This little stinker was chowing down on some pig-liver that was left from a bottle trap. Be interesting to see what else it can pull in. The bait trap has been great at attracting heleomyzid flies, although it was ostensibly set up for calliphorids. On that front it's only managed Calliphora vicina, which you can easily get without leaving the house.
Nicrophorus humator - Black Sexton Beetle |
A complete list of the species on the reserve, plus additions, can be found at the Cullaloe blog: linky
While updating that page I just realised the reserve list is now at 1800 species. hurray!
Category | Jan | Feb | Mar |
alga | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Protist other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
slime mould | 0 | 1 | 1 |
lichen | 33 | 37 | 40 |
fungus | 67 | 93 | 103 |
liverwort | 9 | 9 | 10 |
moss | 44 | 45 | 48 |
flowering plant | 93 | 95 | 102 |
conifer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
fern | 4 | 4 | 4 |
cnidarian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
mollusc | 11 | 20 | 21 |
bryozoan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
annelid | 2 | 3 | 5 |
flatworm | 0 | 1 | 1 |
harvestman | 3 | 5 | 5 |
pseudoscorpion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
spider | 19 | 24 | 25 |
gall mite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
tick | 0 | 1 | 1 |
millipede | 2 | 5 | 5 |
centipede | 2 | 2 | 2 |
crustacean | 4 | 5 | 5 |
collembola | 6 | 7 | 8 |
bristletail | 0 | 0 | 0 |
odonata | 0 | 0 | 0 |
dermaptera | 1 | 1 | 1 |
orthoptera | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hemiptera | 5 | 9 | 10 |
coleoptera | 30 | 47 | 56 |
diptera | 4 | 19 | 38 |
lep-moth | 4 | 13 | 20 |
lep-butterfly | 0 | 1 | 1 |
hymenoptera | 4 | 8 | 9 |
insect-other | 1 | 2 | 3 |
tunicate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
echinoderm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
invert-other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
fish | 0 | 0 | 0 |
reptile | 0 | 0 | 0 |
amphibian | 1 | 2 | 3 |
bird | 48 | 56 | 64 |
mammal | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 402 | 520 | 599 |