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The curse of aurifrons…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Finally! Perhaps… 😄 So, the bush excursions have been pretty much a waste of time lately… But on the bright side (or so I thought 😄), my Eucalyptus platypus burst into flower a couple of weeks… Continue reading
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In silent slumber sleep…
Author Koh Lin ◦ I have often found some of our smaller denizen in silent slumber, to all appearance no longer living… yet… on retrieving them from their watery grave, whilst some were deceased, many revived… and I have those captured moments,… Continue reading
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It stayed for a pic…
Author Jan Martin ◦ Three Variegated Dtella (Gehyra variegata)… two images were in my bathroom, the third was captured during the day. I had actually found this one trapped in my empty mop bucket, so had tipped it out onto… Continue reading
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Underground Aphids
Author Mark Hanlon ◦ I was pulling out a few weeds on the farm just inland of Lancelin a few weeks ago and some tiny green nodules on the roots of one of them made me look closer. Taking a… Continue reading
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Cuckoo… cuckoo…
Author Koh Lin ◦ Growing up, I often associated cuckoos with birds that eject the eggs or juveniles out of the nest, to be replaced by the eggs of the Channel-billed Cuckoo. Now I know there are other creatures that are known… Continue reading
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Scarlett popping a platypus cap…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Hyleoides zonalis rufocinctus (also known by the less common name “spider mimic” bee, named for its web-like nest construction 😅) series, Scarlett popping a platypus cap to get to the fresh nectar and pollen… 🙂 Now… Continue reading
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the wind has been blowing it’s guts out…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Finally! Perhaps… 😄 Ok, so the wind has been blowing it’s guts out for the last four days solid making it really hard to get any decent pics, and I’ve seen a bunch of gorgeous bees… Continue reading
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At home with the Variable Dtella
Author Koh Lin ◦ A gecko by any other name… the Variable Dtella is often found in urban habitats, sharing our home and seen both during the day and night. A charming little reptile, that I am sure can recognise the humans… Continue reading
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A new species of Lasioglossum
Author Ken Walker ◦ Here is something hopefully of interest. It’s an image plate I prepared for an upcoming paper. A new species of Lasioglossum I described has an elongate and hairy glossa (or tongue) so I decided to compare… Continue reading
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Keeping an eye on you…
Author Koh Lin ◦ It is all in the eyes… and keeping an eye on you… in Alice Springs. Check out the following for more information on the listed fauna found in Alice Springs: DONATIONS We at Ausemade are passionate about the… Continue reading
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From beefly to butterfly…
Author Koh Lin ◦ From beefly to butterfly… and some flies in between… postcard from Alice Springs… For more information on the above bee flies, flies and butterflies: DONATIONS We at Ausemade are passionate about the content. If you love our website,… Continue reading
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Blogs by moi
Author Koh Lin ◦ At the time of writing this article, we currently have 341 blogs, by some of our wonderful contributors to Ausemade. You can read some of their blogs by following the link to their page from our Guest Authors.… Continue reading