Some weeks ago, I posted a few photographs from my stay in Tasmania. However, I made mention that I had a few wildlife photos, and I promised to post them up. Well, here they are. I saw a few other things, but this is all I caught on camera.
1) Laughing Kookaburra
Australia is reknowned for its wildlife, but up among the top most desirable creatures to see, has to be the Laughing Kookaburra. Although they can be found here and there in South Australia, they’re not present in large numbers, and unless a local knows where one can be found, you’re unlikely to come across any. They are not native to Tasmania either, and in fact, they do a lot of damage there, killing off many of the small, native birds.
One day, as I was driving along a fairly narrow road at about 100km/hr, a puff of feathers sitting on a powerline caught my eye. I was past before I got any sort of look, but something made me think it was a Kookaburra. Having not seen one before, I turned the car around and went back to look. Sure enough, there he/she was, looking rather proud and self-satisfied.
2) Tasmanian Cave Spider
Prior to seeing the Kookaburra, I had been visiting Hastings Caves. To be honest, I went there because there were some cool places to visit, that I didn’t want to see for the first time on my own. It would be far more enjoyable seeing them with Mel, so having been in various caves, I thought I wouldn’t really see anything out of the ordinary, but it would give me something to do. For the most part, I was right. I mean, there is only so much variation a cave can offer. Having said that, I’ve never seen any cool wildlife in a cave. Take a look at the following Tasmanian Cave Spider. It has a thin build, but it’s fairly large with a body length of 13 to 20 mm and a leg span of up to 180 mm!!
3) Cave Cricket
This little boy is common prey for the above spider. It almost looks like a type of spider, only if that was the case, it would be the first arachnid with six legs! 
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Added Commentary
By Glenn
on 31.07.07
That is great…seeing the Kookaburra….did you hear it laugh?
They are so cool !
By Ian McNougher
on 31.07.07
Armen…Me and Glenn didn’t know you were interested in Troglodytes !
Is that boy poisonous?
Have you seen any Red-Backs? If you do see one…you lie in the sun for a while…and get Melanie to take a photo of the two Red-Backs together!
LOL
By MrCorey
on 31.07.07
I’ve never been a big bug fan, but the picture of the Kookaburrah is cute. I’ve liked birds from a distance.
By Armen
on 31.07.07
Corey - I’m not really a huge fan of ‘bugs’ either to be honest, but although these shots appear close, I was a safe distance away.
Birds are cool, and I’m fine with them, even in close proximity, as you can see!
P.S. - I notice that you’re almost as bad as I am when it comes to design changes!
By MrCorey
on 31.07.07
I was going to comment on this most recent one, but I had figured that you’d “make an announcement” when you were ready. I like it. I know what you mean, though. I’ve been struggling with what I actually want people to see “above the fold” but I think that the most recent incarnation will be what I stick with for a while.
Those Lorakeets are quite striking as well. When my mother and father went to Queensland to visit my aunt for 6 weeks, that was one of the things that caught my mom’s eye most often and she used up many rolls of film on those little fellows.
By Armen
on 31.07.07
Corey - I’m not going to bother with another announcement post, I just made mention of it in the last one. I’m still not 100% decided on the title font, which is why I’ve changed it again. I want it to look like a personal blog. That last font was a little too sharp I think. I’ll let this font ‘live’ for a few hours, and I’ll see what I think then.
They are in interesting bird; not shy at all, and they have lots of personality.
By Armen
on 31.07.07
Glenn - Nah, didn’t hear it laugh. If I had waited a little later for the sun to go down, I may have heard it. They generally laugh at sunrise and sunset.
Ian - I’m not exactly interested in ‘Troglodytes’, but don’t laugh. Not far from here (in Australian terms), there is a place called Coober Pedy, where 80% of the population live underground!
I haven’t seen any Red-Backs yet, and I’d rather not. At least, I’m not going to wish for it. We have seen a Huntsman, and that’s freaky enough!
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