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Genus OmbrastacoidesObserver
flolikesfrogsDescription
It was next to a small swamp pond/ puddle next to the Mount Anne track.
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tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
1 individual Found on Gastrodia sesamoides.
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Enamelled Spider (Plebs bradleyi)Observer
simongroveDescription
Enamelled spider Plebs bradleyi on Diuris orchid, Wind Song, Little Swanport, Tasmania, October 2017
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Tall Potato Orchid (Gastrodia procera)Observer
philcolDescription
Tall erect stem in riverine forest. Two smaller stems seen nearby.
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Schellenberg's Soldier Bug (Oechalia schellenbergii)Observer
zosterops99Description
I think
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Butterfly Orchid (Caladenia lobata)Observer
kissyourcactusDescription
Finishing
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Genus MicropathusObserver
elusiveweevilsDescription
Perhaps Micropathus cavernicola?
Body length c. 40 mm
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Tasmanian Brush-tailed Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula ssp. fuliginosus)Observer
tristantas
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)Observer
wouterkochDescription
Identified as Humpback Whale HW-MN1110353 by happywhale.com
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Giant Freshwater Crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi)Observer
chestherDescription
Was crossing the road above a stream that went through a culvert under the road. The water level was high due to recent rain and the steam flowing fast.
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Land Planarians (Family Geoplanidae)Observer
zosterops99Description
I like Platyhelminthes. Can someone make a Tas flatworm site so that I can ID them?
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Land Planarians (Family Geoplanidae)Observer
zosterops99Description
I like Platyhelminthes. Can someone make a Tas flatworm site so that I can ID them?
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Beach Stone-Curlew (Esacus magnirostris)Observer
aljaybeDescription
Only one bird observed
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
franklinhermitDescription
Insect on fungus, Southern Tasmania
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Spined Turban Gall Wasp (Cynips douglasii)Observer
garth_harwoodDescription
Host: Valley Oak.
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Sun Orchids (Genus Thelymitra)Observer
elusiveorchidsDescription
Very strange observation - this doesn't appear to be the only winter-flowering Thelymitra (T. hiemalis), so I'm not sure what's happened with flowering in early July!
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Green Emperor (Anax gibbosulus)Observer
xaltedDescription
Body 11cm, wing span 14cm.
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Sea Sparkle (Noctiluca scintillans)Observer
angusforbesDescription
never seen this before, almost cried
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
recordererDescription
some sort of parasite on the eucalypt lewaf
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Gentianella eichleriObserver
micahvDescription
This little gentianella growing in damp grasslands and seasonally inundated wetlands on mass at the moment in Lake Augusta area
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Plague Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus lugubris)Observer
a_kurekDescription
100's of beetles swarming on the Eucalyptus.
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marietarrantDescription
seen on Sickle leaf Wattle (Acacia falcata)
White-flecked acacia jewel beetle
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Rufous-bellied Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii)Observer
george_seagullDescription
Mavista Creek, South Bruny.
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philcolDescription
Steep quartzite cliff above Dove Lake. 2 small plants noted.
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Yellow-shouldered Stout Hover Fly (Simosyrphus grandicornis)Observer
ryanchristo
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White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)Observer
pavonisDescription
taken off the Landing, Tasman Island
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Crusader Bug (Mictis profana)Observer
micahvDescription
Big approx 25mm assassin bug
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Genus OoperipatellusObserver
simongroveDescription
Velvetworm Ooperipatellus species, forest below Walkers Lookout, Flinders Island, Tasmania, November 2022
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Gum Leaf Skeletonizer (Uraba lugens)Observer
zosterops99Description
I think these are Uraba lugens (gum leaf skeletoniser).
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)Observer
sophiavolzkeDescription
This is Neil the seal. Juvenile male southern elephant seal. NRE and the Marine conservation program are monitoring sightings. He is tagged and of known age, born on the Tasman peninsula. Has returned two years in a row to Tasmania for a winter haul out.
Also my study species of my PhD project so this encounter was extra special.
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Common Weedfish (Heteroclinus perspicillatus)Observer
fubberpishDescription
observation for the fish. separate observation for the bird
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Australian Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)Observer
dmassDescription
A very large tree, with a diameter the height of our car, had fallen across a forest road in the Tarkine area of Tasmania.
