East Risdon Nature Reserve, 5 Oct 2008
28 people attended this outing led by Mark Wapstra on the eastern shore of the
Derwent River.
Caladenia fuscata.
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Mark Wapstra compares leaves of Pomaderris pilifera subspecies pilifera on the left and subspecies taplicutica on the right.
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The rare Olearia hookeri.
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Tiger Orchid, Diuris sulphurea.
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An interesting caterpillar nest.
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We found this dried Big-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) at Tommys Bight.
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An Ichneumonid wasp.
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An unusually large
booklouse (psocopteran); it was about 7 mm
long.
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Davesia ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia makes the track a bit prickly.
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Our pleasant lunch spot at Tommys Bight contrasts with the zinc refinery on the opposite shore.
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Photos by Amanda Thomson, Kevin Bonham