Category: Koh Lin
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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
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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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Look at me… the Caper White
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Among the many butterflies that catch my attention, is the Caper White Butterfly, Belenois java (found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia) and the sub-species Belenois java teutonia (found in Australia). Often seen solo or in groups, they can be sighted… Continue reading
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The lack of…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ This is a male bee. The arched basal vein suggests it belongs to the family Halictidae and genus Lasioglossum. The lack of an apical yellow stripe on the clypeus suggests it belongs to the subgenus Homalictus. The lack… Continue reading
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Figure Eight Moth
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Among the many moths that catch my attention, is the Figure Eight Moth, also known as the Owlet Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula). Sometimes rescued (out of the swimming pool) or found in the cool of the morning, resting on… Continue reading
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Blue Meanie
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 1987 I was drinking one night from my place at the bar When I looked in my drink and saw staring up An ugly pair of hideous red eyes That glared in reply to my inquisitive stare And it’s… Continue reading
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No Epitaph
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 1988 Augur. it was like any other day. your tears. momentarily shocked. glisten with inadequate words. as you hopped from one foot to the other. emotional tremour. ashened in your face. and a sound like some creature in a… Continue reading
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Get the point… Echidna
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Do you get the point… we love the Echidna. Our first time seeing a wild Echidna was back in September 2001 when we were on holidays in Coonabarabran in New South Wales. There it was, just… Continue reading
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Another Time, Another Life
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 2018 time locked in capsules… vignettes seething with emotions to be read with your eyes closed …a small boy cries caught at the edge of reality teeters and falls and is snared by the thing hiding in his eyes… Continue reading
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Stranger
Author Koh Lin â—¦ 1989 My heart thumps in staccato as i stir the doona that keeps me warm it clings to me and bears me down to places that are never found taking me far, where no thoughts are An electric jolt… Continue reading
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chrysalis and cocoon
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The chrysalis and cocoon describe a protective covering for certain types of insects during metamorphosis. Chrysalises are created by butterflies, whilst moths create cocoons. One of the things that butterflies and moths have in common is… Continue reading