Drhoz
@drhoz.bsky.social
Australian Insect Fanatic (and BritSF fan and Furry)
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8025129... #3389 - Brachysandalus sp.
A genus of Assassin Bugs known from Australia and the Indian subcontinent, apparently. At least one Australian species is a cave-dweller. I don’t have any other information on them.
Baldivis, Perth
A genus of Assassin Bugs known from Australia and the Indian subcontinent, apparently. At least one Australian species is a cave-dweller. I don’t have any other information on them.
Baldivis, Perth
#3389 - Brachysandalus sp.
A genus of Assassin Bugs known from Australia and the Indian subcontinent, apparently. At least one Australian species is a cave-dweller. I don't have any other information on them.
Baldivis, Perth
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December 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8025129... #3389 - Brachysandalus sp.
A genus of Assassin Bugs known from Australia and the Indian subcontinent, apparently. At least one Australian species is a cave-dweller. I don’t have any other information on them.
Baldivis, Perth
A genus of Assassin Bugs known from Australia and the Indian subcontinent, apparently. At least one Australian species is a cave-dweller. I don’t have any other information on them.
Baldivis, Perth
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8024292... #3388 - Brachychiton megaphyllus - Red-flowering Kurrajong
Native to the far North of Australia, but now grown in cultivation for the masses of large deep red flowers is produces, while leafless.
Native to the far North of Australia, but now grown in cultivation for the masses of large deep red flowers is produces, while leafless.
#3388 - Brachychiton megaphyllus - Red-flowering Kurrajong
Native to the far North of Australia, but now grown in cultivation for the masses of large deep red flowers is produces, while leafless. Not many Australian plants are deciduous, but this one is bare....
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December 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8024292... #3388 - Brachychiton megaphyllus - Red-flowering Kurrajong
Native to the far North of Australia, but now grown in cultivation for the masses of large deep red flowers is produces, while leafless.
Native to the far North of Australia, but now grown in cultivation for the masses of large deep red flowers is produces, while leafless.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8024013... #3387 - Callitris preissii - Rottnest Island Pine
AKA Marro, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine.
AKA Marro, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine.
#3387 - Callitris preissii - Rottnest Island Pine
AKA Marro, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine.
Endemic to Rottnest and Garden Islands off the Perth coastline, and parts of the Swan Coastal Plain, but widely...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8024013... #3387 - Callitris preissii - Rottnest Island Pine
AKA Marro, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine.
AKA Marro, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8023944... #3386 - Neodialineura sp.
A genus of ten known species of Stiletto Fly, endemic to Australia, but more commonly reported from the SE than the SW.
A genus of ten known species of Stiletto Fly, endemic to Australia, but more commonly reported from the SE than the SW.
#3386 - Neodialineura sp.
A genus of ten known species of Stiletto Fly, endemic to Australia, but more commonly reported from the SE than the SW.
If they're anything like better known stiletto flies, the larvae are predators.....
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December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8023944... #3386 - Neodialineura sp.
A genus of ten known species of Stiletto Fly, endemic to Australia, but more commonly reported from the SE than the SW.
A genus of ten known species of Stiletto Fly, endemic to Australia, but more commonly reported from the SE than the SW.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8023875... #3385 - Cryptes baccatus - Wattle Tick Scale
A large Coccid scale insect that feeds on Acacia in SW, Southern, and Eastern Australia, forming colonies of the bloated, tick-like females of about 30 or 40 members.
A large Coccid scale insect that feeds on Acacia in SW, Southern, and Eastern Australia, forming colonies of the bloated, tick-like females of about 30 or 40 members.
#3385 - Cryptes baccatus - Wattle Tick Scale
A large Coccid scale insect that feeds on Acacia in SW, Southern, and Eastern Australia, forming colonies of the bloated, tick-like females of about 30 or 40 members. The newly hatched juveniles,...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8023875... #3385 - Cryptes baccatus - Wattle Tick Scale
A large Coccid scale insect that feeds on Acacia in SW, Southern, and Eastern Australia, forming colonies of the bloated, tick-like females of about 30 or 40 members.
