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Ptilocnemus lemur
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Opiliones
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I happened across another one of
these marvellous creatures, and
this time managed to get a ...
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A small (5mm) opilionid found
walking across bare ground at
night. I don't encounter these
creatures ...
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Miturgidae
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Miturgidae
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The male of the species. Much
more slender than the females
and probably only around 15mm
long. See ...
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The male of the species. Much
more slender than the females
and probably only around 15mm
long. See ...
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Miturgidae
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Miturgidae
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A new species of prowling spider
(Miturgidae) for me. Quite
different from the usual
miturgids I ...
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A new species of prowling spider
(Miturgidae) for me. Quite
different from the usual
miturgids I ...
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Acantholophus sp.
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Involuntary self-mummification
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I was going through some old
photos, and I forgot I had a
portrait of this spiky weevil
that I ...
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Cicadas live underground as
nymphs for most of their lives
feeding on the juices they suck
from ...
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Achaearanea sp.
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Tetragnatha sp.
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An (~4mm) Achaearanea female
guards her egg sac. Unlike other
theridiids of this kind that I
have ...
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A dorsal view of a female
Tetragnatha above - ventral view
of a male below.
Note, they
are ...
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Ancita sp.
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Camponotus gasseri
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An attractive and robust (~20mm)
longicorn beetle I found feeding
on the stem of a young ...
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A (~4mm) Camponotus gasseri
major worker pauses to clean
herself along a well formed
foraging trail ...
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Melobasis cf. sexplagiata
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Araneus eburneiventris
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This pretty (~13mm) Jewel beetle
is most likely a Melobasis
sexplagiata. It has a good
likeness to a ...
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These photos replace older ones
of the attractive nocturnal orb
weaver, ...
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Acantholophus sp.
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Cormocephalus cf. aurantiipes
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Another one of these amazing,
spiky weevils that feed on the
fronds of grass trees. This one
dropped ...
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Portrait of a large (~15cm)
scolopendromorph centipede. It
was difficult to photograph as
it was ...
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Tmarus sp.
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Araneidae
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A ~5mm long (excluding legs)
crab spider in the genus Tmarus.
These spiders can often be found
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A small (5-6mm) araneid that
bears some semblance to Araneus
hamiltoni.
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