It was a difficult birth for Eve in February, when she laid her eggs. She had to be anaesthetised, put on a drip and lubricated with saline.

"She really was at death's door and we drip-fed her a solution and she came back to life," said the zoo's invertebrates specialist, Patrick Honan.

Invertebrates specialist. They're talking about an insect. With an IV. Cool, huh? :)

River of life flows on with Yarra's sticky birth - Science - www.theage.com.au

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