Category: Fauna
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a lot of Psyllid activity …
Author Marianne Broug â—¦ I came across a small Eucalypt yesterday with a lot of Psyllid activity … Phyllolyma sp. adults and lerps. Quite uncommon apparently to see the adults and also with them mating. Note the balls of sugary… Continue reading
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Journey into the Spiderverse
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Looking back at my phantasmagorical journey into the “spiderverse” is something I could never imagine in my younger days… creepy crawlies and eight legs to boot… The following photo is of a spider moult sitting next… Continue reading
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Marsupial Mouse
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The “Marsupial Mouse” is a common name to describe a small Australian mouse-like animal, that belong to the Dashyurids (family Dasyuridae, order Marsupialia). As is sometimes the case with common names, the “Marsupial Mouse” is also… Continue reading
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Shades of a roo…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Sitting quitely, sitting still…I sometimes see a kangaroo. Maybe red, maybe brown…I’ve also seen it in grey and white. No matter the colour of the kangaroo…These marsupials come in shades of a roo. The word ‘kangaroo’… Continue reading
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Whose there…
Author Andrew Turner â—¦ When all there is… Is a piece of reflective glass… But then you know, that one of them knows…. Grammatically it is “Who’s there?”…. but these birds don’t speak… they just babble 🙂😄🙃 See our Alice… Continue reading
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The Art of Emu
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Emus are one of those interesting birds and popular Australian wildlife. Seen in their natural environment, wild emus are often encountered by travellers in the outback, as well as being a popular exhibit in wildlife enclosures.… Continue reading
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This pretty girl is the Vase-cell Mud-dauber Wasp
Author Norm Farmer â—¦ This pretty girl is the Vase-cell Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron formosum) a type of mud-dauber wasp that builds pot-shaped nests out of mud. She pops into the granny flat each day, makes her nest in the kitchen… Continue reading
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Loving baby…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ There is something special seeing juvenile wildlife… We love our babies… Check out other blogs by Koh Lin. Continue reading
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Top End Spider Adventure
Author Tissa Ratnayeke â—¦ Five fantastic spiders from around Darwin…🙂 Spiders are one of the most abundant fauna groups in our environment. They occupy just about every climate and habitat niche, including our homes, yet most people know very little… Continue reading
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Blogging Shield Bugs and Stink Bugs
Author Marianne Broug â—¦ Just some of my observations of Shield / Stink Bugs (Acanthosomatidae and Pentatomidae) into a collage … having the comparison really highlights their beauty and diversity. 1.Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: HexapodaClass: InsectaInformal: PterygotesOrder: HemipteraSuborder: HeteropteraInfraorder: PentatomomorphaSuperfamily:… Continue reading
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Ask 10 entomologists for an identification…
Author Marianne Broug â—¦ It started with a pleasant Sunday stroll in the Hills … I was about to sit down on a bench but saw a delightful little blue-winged wasp. I decided to photograph it before sitting down. I… Continue reading
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obliging enough to pose…
Author Deb Taylor â—¦ This wasp was first sighted moving across gravel and mulch on the ground (as shown in last 3 photos) but after flying away alighted in a nearby Cotoneaster where it stayed for quite some time. kerrileeharris… Continue reading