An adult lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso. #macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #beetle #lillypillyleafbeetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia #insecteyeappreciation

The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso. Its purple and green colouring blends perfectly with the leaves of its host plant. #macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #larva #beetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

A dwarf sheet spider, Scotospilus sp. #macrophotography #macro #nature #spider #spidersofaustralia #auswildlife

Sky's aflame. #silentsunday #sunset

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, enjoying the aloe blooms in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. #naturephotography #nature #bird #lorikeet #rainbowlorikeet #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

White-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia, a species of slime mould. #naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #diachea #fungifriends

Craterium minutum, a species of slime mould. #naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #craterium #fungifriends

Didymium squamulosum, a species of slime mould. #naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #didymium #fungifriends

#ElkeDagEenInsect #natuur #nature #macro #macromonday #photography Wespspin + heidelibelle

Ghost fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis. #naturephotography #nature #fungus #ghostfungus #ghostmushroom #mushroom #bioluminescence

Ghosties! Ghost fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis. Getting a bit late in the season, but I managed to find these two that were still glowing strongly. #naturephotography #fungus #ghostfungus #ghostmushroom #mushroom #bioluminescence

A laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae, sitting in an old gum tree. (Merry, merry king of the bush is he.) #naturephotography #nature #bird #kookaburra #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

Slime mould! I think this one is Craterium leucocephalum. I hope to get better at photographing these - this one was super-tiny, with each "stalk" around 1mm high. I stacked 24 exposures to get this end result. #macrophotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #craterium

Lunar halo 🤩 #lunarhalo #moonhalo #moon #night #nighttime #clouds

Happened to catch a random meteor while setting up for a star trails shot. #space #meteor #stars #astro #astrophotography

A little raven, Corvus mellori, with a big stare. #naturephotography #nature #bird #raven #littleraven #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A moonbow! #moon #moonbow #rainbow #moonrainbow

An Australian cuckoo wasp, Primeuchroeus sp. Like it's avian namesake, cuckoo wasps lay their eggs in the nests of unrelated host species. #macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #wasp #cuckoowasp #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

Is that a walking leaf? Why would a leaf want to walk? Planthopper, Flatinae sp. #macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #planthopper #walkingleaf #bluey #bingoisthebest

The Milky Way core, a far more interesting subject than the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in the opposite direction. #astro #astrophotography #milkyway #milkywaycore

A fairly underwhelming shot of the Eta Aquariids meteor shower, featuring a touch of green airglow, a very bright Venus, and two tiny meteors. #space #astro #astrophotography #venus #meteor #meteorshower #etaaquariids #igotupat4amforthis

A female (gyne) big-headed ant, Pheidole sp. Having just mated and pulled off her own wings, she'll go on to start a new colony, using her now-useless wing muscles as a source of nutrients to raise the first generation. #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #ants #bigheadedants #pheidole

A big-headed ant drone, Pheidole sp., standing on the discarded wing of the female he just mated with. This male will die in the next one to two weeks, but the female will go on to live for years. #macro #nature #insect #ant #bigheadedant #pheidole #insectsofthefediverse

Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos, with a tasty catch. #photography #naturephotography #bird #cormorant #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A pair of mating big-headed ants, Pheidole sp. The male will soon die, and the female ripped off its own wings and will go off to start a new colony, using her now-useless wing muscles as a source of nutrients to feed the first generation. #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #ants #pheidole

The 170-year-old Robe Obelisk. It's in need of a repaint, but erosion of the limestone cliffs by pounding waves means it's now too dangerous to approach. The obelisk is predicted to collapse into the sea at some point in the next 30 years. #obelisk #robe #robeobelisk #limestonecoast #southaustralia

Sooty oystercatchers, Haematopus fuliginosus. #naturephotography #nature #birds #bird #oystercatcher #sootyoystercatcher #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

Some aurora rays from Adelaide, South Australia, despite an almost-full moon. #aurora #auroraaustralis #space #astro #astrophotography

A spotted muscleman tree ant, Podomyrma adelaidae, crawling along on a dead tree stump. #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #ant #treeant #musclemantreeant #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

By the time I arrived at my dark(ish) sky spot the show was all but over. Can't complain about some time out under the stars though. Some red aurora glow, hanging out next to the Milky Way. #aurora #auroraaustralis #milkyway #astro #astrophotography

Star trail fun, with a large eucalyptus tree in the foreground. #stars #space #startrails #astro #astrophotography

The Milky Way core rising, reflected in the water below. #stars #space #astro #astrophotography #milkyway

Greenish grass-dart, Ocybadistes walkeri. #macrophotography #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #butterfly #grassdart #greenishgrassdart #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

A species of leafcutter bee, Megachile maculariformis. #macrophotography #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #bee #leafcutterbee #australianbee #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

A mallee grass mantis, Archimantis sobrina, wondering what I'm doing. #macrophotography #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #mantis #prayingmantis #grassmantis #malleegrassmantis #insectsofaustralia #auswildlife

An unusually chilled-out White's skink, Liopholis whitii. This little guy allowed me to get close enough to get a decent shot with my Olympus 60mm lens. #naturephotography #skink #whitesskink #lizard #reptile #auswildlife #reptilesofaustralia

Tawny rock dragon, Ctenophorus decresii. #naturephotography #lizard #rockdragon #tawnyrockdragon #reptiles #auswildlife #reptilesofaustralia

Crescent honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus. #naturephotography #birds #honeyeater #crescenthoneyeater #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

Nice little aurora early yesterday morning from a random back road in the Adelaide Hills. Still amazed that I can capture this within a half hour drive from home. #aurora #auroraaustralis #space

Giant chiton, Plaxiphora albida. I first thought it was a fossil- it felt like rock. Chitons use biomineralisation to coat their teeth in iron so they can chew away on coral and algae growing on rocks. #naturephotography #macro #nature #chiton #mollusc #auswildlife #molluscsofaustralia #marinelife

A mealybug destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. What a brilliant common name. This Aussie native ladybird has been introduced all over the world to help control mealybugs in citrus orchards. #macro #nature #insect #mealybugdestroyer #ladybird #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

This eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius, was kind enough to stay still for a minute or so at the top of this tree. They're often quite shy and not too keen on posing for photographs. #naturephotography #birds #parrot #rosella #easternrosella #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

White-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae. #naturephotography #birds #heron #whitefacedheron #egretta #birdsofaustralia #auswildlife

Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus. #naturephotography #birds #beeeater #rainbowbeeeater #birdsofaustralia #auswildlife

The front-on view of a pelican is particularly derp. Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus. Despite being a medium-sized species of pelican it has the longest bill of any bird. #photography #naturephotography #nature #bird #pelican #australianpelican #birdsofaustralia #auswildlife

Carpet Sea Star, Meridiastra calcar. #photography #naturephotography #nature #seastar #starfish #carpetseastar #auswildlife

A southern fur seal, Arctocephalus sp., singing the song of its people. #nature #seal #furseal #southernfurseal #ocean #auswildlife #carpenterrocks #limestonecoast #southaustralia

The Pisces Star, a 60-foot sailing boat that ran aground near Carpenter Rocks, South Australia on her maiden voyage in 1997. #photography #shipwreck #piscesstar #carpenterrocks #limestonecoast #southaustralia

Caught the briefest, teasiest hint of an aurora the other night at Orwell Rocks, Port MacDonnell, South Australia. #aurora #auroraaustralis #orwellrocks #portmacdonnell #limestonecoast #southaustralia

Broken-backed Bug, Taylorilygus apicalis. #photography #naturephotography #macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #brokenbackedbug #insectsofaustralia #auswildlife