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Elegant Squat Lobster, *Allogalathea elegans*. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Elegant Squat Lobster
The Elegant Squat Lobster has longitudinal stripes, and grows up to 15 mm in length. It is found in Northern Australia; Indo-West Pacific, east Africa to Fiji.
Crustaceans
Coral Swimmer Crab, *Charybdis feriata*. © Queensland Museum, Peter Davie. Coral Swimmer Crab
The Coral Swimmer Crab reaches up to 160 mm in carapace width. It occurs in Australia, except for the southern coast; Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to Japan.
Crustaceans
Three-spotted Swimmer Crab, *Portunus sanguinolentus*. © Queensland Museum, Peter Davie. Three-spotted Swimmer Crab
The Three-spotted Swimmer Crab is common, trawled in Moreton Bay and adjacent coastal waters. Often swims at surface at night.
Crustaceans
Rose Barnacles, Tesseropora rosea. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Rose Barnacle
Rose Barnacles occur on rocks at the seaward edge of rocky shores, and are able to tolerate strong wave activity. They are found in eastern Australia and southern Western Australia.
Crustaceans
Brown Tiger Prawn, *Penaeus esculentus*. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Brown Tiger Prawn
The Brown Tiger Prawn is a large, banded prawn growing to 235 mm in length. It occurs on mud or sandy mud, and is found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to central NSW.
Crustaceans
European Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. European Garden Snail
The European Garden Snail is a very common garden and agricultural pest originally from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, but is now a widespread invader throughout the world. Occurs throughout most of southern and eastern Australia and northwards to the Atherton Tablelands in north-eastern Queensland.
Molluscs
Gastropods
Land snails
River Swimming Crab, *Varuna litterata*. Courtesy of Peter Ng. River Swimming Crab
The River Swimming Crab is found under rocks in shallow water, from estuarine mangroves up-river to fresh water. Tropical Australia south to central NSW.
Crustaceans
Hairy Swimmer Crab, *Charybdis natator*. Courtesy of Ian Banks. Hairy Swimmer Crab
The Hairy Swimmer Crab is a very stout, solidly built swimming crab that can grow to 145 mm in carapace width. It occurs in northern Australia from Exmouth Gulf, WA, to Sydney.
Crustaceans
Horn-eyed Ghost Crab, *Ocypode ceratophthalmus*. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
The Horn-eyed Ghost Crab is common on the open beach below frontal dunes in the intertidal zone. Most active at night. It is found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to northern NSW.
Crustaceans
Smooth-handed Ghost Crab, *Ocypode cordimana*. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
The Smooth-handed Ghost Crab can be found on top of frontal dunes to about 200 m inland. It is often seen scurrying about beach campsites. It occurs in northern Australia from Kimberley, WA, to northern NSW.
Crustaceans
Evening Brown, Melanitis leda, pinned adult specimen. © Queensland Museum. Evening Brown
The Evening Brown butterfly rests on the ground during the day and flies at dusk. The green caterpillars have horned heads and feed on a variety of grasses.
Insects
Butterflies
Pygmy Wisp, *Agriocnemis pygmaea*, male. © Chris Burwell. Pygmy Wisp
The Pygmy Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits ponds, swamps and fringes of dams and lakes with plentiful aquatic vegetation. Mature males are dark brown or black with greenish markings and a reddish tip to the abdomen. Young females are mostly red and become black and green as they age.
Insects
Damselflies
Red-rumped Wisp, *Agriocnemis rubricauda*, female. © Chris Burwell. Red-rumped Wisp
The Red-rumped Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits a variety of standing water habitats, including small, well-vegetated ponds, dams and swamps. It is very similar to the Pgymy Wisp but males have more of the tip of the abdomen reddish. However, only female Red-rumped Wisps are known from south-east Queensland.
Insects
Damselflies
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