Today I Saw a Native Animal

[Solid Luck]

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Found this little feller when i decided to pick up an interesting rock in tarnegulla. Im glad it stayed on the ground and not on the rock i picked up. It seemed fairly aggressive towards the phone when i took the photo so im sure they wouldn't hesitate to sting ya

Here's mine hippyhunter. Not too far from Tarnagulla either. Got a signal and lifted the rock.

 

[Deepseeker]

They're all great pics people. I love that close-up one of the ant taking home the spider for dinner. It's great to know some critters have got my back! Having said that, not all ants are our allies either. I remember well as a teenager, exploring the sand dunes of the back beach along Cape Schanck Vic with my cousins in the 70's. My youngest cousin sat down for a rest on a sand dune, and he got bitten on the backside by a huge dark blue/black colored Bull ant. He let out the most agonizing scream and balled his eyes out in pain.

So, what is the one that you said was something else in the preceding years Nightjar? Is it the remains of a native Mia Mia or something? I guess if you needed some shelter it would be easy enough to just throw a tarp over it and kip down underneath.

 

[hippyhunter]

Nice one hardluck. They are definately either different breeds or male and female. I could spot a couple of differences such as yours looks a little slimmer and longer. My one looked wider and had two distinct rows of humps along the back wheras your pick the back looks flat. Wonder if different breed or different sex. Because of the close proximity i will guess male vs female.
I will watch out more for them.next time i go to tarnegulla. Hahaha. :lol:

 

[hippyhunter]

Im getting spine shivers seeing all the spiders here. Ewwww!!!! :lol:

 

[Nightjar]

Yes, Deepseeker, the remains of a Mia Mia, but they didn't throw a tarp over the frame, just natural bush, mulga, spinnifex etc, no tarps out there.

 

[Occasional_panner]

Does this one count as native https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...069/1601330320_screenshot_20170914-062857.jpg

I still can't figure out what I'm looking at there Capertree??? Is it a Yowie in a Ghillie suit?

There is a black cat in the middle of the screen, going behind a tree. Puma??

Oh, now I see it. I know they've been here a while but not quite long enough to call Native

I bet RM picked it up in a flash, people who hunt look at things in a different way, you just seem to notice so much more.

 

[Occasional_panner]

This was in Paddys ranges, I came to a sudden stop and the wife asked why, just in front was this little fella warming himself up on the track.

I didn't get a good shot of this one, he pissed off too quick, got up on his back legs and ran like hell.

 

[Deepseeker]

I'm amazed that with Foxes and all the feral cats that we have in Australia, that we still have such a diverse variety of Lizards. :Y:

 

[Moneybox]

I dug this little guy out from about 400mm down in the creek gravel.

The creek was dry from end to end but the gravel a that depth was still damp.

I wasn't game to bury him again so I put him back in the hole and just threw a light layer of gravel over him and left the hole open.

 

[Dave79]

Spent ages trying to get a shot of one of the blue boys on the weekend but they were too quick for me!

 

[EVIE/BEE]

Did the frog give off a target signal Moneybox??

I dug one up some time ago, expected a piece of gold...always wondered about the signal.

I dug this little guy out from about 400mm down in the creek gravel.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1601421628_frog.jpg

The creek was dry from end to end but the gravel a that depth was still damp.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1601421653_frog2.jpg

I wasn't game to bury him again so I put him back in the hole and just threw a light layer of gravel over him and left the hole open.

 

[Moneybox]

I'm amazed that with Foxes and all the feral cats that we have in Australia, that we still have such a diverse variety of Lizards. :Y:

They must breed like flies because the snakes get fat on them too... It's the poor old snake that gets wacked on the head too often by the over excited human population invading their territory.

 

[Moneybox]

Did the frog give off a target signal Moneybox??

I dug one up some time ago, expected a piece of gold...always wondered about the signal.

I dug this little guy out from about 400mm down in the creek gravel.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1601421628_frog.jpg

The creek was dry from end to end but the gravel a that depth was still damp.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1601421653_frog2.jpg

I wasn't game to bury him again so I put him back in the hole and just threw a light layer of gravel over him and left the hole open.

No, on this occasion I think I dug an aluminium can lid with a message to the previous owner that was ignored...

 

[EVIE/BEE]

My frog must have swallowed something, i put im back too...bugga. :/

 

[Moneybox]

My frog must have swallowed something, i put im back too...bugga. :/

Perhaps he just filled up on mineral water :lol:

 

[Deepseeker]

My frog must have swallowed something, i put im back too...bugga. :/

Perhaps he just filled up on mineral water :lol:

Boom Boom, Tshh!

 

[husky]

Was working on the road today when this little fella crossed the road in front of us and cruised up a small tree in someones front yard.. even posed for the photo before the local magpies started swooping :koala:

 

[husky]

Hate it when photos come out sideways might have to tilt ur heads to the side sorry

 

[Nightjar]

Moths sometimes make nests like this producing stinging caterpillars, but this one was far too big for moths, can anyone explain what it is?
Found north of Leonora.

 

[Teemore]

Maybe spiders, we get these in Vic.....
Not as dense as yours ....