Images Dated 17th July 2014

Blue spot ascidians (Clavelina moluccensis)

Blue spot ascidians (Clavelina moluccensis), group. Each of the zooids is between 5 and 10 mm long. Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

© John Lewis/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

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Inland freshwater crab (Austrothelphusa transversa)

Inland freshwater crab (Austrothelphusa transversa), in a tributary of Running River, Burdekin River catchment. Gives birth to live tiny versions of itself that can exist in an arrested state under the mother's abdomen for up to six months until rain comes. Adults can live in their metre-deep burrow for six years waiting for rain. Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary, adjoining the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia

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Smooth knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus laevissimus)

© Greg Harold/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

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