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PostSubject: greenhouse critters   Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:18 pm



found this little marbled gecko in the greenhouse. (returned to resume job as pest control).
too cute.




and this day-flying moth. (translocated to ivy so it doesn't lay eggs on cacti).
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PostSubject: Cacti security guard   Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:37 pm

''Critizen on patrol''
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PostSubject: Re: greenhouse critters   Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:38 pm



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PostSubject: Re: greenhouse critters   Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:47 pm

Awesome little critters there. I love the mantids... after all, every cactus needs a bodyguard. Cool
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PostSubject: Re: greenhouse critters   Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:52 pm

yeah.. mantids rock!!! Cool TFS guys.

I tell ya finding these little critters in the greenhouse is a pleasant change from the usual local neighbourhood cats! Evil or Very Mad

The other day I found a dead honey bee, impaled on a TBM spine. not sure whether it had died previously of old age and just happened to fall there or had been alive & well and landed there hoping to catch its breath, then became stuck and died the slow and terrible death which would ensue. death by TBM! Twisted Evil hopefully the former scenario lol.
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PostSubject: Re: greenhouse critters   Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:24 pm

Looking back at my initial post-that gecko is too cute! nice markings too.

I think he/she has since vacated the gh (or is in hibernation).

Geckos do not seem to be overly common in Melbourne, not near me anyway. Could also be that they are nocturnal, camouflaged, shy and that I'm not actively seeking them out too.

I've since ID'ed that one as Christinus marmoratus - Southern marbled gecko. (which incidently appears to be the only one in Mel, so unless they've escaped from captivity there aren't any other possibilities lol).


I encourage others to post pics of their greenhouse critters in this thread. never know what you might find. Smile
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