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DonFletcher wrote:
17 min ago
Hi @MartinPredavec, There is a small but growing collection of norfolcensis records in the region and this is one of the first with a photo backing it. There are no reliable specimen backed records as far as I can tell and none for which the critical measurements have been taken. (Two old specimens at the Australian Museum from 'Queanbeyan' turn out to have been posted there from an unknown source location. People are very motivated to find them (rather than notatus/breviceps). There have been quite a few proposed that I said were 'only' notatus. This one looks a bit more likely, but its posture in the trap does not help. Anyway the key question is how confident are you that this is norfolcensis?
Petaurus norfolcensis
DonFletcher wrote:
31 min ago
Hi @JessBelle, Thanks for the record. As you may know, every record in Nature Mapper has to be verified by an independent moderator. So for us to verify, there has to be evidence to persuade the moderator that no mistake was possible. Goats are generally distinctive, but other things, e.g. feral sheep, can sometimes look like goats, for example through an old telescope, or from a passing car, or if they were glimpsed as they rushed away. Therefore, if there is no photo, you need to explain why a moderator should be convinced to verify your record.
Capra hircus
NateKingsford wrote:
44 min ago
The "strange shiny thing" on the ventral side is a parasite, something like a fly or wasp larvae, feeding on the spider
Salticidae (family)
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
56 min ago
PS. If this individual has decumbent growth (beyong a compact single tussock),
ideally the addition of a photograph showing this would assist all of us to recognise this species.

https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&glossary=yes&term=decumbent&ill=Fig.+1+J
.
Lomandra laxa
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
56 min ago
Hi chloenxtdoor, ditto. This is an Australian website, focusing on wild plants and animals. We can't identify your plants from New York, USA.
Unverified Other Tree

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