About Miscellaneous Invertebrates and Others
Invertebrates in general are far too numerous to attempt to document on this website. This page is designed to illustrate some of the more interesting and colourful species that have been observed and photographed together with some other interesting vertebrate species.
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| Tropical Rock Master (Diphebia euoeodes) |
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| Sapphire Rock Master (Diphebia coerulescens) |
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| Sapphire Rock Master (Diphebia coerulescens) 2 |
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| (Austroagrion aureus) |
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| Fiery Skimmer (Orthetrum villosovittautum) |
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| Red Swampdragon (Agrionoptera allogenes) |
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| Australian Tiger (Ictinogomphus australis) Male |
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| Australian Tiger (Ictinogomphus australis) Female |
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| Painted Grass Hawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans) Male |
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| Painted Grass Hawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans) Male |
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| Pale Mouth (Brachydiplax denticauda) |
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Common Glider (Trapezostigma loewii)
in flight |
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| Common Glider (Trapezostigma loewii) |
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| Yellow Stripped Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyltis) |
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| Jewel Flutterer (Rhyothemis resplendens) |
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| Graphic Flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera) |
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| Wandering Percher Female (Diplacodes bipunctara) |
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| Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes) |
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| Chalky Percher (Diplacodes triviolis) Male |
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Black-Headed Skimmer (Crocothemi nigrifrons)
Male |
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Eastern Billabongfly (Austroagrion watsoni)
Male and Female in tandem |
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| Redtail (Ceriagrion aeruginosum) |
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Redtail (Ceriagrion aeruginosum)
Male and female |
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| Zodiac Day Moth (Alcides melaurus) |
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| White Banded Noctuid Moth (Donuca orbigers) |
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| Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules) |
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| Potter Wasp (Delta campaniforme) |
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Green Grocer Cicada
(Cyclochila australasiae) |
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| Cicada (Species) |
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| Native Bees (Tetragonula sp) |
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| Blue-greened long legged Fly (Chrysoma leucopogon) |
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| Neon Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus nitidulus) |
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| Carpenter Bee (Xylocopia sp) |
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| Kite Spider (Austracantha fornicata) |
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| Lynx Spider (Oxyopes Sp) |
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| St Andrews Cross Spider (Argiope picta) |
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| Jumping Spider (Cosmorphasis sp) |
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| Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon) Male |
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Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus Mormon)
Female |
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| Grey Huntsman (Holconia immanis) |
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Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila edulis)
male courting female |
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| Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila edulis) |
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(Nephila edulis) with Cairns Birdwing butterfly prey.
Note the diminutive male spider at rear right leg
Unidentified Nephila species |
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| Nephila species |
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| Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora transmanina) |
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| Tent Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis |
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Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema goliath)
with recently shed exoskeleton |
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| False Garden Mantis (Psuedomantis alboimbriata) |
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| Praying Mantis (Hierodula majuscula) |
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| Praying Mantis (Hierodula majuscula) |
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Mating Hedge Grasshoppers (Valanga irregularis)
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| Green Tree (Weaver) Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) |
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| Green Tree (Weaver) Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) |
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Rhinocerus Beetle (Xylotrupes gideon)
Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmas rubripes) |
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| White-kneed King Cricket (Penalva flavocalceat) |
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Rainforest Cricket sp
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| Spiny-legged Katydid (Paracaedicia serrata) |
Unidentified Rainforest Katydid species |
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| Orange-clawed Fiddler Crabs (Uca coarctata) |
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Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab (Leptograpsus variegatus)
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Scarlet Three-spined Mangrove Crab
(Neosamarmatium trispinosum) |
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| Light Blue Soldier Crab (Mictyris longicarpus) |
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