A hoverfly (Melangyna viridiceps) on a white flower.

Hover fly

#MacroMonday
#photography #insects #diptera #nature #MtCootTha #EastCoastKin

A very tiny delta-shaped fruit fly with a distinctive dark wavy pattern on its wings (Sphaeniscus atilius)

Wedgespot fruit fly

#BNWmacro
#photography #macro #diptera #FruitFly #MtCootTha #EastCoastKin

Large spider facing downwards in a web with a much smaller male at her eleven o'clock.

I Like Big Butts...
Small male and MUCH larger female Golden Orb Weaver (Trichonephila plumipes) aka Tiger Spider, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane
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Fun fungi is today’s #walkpic #mtcoottha

Too wet to walk on #mtcoottha even when todays drenching finally stopped. Fortunately, this beautiful spot is my fallback. As the guy with the owl glasses says at the end of the Great Gatsby, blessed are the dead that the rain falls on.
#walkpic #toowong #greatgatsby

Smiley.
#walkpic #spottedgum #mtcoottha