Category: Spiders
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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
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I see red…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 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
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A male red-head saved from a watery grave
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 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
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Encounter with Alice Springs Spiders
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 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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Mobile phone shots
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Australia has some wonderful creatures both large and small. Just walking down the street, along green verges, open gardens and your local parks provides opportunities to see some Australian fauna. Even the walls on the side… Continue reading
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Alice Springs Spiders
Alice Springs Bug Life series… Author Andrew Turner / Koh Lin â—¦ The nature of the landscape and attractions here in Alice Springs provides an incredible backdrop to the many types of spiders that call Alice Springs Home… Technically, spiders… 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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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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Time to play…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Following on from our blog There’s more than size, when opposite attracts, another look at the escapades of the males and the female… when it is time to play for the Australian Goldern Orb Weaver Spiders… Continue reading
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Wildlife… a taste of Alice
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Who hasn’t heard about Alice Springs… it is a wild place… and home to more then just art and culture… it is home to many creatures big and small… Ok… we may not have the biggest… Continue reading
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What a Wonderful World…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ One of my favourite songs growing up is What a Wonderful World, as sung by Louis Armstrong… the words resonating in my working day and through my life… I see trees of green, red roses too…… Continue reading
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Different enough superficially to make you think…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Sometimes a photograph can be definitive… especially when Google say this is Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider)… but the photo only shows white spots… And then you see the same but different spider (on the… Continue reading