Images Dated 7th December 2008

SAS-1582

SAS-1582
Opium poppy - fenced-in field of blooming opium poppies. A warning sign is mounted on the fence saying to keep out, because illegal use could cause death
Tasmania, Australia
Papaver somniferum
Steffen & Alexandra Sailer

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Short-beaked Echidna - adult digging in the ground and sticking its beak halfway down into the earth

SAS-1409
Short-beaked Echidna - adult digging in the ground and sticking its beak halfway down into the earth.
Tasmania, Australia
Tachyglossus aculeatus
It searches for food which consists solely of ants and termites. It can find them by detecting electrical impulses in the muscles of its prey
Steffen & Alexandra Sailer
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