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Part 2 – Life in the Gnammas

I went to visit the gnammas in Girraween National Park after the recent rains and although I didn’t find a crustacean — I was hoping to find a clam shrimp — I found a few other creatures instead.

Following are some of the creatures I discovered at the gnammas. A couple of the photos were in-situ, but mostly I captured them with a strainer (from the kitchen, don’t tell my wife Jan 😃) and put them in a light coloured tray or in the strainer for the photos.

Life in the Gnammas © Marc Newman

Oligochaete worm (ID by Brian Timms).

Oligochaete Worm, Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Water Boatman – True bug in the order Hemiptera.

Back Swimmer Beetle – True bug in the order Hemiptera.

Black Swimmer Beetle (Hemiptera - true bug) - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Tadpole.

Tadpole, Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Mayfly nymph and (possibly) a fly larva.

Mayfly nymph and fly larva, Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Mayfly larvae.

Mayfly nymph, Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLDLife in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Different stages of the Mayfly larvae.

Mayfly nymph, Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLDLife in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

True bug order Hemiptera alongside a Water beetle (the flash reflections here a bit of a pain).

True bug Hemiptera - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Water beetle, order Coleoptera (try catching one of these 😃).

Water Beetle (Coleoptera) - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Water beetle.

Water Beetle - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Not sure if this hopper is aquatic, but I watched it move jerkily along the bottom of the gnamma, emerging out the side and eventually disappearing.

Hopper - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Aquatic weevil (and two springtails also in the photo).

Aquatic Weevil with two small springtails - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QLD

Midge.

Midge - Life in the Gnammas, Girraween QL

Photographs / Images © Marc Newman


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