Up Close & Spineless Results 2010
The results are in for the 2010 Up Close & Spineless invertebrate photography competition. Thank you to all our entrants for taking part and congratulations to the finalists!
Primary School Category
Winner
All Washed Up by Lara Westwood
Highly Commended
Peekaboo by Rebecca Boyd-Weetman
Finalists
Bluebottle by Alice Heelan
Love Moths by Selena Couldridge
Ninja Spider by Kieran Boyd-Weetman
Beetles on a Daisy by Harrison Kusevskis-Hayes
Amazing Bugs by Emiliya Jankov
Tree Huntsman by Zac Letzbor
Oops! Did this Rock Move? by Thomas Morgan
Dot Dot Painting Crickets by Aaron Fanous
Secondary School Category
Winner
Smile! Female Wandering Percher Dragonfly bu Megan Beltramelli
Highly Commended
Tiger of the Sky by Lillian Shaddock
Finalists
The Dragonfly by Kristy Staatz
Flies by Ashley Brennan
Camo Crab by Ciaran Nagle
Grasshopper by Tahlia McLean
Damselfly by Ashley Brennan
Formation by Olivia van Cuylenburg
Black & White Butterfly by Stephan Marohn
Butterfly Reflection by Olivia van Cuylenburg
Professional Category
Winner
Leaf-cutter Ant by Ken Griffiths
Highly Commended
The Language of Touch by Roslyn Batten
Finalists
Mantis Fly by Denis Crawford
Long Legged Fly Eating a Fruitfly by Roslyn Batten
Snail Parasitic Blowfly by Roslyn Batten
First Steps by Justin Gilligan
Open Category
Winner
Cuttlefish at Fly Point by Night by David Breneman
Highly Commended
Inquisitive Cuttlefish by Peter Simpson
Finalists
Lethal Weapon by Christine Mulcahy
Clever Chameleon by Jenny Ough
Am I Invisible Yet? by Lynne Cairncross
Emperor in Flight by Ben Twist
Smorgasbord by Lauren Booth
Caterpillar Kisses by Joel Devlin
The Ants Pants by Elizabeth Sakker
Trigona Land by David Wilks
Simply Casting Silk by Felicity Saber-Hoese
A Moth Surprise by Anna Pha
Jumping Spider and Orchard Swallowtail by Raoul Slater
Feather Duster Worm by Erik Schlogl
Camo Hopper by Zol Straub
Hatched Lacewing by Kaoru Kurihara
How Cool Is That? by Nic van Oudtshoorn
Abispa Wasp and Caterpillar by Raoul Slater
Boxer Crab by Erik Schlogl
Water Baby by Nic van Oudtshoorn
Fire Urchin Shrimp by Chris Holman
Colourful Grasshopper by Carol Newton
Flight or Fright? by James O'Hanlon
Green Carpenter Bee by Alan Page
To see all these wonderful photos, visit the Up Close & Spineless 2010 photo gallery for each section. A selection of these images will also be on display at the Australian Museum in the Birds & Insects exhibition (Level 2) from Saturday 6 November 2010.
Ms
Fara Pelarek
, Manager, Visitor Services
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