Canoe Point Frogging

A couple of years ago, a pond and park was put just down the road from the Canoe Point Botanical Reserve. The permanent water has bolstered and in some cases negatively affected the pre-existing creek systems around the road, but the frogs seem to appreciate the overflow in rainy times.

After some decent rain, the overflow ditch creek thingy was inundated, and all the frogs (and toads :c) were out and about and calling. The main species there was the striped rocket frog (Litoria nasuta). Seeing these is always cool, because all we ever used to find was striped marsh frogs (Limnodynastes peroniii), which sort of look like the striped rockets.
This small stretch of ditch is also a good example of why you shouldn't use colourings and markings to identify frogs. Each individual had unique colourings and markings, though it is pretty obvious that they are all striped rockets.

 

There were plenty of desert tree frogs (Litoria rubella) calling as well, but only managed to find this one when I almost stood on it.

A lone random green striped burrowing frog (Cyclorana alboguttata) was chilling, but wasn't calling. This was the only one there, and I couldn't hear any others calling.

The moist conditions brought the snails out in droves

Female wolf spider with babies on back

This garden orb weaver (Eriophora transmarina) had its web in a bad place, so I fed it a caterpillar. It decided that it liked the stick better, though.