It wasn’t so long ago, that I use to have a phobia of actually touching insects… now because of my fascination and interest in photographing insects for Ausemade, I will often pick them up (usually if I am rescuing them from a pool or off a driveway and out of harms way). But a warning… I am always careful to make sure I do not pick up an insect that may bite or sting me… no “ouch” for me 😀
Neosardus sp (Bee Flies family Bombyliidae), Alice Springs NTLasioglossum sp (Furrow Bee), Alice Springs NTRed-headed Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps), Alice Springs NTHylaeus dromedarius (Dromedary Masked Bee), Alice Springs NT
There is such a variety of beetle species that can be seen in Alice Springs…
Bisallardiana (family Scarabaeodae) Beetle, Alice Springs NTBlue Pie-dish Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp), Alice Springs NTCassidini sp (Tortoise Beetle), Alice Springs NTOnitis alexis (Bronze Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NTEuoniticellus intermedius (Northern Sandy Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NTThree-punctured Diving Beetle (Cybister tripunctatus), Alice Springs NTWater Scavenger Beetle – Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus), Alice Springs NTDigitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NTGenus Lepidiota Beetle (family Scarabaeidae), Alice Springs NT
Sadly this Alice Springs Longicorn was deceased…
Rhytiphora dallasi (Longicorn Beetle), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Not quite touching my hand with this photo of a Calpinae caterpillar…
Calpinae (caterpillar – Fruit-piercing Moths) on Witchetty Bush, Alice Springs NT
