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Genus RutiliaObserver
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Inside the house. Caught and released.
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Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps (Superfamily Ichneumonoidea)Observer
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I see these occasionally. Because they look freaky they scare my wife so I'm curious to find out more about them. Do they sting people?
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Stealthy Ground Spiders (Family Gnaphosidae)Observer
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Very small spider in my bathroom. About 2mm.
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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)Observer
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First time we've seen one in our back yard.
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Common Pyrgomorph (Monistria discrepans)Observer
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Lots of them around the last few days. Are the couples mating, carrying young or just friends?
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Genus OrthoderinaObserver
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I'm not convinced about the identification. It's not sitting up from the surface like a mantis.
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Robust Ctenotus (Ctenotus robustus)Observer
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About 16cm long
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June Beetles (Subfamily Melolonthinae)Observer
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A dozen of them upside down on our back dec, attracted to the lights.
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Australian Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea)Observer
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I think both photos are the same frog but in different parts of the house.
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Poinciana Longicorn (Agrianome spinicollis)Observer
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Big beetle! About 50mm long and 20mm wide.
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Nectar Scarabs (Genus Phyllotocus)Observer
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Dozens of them on a Baeckia 'Clarence River'. I see from the distribution map they're in Brisbane but not up here near Toowoomba.
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Blue-banded and Allied Digger Bees (Genus Amegilla)Observer
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On Dianella caerulea in flower
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Kangaroos and Wallabies (Tribe Macropodini)Observer
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Regular visitors. 4 this morning
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Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)Observer
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At least 2 visit and spend most of every day in our back yard.
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Murines (Subfamily Murinae)Observer
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Found dead in back yard
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Spotted Spurge (Euphorbia maculata)Observer
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Prostrate vigorous weed. Grows prolifically in this area (Toowoomba, Australia). Lots of tiny flowers.
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Robust Ctenotus (Ctenotus robustus)Observer
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Much bigger than the last one - about 15-20cm long. Almost exactly the same place. How quickly do they grow?
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Robust Ctenotus (Ctenotus robustus)Observer
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Pretty little thing - about 6cm long.
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Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus)Observer
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There seems to be quite a lot of variation in colour. Mine was predominantly black with white bands across the top of the wings and a number of red spots on the trailing edge.
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Tribe GeotominiObserver
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I thought at first it must be a foreigner because Wikipedia pointed me to Africa or Europe but it seems they're all over the world (and all look the same).
