Meinertellidae (family)
2 Rock Bristletail, Jumping Bristletail at Budderoo, NSW
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| Meinertellidae (family) | KimPullen | 18 Oct 2020 | |
| Meinertellidae (family) | KimPullen | 18 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | WattaWanderer | 5 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
This was approx 25mm in length, surprisingly “crustacean-like” in appearance. In a crevice near the escarpment, moved quite quickly when disturbed.
3 comments
18 Oct 2020
@KimPullen - many thanks for the ID. Seems to be an interesting species/family. There are very few records on ALA - do you think this reflects their rarity or the fact that they are simply not regularly identified? Have you seen this family of insects in the Budawang Nature Map area previously?
18 Oct 2020
Hi WW - I personally have very rarely seen bristletails in the wild, and never in the Budawang NM area. They may be naturally rare, or it may be that their habitats and habits (and camouflage) make them hard to see. There may be a time of the year and time of the day (or night) that they more commonly present themselves. If we don't have an efficient way to observe or sample a particular species, our concept of its rarity depends largely on chance meetings - and there are very few of us actually looking for them!
19 Oct 2020
Thanks Kim - very interesting to learn! That makes sense re the difficulty in gauging rareity/population from incidental sightings alone. I will keep my eyes peeled when next in that area.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.648072-34.702222
- Altitude 489.6m
- Places Budderoo, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2020 04:58 AM Recorded on
- WattaWanderer Recorded by
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- Insects Other primitive insects Primitive insects WattaWanderer South Coast NatureMapr Meinertellidae (family)
Species information
- Meinertellidae (family) Scientific name
- Rock Bristletail, Jumping Bristletail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 710m Recorded at altitude
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