TROPICAL Cyclone Carlos II

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Emperor Moth Syntherata janetta Cocoon
Darwin
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Emperor Moth Syntherata janetta Larva
Feeding On
Billy Goat Plum Planchonia careya
Darwin
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Emperor Moth Syntherata janetta Larva's Feet
Feeding On
Billy Goat Plum Planchonia careya
Darwin
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Flemingia parviflora
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Garden Bermius
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Giant Frog Cyclorana australis
Darwin
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Glossy Shield Bug - Cermatulus nasalis
Eggs and 1st instars
Darwin
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Goodenia pilosa
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Gum Hopper Platybrachys sp
Darwin
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Harry Moth Caterpillar Possible Lymantriidae sp
Darwin
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Harry Moth Caterpillar Possible Lymantriidae sp

Darwin
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Hibbertia lepidota
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Horned Treehopper Eufairmairia sp.
Darwin
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Hoya australis
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Jewel Beetle Buprestidae sp.
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Katydid Conocephalus sp. instar
Darwin
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Little Egret Ardea garzetta Breeding Condition

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
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Long-jawed Spider Tetragnatha demissa
Darwin
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Lotus Lily Nelumbo sp
Darwin
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Lycid Beetle Porrostoma sp.
Darwin
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Macaranga involucrata
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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TROPICAL Cyclone Carlos III

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Mantid Ciulfina sp.
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Mantid Hierodula sp.
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek

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Monkey Grasshopper Geckomima sp.
Darwin

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Orange-headed Wasp Moth - Amata annulata
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Orb Weaving Spider Argiope Keyserlingi
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala
Darwin
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Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
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Salticidae Jumping Spider Cosmophasis sp
Darwin
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Scarlet Gum Eucalyptus Phoenicea
Darwin.
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Scarlet Gum Eucalyptus Phoenicea Emerging Flower
Darwin
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Sesbania cannabina
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
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Spotted Pea-blue Euchrysops cnejus
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Spotted Pea-blue Euchrysops cnejus Egg Laying
On Cajanus acutifolius
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Stink Bug Pentatomidae sp. Nymph
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Tricoryne elatius
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Urena lobata
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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Utricularia uliginosa
Litchfield National Park Tolmer Falls
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Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens
Litchfield National Park Sandy Creek
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White Banded Noctuid Moth - Donuca orbigera Close Up
Darwin
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White Banded Noctuid Moth - Donuca orbigera
Darwin
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White spotted Tussock Moth - Orgyia australis
Feeding On
Acacia holosericea Darwin
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Wild Grape Ampelocissus sp
Darwin
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Journey South / Stuart Highway

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The Stuart Highway is one of Australia's major highways. It is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 extending from Darwin, Northern Territory, in the north, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta, South Australia, in the south-a distance of 2,834 kilometres (1,761 mi).

The principal north-south route through the central interior of mainland Australia, the highway is often referred to simply as "The Track". The highway was only fully sealed in the mid-1980s as part of Australia's bicentenary roadworks programme. There are no police patrolling the majority of this remote highway and until the end of 2006 there was no speed limit outside towns and other built-up areas on the Northern Territory part. The bulk of the Northern Territory's population not living in Darwin lies along its track.

Like so much else in the Territory, the Stuart Highway was a legacy of World War Two. The first "road" to the south began at Southport and followed the Overland Telegraph Line to Rum Jungle, Stapleton and Adelaide River. That route was well to the west of the present Stuart Highway. Construction of the telegraph line had required the development of a track along the line's route, to enable wagons and other vehicles to travel with loads of posts, wire, and other materials. An area of approximately two chains width (about 40 metres) was cleared on either side of the line and this became "the track" - the only transport route south.

When war loomed it became apparent that the railway could not meet all defense requirements. Planners saw a need for an all weather road to service dispersed military installations, particularly airfields, in the immediate Darwin hinterland. So, from May 1941, the Darwin Adelaide River section (115km) was upgraded to an all weather gravel road standard. The work was done by the New South Wales Department of Main Roads - contrary to common belief that "the Yanks built the Stuart Highway".
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Apostle Bird Struthidea cinerea
Katherine
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Barrow Creek In Flood
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Bonamia media
Tennant Creek
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Bonamia pannosa
Tennant Creek
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Cassia Senna glutinosa subsp leurssenii
Tennant Creek
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Dampiera candicans
Devils Marbles
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Flooded Stuart Highway Between Barrow Creek and Wycliffe Well 2010
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Devils Marbles Tennant Creek
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Eucalyptus Papuana
Tennant Creek Tableland
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Poison Morning Glory Ipomoea muelleri
Tennant Creek
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Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
Tennant Creek
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Sturt's Hibiscus Hibiscus sturtii
Tennant Creek
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Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor
Katherine
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Wild Tomato Solanum chippendalei
Tennant Creek
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Journey South / Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park

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Finke Gorge is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1318 km south of Darwin. The Park covers an area of 458 square kilometers, and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of which are rare and unique to the area. Palm Valley, within the Finke Gorge National Park, is an east-west running valley in the Krichauff Range Palm Valley and the surrounding area is the only place in Central Australia where Livistona mariae palms (also known as Red Cabbage Palms) survive. The nearest specimens are 850 kilometers away in Queensland.

The valley is indicative of central Australia's tropical past, whereas the region is now largely dry Central Ranges xeric shrubland. The average rainfall for Palm Valley is only 200 mm per year. Although the gorge usually appears dry, there are some small pockets of semi-permanent spring-fed pools that allow the unique flora in this region to survive.

Hermannsburg is located near the Finke River and is where access to Palm Valley begins. Hermannsburg was the German name chosen by the Lutheran pastors who established a small mission for the Arrernte Aboriginal people hthere in the 1880s. It is best known as the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira.
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Central Australian Red Cabbage Palm Livistona mariae subsp. Mariae
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Cycad Macrozamia macdonnellii
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Dried Finke River Bed Road
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Long-nosed Dragon Amphibolurus longirostris
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park.
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Palm Valley Spinifex Triodia spp
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Palm Valley Vista Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park.
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Rock Isotome Isotoma petraea
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Stemodia viscosa
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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