***General Insect Shots***

Pippan wrote in post #19173806
A cathedral termite mound, Litchfield National Park. These mounds are a prominent feature of the the north Australian woodlands and grasslands. They are built by the grass-eating, 6mm (1/4") long Nasutitermes triodiae to maintain their preferred warm, high humidity environment, protect themselves from predators and store grass.

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Nice shot, Pippan. Must be about 12 feet tall. I hope that thing has been given the International Tourist Council approval safety certifcate. I was looking for a link to the termites and found this. Seems a bit of a long-winded link, though.
https://www.google.com …VEAE#imgrc=UhM1​aAEvtA3TWM

I've seen a few of these over time and never discovered what they are
This has been like this for a few months now so it's contents have either escaped or died inside
About 19 mm long

This one surprised me as I was moving a large potted plant out from the shade and into the sun. I ran into the house, hung a 100L macro IS on a 1D body and hoped the critter was still in the pot. Lucky me, it moved a little at a time and stopped often, looking like it wasn't sure of where to go.

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phocalphobe wrote in post #19254524
This one surprised me as I was moving a large potted plant out from the shade and into the sun. I ran into the house, hung a 100L macro IS on a 1D body and hoped the critter was still in the pot. Lucky me, it moved a little at a time and stopped often, looking like it wasn't sure of where to go.

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Nice clean shot but that gives me the willies.

phocalphobe wrote in post #19254524
This one surprised me as I was moving a large potted plant out from the shade and into the sun. I ran into the house, hung a 100L macro IS on a 1D body and hoped the critter was still in the pot. Lucky me, it moved a little at a time and stopped often, looking like it wasn't sure of where to go.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2m8B​dm3 centipede-WEB

Nicely captured. I saw something like that in VietNam, but it was about 25 cm (about 10 inches) long! It was black in color.

I don't know what it is but I suspect it's dangerous.............

Dung Beetles

Cop Car Moths

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A Carolina locust warming up in the sun on my yard this morning.

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Ahem, please excuse my intrusion . . .

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This guy was a little shy!