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Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema goliath)Observer
beastquestDescription
Sighting and photos (c) beastquest.
Field Notes - approx 20 cm long.
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Dicranosterna circeObserver
beastquestDescription
Sighting and photos (c) beastquest.
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Genus RanoideaObserver
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Field Notes - small frog not much bigger than a thumbnail. Climbing a wall. Brown ish, blunt nose.
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Genus ScytodesObserver
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - small spider on wall. no web. Maybe a baby huntsman?
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Observer
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Field Notes - orange-yellow grasshopper. Approx 7 cm body length, very long antennae. Came in with the washing. Winged- flew away rather than jumped away.
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Floury Baker (Aleeta curvicosta)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - rather lost cicada found in the bedroom.
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - one of the many thousands of seabirds nesting on Lady Elliot Island
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Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - strong winds brought in bluebottles onto the beach
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Strawberry Hermit Crab (Coenobita perlatus)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - The beach after dark was alive with land hermit crabs
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Typical Sawflies (Superfamily Tenthredinoidea)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - large-ish fly approx 4 cms. Very blue wings. Was on its way somewhere but walking not flying- was still walking 20 minutes later...
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Black Spot Moth (Epicoma melanospila)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - white and black moth. Hairy head but with a bald patch on top- not sue if that is normal or pathological. 4 cms.
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Genus SiphantaObserver
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - planthopper. Maybe Siphanta acuta?
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Genus PoecilometisObserver
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - camera shy stink bug
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Lynx Spiders (Family Oxyopidae)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - spider with bulbous abdomen. Approx 1 cm. Didn't like me getting too close - you can see the web (s)he spun in one of the photos and when I took my eye off her she headed for the bushes.
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Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - one of the pair of blue faced honeyeaters who have a nest in this palm. we are enjoying watching them come and go, and chase off the kookaburras and crows that get too close. we haven't spotted the babies yet but it shouldn't be too long now.
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Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii ssp. lesueurii)Observer
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Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - A beautiful, slightly bedraggled pale headed lorikeet
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Genus PomponatiusObserver
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - small fast moving insect with two long antennae. body length 3-4 mm. black body edged with white stripe.
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Burton's Snake-Lizard (Lialis burtonis)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - legless lizard with triangular pointed head. about 25 cms long.
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Oriental Leafworm Moth (Spodoptera litura)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - beautifully patterned moth with tufts on its back. settled on the washing within seconds of hanging.
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Red House Spider (Nesticodes rufipes)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - spider approx 3 cms long. long front legs.
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Bush Stone-Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - not the best photos as was dark and the curlews were camera shy. from the calls sounded like there was at least one more bird inn the shadows.
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Spectacular Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis)Observer
beastquestDescription
Field Notes - It was in the garden. White crab spider.
