tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post7963359482450243252..comments2023-08-22T20:22:52.506+10:00Comments on HarPer’s bizarre - a naturalist's miscellany: Inland Hunter inexpectataHarvey Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415639670778923118noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post-45084615637438277632019-12-20T16:33:12.882+11:002019-12-20T16:33:12.882+11:00Fantastic information, i love this place for this ...Fantastic information, i love this place for this good advice thanks john rockhttps://huntingspro.com/best-hunting-binoculars-under-500/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post-53408479831184250902019-02-09T23:23:09.848+11:002019-02-09T23:23:09.848+11:00I was able to find good information from your blog...I was able to find good information from your blog articles.<br /><a href="https://www.smartsurveys4u.com/panda-express-feedback/" rel="nofollow">Panda Express Feedback</a><br /><a href="https://www.smartsurveys4u.com/fmcdealer/" rel="nofollow">FMCDealer</a>Kristyhttps://www.smartsurveys4u.com/tellsubway/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post-14313868005236172622015-12-16T12:59:34.005+11:002015-12-16T12:59:34.005+11:00Hi Harvey, great photos and detective work. Re: ho...Hi Harvey, great photos and detective work. Re: how could this species have been overlooked until now, I have two quick comments:<br /><br />1. it happens even to the experts - check out Philip Spradbery's discussion of Canberra paper wasps at http://www.xcsconsulting.com.au/pdf/Paper_Wasps_of_Canberra.pdf <br /><br />2. given the maps, it's possible that sightings have been misidentified as a similar species such as Austrogomphus guerini, there is at least one sighting on ALA that falls into this category. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post-54388675676579496152015-12-09T07:25:53.635+11:002015-12-09T07:25:53.635+11:00Wow - what a great story. And amazing that so much...Wow - what a great story. And amazing that so much of the story is actually known, with the history and detail available. Seems to me that the situation in Oz is much different, with less known generally about our fauna, fewer people looking into it, and vast expanses of country that make it difficult to survey or census adequately. Harvey Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415639670778923118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806044253858317897.post-90180462419161823732015-12-09T01:36:48.859+11:002015-12-09T01:36:48.859+11:00How exciting! Especially as you worked at it and s...How exciting! Especially as you worked at it and succeeded. I checked the situation with European gomphids to see if there were any similar situations. River Clubtail <i>Gomphus flavipes</i> stands out. It had more or less disappeared from Western Europe but in the 1990s staged a comeback. The reasons are unclear, but water quality and climate change are likely. In France the Loire is its stronghold, and my French field guide notes that it disappeared from here because of warm water being released into the river from several nuclear power stations. Now that has stopped the species has staged a recovery. The guide also notes they are very sensitive to the activities of gravel extraction. This is now much more strictly controlled along the Loire and Allier, which has allowed re-establishment. The situation is similar in Germany (Rhine, Danube, Elbe). What hasn't been established is how the species repopulated these big rivers -- was it expansion from the east or the recovery of overlooked relict populations? Now the species is starting to colonise the smaller tributaries.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com