Easter camp in Cradle Mt park, April 2010
3. Dove Lake circuit.
 

Field-nats on the shore of Lake Dove.

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A native bee found at the beach.

 This Halictidae bee, Homalictus sp., is a male; females have hairier bodies for carrying pollen instead of using their legs.
(Thanks to Andrew Hingston for identification.)
 

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A Bennett's wallaby watches our party of field-nats.

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Club moss.

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In the Ballroom Forest, Lake Dove.

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Metallic skink,
Niveoscincus metallicus.

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A native species of earwig.

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Wingless grasshoppers Phaulacridium vittatum, not too concerned by the passing field-nats!

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An Anthelidae caterpillar strolling along the edge of the track with us.

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On Suicide Rock, overlooking Lake Dove.

The rock was scraped and polished by ice during the ice age.

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Photos by Abbey Throssell, Geoff Fenton, Amanda Thomson