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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: greenhouse critters Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:18 pm | |
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blowng Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 256 Location : Mellville Registration date : 2008-10-28
| Subject: Cacti security guard Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:37 pm | |
| ''Critizen on patrol'' | |
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KanJe watchman
Number of posts : 393 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:38 am | |
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Lachy Moderator
Number of posts : 733 Location : Langwarrin Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:47 pm | |
| Awesome little critters there. I love the mantids... after all, every cactus needs a bodyguard. | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:52 pm | |
| yeah.. mantids rock!!! TFS guys. I tell ya finding these little critters in the greenhouse is a pleasant change from the usual local neighbourhood cats! The other day I found a dead honey bee, impaled on a TBM spine. not sure whether it had died previously of old age and just happened to fall there or had been alive & well and landed there hoping to catch its breath, then became stuck and died the slow and terrible death which would ensue. death by TBM! hopefully the former scenario lol. | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:24 pm | |
| Looking back at my initial post-that gecko is too cute! nice markings too. I think he/she has since vacated the gh (or is in hibernation). Geckos do not seem to be overly common in Melbourne, not near me anyway. Could also be that they are nocturnal, camouflaged, shy and that I'm not actively seeking them out too. I've since ID'ed that one as Christinus marmoratus - Southern marbled gecko. (which incidently appears to be the only one in Mel, so unless they've escaped from captivity there aren't any other possibilities lol). I encourage others to post pics of their greenhouse critters in this thread. never know what you might find. | |
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blowng Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 256 Location : Mellville Registration date : 2008-10-28
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:53 pm | |
| found this today ,helped it out of the greenhouse, flutterby butterfly.... | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:48 pm | |
| Nice | |
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Darren Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 352 Location : adelaide but moving to monbulk Registration date : 2009-09-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:57 pm | |
| this guy was a little shy | |
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blowng Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 256 Location : Mellville Registration date : 2008-10-28
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:16 pm | |
| ha half looked like a cactus while it was loading with those hairs, man thats close! | |
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:06 am | |
| aw look at the little guy... he's hiding his head in shame after being caught in the act of both eating your plant and going to the toilet.. give him some more privacy next time dazza. pereskiopsis is more prone to this than most cause of its juicy leaves. blowng, yueah i think this is some kind of chimaera as a result of eating a diet of cacti. look at where the hairs/spines originate.. see the areoles. and the body is as juicy as the plant its feeding on. well wouldn't be the first time: girl becomes cactus. http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/90/360/16654_mutation.html | |
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Roger The Dog
Number of posts : 72 Location : Geebung Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:24 am | |
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Darren Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 352 Location : adelaide but moving to monbulk Registration date : 2009-09-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:29 pm | |
| heres one from outside in the hothouse, dont know if he is alive or not? | |
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blowng Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 256 Location : Mellville Registration date : 2008-10-28
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:33 pm | |
| cool! looks like hes praying | |
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Darren Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 352 Location : adelaide but moving to monbulk Registration date : 2009-09-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:36 pm | |
| here is where i found him | |
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Darren Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 352 Location : adelaide but moving to monbulk Registration date : 2009-09-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:39 pm | |
| i wouldnt be going in after him if i was a bird!!! | |
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Roger The Dog
Number of posts : 72 Location : Geebung Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:03 pm | |
| Don't want too many of these in the garden but was quite pretty...
https://i.servimg.com/u/f28/12/68/71/78/flutte10.jpg
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:16 pm | |
| Wow that's gorgeous! i love it. I googled 'blue dot butterfly' and it came up with: http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_nymphs/BlueTiger.htm http://calamvalecreek.awardspace.com/belinda.html Blue tiger butterfly, Tirumala hamata apparently their' caterpillars food plant are a few vining milkweeds, so its not going to lay its eggs on your cacti. | |
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Roger The Dog
Number of posts : 72 Location : Geebung Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:30 pm | |
| Thanks Lewis. Good to know it's not a cactus muncher :-) Plenty of weeds in my garden at the moment. Lots of butterfly food. | |
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Lachy Moderator
Number of posts : 733 Location : Langwarrin Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:39 pm | |
| - Roger The Dog wrote:
- Plenty of weeds in my garden at the moment. Lots of butterfly food.
I'm also finding the weeds to be a great snail attractant too... I swear the buggers are coming from miles around to feast on my garden. Escargot anyone...? | |
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Roger The Dog
Number of posts : 72 Location : Geebung Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:43 pm | |
| Shame they're not as attractive as butterflies... | |
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Roger The Dog
Number of posts : 72 Location : Geebung Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: greenhouse critters Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:29 am | |
| Walked into the web while I was weeding. | |
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