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Rockmasters Rockmasters are very large, robust damselflies that rest with wings spread. Males are black with blue markings, and females dull-coloured. They breed in flowing waters.
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Darners, emperors, hawkers, duskhawkers and evening darners The Aeshnidae are large to very large, robust and strong-flying dragonflies, with eyes touching at the top of the head. Many species have pale stripes and spots on the thorax and abdomen. Others, especially crepuscular species, are mostly dull-coloured.
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Robust Velvet Gecko The Robust Velvet Gecko is common in Brisbane's outer suburbs and surrounding eucalypt woodlands. Mid-eastern Australia.
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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.
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Potter Wasp Predatory potter wasps build nests from a mixture of mud and saliva, and fills them with paralysed caterpillars. It is widespread across mainland Australia
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Sand Yabby The Sand Yabby is semi-aquatic and burrows around the perimeter of sand lakes or along small creeks. It is restricted to coastal south-eastern Queensland as far north as Fraser Island.
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Whitewater Rockmaster The Whitewater Rockmaster is a very large, robust damselfly that inhabits streams and rivers in wet forests, especially rainforest. Mature males are mostly blue, while females are much more sombrely coloured.
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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.
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Arrowhead Rockmaster The Arrowhead Rockmaster is a very large, robust damselfly that inhabits streams and fast-flowing rivers, usually in wetter forests. Mature males are patterned with blue and black, while females are much more sombrely coloured.
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Sapphire Rockmaster The Sapphire Rockmaster is a very large, robust damselfly that inhabits streams and fast-flowing rivers, usually in wetter forests. Mature males are patterned with black and rich blue, while females are much more sombrely coloured.
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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.
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