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Greg Smith

@gregsmith.au

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Full stack web dev & amateur nature photographer based in Adelaide, Australia. Much enjoyment gained from harassing tiny critters in my back yard. All photos are my own. Insta: @birdsbugsandbstars Fedi: @[email protected]

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · 22h

Same! I noticed something had been chewing on some of the leaves and looked under a few and found this little guy.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · 1d

The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso. Its purple and green colouring blends perfectly with the leaves of its host plant.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #larva #beetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso, on a lilly pilly leaf.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · 28d

A dwarf sheet spider, Scotospilus sp.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #spider #spidersofaustralia #auswildlife

A dwarf sheet spider, Scotospilus sp., with a black hairy abdomen & red cephalothorax, on the branch of a eucalyptus tree.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · 28d

Sky's aflame.

#silentsunday #sunset

A red sunset, with eucalyptus tree silhouettes in the foreground.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Aug 9

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, enjoying the aloe blooms in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

#naturephotography #nature #bird #lorikeet #rainbowlorikeet #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, perched amongst some red aloe flowers.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 23

White-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #diachea #fungifriends

White-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia, a species of slime mould, growing on a leaf.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 23

Craterium minutum, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #craterium #fungifriends

Some tiny stalks of Craterium minutum, a species of slime mould, growing on a piece of eucalyptus bark.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 23

Didymium squamulosum, a species of slime mould.

#naturephotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #didymium #fungifriends

Three tiny stalks of Didymium squamulosum, a species of slime mould, growing on eucalyptus bark.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 21

Awesome shot.

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Will W 🐝🇺🇦🍉🇪🇺 @palantir135.bsky.social · Jul 21

#ElkeDagEenInsect #natuur #nature #macro #macromonday #photography
Wespspin + heidelibelle

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 13

Ghost fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis.

#naturephotography #nature #fungus #ghostfungus #ghostmushroom #mushroom #bioluminescence

A long exposure shot showing the green bioluminescent glow of a ghost mushroom, Omphalotus nidiformis.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 13

Ghosties! Ghost fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis.

Getting a bit late in the season, but I managed to find these two that were still glowing strongly.

#naturephotography #fungus #ghostfungus #ghostmushroom #mushroom #bioluminescence

A long exposure showing the green bioluminescent glow of two ghost mushrooms, Omphalotus nidiformis.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 6

Oh nice, I'm not too far from you! This was at the St Peters Billabong, one of the three (that I'm aware of) that live there.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 6

A laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae, sitting in an old gum tree. (Merry, merry king of the bush is he.)

#naturephotography #nature #bird #kookaburra #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae, perched on a eucalyptus tree branch.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jul 5

Slime mould! I think this one is Craterium leucocephalum.

I hope to get better at photographing these - this one was super-tiny, with each "stalk" around 1mm high. I stacked 24 exposures to get this end result.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #slimemould #slimemold #craterium

Three "stalks" of Craterium leucocephalum slime mould growing on a dead twig.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · Jun 15

Lunar halo 🤩

#lunarhalo #moonhalo #moon #night #nighttime #clouds

A thin layer of clouds in front of an almost-full moon with a lunar halo, with the silhouette of eucalyptus trees in the foreground.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 24

Happened to catch a random meteor while setting up for a star trails shot.

#space #meteor #stars #astro #astrophotography

A meteor streaking through the night sky, with a weathered cliff face in the foreground.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 24

A little raven, Corvus mellori, with a big stare.

#naturephotography #nature #bird #raven #littleraven #auswildlife #birdsofaustralia

A little raven, Corvus mellori, perched atop a Queensland box tree (Lophostemon confertus), against a clear blue sky.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 20

Too cold for my liking!

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 16

A moonbow!

#moon #moonbow #rainbow #moonrainbow

An almost-full moon through clouds, producing an orange glow and a rainbow.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 12

Thank you, kind sir!

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 11

An Australian cuckoo wasp, Primeuchroeus sp. Like it's avian namesake, cuckoo wasps lay their eggs in the nests of unrelated host species.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #wasp #cuckoowasp #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia

A bright metallic-green Australian cuckoo wasp, Primeuchroeus sp., on the trunk of a eucalyptus tree.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 10

Is that a walking leaf? Why would a leaf want to walk?

Planthopper, Flatinae sp.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #planthopper #walkingleaf #bluey #bingoisthebest

Close up of a planthopper, Flatinae sp., on a twig.

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Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 6

The Milky Way core, a far more interesting subject than the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in the opposite direction.

#astro #astrophotography #milkyway #milkywaycore

The Milky Way core, above the silhouette of eucalyptus trees.

Greg Smith @gregsmith.au · May 6

A fairly underwhelming shot of the Eta Aquariids meteor shower, featuring a touch of green airglow, a very bright Venus, and two tiny meteors.

#space #astro #astrophotography #venus #meteor #meteorshower #etaaquariids #igotupat4amforthis

A view of the night sky including some green airglow, Venus, and two tiny meteor streaks as part of the Eta Aquariids shower.