Images Dated 15th September 2004

Cattle in yards.Cattle drafting - this involves

Cattle in yards.Cattle drafting - this involves separating calves from their mothers for branding dehorning and castrating and selecting the best steers for the meat market. Bushy Park Cattle Station, Northern Queensland, Australia.. Bushy Park Cattle Station, Northern Queensland, Australia

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Fly caught by a sundew plant

False-colour scanning electron micrograph of the leaf of a Cape sundew, Drosera capensis, showing a fly (family Psilidae) which has fallen victim to the insectivorous appetite of the plant. The sundew ensnares its victim by means of tentacles capped by globular sticky glands (red), which simultaneously attract the insect to the plant & hold it fast. The fly's struggles stimulate the tentacles, which slowly close in & clasp the prey. Enzymes are secreted to digest it. This mechanism has evolved to supplement the diet of the sundew, which grows in mineral-deficient uplands & bogs. Nitrogen in particular is obtained. Magnification: x10 at 6x4.5cm size. Reference: MICROCOSMOS, figure 4.19, page 76

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Oriental Plover / Oriental Dotterel / Eastern Sand Plover - Non-breeding plumage

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Oriental Plover / Oriental Dotterel / Eastern Sand Plover - Non-breeding plumage
arrived in Australia from N China and Mongolia
Charadrius veredus
Common in northern areas of Australia especially dry grasslands, dry muddy areas near water but often far from water. Also gibberstone plains and occasionally coastal
Don Hadden
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