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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
Black-faced Percher, *Diplacodes melanopsis*, mature male. © Chris Burwell. Black-faced Percher
The Black-faced Percher is a small dragonfly that inhabits lakes, pools, swamps and sluggish rivers. Mature males have a black head and thorax and a deep red abdomen with black markings.
Insects
Dragonflies
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
Pygmy Percher, *Nannodiplax rubra*, mature male. © Chris Burwell. Pygmy Percher
The Pygmy Percher is a very small dragonfly that inhabits a range of standing and flowing waters. Mature adults are mostly red with dark markings on the abdomen.
Insects
Dragonflies
Wandering Percher, *Diplacodes bipunctata*, mature male. © Chris Burwell. Wandering Percher
The Wandering Percher is a small dragonfly that inhabits a range of standing and slow-flowing waters, including temporay pools. Mature males are mostly red with dark markings on the abdomen.
Insects
Dragonflies
Scarlet Percher, *Diplacodes haematodes*, mature male. © Chris Burwell. Scarlet Percher
The Scarlet Percher is a small dragonfly that inhabits streams and rivers, and less commonly standing waters. Mature males are mostly red and have cloudy brownish-yellow bases to the hindwings.
Insects
Dragonflies
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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