Up Close & Spineless 2009 Results
The results are in for the 2009 Up Close & Spineless invertebrate photography competition. Thank you to all our entrants for taking part and congratulations to the finalists!
Stands up to be counted - Colin McCloud
Colin McCloud
© Colin McCloud
Primary School Category
Winner
Oversized eating by Aaron Semtner
Highly Commended
Yum ... pollen by Anna Pupavac
Finalists
Caterpillar callisthenics by Alexia Zantides
Crawly, but not so creepy! by Daniel Bunker
Circus snails by Zoe George
Freaked-out arachnid by Thomas Morgan
Giant crab spider by Alice Heelan
Grasshopper by Alice Heelan
Gum Tree Sawfly larvae by Yazmin Tresize
Silkworms courting by Oliver Pitman
Secondary School Category
Winner
Sand grasshopper by Cheryl McKellar
Highly Commended
Googly eyes by Mattea Taylor
Finalists
The butterfly by Gabrielle Levion
Damsel by Tim Berney-Gibson
Flight QA71, cleared to land by Morgan Talbot
Gotcha by Courtney Herrin
Moth reflections by Joshua Cooper
Walking on water by Demi Zantides
Watchful and wary by Lyndon Henry
Weevil by Ashley Brennan
Professional Category
Winner
Female Spotted Katydid nymph by Paul Farley
Highly Commended
Showtime by Jurgen Otto
Finalists
Amegilla Bees and Dianella Tarda by Norm Stimson
Drunken octopus by Neil Vincent
Huntsman and quarry by Damon Wilder
Longicorn Beetle by Pavel German
Mozzie mess by Barry Hatton
Periclimenes shrimp by Neil Vincent
St Andrews Cross Spider with parasitic worm by Michael Williams
The surprise visitor by Paul Farley
Open Category
Winner
It may be 'spineless' but this ant stands up to be counted by Colin McCloud
Highly Commended
Mantis Shrimp by Juliette Myers
Finalists
Anemone by Juliette Myers
Arachnivore by Alexander Dudley
Are you that hungry? by Caroline Eng
Breeding bubbles by Jenny Ough
The millipede by Robyn Cook
Delicate china by Heather Levanti-Niblock
Glaucus maximus by Andrew McPherson
Green Lacewing by Elizabeth Tasker
Leaf-cutter ants at work by Michael Jensen
Mating flies by Bruce Gimber
Merry Christmas! by Lauren Booth
Muppet of the arachnid world by Michael Whitehead
Only a mother could love them by Kristi Ellingsen
The pursued one by Rochelle James
Scorpion by Elizabeth Tasker
Slipper Lobster by Juliette Myers
Swift-footed Crab (Leptograpsus variegatus) by Jonathon Winnel
Watchful eyes of a bearded spider by Louis Tsai
To see all these wonderful photos, visit the Up Close & Spineless 2009 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 5 December 2009.
Sophie Masters
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