combines
humour, fact and myth with world class wildlife photography, still displays and the resoundingly successful hands-on component.

David and Fleur Knowles have the ability to gain children’s attention
by enthusiastically sharing their passion for the natural world by
using appropriate language to the children’s developmental level.

• Presentations are based on one hour with a maximum of 30 students in each group. Four one hour presentations are available in one day.

• Presentations include an ‘ice breaker’, world class photography, the never fail hands-on with live mini-beasts, viewing and observing the animals that can’t be held i.e. Spiders, Centipedes and Scorpions, diverse visual displays and question time.

• (For Year one to Year seven) On the day of the presentation the contact teacher will receive information about the animals seen and black - line master activities
with accompanying learning
outcome statements.