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Category: Fauna

  • At home with the Variable Dtella

    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

  • A new species of Lasioglossum

    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

  • Keeping an eye on you…

    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

  • From beefly to butterfly…

    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

  • Frogs in Alice Springs

    Frogs in Alice Springs

    Author Koh Lin ◦  Who would have thought that Alice Springs in Central Australia could be home to frogs… Sometimes I would hear the frogs in the local parks and gardens, and have even been lucky to see them at our home… Continue reading

  • Honey bee…

    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

  • I thought it was dead

    I thought it was dead

    Author Koh Lin ◦  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 ◦  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 ◦  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 ◦ 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

  • I see red…

    I see red…

    Author Koh Lin ◦  You can sometimes see “red” in the most surprising places… from the eyes of the Golden-browed Resin Bee, to the butt end of the Red and Blue Beetle. There is also the aptly named Redback Spider and the… Continue reading

  • A male red-head saved from a watery grave

    A male red-head saved from a watery grave

    Author Koh Lin ◦  This was one lucky red-headed male, saved from a watery grave… I was just doing my usual morning rounds, checking the water level of the swimming pool, when I spied something dark and black, slowly sinking below the… Continue reading