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Brown-winged Christmas Beetle Anoplognathus brunnipennisObserver
shesgotlegsDescription
It doesn't key out right but I can't figure out what else it could be so this is the hill I die on I guess
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Spiny Bark Mantis Gyromantis kraussiiObserver
kimba882Description
Field Notes - c.75mm in length. Attracted to light at night. Rural.
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Spiny Bark Mantis Gyromantis kraussiiObserver
questagameDescription
Sighting and photos (c) janr.
Field Notes - about 30mm TL.
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simonoDescription
ID by Matthew Connors, who also identified this as a male. - " Bowerbird.org.au sighting being moved to iNaturalist because the former website is shutting down.
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simonoDescription
Gyromantis occidentalis
Identified as Gyromantis occidentalis on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors: "It looks a bit pale but the pattern is right"
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Common Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulatusObserver
coenobitaDescription
The snake was chasing a frog at speed. The frog was doing metre long leaps and the snake was holding its head high to see where the frog landed. On seeing us, the snake froze and lowered its head allowing me to take a photo. The frog was probably Ranoidea jungguy.
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Mud Crabs Genus ScyllaObserver
matthew_connorsDescription
Fishing for mud crabs (they tasted pretty good too)
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Nassarius crematusObserver
matthew_connorsDescription
Orange Nassarius
Identified as Nassarius Zeuxis crematus on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors: "Tentative ID by Michael McMaster who stated that it may be N. concinnus instead"
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Hyaline Netwinged Mantis Neomantis hyalinaObserver
sea-kangarooDescription
Fresh new mantis.
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Netwinged Mantis Neomantis australisObserver
graemevcDescription
Neomantis australis
Identified as Neomantis australis on Bowerbird by Graeme Cocks
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Blacksaddle Snake Eel Ophichthus cephalozonaObserver
coenobitaDescription
Can clearly see the tail in this individual. About 60 cm long.
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Paratettix amplusObserver
matthew_connorsDescription
Pygmy Grasshopper
Identified as Paratettix femoralis on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors
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Fire Corals Genus MilleporaObserver
matthew_connorsDescription
Branching Fire Coral - Millepora dichotoma
Identified as Anthoathecata on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors: "Millepora dichotoma (Milleporidae) - for some reason the entire family is missing from Bowerbird"
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Eastern Australian Koel Eudynamys orientalis ssp. cyanocephalusObserver
matthew_connorsDescription
Eastern Koel
Identified as Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephala on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors
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Red-winged Stick Insect Podacanthus viridiroseusObserver
nicklambertDescription
Male, arched anal segment
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Boxer Bark Mantises Genus ParaoxypilusObserver
karenretraDescription
Boxer bark mantis?
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Crusader Bug Mictis profanaObserver
johneichlerDescription
Crusader Bug and nymphs at all stages of development
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Genus OrthoderaObserver
ellurasanctuaryDescription
Australian Striped Mantid (Orthodera marginata)
