Category: Australia
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Encounter with Alice Springs Spiders
Author Koh Lin ◦ Growing up, I knew very little about spiders… and whilst I know a little more today… there is so much more to learn… My personal spider encounters in Alice Springs are to be treasured. They are… Continue reading
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The Land of Crabs
Author Tanya Hattingh ◦ The land of crabs – where there are more than 20 land crab species (and > 160 species in the reefs and shallows). The number of Christmas Island Red Crabs is thought to be about 100… Continue reading
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How much can a koala bear…
Author Andrew Turner ◦ An iconic Australian animal, the koala bear is not actually a bear, belonging to the subclass classification group known as Marsupialia, aka Marsupial. Often depicted as cute and cuddly, they have sharp claws and should not… Continue reading
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Alice Springs Herpetophile
Author Koh Lin ◦ Someone who love reptiles is known as a “herpetophile”, the word also extends to someone who loves amphibians. A “herpetologist” is someone who studies or has a interest in this group of animals and in scientific… Continue reading
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Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2025
2025 Sporting Headgear The launch of the 29th Anniversary celebrations of the 2025 Alice Springs Beanie Festival, was buzzing with excitement, starting with a sneak preview of the exhibition beanies for guests and sponsors… With the festival on all this… Continue reading
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You wear it well…
Author Andrew Turner ◦ The perfect time of year and place to wear a beanie is at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival in June. We take a look back at previous beanie wearers and some of their beaming smiles… enjoy.… Continue reading
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Beanie flashback…
Author Koh Lin ◦ The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is an iconic and eclectic creative arts festival, and now in it’s 29th year. Whilst we have been attending since 2006, it was not until 2021 that we became actively involved… Continue reading
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Touching insects
Author Koh Lin ◦ It wasn’t so long ago, that I use to have a phobia of actually touching insects… now because of my fascination and interest in photographing insects for Ausemade, I will often pick them up (usually if… Continue reading
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Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher rescue…
Author Koh Lin ◦ It was quite windy this particular day, and we heard a commodation outside. The dogs alerted us to a bird on the ground. We quickly scooped it up and placed it into a box lined with… Continue reading
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Sturt Pea
Author Koh Lin ◦ The Sturt’s Desert Pea (often referred to in the shorten form of Sturt Pea), is also known as Flowers of Blood. One of Australia’s most recognisable prostrate ground covering plants, it can cover several square metres… Continue reading
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being there at the right time and the right moment
Author Koh Lin ◦ For us at Ausemade… being there at the right time and the right moment… provides an insight into how the many photographs and articles that we write, come about… The Golden-browed Resin Bee (Megachile aurifrons) has… Continue reading
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Diptera on our back deck
Author Nikolas Haass ◦ Diptera on our back deck and in our backyard in Carina Heights, Brisbane, Queensland (26th April – 20th May 2025). Dichaetomyia sp Mesembrius bengalensis Chrysomya megacephala Sarcophaga sp Cephaloconus tenebrosus Nephrotoma australasiae Chaoborus ornatipennis Chironomus sp.… Continue reading