Category: Insects

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  Insects and Spiders

  Author Koh Lin ◦ My passion for insects and spiders has evolved over the last couple of decades when I moved from Sydney to Central Australia (20 years ago). From being squeamish about most crawling insects and spiders, it was… Continue reading

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  Observation container

  Author Koh Lin ◦ I have a very hands-on approach when photographing the world around me… especially when I am at home. My house has a verandah and is surrounded by a garden, bird baths, fish pond and plenty of… Continue reading

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  Alice Springs Insects

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Alice Springs is more than a home to people, it is also home to a wonderful group of insects… and as interests in them grow, there are some amazing resources for people to get involved with… Continue reading

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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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  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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  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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  Honey bee…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ 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