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A fairly recent discovery about wombats, normally they're quite grumpy and cantankerous animals and will attack anything that hangs around too long, but during bushfires they let any other animal take refuge in their burrows with them including snakes.
Don't wombat's digestive systems turn out cubes of poop?
 
@Gerald Wilgus Do you have to pay to be part of groups like that? I know the ones that involve travel are currently off limits, but asking about local projects.
No, you do not have to pay. We are open to anybody and all I look for is an interest in participating. I even like having kids on my team. They are usually excited about all the creepy crawlies. Some groups like my local Conservation District even supply lunch. If you are interested in learning you will be welcome.
 
The Australian ones are probably the size of a rabbit. ;)
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I was thinking of getting a microscope. I was looking on eBay. I watch those YouTube videos where people make "jars of life", lay the bottom of a big jar with mud and gravel and plant material from a pond or stream then top it off with the pond water and then seal the jar and let it settle and wait to see what grows in it. I have a few of them on my windowsill and in the back garden. People think it's immature and stupid but they just don't care about nature and all the fascinating unseen wildlife that surrounds us. I was thinking of getting a microscope so I could examine the microscopic organisms in my jars and try to identify them. The main channel I watch is a Dutch guy and his channel is called Life In Jars. It's a really great channel. He uses his microscope sometimes to look at the microscopic organisms. I might have to get one.
 
@Outdated, that stick insect is so cool. Wish we had them here.
I used to raise the Giant Praying Mantis in my greenhouse. They helped keep down pests on the plants.

I found this Walking Stick insect on the tennis court one morning.
It's not as big as the one in your photo, but they are a rare find in my area.
They called them Devil's Darning Needles in Missouri.

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@SusanLR Have you ever heard the chirping sound that some beetles make. There was a beetle I found that would make a low bird like chirping sound that you could hear if you held it near your ear. I am not sure about the species.
I haven't heard a beetle that makes a noise like chirping.

We have the usual cicadas, mole crickets and katydids that all make night sounds.
The cicadas have been so abundant this year they sing night and day in the trees in a rhythm.
They all start at once then stop at the same time together. Quiet for a while then they begin again. 🪲
 
@SusanLR Have you ever heard the chirping sound that some beetles make. There was a beetle I found that would make a low bird like chirping sound that you could hear if you held it near your ear. I am not sure about the species.
In Australia the geckos chirp like birds, they're common across the northern half of the country. Fun fact - geckos have no eye lids. They're unable to close their eyes or blink and they lick their eyeballs to keep them clean and moist.

 
I found this Walking Stick insect on the tennis court one morning.
What you have in that picture is two stick insects, the girl insect is giving the boy insect a piggy back ride. :)

The males are much smaller than the females with much thinner bodies so they look more stick like. They also change colour from greens to browns to better suit their surroundings.

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I haven't heard a beetle that makes a noise like chirping.

We have the usual cicadas, mole crickets and katydids that all make night sounds.
The cicadas have been so abundant this year they sing night and day in the trees in a rhythm.
They all start at once then stop at the same time together. Quiet for a while then they begin again. 🪲
I am familiar with cicadas, crickets, and katydids. I am not referring to those type of sounds or at least not at that volume. You only seem to hear the beetle when holding it up to your ear and it is a low sound.
 
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I haven't heard a beetle that makes a noise like chirping.

I had not heard of a squirrel chirping like a bluejay until just recently. Kept being annoyed by this very loud screech nearby, looking for a bird that wasn't there. Couldn't believe my ears, but with my binoculars sure enough, I saw that it really was a squirrel making such a sound.

That was a first!
 
Something I may have posted before, but it's a subject I find fascinating. Involving Russian research going back many years trying to isolate a gene that relates to undomesticated foxes that are friendly to humans, similar to dogs. And in the process, attempts to domestic foxes beyond what is able to be accomplished presently.


Though for anyone who views the "Save-A-Fox" videos on YouTube, quite often their foxes appear way more like pets than wild animals. Most often rescue foxes from fur farms.
 
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I had not heard of a squirrel chirping like a bluejay until just recently. Kept being annoyed by this very loud screech nearby, looking for a bird that wasn't there. Couldn't believe my ears, but with my binoculars sure enough, I saw that it really was a squirrel making such a sound.

That was a first!
 
Interesting. That sort of sounded like the one I heard. And the image on the right looks very much like the coloring of the squirrels that live in the rocks only about 30 feet from my apartment.
We have a LOT of grey squirrels here in the southeastern USA where I live.
 

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