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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

A Couple of Rainforest Pretties

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Not all insects you see in rainforests are stunning but here are a couple that are really excetional.   Zeuzera aeglospila (Turner) is ...
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Sunday, 10 November 2013

Young of the Year

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It's that time of year again. The Black Butcherbirds, Craticus quoyi ,  have fledged their young. This year there are two juveniles t...

A Real Cutie

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For the past couple of weeks this little Long-nosed Bandicoot, Perameles nasuta , has been a regular evening visitor to my lightsheet. It...
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Thursday, 31 October 2013

A Gynandromorph: This is a case where Arthur is Martha!

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This appears to be a rather typical-looking Raspy Cricket. Raspy Crickets are members of the family Gryllacrididae. They are crickets but ...
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Monday, 28 October 2013

The Irresistible Force is An Immoveable Object!

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Leptopius malefictus (Lea) This weevil spent the better part of a day perched on a balcony rail. It was the constant source of atten...
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Friday, 25 October 2013

The Recent Cacophony

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Cephalogryllus tau calling song a video by orthop1 on Flickr. The cricket producing this intensive sound was about 25 cm (10...
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

A Trip Through Hell

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The current disastrous bushfires in New South Wales are the focus of attention because of the odd time of their occurrence (this is spring i...
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David and family moved to Kuranda, Queensland in 2002, following retirement from CSIRO Canberra, Australia. David, Barbara and an assortment of wildlife live in a rainforest setting. It is their first experience living in the tropics. David's major interest is Entomology. He continues research in the Orthopteroid insects and is keenly interested in the biology of the rainforest. This blog is a narrative of observations made in and around Kuranda. AND REMEMBER TO SEE MORE INSECTS GO TO: http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturenoises/ AND PROCEED TO THE "ALBUMS"
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