Also, for more weird bugs, check out these guys. We always called them "spitfires" as kids, and I thought they were caterpillars from moths or butterflies. Turns out that they're the grubs of sawflies, family Pergidae (related to wasps and ants), and they do indeed spit out some nasty chemicals to warn off things that might eat them. Always gotta be careful about walking underneath them, but then again you can't look up to see where they are or a dropbear will get you. Man this is a dangerous country to live in.


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And for no artistic merit, this is just to show what they can do in larger numbers (although that's nothing compared to some 'swarms' i've seen as a kid). This particular shot was in a eucalypt tree in a playground, directly over the swing set...


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