Category: Phil Warburton
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is it still really necessary to get pinned specimens in order to get published?
Author Phil Warburton ◦ I found this interesting wasp at the Ulladulla Wildflower Reserve on the NSW south Coast. I believe it is a Calopompilus sp. and I think it is an undescribed species. We can quickly eliminate 10 of… Continue reading
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Discovering the wonderful Eurobodalla National Park
Author Phil Warburton ◦ Urban development is usually not great for wildlife. However, surprisingly, there are some good-news stories that we can celebrate, and which give cause for optimism. During the last 100 years, there has been a marked increase… Continue reading
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Halobates Sea Skaters
Author Phil Warburton ◦ We recently came across a group of unusual insects called sea skaters. We observed a mating aggregation of several dozens of these interesting and elusive members of the order of Hemiptera (the “true bugs”), in the… Continue reading
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Rediscovering our long-lost Insects
Author Phil Warburton ◦ As amateur naturalists, we are fortunate to live in the Eurobodalla, because the South Coast is home not only to a wide variety of plant, bird, mammal, reptile, and other species, but also to several rarely… Continue reading