1 Pig (feral) at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Sus scrofa | 17 Nov 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sus scrofa | 17 Nov 2020 | LisaH |
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Rooting at the base of bursaria, I think.
4 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
17 Nov 2020
Jim Hone says they eat larvae that burrow in the Bursaria roots and has seen pigs chasing each other when one has a piece of bursaria root. I think they must like the larvae very much because the digging they are willing to do to get them is extraordinary and far more than the possible energy they could get from the larvae.
LisaH
wrote:
17 Nov 2020
Oh, thank you! We've seen the chewed roots, and just refused to believe it could be pigs. But now we know. I wonder what the larvae are? I understand that bursaria support some symbiotic relationships between ants and fiery copper butterflies - seems like a unique and important piece of Australian flora. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursaria_spinosa. Then I found this: https://www.recreatingthecountry.com.au/bursaria-spinosa-sweet-bursaria.html. This is why I love CNM - sends me on rabbit warrens of research.
LisaH
wrote:
18 Nov 2020
Yes, indeed! I was shocked and disappointed to discover these visiting vermin.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River QPRC LGA
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
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- 3 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2020 11:48 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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- Female Gender
Species information
- Sus scrofa Scientific name
- Pig (feral) Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor Weed or Pest
- Up to 1945m Recorded at altitude
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