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tonyrdddKuvaus
Callan Park, NSW, on exposed bank not far from harbour shore.
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Tomaatti (Solanum lycopersicum)Havainnoija
lesgeorgeKuvaus
It is not uncommon to see tomatoes growing in the wild in good seasons, presumably these have been spread during flood events as Carnarvon is an horticultural area and tomatoes are widely grown. Most wild plants have small fruit like cherry tomatoes possibly reverting back to original strains.
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Patersonia sericeaHavainnoija
wingspannerKuvaus
I think P. sericea or P. longifolia?
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Patersonia sericeaHavainnoija
gillbsydneyKuvaus
Rare sighting of a white flower
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Suku PatersoniaHavainnoija
wombat_rocksKuvaus
Four petals, everything that looks similar has three!
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Patersonia glabrataHavainnoija
flippergKuvaus
a very unusual 4 petalled, drooping specimen, with elongated style/stigma
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cbrandisKuvaus
Found a white and purple one growing next to each other, shrivelled up the next day. Both had long hairy stems.
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Patersonia sericeaHavainnoija
flippergKuvaus
this is the ONLY one I have ever seen!
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cinclosomaKuvaus
Referring to the white covering and the egg clusters.
The Chalcidoid Wasps are represented in a separate submission.
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Suku PterostylisHavainnoija
geoffbyrneKuvaus
WA Herbarium collection Barcode 8987017
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Caleana majorHavainnoija
bushbanditKuvaus
The last image shows the flower after its labellum was triggered.
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Suku CaudachelesHavainnoija
nicklambertKuvaus
Mites on the thorax of this Catagogus diorymerus beetle
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148009618
Photo 1 - Caudacheles dorsum x20
Photo 2 - Caudacheles x20 venter
Photo 3- Caudacheles prodorsum x40
Photo 4 - Caudacheles_dorsal gnathosoma (head capsule) x100
Photo 5 - in situ photograph
Many thanks to Owen Seeman for providing photos 1-4 and identification.
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Palmukakadu (Probosciger aterrimus)Havainnoija
marksahKuvaus
Flock of seven birds preparing to roost - quite vocal.
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Suku AnoplognathusHavainnoija
ellabelladonnaKuvaus
Multitudes of individuals resting along the leaves of one eucalyptus tree
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Suomuluri (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)Havainnoija
bwjone432155Kuvaus
Today I saw these two Scaly-breasted Lorikeet juveniles together with a Rainbow Lorikeet flock and no adult Scaly-breasted Lorikeets. The two juveniles were sticking closely to these two Rainbow Lorikeets and were both food begging, vocally and physically, of the two adult Rainbows. However, after they watched the two Rainbows eat they would imitate the adults also eat the same food (sunflower seeds and pet lorikeet mix). The two adults were behaving towards the presence of the juveniles in the same manner as I've seen other Rainbows do so with their own offspring.
My suspicion is that the adult Rainbows overtook a nest site occupied by the parents of the Scalys. Then ended up unintentionally incubating the eggs left behind and when they hatched they imprinted and reared the Scalys as their own. I think this is an interesting case of Rainbow Lorikeets fostering the Scaly-breasted Lorikeets.
This observation is for the Scaly-breasted Lorikeets.
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Laomedia healyiHavainnoija
kwiseman7Kuvaus
Any ideas on a species for this guy? 30 years and I’ve never seen one like him down there
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Kesykyyhky (Columba livia var. domestica)Havainnoija
george_seagullKuvaus
Orecchiette at only $2 a bag attracts the attention of this frugal shopper.
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Suku BrontispaHavainnoija
zosterops99Kuvaus
I think this is from Cassidinae but I can't find a match. There were eggs (I think) around it, but I'm not sure if there is any connection.
It looks like the coconut hispine beetle without the flanges.
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Hyönteiset (Luokka Insecta)Havainnoija
nicklambertKuvaus
Galls on Leptospermum spinescens ?
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nomennudumKuvaus
Larval or pupal stage of Microdontinae in a Technomyrmex sp. nest. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120660740
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Luokka PolychaetaHavainnoija
jandsKuvaus
This is clearly not an empty shell. The occupant was still moving
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Lehtikuoriaiset (Heimo Chrysomelidae)Havainnoija
jesiatheKuvaus
Found in garden. Roughly the size of a pin head
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Suku ActinodiumHavainnoija
arjonkerKuvaus
Actinodium spec. ‘Fitzgerald River’
Myrtaceae
native range is SW. Western Australia
buitenste steriele bracteeen 7 mm !
Stirling Range Drive
Stirling Range National Park
Western Australia
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Stylidium purpureumHavainnoija
arjonkerKuvaus
Stylidium ?purpureum Wege (2015) (POWO niet)
Stylidiaceae
native range is SW. Western Australia
Purper Triggerplant
1e plek, 2km zandweg op
S27 40.256 E114 16.932
Kalbarri NP
Western Australia
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Suku SphallomorphaHavainnoija
russ87Kuvaus
I assume keeping still and fending off the occasional curious ant is preferable to making a break for it and attracting a whole bunch.
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rogstandenKuvaus
These crabs were migrating to and from their holes out on the plains behind Roebuck Bay and the sea to spawn when the first big rain came to start the wet. An absolutely staggering sight.
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Suku AlepasHavainnoija
ricky_taylorKuvaus
Attached to jellyfish. See obs: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97524278
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wildmacroKuvaus
Gall with exit hole on huckleberry oak (Quercus vacciniifolia).
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Pullukkamerihevonen (Hippocampus abdominalis)Havainnoija
imogenisunderwaterKuvaus
female
