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12 Austral Ellipsidion Cockroach -
10 Wraparound Spider Front View - Dolophones turrigera -
7 Hairy Visitor -
7 Fantastic Spider - Arkys transversus ? -
6 Wraparound Spider Again - Dolophones turrigera -
7 Gorgeous Grose Valley - The Tourist Spiel -
6 Kangaroo Paw - Big Red -
8 Female Koel - Eudynamys orientalis -
6 Bottlebrush Sawfly -
7 Tree Fern - Cyathea cooperi -
5 The Eyes Have It - Leaf Beetle - The Paropsisterna variicollis -
5 Wallum Banksia -
4 Allocasuarina verticillata -
6 Young Stunned Rosella -
6 Sealed with those eyes - Common or Harbour Seal - Phoca vitulina -
6 Psenuc courti (Zabka, 2002) Court's Stridulating Jumping Spider ? -
6 Austral Ellipsidion Cockroach -
4 Anemone Stinkhorn - Aseroe rubra -
5 Heeland Coo - Bos taurus taurus -
6 Loch Erisort - Isle of Lewis -
![A Defensive Citrus Swallowtail caterpillar - showing Osmeterium The osmeterium is a defensive organ found in all papilionid larvae, in all stages.[1] The organ is situated in the prothoracic segment and can be everted when the larva feels threatened. The everted organ resembles a fleshy forked tongue (not unlike a snake tongue), and this along with the large eye-like spots on the body might be used to startle birds and small reptiles. The osmeterial organ remains inside the body in the thoracic region in an inverted position and is everted when the larva is disturbed in any way emitting a foul, disagreeable odor which serves to repel ants,[2] small spiders[3] and mantids.[4] To humans, this odour is rather strong but pleasant, usually smelling like a concentrated scent of the caterpillar’s food plant and pineapple.
The constitution of the osmeterial secretion varies from species to species and contains monoterpene hydrocarbons, sesquiterpenic compounds or a mixture of aliphatic acids and esters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmeterium Australia,Dainty swallowtail,Geotagged,Papilio anactus,Summer](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4568/111918_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1622073610&Signature=ISVHl%2FaNUlSMkKSmXxzsttpShcI%3D)
5 A Defensive Citrus Swallowtail caterpillar - showing Osmeterium -
5 Great Camouflage - Wrap around spider - Dolophones turrigera -
6 Beautiful Banksia - Banksia Spinulosa var.Cunninghamii -
4 Brush Tailed Possums
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I have an interest in Australian birds - any birds. I like photographing landscapes. Insects have suddenly come into and seem to be consuming my life. I am continuing to learn how to see. I am a fortunate person. I am discovering new dimensions of nature every day.
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