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Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Suborder ApocritaObserver
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Very tiny wasp (2 mm) on the flower - could not focus or get closers than this
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Spiders Order AraneaeObserver
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Very tiny - about 1 mm (pinhead) in size. Found between leaves of Agapanthus
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Foliage Webbing Spider Phryganoporus candidusObserver
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Lots of these spiders in between our garden plants in a big colonial web. About 5 - 8 mm in size
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Large Spotted Ladybird Harmonia conformisObserver
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Pupa
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Jumping Spiders Family SalticidaeObserver
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Found on Agapanthus, about 5 mm long
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European Green Crab Carcinus maenasObserver
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Specimen photo, trying out a new technique. Male Carcinus
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Southern Longfin Goby Favonigobius lateralisObserver
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Possibly Nesogobius sp.? Small sand gobies in left over puddles on the mudflat in low tide. Camouflaged perfectly and flattened themselves when still to reduce their cast shadow.
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Katelysia peroniiObserver
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Dead individuals were covered with small intertidal snails (Amphibolid snails?)
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Fragile Air Breather Salinator fragilisObserver
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Adults and juveniles common in intertidal at low tide.
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Gastropods Class GastropodaObserver
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Lots of these individuals feeding on the mudflat in low tide. Shell quite worn down so hard to ID.
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Female pea crab with eggs, discovered by my chef friend while shucking New Zealand clams (Spisula aequilatera)
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Great Spider Crab Leptomithrax gaimardiiObserver
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While on a research trip in Coffin Bay, we were using the Ekman sand grab from the boat to collect sediment samples 10+ metres down. And we hauled this guy back up (bigger than the grab itself). It was okay and successfully released back into the water.
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Found on soft sediment at low tide while on teaching research trip.
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Family PilumnidaeObserver
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Found while sediment sampling on a research trip. Don't have any photos so haven't discerned between Pilumnus/Pilumnopeus at this stage.
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Propefusus australisObserver
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Found while sediment sampling on a research trip.
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Conical Moon Snail Conuber conicumObserver
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Found while sediment sampling for a teaching research trip.
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European Green Crab Carcinus maenasObserver
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A beautiful red morph collected as part of my research. While Carcinus are usually green, you do find adults that exhibit high pattern and colour variety.
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European Green Crab Carcinus maenasObserver
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A white morph of invasive Carcinus (this one had a mostly hard shell). Juveniles tend to have more colour/pattern variation than adults. Uncertain of the carapace width for this individual.
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Congolli Pseudaphritis urvilliiObserver
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Found in our traps while Carcinus monitoring (successfully released). Please feel free to correct/add in any other information.
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New Zealand Eagle Ray Myliobatis tenuicaudatusObserver
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Lots of southern eagle rays (including juveniles) cruising past us at Coffin Bay while on a research trip.
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Southern Periwinkle Austrocochlea constrictaObserver
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Found in mangroves and wrack at low tide, Whyalla
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Genus BrachidontesObserver
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Found in mangroves in Port Pirie creek, really polluted
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Genus PlacamenObserver
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Found buried in sand near mangroves at Port Broughton. Appears too triangular to be Katelysia spp. and too rough to be Anapella cycladea (both of which I am quite familiar with), but not 100% sure.
