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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
Yellow-striped Flutterer, *Rhyothemis phyllis*, male. © Chris Burwell. Yellow-striped Flutterer
The Yellow-striped Flutterer is a medium-sized dragonfly with a dark body and patterned wings. The base of each hindwing has two black patches separated by a cream or yellowish band. It inhabits a range of standing waters, including lakes, ponds and lagoons.
Insects
Dragonflies
Southern Whitetip, *Episynlestes albicauda*, male. © Chris Burwell. Southern Whitetip
The Southern Whitetip is a very large, dark brown or black damselfly with paler cream or yellowish markings. It inhabits streams and creeks fringed with wet forest, particularly rainforest.
Insects
Damselflies
Australian Emerald, *Hemicordulia australiae*, male. © Chris Burwell. Australian Emerald
The Australian Emerald is a medium-sized, dark metallic green dragonfly with yellowish markings. It inhabits a wide range of flowing and standing waters in a variety of habitats.
Insects
Dragonflies
Red Arrow, *Rhodothemis lieftincki*, male. © Chris Burwell. Red Arrow
The Red Arrow is a medium-sized dragonfly that inhabits lakes, dams, ponds, sluggish rivers and swamps. Young adults are orange-brown with white markings on the head and thorax. Mature males become mostly solid-red.
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
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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