A large Coccid scale insect that feeds on Acacia in SW, Southern, and Eastern Australia, forming colonies of the bloated, tick-like females of about 30 or 40 members.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8022968... #3384 - Palaemon australis -South-west Glass Shrimp
A very widespread genus of shrimp, found in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine habitats. This one is endemic to the SW of Australia, and is found in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and fish ponds.
A very widespread genus of shrimp, found in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine habitats. This one is endemic to the SW of Australia, and is found in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and fish ponds.
#3384 - Palaemon australis -South-west Glass Shrimp
A very widespread genus of shrimp, found in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine habitats. This one is endemic to the SW of Australia, and is found in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and fish ponds. In...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8022968... #3384 - Palaemon australis -South-west Glass Shrimp
A very widespread genus of shrimp, found in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine habitats. This one is endemic to the SW of Australia, and is found in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and fish ponds.
A very widespread genus of shrimp, found in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine habitats. This one is endemic to the SW of Australia, and is found in lakes, rivers, estuaries, and fish ponds.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021854... #3383 - Cyprinus carpio - European Carp
Something that absolutely should not be in any Australian lake, but unfortunately is. Along with Eastern Mosquitofish, another horrible invasive.
Something that absolutely should not be in any Australian lake, but unfortunately is. Along with Eastern Mosquitofish, another horrible invasive.
#3383 - Cyprinus carpio - European Carp
Something that absolutely should not be in any Australian lake, but unfortunately is. Along with Eastern Mosquitofish, another horrible invasive.
Namesake of the carp family, Cyprinidae. AKA common...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021854... #3383 - Cyprinus carpio - European Carp
Something that absolutely should not be in any Australian lake, but unfortunately is. Along with Eastern Mosquitofish, another horrible invasive.
Something that absolutely should not be in any Australian lake, but unfortunately is. Along with Eastern Mosquitofish, another horrible invasive.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021644... #3382 - Paramphisopus palustris
A freshwater isopod doing it’s best impression of a freshwater amphipod.
A freshwater isopod doing it’s best impression of a freshwater amphipod.
#3382 - Paramphisopus palustris
A freshwater isopod doing it's best impression of a freshwater amphipod.
P. palustris is the most common freshwater isopod in groundwater-fed wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain, and shows signs in...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021644... #3382 - Paramphisopus palustris
A freshwater isopod doing it’s best impression of a freshwater amphipod.
A freshwater isopod doing it’s best impression of a freshwater amphipod.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021574... #3381 - Omophoena taeniata
A tiny Lycid-mimicking Longicorn Beetle from Herdsman Lake.
A tiny Lycid-mimicking Longicorn Beetle from Herdsman Lake.
#3381 - Omophoena taeniata
A tiny Lycid-mimicking Longicorn Beetle from Herdsman Lake. Here's another one from Karnup.
The species is apparently endemic to Australia, but records are so scarce for the two species in the genus.....
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December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8021574... #3381 - Omophoena taeniata
A tiny Lycid-mimicking Longicorn Beetle from Herdsman Lake.
A tiny Lycid-mimicking Longicorn Beetle from Herdsman Lake.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8020460... #3380 - Austalis sp.
Drone Flies with 9 species in Australia, Papua, and some Pacific islands.
The swamp is good habitat for their larvae - aquatic maggots that live in nutrient-rich stagnant water, & breath through a long butt-snorkel.
Herdsman Lake, Perth.
Drone Flies with 9 species in Australia, Papua, and some Pacific islands.
The swamp is good habitat for their larvae - aquatic maggots that live in nutrient-rich stagnant water, & breath through a long butt-snorkel.
Herdsman Lake, Perth.
#3380 - Austalis sp.
A genus of Drone Fly with nine species from Australia, Papua, and some Pacific islands.
The swamp is good habitat for their larvae - aquatic maggots that live in nutrient-rich stagnant water, and...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8020460... #3380 - Austalis sp.
Drone Flies with 9 species in Australia, Papua, and some Pacific islands.
The swamp is good habitat for their larvae - aquatic maggots that live in nutrient-rich stagnant water, & breath through a long butt-snorkel.
Herdsman Lake, Perth.
