3 Common Death Adder at Blue Mountains National Park, NSW
Identification history
| Acanthophis antarcticus | 13 Jul 2021 | PatrickCampbell |
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Red colour phase.
Note the spine on the tip of the tail, which is wriggled to attract prey within striking distance of this ambush predator.
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PatrickCampbell
wrote:
4 Sep 2021
Thanks Aaron. Of course the tail is typically in front of the head when it's "hunting" in the ambush position. This shot shows the spine at the tip of the tail best to illustrate this genus' unique distinguishing feature. The name of the genus derives from the Ancient Greek acanthos meaning "spine" and ophis "snake", referring to the spine on the death adder's tail.
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- 1 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2008 01:11 AM Recorded on
- PatrickCampbell Recorded by
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- Acanthophis antarcticus Scientific name
- Common Death Adder Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
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