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Meomyia fasciculataObserver
timrudmanDescription
Feeding on Brunonia australis
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Tasmanian Brush-tailed Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula ssp. fuliginosus)Observer
tortellinii
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)Observer
elusiveorchidsDescription
Fighting with wedge-tailed eagle (next observation)
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Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax ssp. fleayi)Observer
elusiveorchidsDescription
Fighting with white-bellied sea-eagle (previous observation)
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Metallic Flea Beetles (Genus Altica)Observer
pickshroomplzDescription
Weird blue beetle everywhere
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Genus NeosalpingusObserver
tas-invertebratesDescription
Neosalpingus seems to fit, though the antenna were odd. One was broken and the other appeared bifid (though it could have been debris of similar look). Put field note pic in to demonstrate😊
Elytra of a lovely indigo chatoyance and the thorax cerulean.
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Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus ssp. doriferus)Observer
tahlia_franklin
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Paikea (Southern Humpbacked Whale) (Megaptera novaeangliae ssp. australis)Observer
pavonis
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Deciduous Beech (Nothofagus gunnii)Observer
lukemcoooDescription
Fagus that has never been able to grow any higher than this rock due to strong westerly winds
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Deciduous Beech (Nothofagus gunnii)Observer
japhDescription
This was taken during the "turning of the fagus", at Lake Fenton, when the leaves have changed colour but before they've dropped. Quite spectacular.
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Family CheliferidaeObserver
tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
under eucalytpus bark
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philcolDescription
In saturated mud or under shallow water at the edge of a gently flowing channel in the Mersey River bed. Apparently attached to litter or fine sediments. Spores 21.5-24 x 15.5-16 microns. Images of asci and paraphyses x400, spores x1000.
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Shield-bug Nymphal Parasitoid (Aridelus rufotestaceus)Observer
wmblomDescription
My favourite little parasite this season:
There were at least 2 individuals of this small braconid wasp stalking the green vegetable bugs on the Cleome in my garden. (Were they first discovered in NZ by you, Stephen?)
The first one (photos 1-7) quite obviously was successful in parasitising a bug, but the second one (photos 8-17) was never quite able to connect, despite a number of attempts.
It was fascinating to watch the behaviour. Mostly the wasps managed to stay behind the bugs, and so out of sight. However, occassionally they were rumbled and then got short shrift from the Nezara.
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Southern Hemisphere Crayfishes (Family Parastacidae)Observer
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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Aitanga Pepeke (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.
