Author Koh Lin â—¦

Who hasn’t heard about Alice Springs… it is a wild place… and home to more then just art and culture… it is home to many creatures big and small…

Ok… we may not have the biggest crocodile (who doesn’t love Terry at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre), or the most dangerous spiders… where even the ants bite and the bees sting (well not all bees)… and the numerous bird species, many flying through on their migratory path. Then there are the many wonderful reptiles and marsupials, the beautiful dingoes, and of course the feral animals including camels, donkeys and horses.

Terry the Saltwater Crocodile
Terry the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre NT
Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata), Alice Springs NT
Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata), Alice Springs NT
Yellow form of the Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis) on sweet potato leaves), Alice Springs NT
Yellow form of the Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis) on sweet potato leaves), Alice Springs
Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia), Alice Springs NT
Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia), Alice Springs NT
Desert Huntsman Spider (Isopedella inola), member of the Australian Huntsman Spider group, Alice Springs NT
Desert Huntsman Spider (Isopedella inola), Alice Springs NT
Cryptocheilus bicolor with prey (Neosparassus sp), Alice Springs NT
Cryptocheilus bicolor with prey (Neosparassus sp), Alice Springs NT
Neosardus sp (Bee Flies family Bombyliidae), Alice Springs NT
Neosardus sp (Bee Flies family Bombyliidae), Alice Springs NT
Megachile aurifrons vs Makita (Native bee vs Makita), Alice Springs NT
Megachile aurifrons vs Makita (Native bee vs Makita), Alice Springs NT
Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs, NT
Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs, NT
Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris radula) with black ants on lemon blossoms, Alice Springs NT
Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris radula) with black ants on lemon blossoms, Alice Springs NT
Chlorobapta frontalis (Flower Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Chlorobapta frontalis (Flower Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Elegant Water Spider (Dolomedes facetus), Alice Springs NT
Elegant Water Spider (Dolomedes facetus), Alice Springs NT
Bisallardiana (family Scarabaeodae) Beetle, Alice Springs NT
Bisallardiana (family Scarabaeodae) Beetle, Alice Springs NT
Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), Alice Springs Desert Park
Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), Alice Springs Desert Park
Desert Trilling Frog (Neobatrachus centralis), Ilparpa Claypans Alice Springs
Desert Trilling Frog (Neobatrachus centralis), Ilparpa Claypans Alice Springs
Blind Snake (Genus Anilios)
Blind Snake (Genus Anilios), Alice Springs NT
Calosoma schayeri (Green Carab Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Calosoma schayeri (Green Carab Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis) with Tau Emerald Dragonfly (Hemicordulia tau) prey, Alice Springs NT
Trichonephila edulis with Tau Emerald Dragonfly (Hemicordulia tau), Alice Springs NT
Shield Shrimp (Triops australiensis), Ilparpa Claypans
Shield Shrimp (Triops australiensis), Ilparpa Claypans aLICE sPRIHGS
Red-headed Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps), Alice Springs NT
Red-headed Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps), Alice Springs NT
Australian Sheep Blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) also known as Green Blowfly, blowing a nectar bubble, Alice Springs NT
Australian Sheep Blowfly (Lucilia cuprina), blowing a nectar bubble, Alice Springs NT
MacDonnell Range Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis subsp.) (MacDonnell Ranges)
MacDonnell Range Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis subsp), Olive Pink Botanic Garden
Soft-winged Flower Beetle (genus Carphurus), Alice Springs NT
Soft-winged Flower Beetle (genus Carphurus), Alice Springs NT
Euro - Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus erubescens)
Euro – Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus erubescens), Alice Springs NT
Dragon in the garden
Long-nose Dragon (Gowidon longirostris), Alice Springs NT
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei), Alice Springs, NT
Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei), Alice Springs, NT
Lined Firetail Skink (Morethia ruficauda)
Lined Firetail Skink (Morethia ruficauda), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Red Kangaroo with joey (Osphranter rufus)
Red Kangaroo with joey (Osphranter rufus), Alice Springs NT
Dasypodia selenophora (Southern Moon Moth), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Dasypodia selenophora (Southern Moon Moth), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps), garden in Alice Springs NT
Lynx Spider (Oxyopes sp) on Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), Alice Springs, NT
Lynx Spider (Oxyopes sp) on Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), Alice Springs, NT
Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli), Alice Springs NT
Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli), Alice Springs NT
Stimson's Python (Antaresia stimsoni), Alice Springs Desert Park
Stimson’s Python (Antaresia stimsoni), Alice Springs Desert Park
Dingo pups (Canis dingo), Alice Springs, NT
Dingo pups (Canis dingo), Alice Springs, NT

OK… these pelicans, camels, donkeys and horses were not quite in Alice Springs, but they were just down the road (as we say in the outback)… and we were really thrilled to see them…

Camel (off the Lassetter Hwy at Uluru)
Camels (off the Lassetter Hwy near Uluru)
Feral Donkeys, Trephina Gorge, NT
Feral Donkeys, Trephina Gorge NT
Wild horses in Finke Gorge National Park
Wild horses in Finke Gorge National Park
Pelicans at 2 Mile Beach, West Macdonnell Ranges
Pelicans at 2 Mile Beach, West Macdonnell Range, NT

Well that is it for now… but check back as I add more photos later 😀

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