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Echidna

Tachyglossidae

Habitat:

Echidnas are found all over Australia but rarely seen because of its secretive habits.

Notes:

Came across it on an afternoon walk along the Macquarie river.

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3 Comments

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 6 years ago

Interesting looking lil ball of spines! Nice spotting, hookgv!

hookgv
hookgv 6 years ago

Mark Ridgway. Yes, as soon as I moved it clamped down. 😉

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Good one. Was it hiding it's face (as usual) ? :)

hookgv
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hookgv

Dubbo, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Sep 16, 2017
Submitted on Sep 20, 2017

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