The image shows a large, black millipede on a stone surface. The creature has a shiny, segmented body with numerous yellow-orange legs along its sides. The millipede appears elongated and worm-like. In the background, stones, soil, and some leaves are visible.
The image shows large bracket fungi (polypore mushrooms) growing on a moss-covered fallen log. The fungi display characteristic semicircular, tiered shapes with clearly visible growth rings. The upper surface is gray-white colored, while the underside shows cream to light brown coloration. The log is completely covered with green moss, and leaves and forest floor debris are visible in the background.

Since the middle of the last century, biodiversity in Austria has been continuously recorded and documented by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, making it the only institution in Austria with continuous activities in this field. As part of biodiversity research, special taxonomic, phylogenetic, evolutionary-biological and ecogeographical studies are carried out. Special emphasis is placed on the synthesis of organismic and molecular results. Results are published in the CATALOGUS FLORAE AUSTRIAE, CATALOGUS NOVUS FAUNAE AUSTRIAE, and the CHECKLISTS OF AUSTRIAN FAUNA in the online publication series BIOSYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY.