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Old 13-08-2007, 07:54 AM
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cleaning up the observatory

hi guys,

since the weather is no good for astrophotography, I cleaned my observatory a bit - that is - I let it clean, as you can see
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com...cleaningup.jpg

thanx Felix and Emma for helping me!

what we found were these little guys:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...uricularia.jpg

they are harmless, since in europe they are onyl a thrid of an inch long.

it is interesting to learn in the internet about that creatures: there are more than 1800 different kinds of these AND - now watch out my "down under friends" - at your continent they are said to grow up to 2.5 inches!!!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...aptera_fg1.jpg

has anyone living in Asutralia ever seen these guys?
when I told my kids and wife about that they were shocked!


I always thought Australia holds some nice animals like kangoroos, wallaroos and wallabies, koalas aso.

whow! what is causing this enormous difference in size?
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