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Category: Insects

  • Underground Aphids

    Underground Aphids

    Author Mark Hanlon â—¦ 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

  • Cuckoo… cuckoo…

    Cuckoo… cuckoo…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦  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

  • Scarlett popping a platypus cap…

    Scarlett popping a platypus cap…

    Author Gary Taylor â—¦ 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

  • the wind has been blowing it’s guts out…

    the wind has been blowing it’s guts out…

    Author Gary Taylor â—¦ 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

  • A new species of Lasioglossum

    A new species of Lasioglossum

    Author Ken Walker â—¦ 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

  • Keeping an eye on you…

    Keeping an eye on you…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦  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

  • From beefly to butterfly…

    From beefly to butterfly…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦  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

  • Honey bee…

    Honey bee…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ The common little Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) are often seen flitting from flower to flower, doing their job collecting pollen and supping on the nectar. They are a joy to watch and photograph as they go… Continue reading

  • I thought it was dead

    I thought it was dead

    Author Koh Lin â—¦  When I saw it in the water, I though it was dead! It was a small black looking insect floating in the swimming pool, approximately 7 mm in length. When I fished it out of the water, it… Continue reading

  • No wind and a mild night

    No wind and a mild night

    Author Paul Kay â—¦  No wind and a mild night prompted a visit to my go to local light trapping area in the Yalgorup S F. Dry for the first hour was slow but when it began to rain, light but steady,… Continue reading

  • Lawson’s Night Moth

    Lawson’s Night Moth

    Author Koh Lin â—¦  Septermber was a busy month for these visitors, more then I have noticed in previous years. It’s not that they weren’t welcomed… but it did take some effort to stalk them with my mobile phone to get some… Continue reading

  • A little Plume Moth came to visit…

    A little Plume Moth came to visit…

    Author Marianne Broug â—¦ A little Plume Moth came to visit inside this afternoon. No idea how it got in. It sat on the windowsill and I took the opportunity of taking a few photos before catching it and letting… Continue reading