Tachyglossus aculeatus

Short-beaked Echidna at O'Connor, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024
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Identification history

Tachyglossus aculeatus 2 Sep 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Tachyglossus aculeatus 1 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Tachyglossus aculeatus 1 Sep 2024 ConBoekel

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It is a great pleasure to see them so close to habitation.

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Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Araneus albotriangulus (White-triangle orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Anonychomyrma sp. (genus) (Black Cocktail Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Aug 2024 by ConBoekel
Arcyria sp. (genus) (A slime mould) at Bruce Ridge - 2 Jul 2024 by trevorpreston
Strepera versicolor (Grey Currawong) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Truncospora ochroleuca at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. mannifera (Brittle Gum) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lamprolina (genus) (Pittosporum leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eragrostis sp. (A Lovegrass) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anthomyia punctipennis at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Myopsocus sp. (genus) (A Bark Louse) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Goodenia hederacea (Ivy Goodenia) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dittrichia graveolens (Stinkwort) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata (Wedge-leaved Hop Bush) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epicyme rubropunctaria (Red-spotted Delicate) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Aphididae (family) (Unidentified aphid) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Colepia rufiventris (Robber fly) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acaena echinata (Sheeps Burr) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Callibracon capitator (White Flank Black Braconid Wasp) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Fulgoroidea sp. (superfamily) (Unidentified fulgoroid planthopper) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Meritastis ursina (A Tortricid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Nandina domestica (Sacred Bamboo) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lymantriinae (subfamily) (Unidentified tussock moths) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Apolinus lividigaster (Yellow Shouldered Ladybird) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Monolepta froggatti (Leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ledromorpha planirostris (A leafhopper) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Achyra (genus) (Unidentified Achyra) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Uromycladium sp. (A gall forming rust fungus) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Opisthoncus serratofasciatus (Chevronned jumper) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cheiracanthium sp. (genus) (Unidentified Slender Sac Spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Phalacridae (family) (Shining flower beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel

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