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What’s around – mid January

Posted on January 16, 2012 by malcolm

The wet season I was greeting a month ago has been playing hide and seek ever since. We have had very little rain out of it so far, although areas around Townsville have had a little more, and have been … Continue reading →

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I am not a spider

Posted on October 6, 2011 by malcolm

Don’t look at me. I am a totally uninteresting bit of dead plant … … a seed pod maybe? Okay, it’s a bit odd that I’m stuck to the underside of a leaf, but if I was alive I would … Continue reading →

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Aah! not Eeek!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by malcolm

The day after a post about a tiny, cute (if doughty) spider may be a good time to post this (oldish) book review. I never had any dislike or unreasonable fear of spiders myself but I know people who do … Continue reading →

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What’s around – mid September

Posted on September 14, 2011 by malcolm

Still no rain to speak of, in spite of indications to the contrary, so there is little change in the insect life except a continued dwindling of numbers. The garden is presently dominated by wasps and flies – hover-flies are … Continue reading →

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