Strange nest or ?

Submitted: Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:09

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Hi, traveled from Perth to Paynes find Ninghan station on weekend looking at the magnificent wild flowers. Had great trip...from Dalwallinu onwards it's lovely and the last 50km into Paynes find we took literally hundreds of photos.Ninghan is good, and the 4WD track upto the top of Mount Singleton was interesting and relatively easy. Onthe way home we detoured down the rabbit proof fence road to the corner of Wubin East road and saw a good strip of wreath flowers.
GPS coords: S30.10749 E116.89355.

We were puzzled by the occasional "nest"we saw. They were a round depression in the red sand, with a hole in the bottom...and lots of small dry leaves stuck around the top. they were about the size of a large dinner plate..any ideas?
Cheers
Gerard

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Reply By: Member -Paul M (WA) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:44

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:44

maybe mallee fowl nest

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Follow Up By: Witi Repartee - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:47

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:47

I don't know..the dried leaves were "stuck" onto the top rim very neatly and quite firmly. The hole in the bottom has me puzzled. It seemed way to be for ants etc.Maybe it's a built in malle fowl dunny?
I'd post a photo, but I'm only a registered visitor and not a member.

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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:46

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:46

Hi Gerard
If they look like below, they are spinifex ants nests.

Cheers

Stephen

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Follow Up By: Witi Repartee - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:49

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:49

Thats it. Many thanks. It was the size of the nest that had me bamboozled.It looked way to big for an ants nest.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:57

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:57

Hi
Here is the same type of nest just starting to be built. The Ants as quite large and I would not like to be bitten be them.

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Reply By: equinox - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 13:13

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 13:13

Guess what this nest is?

Picture taken Gibson Desert 2007.

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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 13:15

Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 at 13:15

Stick Nest Rat

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Greg

I sent one final shout after him to stick to the track, to which he replied “All right,” That was the last ever seen of Gibson - E Giles 23 April 1874

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