Alum Cliffs, Dec 2009
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One of our first sightings was this huge 40cm Blue-tongue lizard. AT |
A tiny Mountain Dragon. AT |
Stenoderus suturalis (Cerambycidae), a longicorn beetle. AT |
Fly. AT |
We came upon a wasp and Huntsman spider fighting. The wasp (Auplopus sp.) quickly won, and proceeded to neatly lop off all the spider's legs, before dragging away the body. AT |
Pseudolycus rufipennis beetle (Oedemeridae), which mimics the toxic Lycid beetle Porrostoma rhipidius, to reduce its likelihood of being eaten. AT |
Carrion beetle larva Ptomaphila lacrymosa (Silphidae) which feeds on maggots. AT |
Most adult stag beetles only feed on liquids and live off the fat stored when
they were a larva feeding |
Photos by Abbey Throssell, Geoff Fenton |