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WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Yoorn - Bobtail Goanna
Tiliqua rugosa is a short-tailed, slow-moving species of blue-tongued skink found in Australia. Three of the four recognised subspecies are found only in Western Australia, where they are known collectively by the common name bobtail.
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR
Warrine (aka. Warran, Ijjecka, Dtjokoh, Warrany) is an edible native yam, harvested during the Noongar season of Kambarang (Oct – Nov).
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Meeting Place
Midland has always been the gateway between the North and East with groups travelling through Wyalunga National Park that is also connected to Bells Rapids and beyond to Toodyay to the North East then on to places Like New Norcia, Mogumber and Moora.
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Fishing for Jilgies
Jilgies, or Cherax quinquecarinatus, are a small freshwater crayfish endemic to the south-west corner of Australia. It is one of two species known as gilgie, or Jilgi, which is a seasonal food source for people of the region.
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Emus (Weitj, Wetj, or Waitj)
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by height. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird.
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Echidna - nyingarn
Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae. Echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs. Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
WHADJUK - BOYA NGURA SHADOW ARBOUR - Witchetty Grub (Bardi)
Witchetty Grub (Bardi), An Australian Bush Tucker Food
The thought of eating an insect may makes some people squeamish, but for many this is their main source of protein. The Australian Aboriginal communities have embraced the nation’s nature and lived off witchetty grubs for many years.
Insects of New Junction – Carthaeid Moth
The Carthaea saturnioides is a relative of silk moths and emperor moths, this species from south-western Australian is placed in a family of its own (Carthaeidae).
Insects of New Junction - Western Petaltail
The Petalura Hesperia is the largest dragonfly found in Western Australia. The larvae, known as nymphs, live in holes dug in swampy ground.
Insect Invasion of New Junction
The insects have finally arrived! And they are being installed on ground and in the air.
Insects of New Junction - Western Jewell Butterfly (Hypochrysops halyaetus)
This little member of the family of ‘blues’ (Lycaenidae) is confined to open heath on coastal sand dunes and banksia woodland areas from Perth to North-West Cape
Insects of New Junction - Jewel Beetle (Stigmodera gratiosa)
This is just one of hundreds of species of jewel beetles occurring in WA. Bodies and legs of this species were used in pieces of jewellery in earlier times because their iridescent colour never fades.
Insects of New Junction - Carthaeid moth lava (Carthaea saturnioides)
The dryandra moth is a species of moth that is considered to be the sole member of the family Carthaeidae.
Trees of New Junction - Melaleuca leucadendra
Commonly known as weeping paperbark, long-leaved paperbark or white paperbark is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is widespread in northern Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands.
Insects of New Junction - Green burrowing bee (Ctenocolletes smaragdinus)
This glorious metallic green species is much larger than a honeybee. It is one of 12 species of its genus and, like most of them, is confined to W.A.