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Stephanopis sp.
Small.. about 10mm body length and very well camouflaged on this background of scale insect shells. Would not have been noticed if it hadn't moved it's legs.
Open dry woodland.
On a 1 metre length of small eucalyptus stem covered with the remains of an erriococcid genocide (probably the work of euro wasps)
Lysterfield Lake Park
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:...
Spotted on Feb 6, 2019
Submitted on Mar 6, 2019
5 Comments
Thanks Neil.
Excellent spotting, Mark. That is so-well-camouflaged. Super eyes :)
Uff. Wish I could send you some. We get nearly 20 feet of rain a year. I trust the rain will come soon.
Thanks Tukup. We are suffering a dreadful drought here so there's not much to find. I sort of felt sorry for this tiny guy. Amazing how these find the perfect location for their camo though... like they know what they look like. ;-)
Great shot Mark. Either you have terrific eyes or he must have waved a flag at you. All but invisible on that background of shells. Great spotting. Thanks for sharing.