Gubara Stretch 01

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I stretched my legs over a sandstone rain forest in Kakadu, which is basically always associated with fresh water springs and seepages. The rain forest is dominated by Barringtonia and is located in a gorge in the western plateau of Kakadu. It has become one of many small isolated habitat pockets where some rare flora and fauna still occur if your up to finding them. Considering that the rocks in this area are 2,000 million years old, individuals have had plenty of time to evolve into diverse species even though the seasonal differences are mitigated by the permeant fresh water supply.
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Rugged landscape of resistant, flat-bedded

quartzose sandstones
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Lowland Rain Forest "Freshwater Creek Bed"
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Acacia torulosa
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Acrididae sp.
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Whirligig Gyrinidae sp.
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Aretza sp.
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Australasian Slimwing Lathrecista asiatica festa
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Carpenter Bee Xylocopa aruana
feeding on
Alternanthera nodiflora
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Cartonema parviflora
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Citrine Threadtail Nososticta koongarra
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Cladode Pea Jacksonia dilatata
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Common Mud-Dauber Wasp Sceliphron laetum
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Crotalaria novae-hollandiaea
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Fig Bird Sphecotheres viridis Race flaviventris male
feeding on
Sand Palm Livistonia humillis
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Gilbert’s Dragon or Ta-Ta Lizard Amphibolurus gilberti
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Green Skimmer Orthetrum serapia
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Grey-winged Aretza Aretza sp.
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Hawk Moth Sphingidae sp.
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Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
feeding on
Banksia dentata
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Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
feeding on
Eucalyptus Phoennicea
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Hibiscus leptocladus
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Holly-leafed Pea-flower Bossiaea bossiaeoides
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Leapord Grasshopper Stropis maculosa 3rd instar
feeding on
Pityrodie jamesii
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