Gary Beilby - Wildlife - Science & Art

Bull ant

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:23 +0800

This is the red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa). They have extremely keen vision and scare me a lot. The venom of these ants has the potential to induce anaphylactic shock in allergic sting victims. As with most severe allergic reactions, if left untreated the reaction may be lethal. These large, alert ants have characteristic large eyes and long, slender mandibles. They have superior vision, able to track and even follow intruders from a distance of 1 metre.

Swans by Tomato Lake

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:06 +0800

Taken just before Christmas 2006 in Kewdale, Western Australia. Black Swans are quite bold around here - sadly too much feeding of native birds goes on reducing their fear of humans, and their ability to feed themselves from traditional food sources.

Katie - the wonderdog

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:35 +0800

I don't often post pictures of my own pets. But I make an exception for fellow fitocrat Chemicalika. Katie dog can make anyone find their happy.

In the eyes

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:05 +0800

You can see so much.

More numbats

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:23 +0800

I know I've posted these guys before - but I got so many amazing pics of them the week I was there, that I just want to share them all!

Coral bay in silver halide

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:05 +0800

2009, Coral Bay in Western Australia. Shot on really truly black and white film with minimal post work. Haven't hauled my film body out again since then. I should.

Random shot

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:37 +0800

So I am unable to boot my PC (think the mobo is buggered intermittently) and have had to resort to the girls' computer. And that means only Picassa 3 for photo processing. Still I found this lost shot from a wedding I did a few years back and liked it a lot, and Picassa got all the basics done.

Eyes bold and dark

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:54 +0800

A juvenile hawk at Wattle Grove Veterinary Hospital.

Jakarta streets at night

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:29 +0800

These streets are crazy. And crazy with life. Yet despite the chronic intensity - road rage simply doesn't exist here.

Independence

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:50 +0800

Members of the TNI-AD, aka the Indonesian Army, during the final days of a huge independence display at the "Monas" or National Monument in Jakarta.