What is "cooloola"

Cooloola is a genus of ensiferan orthopterans. It is the only genus in the family Cooloolidae of the superfamily Stenopelmatoidea.

Four species are known from this family, all endemic to Queensland, Australia. The name originated from the discovery of the best-known member of the family, the Cooloola monster (Cooloola propator), in the Cooloola National Park.

Little is known about their life histories, as they lead an almost entirely subterranean existence, but it is believed that they are predaceous towards other soil-dwelling invertebrates.

The Cooloolid "monsters" are unusual in comparison with other members of the primitive superfamily Gryllacridoidea in that the coolooids' antennae are considerably shorter than their body length.

Cooloola may refer to:

• Cooloola (genus), genus of the Cooloolidae family of insects
  • Cooloola monster (Cooloola propator), species of the genus
• Cooloola Sedge Frog (Litoria cooloolensis)

• Cooloola Great Walk, 102 km coastal bushwalking route
• Cooloola, Queensland, a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
• Shire of Cooloola, Queensland, Australia (now part of Gympie Region)

• Cooloola Christian College, Gympie, Queensland
• Tillandsia 'Cooloola', a plant cultivar