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Geographic Seahare (Syphonota geographica)Observer
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Field Notes - Large sea slug type thing. Approx 100mm long and 50mm wide.
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Speckled Rock Anemone (Oulactis muscosa)Observer
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Field Notes - Pretty anenomes approx 40mm long
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Genus AstropectenObserver
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Field Notes - Sea star on the sand after the tide went out.
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Light-blue Soldier Crab (Mictyris longicarpus)Observer
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Field Notes - Golf ball sized crab with very long legs. Found at low tide
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Soldier Crab (Mictyris platycheles)Observer
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Field Notes - Hundreds of these crabs appeared at low tide. Size varied from approx 20-40mm across
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Rattlepod Moths (Genus Utetheisa)Observer
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Field Notes - Small moth approx 20mm long
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Anthelid Lappet Moths (Family Anthelidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Moth with rather hairy/fuzzy head. Approx 35mm across
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 40-50mm long
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Jack Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula)Observer
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Field Notes - Mid sized ant approx 10mm long
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Bare-nosed Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)Observer
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Field Notes - Very healthy wombat eating grass. No mange present
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Australian Grass Pyrgomorph (Atractomorpha australis)Observer
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Field Notes - Nice katydid enjoying sitting on my sunflower leaves
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Coprosma Hawk Moth (Hippotion scrofa)Observer
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Field Notes - Simple colours but lively hawkmoth approx 40mm long
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Scoliid Wasps (Family Scoliidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Blue flower wasp in the school playground this afternoon
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)Observer
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Habitat - Rural
How many? - 5
Additional comments? - 1 male, 3 female and 1 young flitting around and chattering constantly
Behavior - Feeding
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Australian Garden Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)Observer
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Field Notes - Nice little mantis about 4-5cm long enjoying this sunflower
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Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 2cm long.
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Australian Yellow-winged Locust (Gastrimargus musicus)Observer
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Field Notes - Large grasshopper/locust. Approx 5cm long
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Neoaratus herculesObserver
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Additional comments? - Approx 5cm long
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Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)Observer
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Additional comments? - Nice fat and healthy eastern brown snake. Approx 1.5-1.8m long
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Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 1.2m snake sunning itself on our driveway this afternoon
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Christmas Jewel Spider (Austracantha minax)Observer
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Field Notes - Lovely spiny orb weaver collected off my husbands jeans while fishing.
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White-fringed Weevil (Naupactus leucoloma)Observer
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Field Notes - Interesting beetle approx 1cm long.
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Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)Observer
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Field Notes - Nice fat frog. Approx 7-8cm nose to tail.
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Outback Orb-Weavers (Genus Backobourkia)Observer
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Field Notes - This spider was busy building its web so it was hard to get a clear shot.
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Eyespot Anthelid Moth (Anthela ocellata)Observer
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Field Notes - Anthela moth we see quite often here.
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Eastern Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus ssp. scutatus)Observer
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Field Notes - Good sized, over 1m, tiger snake hiding under timber slab. Very prominant yellow under neck area.
