Stock Library: Bush Tucker


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Yabby (Cherax destructor) found in freshwater eastern Australia. Class: Crustacea; Subclass: Malacostraca.
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© Esther Beaton

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Bogong moths lie dead on sidewalk in Sydney during a rare springtime invasion. A popular aboriginal seasonal food.
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© Esther Beaton

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Green Tree Ants (Oceophylla virescens) guarding their bag retreat made out of leaves. North Queensland. Contents eaten by aborigines.
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© Esther Beaton

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Purple mussels (Brachidontes rostratus) growing on boulders, Cobler Rocks, Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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© Esther Beaton

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Purple mussels (Brachidontes rostratus) growing on boulders, Cobler Rocks, Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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© Esther Beaton

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Short-tailed Shearwater or Muttonbird (Puffinus tenuirostris) adult in front of burrow night. Flinders Island, Tasmania.
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Egg of Mallee Fowl, newly-laid. Fitzerald River National Park, Western Australia.
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© Esther Beaton

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Brush Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) feeding on flowers of Grass Tree (Xanthorrhea australis) Mt William Nat Pk, Tasmania.
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Honey Possums (Tarsipes spencerae) meeting on Scarlet Banksia, Stirling Ranges National Park, Western Australia. Threatened species.
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© Esther Beaton

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King Orchid (Dendrobium speciosum) growing on granite outcrop at Bald Rock National Park. New South Wales. Bulbs eaten by aborigines.
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Picnic table scattered with fallen rainforest fruit: white Lilly Pilly and purple ? berries. Bola Creek, Royal National Park, NSW.
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Mulga trees (Acacia aneura) in troughs between dunes, green after recent rain. Simpson Desert, Northern Territory/Queensland.
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Mulga trees (Acacia aneura) in troughs between parallel dunes. Simpson Desert, Queensland.
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Purple Mussels (Brachidontes rostratus) covering granite boulders, Picnic Beach, Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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© Esther Beaton

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Nest and eggs of Sooty Oystercatcher on beach, near Bens Creek, Mt William National Park, Bay of Fires, east coast of Tasmania.
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© Esther Beaton