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  • labour of love… reptiles

    labour of love… reptiles

    Author Koh Lin ◦ With my labour of love… I have been really lucky to see so many different species of reptiles in the flesh, as well as enjoying the photographs from our many contributors and authors. We thank them… Continue reading

  • labour of love… orchids

    labour of love… orchids

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Continuing on with my labour of love… we have presented a selection of images and information on flora throughout Australia, which is another real passion of ours. One of the popular flora groups are the beautiful… Continue reading

  • labour of love… native bees

    labour of love… native bees

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Continuing on with my labour of love… there has been a huge surge of interest in native bees over the last couple of years… and we thoroughly enjoyed presenting some of the native bees found here… Continue reading

  • labour of love… fauna

    labour of love… fauna

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Continuing on with my labour of love… it has been a real pleasure exploring the fauna that live here in Australia. From our mammals, marsupials, birds, reptiles through to many insects and spiders. The world of… Continue reading

  • labour of love… flora

    labour of love… flora

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Continuing on with my labour of love… we have presented a selection of images and information on flora throughout Australia, which is another real passion of ours. From natives flora, shrubs and trees, to plants that… Continue reading

  • labour of love

    labour of love

    Author Koh Lin ◦ I have often been asked why I do what I do with Ausemade… the answer is, I love it. It is something that I nuture, watch it grow and want to share. When I look at… Continue reading

  • Our four legged family…

    Our four legged family…

    Author Greg Sully ◦ When Pup came into our lives, she was heaven sent… with a broken leg, the scar around her muzzle, and the sweetest face… we named her Pupperlicious… Pup was a wonderful dog and an integral part… Continue reading

  • Going batty…

    Going batty…

    Author Koh Lin ◦ When we were shown this deceased bat in Alice Springs, which was identified as a Finlayson’s Cave Bat (Vespadelus finlaysoni)… it got us thinking… what “bats” do we have on our Ausemade website… one of the… Continue reading

  • a little bee that looks like a little Crabronid wasp

    a little bee that looks like a little Crabronid wasp

    Author Koh Lin ◦ It’s either a little bee that looks like a little Crabronid wasp, or a little Crabronid wasp that looks like a little bee… It looked almost deceased, when I fished it out of the swimming pool… Continue reading

  • A male Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp

    A male Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Some times I wonder… who is lucky… the insect that I have rescued from the swimming pool… or me, having the opportunity to capture some closeup photos. Here I was, doing my usual ground maintenance, when… Continue reading

  • the punch-ups and brawls

    the punch-ups and brawls

    Author Gary Taylor ◦ I’ve mentioned in a few posts of the punch-ups and brawls that go on between males of the same species fighting over territory and how the different species seem to get along. And I’ll say straight… Continue reading

  • Australia’s “Marsupial” bee

    Australia’s “Marsupial” bee

    Author Ken Walker ◦ Australia’s “Marsupial” bee — a world first. It is known that female bees carry mites on their body. While these mites are on the bee, they are in the non-feeding dormant stage called hypopial nymphs. Once… Continue reading