True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) home - Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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2 Jul 2025

We're pleased to let you know that NatureMapr Data Collector 6.3.0 has just gone live for both Android and iOS.This important update for the mobile app includes:Ability to re-order images!Numerous bug...

Platform consolidation and impact to regional functionality

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NatureMapr 2025 partner update presented to Commonwealth DCCEEW

New feature: special fields for collections

Discussion

DesB wrote:

2 Jul 2025

So wonderfully weird - what ecological niche is this filling?!
@kasiaaus The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)

Ptilocnemus sidnicus

MatthewFrawley wrote:

1 Jul 2025

Thanks for the info MB 👍

Pristhesancus plagipennis

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

1 Jul 2025

"I’d say first instar (meaning that they have just hatched and in their first stage of development). The brownish structure nearby is the egg batch that their mother laid, and which they hatched out of. They generally hang out together when young but become solitary as they mature," From ... https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-stunned-strange-backyard-find-insect-assassin-bug-061805254.html

Pristhesancus plagipennis

MatthewFrawley wrote:

30 Jun 2025

What's going on here?

Pristhesancus plagipennis

HelenCross wrote:

29 Jun 2025

Cool-looking little fellas!

Pristhesancus plagipennis