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Lined Nerite
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The Lined Nerite is characterised by its finely grooved shell. This species of Nerite snail lives in association with mangrove trees. It is found in Tropical Australia.
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Fine-speckled Semi-slug
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The Fine-speckled Semi-slug has an attractive, medium-sized, ear-shaped shell with a silky, amber-green appearance. It lives under logs and fallen palm fronds in rainforest and drier forests, and can frequently be found in suburban gardens. It is found from Taree in New South Wales northwards to about Rockhampton, Queensland.
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Blue-lined Octopus
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The Blue-lined Octopus grows to about 15 cm in armspan, but is often much smaller. It is easily recognised by the iridescent blue lines on the body and linked blue rings on the arms and webs, however this is a warning colouration and only obvious when the animal is aggravated. This species is only found from southern Queensland to southern NSW.
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Brown Tiger Prawn
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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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Blue Coral Crab
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The Blue Coral Crab has a blue-grey shell with a line of obvious small orange-red spots on the middle of its carapace. It is found in northern Australia; Indo-West Pacific.
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Banana Prawn
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The Banana Prawn grows to 240 mm in length. It is widespread, found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to northern NSW; also from the Red Sea into Asia.
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Inland Yabby
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The Inland Yabby constructs deep burrows, typically along the water line of rivers and creeks. In Queensland, originally restricted to streams flowing westward from the Great Dividing Range and the Dawson River. Now introduced to Brisbane River catchment and spreading quickly.
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Glossy Turban Carnivorous Snail
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The Glossy Turban Carnivorous Snail belongs to a family (Rhytididae) whose members prey on invertebrates such as earthworms and also on other snails. It ranges from the Barrington Tops in New South Wales to about Nambour in south-eastern Queensland.
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Cephalopods
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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).
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Rose Petal Bubble Snail
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The Rose Petal Bubble Snail is carnivorous and feeds on certain marine polychaete (bristle) worms. It is most commonly encountered in shallow water bays during its breeding season (summer to early autumn) when specimens will lay strings of white, spaghetti-like ropes of eggs. It is found almost Australia-wide.
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Common Garden Spiders
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Spiders are ubiquitous in gardens, houses and urban environments throughout Queensland, and a wide variety of species can easily be found, especially in the eastern tropics and subtropics. The species accounts below highlight some of the more frequently encountered species in Queensland backyards.
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Tent-Web Spiders
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Tent-Web Spiders (genus Cyrtophora) are found throughout eastern and tropical northern Australia, with three species often found in urban environments. The largest and most commonly encountered species, C. moluccensis, is abundant in backyards in eastern Queensland, including around Brisbane.
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Freshwater turtles
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Freshwater turtles are commonly seen in most Queensland waterways. Some species have long, snake-like necks, others are short-necked. Unlike the sea turtles and many foreign freshwater turtles, the Australian chelids fold their necks side-ways under the protective edge of the shell (pleurodirous). They have clawed, webbed feet and many species have distinct barbels on the chin.
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