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Genus PoecilometisObserver
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - guessing it is a shield bug?
about 1cm long. sitting on sage leaves.
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Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - about 15mm in length. spotted resting on my lime tree.
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Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - have tried to ID from MV field guide. my best guess is a getman cockroach?
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - ID from museum victoria field guide.
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Behavior - Other
Habitat - Near a natural water source
Additional comments? - on the beach, hoping to get scraps of food!
Nest present - No
How many? - several 7 - 10
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Mountain Huntsman (Isopeda montana)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - hiding in the cubby house. about 10 cm across
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Enamelled Spider (Plebs bradleyi)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - think it might be an orb weaver but not sure.
Web inside greenhouse. spider about 1.5 - 2 cm in length
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Common Brush-tailed Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - there were 2 but one ran away before I could photo them! banging and crashing around on the verandah.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - Curious to know what this caterpillar will become!!! It was about 2.5-3cm long. sitting on calendula
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Banded Sugar Ant (Camponotus consobrinus)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - Lots of these in the garden. 6-8mm long.
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Genus HelpisObserver
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - about 1.5cm in length. not sure what kind of spider!
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Mountain Huntsman (Isopeda montana)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - Hiding in a plant. About 8 - 10 cm in length. Noticed that it has a leg missing!
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - not sure what this will turn into??? cabbage white butterfly? it was crawling on the stem of a zucchini plant. 2cm in length
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Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Behavior - Other
Habitat - Backyard
Additional comments? - Pair, at least one was young as it was making the characteristic squeaky noise.
Nest present - No
How many? - 2
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Cream-spotted Ichneumon (Echthromorpha intricatoria)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - found in my classroom! caught it in a bug observing jar so the kids could look at it. took photo and then released outside.
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Rainbow, Tyrant, and Meat Ants (Genus Iridomyrmex)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - ants in a nest
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - hiding under bricks
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Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - hiding under a brick
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - busy buzzing around pollinating the vegies!
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - we have lots of these in the garden. also found a striped one but lost it before I could get a photo!
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Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - about 8cm body length. hiding in garden.
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Badge Huntsman Spider (Neosparassus diana)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - found this lurking in the garden, about 2cm long
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Field Notes - several kangaroos resting near trail
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Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)Observer
lottiebobsDescription
Behavior - Resting
Habitat - Nature Reserve
Additional comments? -
Nest present - No
How many? - 1
