March fly ... with pink eyes!
Scaptia sp.
A species we’ve never seen before.
see iNaturalist record
March fly ... a compliant photography subject
Scaptia sp.
A species we’ve never seen before.
see iNaturalist record
mantis feasting on a beetle
Orthodera ministralis
the blue spot is a distinguishing feature
Orthodera ministralis
surprisingly cryptic for such a large insect
Orthodera ministralis
Broad-nosed weevil
Broad-nosed weevils ... a pair
Australian Emerald ... in flight
Hemicordulia australasiae
paired Australian Emerald dragonflies
Hemicordulia australiae
Australian Emerald dragonflies
Hemicordulia australiae
large crane fly
Leptotarsus clavatus
the large and colourful 'Mustard Ghost Moth'
Abantiades hyalinatus
Black-faced Monarch
Black-faced Monarch with captured moth
male Superb Fairy-wren
female Superb Fairy-wren
Blue Flower Wasp ... being uncharacteristically clumsy
These large wasps have been circling a couple of tree stumps, in numbers!
Austroscolia soror
Blue Flower Wasp, displaying bright blue wings
At the right angle, their wings flash brilliant blue.
Austroscolia soror
Goanna heading for a possum-filled tree hollow
Varanus varius
descending, defeated by the defensive mother possum
Varanus varius
