A walk in the tasmanian forest

walking through Tasmanian bush talking about favorite artists and my sketches.

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Education

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• environment
• insect
• wildlife
• reptile
• sketching
• illustration
• jeffrey
• smart

[1sunbear]

Superb art work Jennifer! Tasmania must be a great place to live for an artist.

Nice Black Prince cicada! Are they found in Tassie?

[cicada135]

@1sunbear thanks. No not a black prince they are not in Tas. It is a Redeye, they are found in the Launceston region and also in Sydney. Eyes are not red when they are dead. The redeyes are the larges cicadas in Tas, however the most significant endemic cicada in Tas is the Tasmanian Hairy cicada. very rarely seen, because it has has the habits of moths, only coming out at night and does not emit sound. I have one in my collection, found already dead.

[cicada135]

@1sunbear thanks. No not a black prince they are not in Tas. It is a Redeye, they are found in the Launceston region and also in Sydney. Eyes are not red when they are dead. The redeyes are the larges cicadas in Tas, however the most significant endemic cicada in Tas is the Tasmanian Hairy cicada. very rarely seen, because it has has the habits of moths, only coming out at night and does not emit sound. I have one in my collection, found already dead.

[cicada135]

@1sunbear thanks. No not a black prince they are not in Tas. It is a Redeye, they are found in the Launceston region and also in Sydney. Eyes are not red when they are dead. The redeyes are the larges cicadas in Tas, however the most significant endemic cicada in Tas is the Tasmanian Hairy cicada. very rarely seen, because it has has the habits of moths, only coming out at night and does not emit sound. I have one in my collection, found already dead.

[1softkiss]

5*s Great channel Jennifer and incredible art It's sad that people so easily overlook all the beauty in our lives that goes unseen in haste.

Nature made the most incredible art palette

[cicada135]

Yes you are right, thank you.

[trommelumsen]

Great video!=o)

[AussieGirlNSW]

Lovely vid Jennifer, really enjoyed it :)

[1sunbear]

@cicada135 Very interesting Jennifer! I don't know what Red Eyes feed on, but considering that casurinas, the usual food source of Black Princes weren't common (I don't think) in the 70's in the Sydney suburbs where we found these insects, perhaps we were mistaking Red Eyes for the Black Prince. Wish I could remember their eyes!

I find and keep dead insects too. Please tell me how you preserve them.

Thanks.

[despeleta]

wow!!! ...brilliant!!!....i sure hope to get to your side of the world one day!!!

beautiful work.