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Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)Observer
rwlDescription
Kestral that had just caught a rat in the garden next to the Airport terminal.
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Puccinia kochiaeObserver
orchidroseDescription
Not sure - fungi or insect
Host plant - Enchylaena tomentosa. It was also infected with Asphondylia tonsura (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202029036)
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White-footed Slime (Diachea leucopodia)Observer
ronsincDescription
Growing on an Agapanthus in a suburban back yard.
The 3rd photo is 24 hrs after ther 1st 2 and the next 2 photos are 48 hrs after the 1st two.
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Wattle Gall Rusts (Genus Uromycladium)Observer
ffdDescription
See next observation for host Acacia
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Genus PilobolusObserver
withinfungusDescription
Sporangiophores with black (mature) and yellow (young) sporangia on Western Grey Kangaroo dung.
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Genus TrichilogasterObserver
bushbanditDescription
Galls on Acacia oxycedrus (Spike Wattle)
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Inimia natObserver
glendawalterDescription
About 25 mm long. Matthew, I have emailed you re these.
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Animated Oat (Avena sterilis)Observer
vbjanosDescription
All grass is mowed, only those growing next to council planted natives can grow a longer culm.
It took some force to separate the lemmas (no sign of fungal infection)
The first lemma has a scar, the second one doesn't.
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Spider Mites (Family Tetranychidae)Observer
dgm112Description
Olive leaf infestation very mobile ?aracnids 200microns
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Muscoid Flies (Superfamily Muscoidea)Observer
mariannebrougDescription
A smaller fly. 9mm.
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Bottle Liverworts (Genus Sphaerocarpos)Observer
j-staufferDescription
Pine Lily Preserve
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Gall and Forest Midges (Family Cecidomyiidae)Observer
manfdotDescription
These galls were observed on stems of Scaevola spinescens. Lateral buds on stems were transformed into thick-walled galls covered with numerous densely-haired, malformed "leaves".
On dissection, a single orange-coloured larva was found in each gall (see last 5 photos).
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Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)Observer
scotthedgesDescription
Mushrooms apx 1 week old, no rain but damp ground. New Moon so dark night 30 sec exposure with f2.8 Nikon D800.
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manfdotDescription
Galls were found on shoots of Maireana brevifolia on 20Aug22. Galls were collected and incubated in a jar and the enclosed pupae and emerged midges were photographed on 7Sep22 and 19Sep22 respectively.
(see also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136903073)
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Blue Grass Lily (Caesia calliantha)Observer
peter-langDescription
Single albino plant.
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South-eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii ssp. dumerilii)Observer
eamw
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True Slime Molds (Class Myxomycetes)Observer
peterbosDescription
Sat - white, Sun - grey-black (slim stipes visible at base), Mon - brown releasing spores (mass 19mm H, 14 mm W, 50 cm above ground on dead tree)
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Four-winged Gall (Apiomorpha munita)Observer
zosterops99Description
This is going to be an epic post. I was at the Buckland native gardens and found a small Eucalypt (The tag, sort of near the base was E. barberi) covered with the most Apiomorpha galls I have ever seen. I've only ever seen one on a tree at a time. This tree had literal masses of male and female galls. I took a lot of photos and brought one female gall home (I have no idea why I didn't think to bring a male). My aim was to try and see some of the crawlers again. Anyway I didn't house the gall well, and it got a bit mouldy. I rehoused it, and everything dried out nicely but I assumes that the female would have died. No crawlers. The female was alive and well, so I took photos today, placed her back in her disected home, and have hoped that a rubber band around the gall will keep her happy!. Very interesting beasts.
This looks like Apiomorpha munita, that I have found before but I have no real clue.
The photos have further annotations here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/51077449602/
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
jamie_aDescription
Don’t worry, I didn’t kill this one just to pin them, I found them already passed
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Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
karenweaving62Description
Part 1 of 2 series, Target species for identification is the Spider Wasp, the spider is a separate observation, Wild, small Spider Wasp and its prey of Crab spider (Spider paralyzed or near dead) landed on my hane while we were photographing other observations, Adelaide, SA, Australia. photos by Karen Weaving, @Karenweaving and owen Gale, @owen65.
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
margadelieDescription
No idea what this is maybe a gall?
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Warty Guinea-Flower (Hibbertia glebosa)Observer
alan_dandieDescription
H. australis or H. glebosa. I'm not sure if the small bumps on the sepals of photo3 qualify as glebosa. @thammer?
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Genus TargioniaObserver
jandkmorisonDescription
But not a crescent to be seen. But otherwise similar form and stomata to crescent-cup.
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Rock Isotome (Lithotoma petraea)Observer
andamookaDescription
Growing on a high ledge. No others around.
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Star Jellies (Genus Nostoc)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
last two photos show microscopy
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Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)Observer
wamozDescription
These magnificent images were captured by the camera on a radio-controlled glider being flow by Allen Moore.
The eagle was clearly not happy with intrusion into its air-space but fortunately only inflicted a small tear in the wing fabric of the aircraft.
(With permission).
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Coenogonium linkiiObserver
joemdoDescription
ID is a guess.. really cool looking organism!
In an LPK hammock
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Banded Weeds (Genus Ceramium)Observer
peri3Description
The photo geotag is the laboratory at St Kilda. The sample was collected by a fisherman in the north lagoon of the Coorong.
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Complex Thalloid Liverworts (Class Marchantiopsida)Observer
bodhiheeraDescription
Old limestone-mine.
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
owen65Description
Insect galls on cultivated Eucalyptus camaldulensis
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Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata)Observer
loverwortsDescription
Population of male and female Lunularia, shown with mature sporophytes attached to female gametangiophore.
