A young leaf beetle on a gum tree. Woodgate, Qld.
If you think you're good at building stuff, try using just your face bits and arse bits for tools. Woodgate, Qld.
More like a teenager I think. A live focus stack of a Common Crow or Oleander Caterpillar (Euploea core). Woodgate, Qld.
Straight out of the compost bin. Kyogle, NSW.
Your compost is very healthy if larvae of soldier flies grows in it. Kyogle, NSW.
Brown caterpillar portrait. Girraween, Qld.
Lovely orange striped caterpillar common on beach vines. Woodgate, Qld.
Beetle baby tries to bury back into the dirt. Kyogle, NSW.
Baby moths emerge from their eggs. Kyogle, NSW.
Ladybird larvae at the aphid buffet. Near the grub on the right is a parasitised aphid, fat and round and dead. Kyogle, NSW.
Beetle larva (Possible Ladybird) gets away with murder in an aphid colony. The ants ignore its presence completely. Kyogle, NSW.
A bottlebrush leaf reduced to a skeleton by very young sawfly larvae. Kyogle, NSW.
Sawfly larvae make short work of a Maleleuca leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Sawfly larva near the chewed off end of a leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Little beetle larva clings to the tip of a leaf. It's possibly about to pupate. Anstead, Qld.
Spotty and lumpy little grub clings to the tip of a leaf it's been feeding on. Anstead, Qld.
A pair of hoverfly larvae and their aphid friend enjoy life on a dill plant. Cambroon, Qld.
The remains of a pupa left partially embedded in a tree. The full length of this larva would have be around 80mm - most likely a moth. The exuvia will not go to waste, already other insects or spiders have made use of it. Oxley Creek, Qld.
It must be galling to be a grub in a gall. Rocklea, Qld.
Hairy caterpillar covered in tiny water droplets after the rain. Kyogle, NSW.
Found in rotting wood, Cambroon, Qld.
Spotted sawfly larva hangs under the stem of a leaf. Moggill, Qld.
Beetle larva in sand and dirt. Woodgate, Qld.
Wildly decorated caterpillar looks for food. Kyogle, NSW.
Caterpillar looks for a good spot to start eating. Kyogle, NSW.
Larvae of the Pink Bellied Moth or Hkea Wine Moth is eating grevillea leaves. Kyogle, NSW.
Hover fly larva on a gum leaf. Wilston, Qld.
A brightly coloured fungus on a rotting log is turned into poop. The grubs tunnel around inside the fungus leaving the shell intact. This one was opened up to show the damage caused by the larvae. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Hug a poo today! Possibly a fungus beetle larva, this grub is in a defensive posture after the nest was disturbed by yours truly. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Possibly larvae of fungus beetles but I have no proof. Whatever they are, they've turned the inside of this brightly coloured fungus into poop. Oxley Creek, QLD.