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A native bee captured by a Flower Spider (Thomisidae) while visiting a flower of the Broughton Pea, Swainsona procumbens. |
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Marsden, NSW |
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A native bee, Exoneura sp., feeding on an Egg and Bacon Pea flower, Pultenaea procumbens. |
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Lapstone Hill, Four Mile Creek via Orange, NSW |
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Flightless female of the 'Blue Ant', Diamma bicolor, feeding on flowers of the Blue Water-Speedwell, Veronica anagallis-aquatica. |
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Orange, NSW |
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A fly, Atrichopleura sp., with pollinia on its thorax, feeding on nectar secretions on the labellum of a Gnat Orchid, Cyrtostylis reniformis. |
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Eugowra, NSW |
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Thynnoides pugionatus, with a pollinium, approaching a Green-comb Spider Orchid, Arachnorchis tentaculata. |
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Cowra, NSW |
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Male Lophocheilus anilitatus removing pollinia from the anthers of a Green-comb Spider Orchid, Arachnorchis phaeoclavia. |
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Cowra, NSW
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Male Lophocheilus anilitatus, with pollinia on thorax, on the labellum of a Green-comb Spider Orchid, Arachnorchis phaeoclavia. |
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Cowra, NSW |
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Male Lophocheilus anilitatus attempting to couple with the labellum side lobe of a Green-comb Spider Orchid, Arachnorchis phaeoclavia. |
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Cowra, NSW |
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Flightless female thynnine wasp, Ariphron sp., in copula with a male, feeding on the nectar of Dagger Hakea, Hakea teretifolia. |
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Vincentia, NSW |
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%202,%20Mirimbah,%20Vic%20-%20processed%202.jpg "Male thynnine wasps, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens, sexually attracted to a flower of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata.")
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Male thynnine wasps, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens, sexually attracted to a flower of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata. |
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Mirimbah, Vic.
(Note: This orchid was translocated from Barrington Tops in NSW to the Victorian Alps, where this photo was taken. The wasp is not the normal pollinator of this orchid. The left hand wasp is attemting to mate with the labellum.)
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%208,%20Mirimbah,%20Vic%20-%20processed%202.jpg "Male thynnine wasp, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens grasping the major proximal callus of the Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata, with its forelegs.")
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Male thynnine wasp, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens grasping the major proximal callus of the Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata, with its forelegs. |
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Mirimbah, Vic.
(Note: This orchid was translocated from Barrington Tops in NSW to the Victorian Alps, where this photo was taken. The wasp is not the normal pollinator of this orchid.)
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%20104%20-%20processed%202.jpg "A male Neozeleboria nr. impatiens tipped against the column by the mobile labellum of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata.")
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A male Neozeleboria nr. impatiens tipped against the column by the mobile labellum of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata. |
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Mirimbah, Vic.
(Note: This orchid was translocated from Barrington Tops in NSW to the Victorian Alps, where this photo was taken. The wasp is not the normal pollinator of this orchid.) |
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Male Neozeleboria nr. volatile on labellum of Arachnorchis aff. concinna |
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Rankins Springs, NSW |
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A male Neozeleboria nr. volatile attempting to mate with the labellum calli of Arachnorchis aff. concinna. |
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Rankins Springs, NSW |
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Male Aeolothynnus generosus on the labellum of Arachnorchis concinna. |
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Rankins Springs, NSW |
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Microhymenopteran with pollinarium of the Slender Onion Orchid (Microtis parviflora) |
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Cargo, NSW |
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%202,%20Mirimbah,%20Vic%20-%20processed%202.jpg "Male thynnine wasps, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens, sexually attracted to a flower of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata.")
%208,%20Mirimbah,%20Vic%20-%20processed%202.jpg "Male thynnine wasp, Neozeleboria nr. impatiens grasping the major proximal callus of the Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata, with its forelegs.")
%20104%20-%20processed%202.jpg "A male Neozeleboria nr. impatiens tipped against the column by the mobile labellum of a Bird Orchid, Simpliglottis pluricallata.")
