Excursion to Buckland, February 2010
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Excursion to Buckland, Feb 2010
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Brown tree frog Litoria ewingii camouflages well in large thistles. GF |
AR A resting damselfly. AR |
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Crane-fly in a wattle tree. GF |
Tangle-veined fly, Trichophthalma sp. Its larvae are parasites in other insects. GF |
Robber fly, Zolsteria sp. AT |
Satin-green Forester moth, AR |
A moulting Shield bug Stauralia chloracantha shedding its old exoskeleton AT |
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AT The female Native Flower wasp Thynnus zonatus is wingless. She will be carried from flower to flower by a male. AT |
We brought many insects back for show-and-tell on the Daleys' veranda. Host Elizabeth is looking at a specimen being held up in a jar by son Tony, who is also an entomologist. GF |
GF Blue-spotted Hawker dragonfly, Adversaeschna brevistyla. MD |
Gum-tree Shield bug, AT |
AR Australian mantid Tenodera australasiae cleaning its 'foot'. After its photoshoot, we released it into the garden, above. AT |
Freeloader! This tiny pseudo-scorpion is holding onto the beetle's hind leg; it is not harming the beetle, but merely hitching a ride with its much more mobile host. GF |
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