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Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)Observer
emilykDescription
This is a mosquito. It sucks your blood for food which leaves a big, red and itchy lump.
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
emilykDescription
This is a terrestrial bird you can tell because as soon as any other birds come nearby it gets of its perch and attacks. This is of it flying so I can't talk what sort of bird it is or if it is a male or female.
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Myrtle Family (Family Myrtaceae)Observer
emilykDescription
Wattle is a native Australian plant. The flower is bright pink and the petals look more like short strands of string. The wattle produces and blooms flowers late winter and during spring.
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Couch Honeypot (Banksia dallanneyi)Observer
emilykDescription
Banksia is a native plant to Australia. These wild flowers are commonly found in gardens and the flower head is called a 'cone.'
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
emilykDescription
Moss is a decomposer. It's job is to break down dead flora and fauna. The nutrients from these species goes back into the soil which helps the native flora to grow.
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Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)Observer
emilykDescription
28 are colourful land love to eat seeds (especially sun flower seeds) they are quite calm and comfortable around humans and won't attack if you try to feed them. This species has adapted to all conditions. In Western Australia the 28 competes for nesting spaces with the rainbow lorikeets which is an introduced species.
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Myriapods (Subphylum Myriapoda)Observer
emilykDescription
Millipedes have 100 legs. They are classed as an insect and as a defence mechanism they curl up into a ball. They look like a slater although much longer and much faster.
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Calyptrate Flies (Zoosubsection Calyptratae)Observer
emilykDescription
This is a fly. It is called this because all it does is fly around and irritate people. A fly has a life span of 1 day which is really short.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
emilykDescription
This is a fluffy caterpillar. I don't know what sort and I don't think that it is native flora but it will probably get eaten by the birds.
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Southern Meat Ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus)Observer
emilykDescription
Ants are a type of fauna because it is an animal/insect. It is carrying its food (a dead bees head) back to the colony which will eat it for energy. An ant can carry up to ten times it's weight and doesn't have eyes. Instead of using its eyes to see an ant uses it's antennas to feel its way around.
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Marri (Corymbia calophylla)Observer
emilykDescription
Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia. The koalas usually live off and eat the trees. These trees dominate the tree flora of Australia. Eucalyptus can be used for many different things so this tree to Australians is sacred almost.