BlogHide Resteemsharveypotter (35)in spiders • 8 years agoSt Andrew's Cross SpiderFinding this wonderful looking spider in the bananas I knew it was called a St Andrew's Cross (Argiope keyserlingi) here in Australia, they certainly have other names in other places but being in…harveypotter (35)in nature • 8 years agoGiant Stick InsectA large stick insect (Ctenomorpha chronus) I found in the bananas has proven to be a female. Males are fully winged and can fly, while females are much larger with reduced wings. The wings are small…harveypotter (35)in birds • 8 years agoKookaburraKookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo, native to Australia and New Guinea. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The laughing…harveypotter (35)in lizard • 8 years agoTussock SkinkThe Tussock Skink (Pseudemoia pagenstecheri) is a very quick and sneaky little critter, I see these guys all over the banana plantation but I have a very hard time trying to catch one. I'm pretty…harveypotter (35)in travel • 8 years agoViews from the Banana PlantationWant to show you the breathtaking views of the place i'm currently working at. This is where most of the animals and critters i've been taking videos of have came from. My time here is coming to end…harveypotter (35)in snakes • 8 years agoCarpet PythonA Carpet Python or Diamond Python (Morelia spilota) is a large common snake of the family Pythonidae of Australia, it had very nice markings in my opinion and although it didn't really like it when…harveypotter (35)in wildlife • 8 years agoKookaburraKookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo, native to Australia and New Guinea. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The laughing…harveypotter (35)in spiders • 8 years agoRufous Net-Catching SpiderRufous net-casting spider (Deinopis Subrufa) is a secies of net-casting spider, it lives in eastern Australia and Tasmania. It's a notural hunter with excellent eyesight. It hunts using a sliken net…harveypotter (35)in reptiles • 8 years agoBaby Green Tree SnakeThe Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) is usually green but may also be black, blue or yellow. Pale blue flecks can often be seen between the body scales. It has large eyes and is non…harveypotter (35)in spiders • 8 years agoBaby SpidersSpiders are serious predators so mating can be a bit dangerous, especially for males. Male spiders have to be careful when meeting the female, using his claws he will send gentle, even vibrations…harveypotter (35)in nature • 8 years agoEastern Dwarf Tree FrogThe Eastern Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is a small and very common tree frog found on the eastern coast of Australia, it's one of the smallest green treefrogs, at just 3.2 cm. Its back is green to…harveypotter (35)in travel • 8 years agoYuraygir National Park 'Key Man'I was brought to the 'key man' statute in the middle of a forest while out for the day with friends. It was build by a Lithuanian tightrope walker-Jonas Slovenski. He build it in 1956 in memory to…harveypotter (35)in spiders • 8 years agoTwo Spined SpiderThe two-spined spider (Poecilopachys australasia), is an Australian orb-weaving spider which has been recorded in New Zealand since the early 1970s. It's a nocturnal spider that spins a…harveypotter (35)in nature • 8 years agoStick MantisStumbled across this great little insect in the banana plantation, not even sure it is a stick insect, could be another Mantis. Can't find much information at all about it so i'll let the video do…harveypotter (35)in wildlife • 8 years agoGiant Huntsman SpiderFound this massive Huntsman spider in the banana plantation i'm working on. Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae family) are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also…harveypotter (35)in burma • 8 years agoTraditional Burmese FishermenTraditional fishermen of Burma, filmed on Inle Lake. Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar. A very…harveypotter (35)in wildlife • 8 years agoGrass MantisOriginally I thought this was a grasshopper but realised looking through google images that it was actually a Grass Mantis (Archimantis latistyla), also known as a stick Mantis. Brilliantly…harveypotter (35)in treesnake • 8 years agoBrown Tree SnakeFound this fantastic Snake in the Banana plantation, it's a Brown tree snake also known as a Night Tiger/Doll's Eye, It is venemous but it is a rear fanged snake, which are concidered quite…harveypotter (35)in tawny • 8 years agoTawny Frogmouth in the Banana PlantationWhat a lucky guy I was to stumble across this gorgeous bird of prey in the middle of the day and it just didn't seen to care I was there (until I went too close). The Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus…