Greg Smith

An adult lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso, on a red lilly pilly leaf.

An adult lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #beetle #lillypillyleafbeetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia #insecteyeappreciation

Same! I noticed something had been chewing on some of the leaves and looked under a few and found this little guy.

The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso, on a lilly pilly leaf.

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., with a black hairy abdomen & red cephalothorax, on the branch of a eucalyptus tree.

A dwarf sheet spider, Scotospilus sp.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #spider #spidersofaustralia #auswildlife

A red sunset, with eucalyptus tree silhouettes in the foreground.

Sky's aflame.

#silentsunday #sunset

A rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, perched amongst some red aloe flowers.

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, growing on a leaf.

White-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #diachea #fungifriends

Some tiny stalks of Craterium minutum, a species of slime mould, growing on a piece of eucalyptus bark.

Craterium minutum, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #craterium #fungifriends

Three tiny stalks of Didymium squamulosum, a species of slime mould, growing on eucalyptus bark.

Didymium squamulosum, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #didymium #fungifriends

Awesome shot.

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

A long exposure shot showing the green bioluminescent glow of a ghost mushroom, Omphalotus nidiformis.

Ghost fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis.

#naturephotography #nature #fungus #ghostfungus #ghostmushroom #mushroom #bioluminescence

A long exposure showing the green bioluminescent glow of two ghost mushrooms, Omphalotus nidiformis.

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

Oh nice, I'm not too far from you! This was at the St Peters Billabong, one of the three (that I'm aware of) that live there.

A laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae, perched on a eucalyptus tree branch.

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

Three "stalks" of Craterium leucocephalum slime mould growing on a dead twig.

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

A thin layer of clouds in front of an almost-full moon with a lunar halo, with the silhouette of eucalyptus trees in the foreground.

Lunar halo 🤩

#lunarhalo #moonhalo #moon #night #nighttime #clouds

A meteor streaking through the night sky, with a weathered cliff face in the foreground.

Happened to catch a random meteor while setting up for a star trails shot.

#space #meteor #stars #astro #astrophotography

A little raven, Corvus mellori, perched atop a Queensland box tree (Lophostemon confertus), against a clear blue sky.

A little raven, Corvus mellori, with a big stare.

#naturephotography #nature #bird #raven #littleraven #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

Too cold for my liking!

An almost-full moon through clouds, producing an orange glow and a rainbow.

A moonbow!

#moon #moonbow #rainbow #moonrainbow

Thank you, kind sir!

A bright metallic-green Australian cuckoo wasp, Primeuchroeus sp., on the trunk of a eucalyptus tree.

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

Close up of a planthopper, Flatinae sp., on a twig.

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, above the silhouette of eucalyptus trees.

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

#astro #astrophotography #milkyway #milkywaycore

A view of the night sky including some green airglow, Venus, and two tiny meteor streaks as part of the Eta Aquariids shower.

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 freshly-mated and wingless female (gyne) big-headed ant, Pheidole sp., on a leaf.

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., on a leaf, standing on the discarded wing of the female he just mated with.

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

A little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos, swimming on the ocean with freshly-caught food in its beak.

Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos, with a tasty catch.

#photography #naturephotography #bird #cormorant #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A pair of mating big-headed ants, Pheidole sp., on a leaf along with the discarded queen's wings.

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