Drone Flies with 9 species in Australia, Papua, and some Pacific islands.
The swamp is good habitat for their larvae - aquatic maggots that live in nutrient-rich stagnant water, & breath through a long butt-snorkel.
Herdsman Lake, Perth.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8020111... #3379 - Anisops sp. - Common Backswimmer
Widespread in still freshwater habiutats worldwide, where they prey on animals as large as tadpoles. They swim upsidedown.
Widespread in still freshwater habiutats worldwide, where they prey on animals as large as tadpoles. They swim upsidedown.
#3379 - Anisops sp. - Common Backswimmer
Widespread in still freshwater habiutats worldwide, where they prey on animals as large as tadpoles. They swim upsidedown.
Unusually for aquatic insects, they have large amounts of hemoglobin in some....
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December 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8020111... #3379 - Anisops sp. - Common Backswimmer
Widespread in still freshwater habiutats worldwide, where they prey on animals as large as tadpoles. They swim upsidedown.
Widespread in still freshwater habiutats worldwide, where they prey on animals as large as tadpoles. They swim upsidedown.
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#3378 - Micronecta sp. - Pygmy Water Boatmen
A genus of aquatic predatory bugs in the family Micronectidae, who used to be a subfamily of the Corixidae.
#3378 - Micronecta sp. - Pygmy Water Boatmen
A genus of aquatic predatory bugs in the family Micronectidae, who used to be a subfamily of the Corixidae.
#3378 - Micronecta sp. - Pygmy Water Boatmen
A genus of aquatic predatory bugs in the family Micronectidae, who used to be a subfamily of the Corixidae.
The genus' main claim to fame is the stridulatory courtship song of Micronecta scholtzi ....
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December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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#3378 - Micronecta sp. - Pygmy Water Boatmen
A genus of aquatic predatory bugs in the family Micronectidae, who used to be a subfamily of the Corixidae.
#3378 - Micronecta sp. - Pygmy Water Boatmen
A genus of aquatic predatory bugs in the family Micronectidae, who used to be a subfamily of the Corixidae.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8018577... #3377 - Fam. Chiltoniidae
One of the events set up for the kids at the Herdsman Lake Open Day was scooping up buckets of debris from the bottom of the swamp and searching it for aquatic wildlife.
One of the events set up for the kids at the Herdsman Lake Open Day was scooping up buckets of debris from the bottom of the swamp and searching it for aquatic wildlife.
#3377 - Fam. Chiltoniidae
One of the events set up for the kids at the Herdsman Lake Open Day was scooping up buckets of debris from the bottom of the swamp and searching it for aquatic wildlife.
One such was this amphipod,.....
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December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8018577... #3377 - Fam. Chiltoniidae
One of the events set up for the kids at the Herdsman Lake Open Day was scooping up buckets of debris from the bottom of the swamp and searching it for aquatic wildlife.
One of the events set up for the kids at the Herdsman Lake Open Day was scooping up buckets of debris from the bottom of the swamp and searching it for aquatic wildlife.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8018508... #3376 - Petrorhagia dubia - Hairypink
An annual herb sometimes as much as 90cm tall, but usually much less. It originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread and sometimes weedy.
An annual herb sometimes as much as 90cm tall, but usually much less. It originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread and sometimes weedy.
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8018508... #3376 - Petrorhagia dubia - Hairypink
An annual herb sometimes as much as 90cm tall, but usually much less. It originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread and sometimes weedy.
An annual herb sometimes as much as 90cm tall, but usually much less. It originated in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread and sometimes weedy.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017951... #3375 - Fam. Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles
The WA Gould Society held a event at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, in Perth’s northern suburbs, and invited environment groups from all over Perth to run tables and promote themselves.
The WA Gould Society held a event at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, in Perth’s northern suburbs, and invited environment groups from all over Perth to run tables and promote themselves.
#3375 - Fam. Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles
The WA Gould Society held a event at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, in Perth's northern suburbs, and invited environment groups from all over Perth to run tables and promote themselves. The WA...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017951... #3375 - Fam. Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles
The WA Gould Society held a event at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, in Perth’s northern suburbs, and invited environment groups from all over Perth to run tables and promote themselves.
