Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Hackett, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Hackett, ACT - 24 Feb 2018
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 1 Feb 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Tachyglossus aculeatus 1 Feb 2020 TimL

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Psocodea 'Psocoptera' sp. (order) (Unidentified plant louse) at Hackett, ACT - 9 Jun 2020 by TimL
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Hackett, ACT - 15 Mar 2020 by Christine
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Hackett, ACT - 12 Mar 2020 by AlisonMilton
Heteropsilopus sp. (genus) (A long legged fly) at Acton, ACT - 3 Mar 2020 by TimL
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Feb 2020 by TimL
Tiphiidae (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Feb 2020 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Jan 2020 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 15 Jan 2020 by TimL
Tropis roei (Roe's longhorn beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 3 Dec 2019 by TimL
Phoracantha synonyma (Longhorn beetle) at Acton, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
Eleale aspera (Clerid beetle) at Acton, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by TimL
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2019 by JudithRoach
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus (Milk vine bug) at Acton, ACT - 27 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by TimL
Psocodea 'Psocoptera' sp. (order) (Unidentified plant louse) at Hackett, ACT - 28 Aug 2019 by TimL
Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Jul 2019 by HelenCross
Amanita ochrophylla group at Acton, ACT - 4 May 2019 by Christine
Callibracon capitator (White Flank Black Braconid Wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2019 by TimL
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 29 Mar 2019 by AlisonMilton
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Acton, ACT - 26 Mar 2019 by TimL
Synthemis eustalacta (Swamp Tigertail) at Hackett, ACT - 26 Feb 2019 by TimL
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Acton, ACT - 18 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 by TimL
Zosteria rosevillensis (A robber fly) at Acton, ACT - 21 Jan 2019 by TimL
Dicranolaius villosus (Melyrid flower beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by TimL
Capusa (genus) (Wedge moth) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Dec 2018 by TimL
Anthrax sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anthrax bee fly) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Dec 2018 by TimL
Acanthosomatidae (family) (Unidentified Acanthosomatid shield bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by TimL
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Balta spuria (A Balta Cockroach) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by AlisonMilton
Monarcha melanopsis (Black-faced Monarch) at Acton, ACT - 10 Dec 2018 by HelenCross
Icerya purchasi (Cottony cushion scale) at Acton, ACT - 29 Nov 2018 by TimL
Aphrophorinae (subfamily) (Unidentified spittlebug) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 by TimL
Cercopidae (family) (Unidentified spittlebug or froghopper) at Acton, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 by TimL
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 Nov 2018 by TimL
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Nov 2018 by Tim L
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Nov 2018 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Nov 2018 by TimL
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2018 by PeterA
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by TimL
Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby) at Acton, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by Alison Milton
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by TimL
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Hackett, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by TimL
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Lauxaniidae (family) (Unidentified lauxaniid fly) at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2018 by TimL
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by TimL
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jul 2018 by Alison Milton
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Acton, ACT - 3 Jul 2018 by Alison Milton
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Hackett, ACT - 15 Feb 2018 by TimL
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 12 Jan 2018 by AlisonMilton
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Hackett, ACT - 26 Dec 2017 by TimL
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 by RodDeb
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Nov 2017 by TimL
Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Nov 2017 by TimL
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2017 by Alison Milton
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Canberra Central, ACT - 16 Jun 2017 by Alison Milton

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