#wildlife: queensland
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snototter · 2 years ago
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A noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) stretches its wings in the sun in Queensland, Australia
by Gail Hampshire
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maureen2musings · 4 months ago
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And away they go!
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sitting-on-me-bum · 3 months ago
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Little Red Flying-fox - Eungella, Queensland
By Rob Drummond
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pangeen · 2 months ago
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" Black Swan " // © David Clode
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coffeenuts · 8 months ago
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artifacts-and-arthropods · 1 year ago
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Skeletorus Spider: this species of jumping spider was named for its distinctive skeleton-like pattern
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This species (Maratus sceletus) is a type of peacock spider that has been found only in the southeast region of Queensland, Australia. It was discovered by a grad student named Madeline Girard back in 2015, and for obvious reasons, she decided to give it the colloquial name "skeletorus."
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The males of this species have distinctive black-and-white markings; their appearance is very unusual, given that male peacock spiders are generally known for their colorful/flamboyant features.
According to Dr. Jürgen Otto, who co-authored the article in which this species was first described:
[Skeletorus] looks dramatically different from all other peacock spiders known to date, making me think that this group is perhaps much more diverse than we had thought.
Peacock spiders are also famous for their charming and elaborate courtship dances, which often differ slightly from one species to the next. You can watch footage of the mating dance for this particular species here.
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Sources & More Info:
Sci News: Two New Species of Peacock Spiders Discovered in Australia
Peckhamia Scientific Journal: Two New Peacock Spiders of the Calcitrans Group from Southern Queensland (PDF)
National Geographic: Behold Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, New Peacock Spiders
Animal Diversity Web: Genus Maratus
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nixieofthenorth · 1 year ago
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Matilda the Koala
📍Hamilton Island Wildlife, Queensland, Australia 📸 Bec Gallagher
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oceaniatropics · 10 months ago
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Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata), Queensland, Australia 
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travelella · 24 days ago
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Georg Wolf
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branchflowerphoto · 7 months ago
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cairns birdwing butterfly 🦋 queensland, australia
(C) branchflowerphoto 2019
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starfall333 · 4 months ago
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random pages from the sketchbook i worked on for 2 weeks in outback queensland
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snototter · 2 years ago
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The spines of a short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) 
by Mitch Thorburn
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travelbinge · 2 years ago
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By Seanscottphotography
Cape York, Queensland, Australia
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sitting-on-me-bum · 7 months ago
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“Possum’s midnight snack”
Location: Malanda, Queensland, Australia
“Caitlin Henderson finds an unexpected guest on her balcony as a possum snacks on a large cicada. ‘There were heads here, wings there,’ Caitlin says. She had peeked out and spotted a common brushtail possum sitting on the windowsill. Quick reactions allowed Caitlin to photograph the possum hungrily dismembering a large northern greengrocer cicada while carrying a baby in its pouch. This nocturnal marsupial, native to Australia, is widespread and locally abundant. Its long, sharp claws are made for a life in the trees, but it has readily adapted to urban environments and come into conflicts with humans.”
by Caitlin Henderson, Australia
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2023
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pangeen · 3 months ago
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" Hi Hoomans " // © Kerin Gedge
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jediaxis101 · 5 months ago
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