Excursion to Southlea, December 2006
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Domestic or
wild-life? Our first field observation of the day: a ceramic Gallus gallus domesticus at the roadside into Southlea! |
Metriorrhynchus sp. (Lycidae) or one of its several |
A desiccated frog found under a log. |
An ant nest under a rock. The ants and the soft growths on the plant roots seemed to be associated in some way. The green and white mass is a fungus. |
A jumping spider, about 10mm leg span. |
Pupa case or spider nest? |
A click beetle Conoderus sp. (Elateridae) caught in a net. |
With its elytra (wing-cases) open, the beetle is deploying its wings, about to take-off. |
A huntsman spider, Delena cancerides, fatter and hairier
than usual. Body about 35mm long, 12mm wide. |
Heading back from the excursion towards our end-of-year barbeque. |
Photos by Geoff Fenton |