The WA Gould Society held a event at the Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, in Perth’s northern suburbs, and invited environment groups from all over Perth to run tables and promote themselves.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017811... #3374 - Carcinophora occidentalis or Anisolabis flavocapitata
The former is a large earwig found in the SW of Australia, around Adelaide in south Australia, and a very small part of Aotearoa New Zealand where I suspect it was introduced by humans.
The former is a large earwig found in the SW of Australia, around Adelaide in south Australia, and a very small part of Aotearoa New Zealand where I suspect it was introduced by humans.
#3374 - Carcinophora occidentalis or Anisolabis flavocapitata
The former is a large earwig found in the SW of Australia, around Adelaide in south Australia, and a very small part of Aotearoa New Zealand where I suspect it was introduced by humans.
HOWEVER -...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017811... #3374 - Carcinophora occidentalis or Anisolabis flavocapitata
The former is a large earwig found in the SW of Australia, around Adelaide in south Australia, and a very small part of Aotearoa New Zealand where I suspect it was introduced by humans.
The former is a large earwig found in the SW of Australia, around Adelaide in south Australia, and a very small part of Aotearoa New Zealand where I suspect it was introduced by humans.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017114... #3373 - Lupinus cosentinii - Sandplain Lupine
Ferdinando Cosentini (1769 – 1840) was an Italian professor of botany.
A lupine native to the western Med, but now a common weed in parts of Australia (such as my backyard) and southern Africa.
Ferdinando Cosentini (1769 – 1840) was an Italian professor of botany.
A lupine native to the western Med, but now a common weed in parts of Australia (such as my backyard) and southern Africa.
#3373 - Lupinus cosentinii - Sandplain Lupine
Ferdinando Cosentini (1769 – 1840) was an Italian professor of botany. A lupine native to the western Med, but now a common weed in parts of Australia (such as my backyard) and southern Africa. It...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8017114... #3373 - Lupinus cosentinii - Sandplain Lupine
Ferdinando Cosentini (1769 – 1840) was an Italian professor of botany.
A lupine native to the western Med, but now a common weed in parts of Australia (such as my backyard) and southern Africa.
Ferdinando Cosentini (1769 – 1840) was an Italian professor of botany.
A lupine native to the western Med, but now a common weed in parts of Australia (such as my backyard) and southern Africa.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8016627... #3372 - Trifolium campestre - Hop Trefoil AKA field clover and low hop clover.
Native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in dry, open habitat, and often in sandy soils. A good forage plant, but not cultivated, usually.
Bertram, Perth.
Native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in dry, open habitat, and often in sandy soils. A good forage plant, but not cultivated, usually.
Bertram, Perth.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8016627... #3372 - Trifolium campestre - Hop Trefoil AKA field clover and low hop clover.
Native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in dry, open habitat, and often in sandy soils. A good forage plant, but not cultivated, usually.
Bertram, Perth.
Native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in dry, open habitat, and often in sandy soils. A good forage plant, but not cultivated, usually.
Bertram, Perth.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8016487... #3371 - Carneodon sp.
A genus of smaller Rhino Beetles, endemic to Australia. That’s all i know.
Baldivis, Perth.
A genus of smaller Rhino Beetles, endemic to Australia. That’s all i know.
Baldivis, Perth.
#3371 - Carneodon sp.
A genus of smaller Rhino Beetles, endemic to Australia. That's all i know.
Baldivis, Perth.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8016487... #3371 - Carneodon sp.
A genus of smaller Rhino Beetles, endemic to Australia. That’s all i know.
Baldivis, Perth.
A genus of smaller Rhino Beetles, endemic to Australia. That’s all i know.
Baldivis, Perth.
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#3370 - Ricinus communis - Castor Oil Plant
Named after the Latin for tick, owing to the appearance of the seeds.
#3370 - Ricinus communis - Castor Oil Plant
Named after the Latin for tick, owing to the appearance of the seeds.
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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#3370 - Ricinus communis - Castor Oil Plant
Named after the Latin for tick, owing to the appearance of the seeds.
#3370 - Ricinus communis - Castor Oil Plant
Named after the Latin for tick, owing to the appearance of the seeds.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8015024... - Moraea flaccida - One-leaf Cape Tulip
AKA various species of Homeria.
