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Dragonfly Rider

Jason Benz — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:06:18 +0000

This is a composite of two photographs blended in Photoshop. The rider is a barrel racer from 2013 and the dragonfly was last year at Judd’s Lagoon in Queensland, Australia.

Forest Rain

Jason Benz — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:07:07 +0000

This photograph was taken at Judd’s Lagoon just outside Yuleba in Queensland, Australia.

There is something magical about the light in a forest when the sun shines through the rain.

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Cane Toad

Jason Benz — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 22:20:03 +0000

This amphibian was photographed at Judd’s Lagoon in Queensland. It has been identified as a juvenile cane toad on Frogs.org.au. I suspect it marks the front line in their colonization of Australia. The story of how cane toads got here is an object lesson in the unintended consequences of introduced species. They arrived in 1935 following the apparent success of these toads saving sugar crops from beetles in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Australia proved to be paradise for the cane toad, and they set about eating rodents, reptiles, other amphibians, birds, bats, invertebrates, plants, dog food and even ping pong balls. In fact anything they could fit in their mouth apart from the cane beetle that they were introduced to control. A single toad can produce 500,000 tadpoles in her lifetime. Native animals suffered a triple whammy. If they could avoid being eaten by the toads they would find their own food supply depleted by them. They die if they eat the toads because the skin is toxic and glands behind the eyes secrete a milky white poison which is strong enough to kill a human.

Caper White

Jason Benz — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 09:28:58 +0000

This is a caper white butterfly. They are currently undergoing a mass migration in Queensland, Australia which only happens every 6-10 years.

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Judd’s Lagoon

Jason Benz — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:55:47 +0000

This is Judd’s Lagoon just outside Yuleba in Queensland, Australia. It has been our campsite for the last few days. It is a popular fishing spot and locals come here to cool off in the water. From here we plan to go west to Roma then Mitchell where Karen is looking forward to the Great Artesian Spa.

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