tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post4928083227280012346..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Beetling about the Bush (1)Ian Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-22741189247789417822012-09-20T20:53:38.618+10:002012-09-20T20:53:38.618+10:00Absolutely no criticism assumed - we all want to g...Absolutely no criticism assumed - we all want to get things right, and I'm grateful for any help I can get. And I'd LOVE to play in the collection some time; I would learn heaps too!Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-32236287579913985042012-09-20T19:55:02.032+10:002012-09-20T19:55:02.032+10:00Hi Ian,
Yes I am the one and the same! And please...Hi Ian, <br />Yes I am the one and the same! And please don't take my comment as any kind of criticism - the depth of your knowledge is astounding! I'm really enjoying your blog and please do feel free to queries through (you may even like to come and play in the insect collection some time?).<br />Cheers,<br />Beth (from Duffy)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993863154149757450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-56943363238636006592012-09-17T21:20:11.113+10:002012-09-17T21:20:11.113+10:00Thank you Beth - I am embarrassed by the depth of ...Thank you Beth - I am embarrassed by the depth of my mine of ignorance about inverts, though I do try and they definitely delight and fascinate me. Can I check future doubts on them with you? And are you <br />the Beth of Duffy fame?Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-56096888718733808282012-09-17T20:06:51.128+10:002012-09-17T20:06:51.128+10:00Hi Ian, the lava tube beetle is in fact a bug (Hem...Hi Ian, the lava tube beetle is in fact a bug (Hemiptera). A kind of Harlequin bug I think.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993863154149757450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-43559265494054466572012-09-13T17:34:14.501+10:002012-09-13T17:34:14.501+10:00Hi Ian
The last one is easy. It is an Orchid Beetl...Hi Ian<br />The last one is easy. It is an Orchid Beetle!<br />Seriously, that's what it is called, and I first saw one on a Hyacinth Orchid, in the Shoalhaven region.<br />"snap".<br />http://australianmuseum.net.au/Orchid-Beetle<br />The Orchid growers hate it, because the larvae burrow into stems of their Dendrobiums, etc.<br />But it is native and naturally occurring, as we have both seen.<br />http://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/2009/01/hyacinth-orchids-2-species-plus-orchid.htmlDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com