Another pretty plant from the extreme SW of Africa, that’s become a highly invasive weed in Southern Australia and Norfolk Island.
AKA various species of Homeria.
Another pretty plant from the extreme SW of Africa, that’s become a highly invasive weed in Southern Australia and Norfolk Island.
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8015024... - Moraea flaccida - One-leaf Cape Tulip
AKA various species of Homeria.
Another pretty plant from the extreme SW of Africa, that’s become a highly invasive weed in Southern Australia and Norfolk Island.
AKA various species of Homeria.
Another pretty plant from the extreme SW of Africa, that’s become a highly invasive weed in Southern Australia and Norfolk Island.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8014953... #3368 - Parasaissetia nigra - Black Scale
A Coccid scale insect originally from Africa, but it’s been spreading throughout the world from the later 19th Century at least.
A Coccid scale insect originally from Africa, but it’s been spreading throughout the world from the later 19th Century at least.
#3368 - Parasaissetia nigra - Black Scale
A Coccid scale insect originally from Africa, but it's been spreading throughout the world from the later 19th Century at least. A pest of coffee, cotton, eggplant, fig, edible ginger, guava,...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8014953... #3368 - Parasaissetia nigra - Black Scale
A Coccid scale insect originally from Africa, but it’s been spreading throughout the world from the later 19th Century at least.
A Coccid scale insect originally from Africa, but it’s been spreading throughout the world from the later 19th Century at least.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8013490... #3367 - Lemma sp. - Duckweed
Tiny floating aquatic plants best known for their size and prodigious growth rates. Lemma is distinguished from related plants by having just the one simple root. Surprisingly, they’re in the Arum family.
Tiny floating aquatic plants best known for their size and prodigious growth rates. Lemma is distinguished from related plants by having just the one simple root. Surprisingly, they’re in the Arum family.
#3367 - Lemma sp. - Duckweed
Tiny floating aquatic plants best known for their size and prodigious growth rates. Lemma is distinguished from related plants by having just the one simple root. Surprisingly, they're in the Arum...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8013490... #3367 - Lemma sp. - Duckweed
Tiny floating aquatic plants best known for their size and prodigious growth rates. Lemma is distinguished from related plants by having just the one simple root. Surprisingly, they’re in the Arum family.
Tiny floating aquatic plants best known for their size and prodigious growth rates. Lemma is distinguished from related plants by having just the one simple root. Surprisingly, they’re in the Arum family.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8012654... #3366 - Oxyura australis - Blue-billed Duck
In Tomato Lake, a suburban wetland that was once extremely degraded, and Salvinia-infested, until it was restored by volunteers from the WA Naturalists Club in the 1970s.
In Tomato Lake, a suburban wetland that was once extremely degraded, and Salvinia-infested, until it was restored by volunteers from the WA Naturalists Club in the 1970s.
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8012654... #3366 - Oxyura australis - Blue-billed Duck
In Tomato Lake, a suburban wetland that was once extremely degraded, and Salvinia-infested, until it was restored by volunteers from the WA Naturalists Club in the 1970s.
In Tomato Lake, a suburban wetland that was once extremely degraded, and Salvinia-infested, until it was restored by volunteers from the WA Naturalists Club in the 1970s.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8011887... #3365 - Nabis kinbergii - Pacific Damsel Bug
A predatory bug found across Australia, Aotearoa, and various Pacific islands, hunting any insects smaller than thermselves.
A predatory bug found across Australia, Aotearoa, and various Pacific islands, hunting any insects smaller than thermselves.
#3365 - Nabis kinbergii - Pacific Damsel Bug
A predatory bug found across Australia, Aotearoa, and various Pacific islands, hunting any insects smaller than thermselves.
The Nabids include some 500 species, with some practising traumatic...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8011887... #3365 - Nabis kinbergii - Pacific Damsel Bug
A predatory bug found across Australia, Aotearoa, and various Pacific islands, hunting any insects smaller than thermselves.
A predatory bug found across Australia, Aotearoa, and various Pacific islands, hunting any insects smaller than thermselves.