Bell miner
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The bell miner or bellbird is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia. The common name refers to their bell-like call. "Miner" is an old alternative spelling of "myna", and is shared
Bell Miner 1 Nepean Weir
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Psyllid
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Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, each plant-louse species feeding on just one plant species or a few close
Bell miner
…and is shared with other members of the genus Manorina. The birds feed almost exclusively on the dome-like coverings, referred to as lerps, of certain psyllid bugs. Bell miners live in large, complex, social groups. Within each group, there are subgroups consisting of several breeding pairs, but also including…
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Diaphorina citri, the citrus psyllid
Psyllid "lerp" pest of Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Red lerps (Austrochardia acaciae) on Mulga, Central Australia