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Cuttlebone, Sepia sp. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Cuttlebone
Cuttlebones are hard, ridged, shield-like objects that have a soft spongy inner layer and are frequently found on beaches, often in great clumps after storms. They are in fact the internal shells of cuttlefish, relatives of the octopus and squid. There are many species worldwide and several unique ones in Queensland’s waters.
Molluscs
Cephalopods
Day Octopus, Octopus cyanea. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Cephalopods
This entirely marine class includes such familiar animals as the octopus, cuttlefish and squid and also the so-called ‘living-fossil’ Nautilus and the extinct ammonites. As the name suggests the limbs are closely associated with the head, and in most cephalopods these limbs (arms and tentacles) possess numerous suckers which help to secure prey. Many species of squid, octopus and cuttlefish are of major commercial importance (primarily as seafood).
Molluscs
Cephalopods
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
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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