24th – 27th
November 2023
The Great Southern Bioblitz is getting closer. This year it’s being run from November 24th to 27th. The purpose of this event is to encourage people to engage with the natural environment that surrounds us all, and at the same time produce valuable observation records of species that can be used by scientists in their research.
Spring, with its annual flourish of life, is the ideal time of year in South Australia to discover its biodiversity. Get your cameras out and see what you can find.
Any observations uploaded to iNaturalist during the 4 day observation window count toward the BioBlitz totals. Contribute observations from your local participating cities and government areas to help show off the biodiversity the region has to offer.
Log into iNaturalist and join the associated projects to show your support. See the participating areas in South Australia below:
Great Southern Bioblitz 2023 Umbrella
Great Southern BioBlitz 2023 – Greater Adelaide
Featured Observations from September
Some of the fascinating encounters and interesting discussions this month:
A spittlebug Bathyllus albicinctus doing what it does best, by @moth_nut.
A tiny Pink Bladderwort (Utricularia tenella) flower in Belair NP, by @mariannebroug.
A first record on iNat of a Predatory Stink Bug Jalloides rubricosus on the Eyre Peninsula, and a follow up record too, by @distinguished_orca.
A Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) changing its colour over several minutes, by @ellurasanctuary.
A bright Chromodorid Nudibranch Chromodoris ambigua at O’Sullivan Beach, by @mtank.
An uncommonly sighted White-Veined Sand-Skipper (Herimosa albovenata) at Nildottie, by @janet705_whitington.
A rarely sighted/recorded Hypselognathus Pipefish along the metropolitan coastline, showing its amazing camouflage, by @fionaoutdoors.
A great photo of a Horny Cone-Bush (Isopogon ceratophyllus) that was selected as the iNaturalist’s Observation of the Day, taken by @connor_margetts.
Some close up images of Sundew Bugs (Setocoris sp.) showing their ability to move around on Sundews without getting stuck, by @mariannebroug.
What name do we give to a group of Port Jackson Sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)?, recorded by @davemmdave.
Finally, the Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) found in south-east SA we’ve all heard so much about, receiving care, recorded by @rossanderson.
(These are taken from observations during the month with at least one ‘favourite’. If you see an interesting observation from SA, remember to favourite it, and it might appear here at the end of the month. See the full list).
Do you have a particular expertise and are keen to help out with identifications in SA? Select your favourite taxa below to head to the Identify page:
Aves / Amphibia / Reptilia / Mammalia / Ray-Finned Fishes / Mollusca / Arachnida / Insecta / Plantae / Fungi / Protozoa / Unknowns
The South Australian iNaturalists Collection Project
Data used for this post taken on the 9th of October. It excludes any observations and identifications from September that were uploaded after this date. Title Font: Brassia, Velvetyne Type Foundry, Ariel Martin Pérez.
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