Fieldwork at Peter Murrell Reserve, 6&7 March 2010
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Fieldwork at Peter Murrell Reserve, 6&7 Mar 2010 |
Setting traps. MD
Weighing a catch; a potoroo in the bag.
BH
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A potoroo, BH |
A young potoroo... AmT
...in hand. AmT |
Exposing a tiny potoroo pouch-embryo. AmT |
A cute Swamp rat, BH |
This Mountain Dragon lizard is very cryptic against the ground-litter. AbT |
An intercept trap for catching flying insects. AbT |
Enamelled spider, Araneus bradleyi. This species is unusual in that individuals can vary immensely in colour and pattern of top of their abdomens. See www.tasmanianspiders.info . AbT |
Top view of a spider... |
...and
bottom view. Argiope trifasciata. AbT |
A Red Velvet mite, about 5mm across the legs. AbT |
Gumleaf grasshopper, Goniaea australasiae, resting on a fern. AbT |
A leafhopper, Eurymela sp, probably E. distincta. AbT |
AbT |
Photos by Abbey Throssell, Beth Heap, Amanda Thomson, Michael Driessen |