25th May 2020, 07:53 PM
#261
Travelling Podologist
Originally Posted by
MB
Came across the twin of that one in our vegie garden up here in FNQ just a few days ago. Had never seen anything like it. It is the 'Saunders Case Moth' aka 'Large Bagworm' Initially the caterpillar weaves a bag of silk around it & then adds whatever is around to form a protective case. They retreat into the case to protect themselves & can close the opening at will. It was obvious that they have really good eyesight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metura_elongatus
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25th May 2020, 08:05 PM
#262
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Blue Winged Kookaburra having a bad hair day!
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21st June 2020, 01:36 PM
#263
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Scarlet Honeyeater captured a couple of mornings ago when we were out camping in the bush & doing a bit of 4wd'ing in the mountains around Irvinebank, Qld
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21st June 2020, 01:59 PM
#264
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Wild bee's nest (abandoned) hanging from the end of the branches of a gum tree.
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1st July 2020, 07:07 PM
#265
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12th July 2020, 11:38 PM
#266
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Cheeky Redheads :-)
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13th July 2020, 09:45 PM
#267
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Went for a look see and was rewarded with seeing a cow and calf only a couple of hundred metres off the coast. Sorry about the quality of the pic.
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18th July 2020, 10:18 PM
#268
Patrol God
Went looking for whales but came across this little bloke in front of the only gannet colony on the mainland.
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2nd August 2020, 05:25 PM
#269
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No whales today, but this guy was so agile for his size.
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9th August 2020, 11:43 AM
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