Category Archives: Fauna
Wallaby: Macropus/Thylogale/Dorcopsis sp.
Tidbinbilla Nature reserve*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Wallaby Taxonomy: Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Marsupialia; Diprotodontia; Macropodidae; Macropus; Macropus, Thylogale, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, and Osphranter Common Names: wallabies, wallaby, the forest kangaroo. Localities: Native to Australia mainly in rugged timber and forested … Continue reading
Vespula germanica: The German or European Wasp, aka “Yellow Jackets”
Tidbinbilla Nature reserve*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * German or European Wasps: The Yellowjacket Taxonomy: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apocrita: Vespidae: Vespula germanica Common Names: German Wasp, European Wasp, Yellow Jackets, the fake paper wasp. Localities: Northern hemisphere and native … Continue reading
Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food
Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food. Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food Tuesday, 15 November 2011 12:08 Mac Slavo This article was written by Mac Slavo and originally published to … Continue reading
Australian National Botanical Gardens
Tales of a Technogypsie » Blog Archive » Australian National Botanical Gardens. Australian National Botanical Gardens * GPO Box 1777 * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory * 2601 * Australia * +61 2 6250 9599 * http://www.anbg.gov.au/ * In … Continue reading
Seals
Seals at Bar Beach * Narooma New South Wales, Australia Seals The Common Seal is a semi-aquatic Pinniped (fin-footed marine mammal). Seals have several families, including Odobenidae (walrus), Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions, fur seals), Phocidae (earless seals). The common … Continue reading
Manta Rays
Sting Rays at Bar Beach * Narooma New South Wales, Australia Sting Rays: Manta Rays* Animalia * Chordata * Chondrichthyes * Elasmobranchii *Myliobatiformes * Myliobatidae * Manta * M. birostris * : aka: “Manta Ray, Sting Ray, Devil Fish, Manta” … Continue reading
Opossum
possum, Lentil as Anything restaurant, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. April 15, 2011. Common Name: Opossum Nicknames: Possum, Oppossum Taphonomy: Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Marsupialia; Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae; various species: (Virginia Opossum) “Didelphis virginiana”. Bishop’s Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi); Narrow-headed Slender Opossum (Marmosops cracens); … Continue reading
Emu: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Tidbinbilla Nature reserve*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * EmuDromaius novaehollandiae One of Australia’s largest native birds, the Emu is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and is the second largest extant bird in the world by height next … Continue reading
Wombat
WombatCommon Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat or Yaminon (Lasiorhinus krefftii) Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) One of the unique creatures in Australia next to the Kangaroo is the “Wombat”. A wombat, like the Kangaroo, is a marsupial. It is … Continue reading
Australian National Museum
National Museum of Australia * Lawson Crescent * Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601 * (02) 6208 5000 * One of Australia’s most brilliant and diverse museums is the National Museum of Australia in Canberra within the heart of the Australian … Continue reading