there's an overabundance of mammals in the replies here so try these on for size
Sandgroper
Hemiphractus helioi
Kinabalu Crested Dragon
Sadocus asperatus
Acanthogammarus victorii
Sandgroper
Hemiphractus helioi
Kinabalu Crested Dragon
Sadocus asperatus
Acanthogammarus victorii
July 15, 2026 at 10:47 AM
there's an overabundance of mammals in the replies here so try these on for size
Sandgroper
Hemiphractus helioi
Kinabalu Crested Dragon
Sadocus asperatus
Acanthogammarus victorii
Sandgroper
Hemiphractus helioi
Kinabalu Crested Dragon
Sadocus asperatus
Acanthogammarus victorii
February 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’m in Canberra. Born and bred Sandgroper from the suburbs of Perth. You can take the Sandgroper out of the West, but a Sandgroper one will always be.
February 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I’m in Canberra. Born and bred Sandgroper from the suburbs of Perth. You can take the Sandgroper out of the West, but a Sandgroper one will always be.
general sentiment I not so infrequently feel, but also as a sandgroper it's absolutely decapitating to have the plight of the online sandgroper not only identified, but put so eloquently the someone in Melbourne might actually read it (let alone the rest of the world).
July 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
general sentiment I not so infrequently feel, but also as a sandgroper it's absolutely decapitating to have the plight of the online sandgroper not only identified, but put so eloquently the someone in Melbourne might actually read it (let alone the rest of the world).
the sandgroper, an insect endemic to western australia, has the functional components to make sounds near it's mandibles yet there is no record of them using them to make sound.
this begs the question of what their call will herald.
this begs the question of what their call will herald.
July 31, 2023 at 9:07 AM
the sandgroper, an insect endemic to western australia, has the functional components to make sounds near it's mandibles yet there is no record of them using them to make sound.
this begs the question of what their call will herald.
this begs the question of what their call will herald.
room for an old sandgroper?
also @profterryhughes.bsky.social has arrived
also @profterryhughes.bsky.social has arrived
November 23, 2024 at 9:30 AM
room for an old sandgroper?
also @profterryhughes.bsky.social has arrived
also @profterryhughes.bsky.social has arrived
Campbell’s Sandgroper (Cylindracheta campbelli) from Herbert, NT, observed by ©aeshpaige.
A rarely seen underground insect that lives in sandy soils, with very few recorded observations.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Insects #NorthernTerritory #Biodiversity #iNaturalist
A rarely seen underground insect that lives in sandy soils, with very few recorded observations.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Insects #NorthernTerritory #Biodiversity #iNaturalist
March 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Campbell’s Sandgroper (Cylindracheta campbelli) from Herbert, NT, observed by ©aeshpaige.
A rarely seen underground insect that lives in sandy soils, with very few recorded observations.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Insects #NorthernTerritory #Biodiversity #iNaturalist
A rarely seen underground insect that lives in sandy soils, with very few recorded observations.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Insects #NorthernTerritory #Biodiversity #iNaturalist
A Sandgroper finally. 👍
November 12, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A Sandgroper finally. 👍
god bless the sandgroper
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
god bless the sandgroper
Another patriotic vote for me today, Putnisite is even closer to home being a sandgroper (from Western Australia) too!
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 9:
It’s a pair of tiny minerals with unusual chemistry as hafnium-containing #Hafnon battles with strontium/chromium-containing #Putnisite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It’s a pair of tiny minerals with unusual chemistry as hafnium-containing #Hafnon battles with strontium/chromium-containing #Putnisite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Another patriotic vote for me today, Putnisite is even closer to home being a sandgroper (from Western Australia) too!
i saw them in this figure from a paper on orthoptera diversity which is basically just showing you the freaks that live underground
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
i saw them in this figure from a paper on orthoptera diversity which is basically just showing you the freaks that live underground
I FOUND IT!!!!!!!!
They are descendants of GRASSHOPPERS and not mole crickets~!
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
They are descendants of GRASSHOPPERS and not mole crickets~!
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
July 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I FOUND IT!!!!!!!!
They are descendants of GRASSHOPPERS and not mole crickets~!
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
They are descendants of GRASSHOPPERS and not mole crickets~!
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Oopsa-daisy ... my wise & witty Walyalup sandgroper mate, Parick, has pissed off the powers that be on twatter and has been ... oh ma gawd ... 'suspended'. What a fuckin' honor, mate!
March 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Oopsa-daisy ... my wise & witty Walyalup sandgroper mate, Parick, has pissed off the powers that be on twatter and has been ... oh ma gawd ... 'suspended'. What a fuckin' honor, mate!
You're welcome, thanks back from a sandgroper expecting snow. Here, have a fan: (May 2023)
January 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You're welcome, thanks back from a sandgroper expecting snow. Here, have a fan: (May 2023)
Snap
Ex sandgroper in Ireland. I snapped a few mild Aurora shots a couple of hours ago. Olympus E-M1 with a 12-40mm f2.8 at 12mm, so also 24mm on FF.
Ex sandgroper in Ireland. I snapped a few mild Aurora shots a couple of hours ago. Olympus E-M1 with a 12-40mm f2.8 at 12mm, so also 24mm on FF.
January 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Snap
Ex sandgroper in Ireland. I snapped a few mild Aurora shots a couple of hours ago. Olympus E-M1 with a 12-40mm f2.8 at 12mm, so also 24mm on FF.
Ex sandgroper in Ireland. I snapped a few mild Aurora shots a couple of hours ago. Olympus E-M1 with a 12-40mm f2.8 at 12mm, so also 24mm on FF.
Oooh-weeee ... Sue Lines, you snappy lit'l Sandgroper, you ... you might just possibly make a damn good PM!
September 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Oooh-weeee ... Sue Lines, you snappy lit'l Sandgroper, you ... you might just possibly make a damn good PM!
Hello Sandgroper, welcome back!
October 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hello Sandgroper, welcome back!
Just as in Joh and Russ time in Qld: WA is not ashamed of itself - they’re proud of themselves.
Just as they demand subsidy when commodity prices are low, yet scream blue fkn murder if asked to pay tax when commodity prices are high.
That’s what it is to be a Sandgroper.
Just as they demand subsidy when commodity prices are low, yet scream blue fkn murder if asked to pay tax when commodity prices are high.
That’s what it is to be a Sandgroper.
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Just as in Joh and Russ time in Qld: WA is not ashamed of itself - they’re proud of themselves.
Just as they demand subsidy when commodity prices are low, yet scream blue fkn murder if asked to pay tax when commodity prices are high.
That’s what it is to be a Sandgroper.
Just as they demand subsidy when commodity prices are low, yet scream blue fkn murder if asked to pay tax when commodity prices are high.
That’s what it is to be a Sandgroper.
We follow Mai on her quest to the Valley of a Thousand Thoughts, and come upon a terrifying sandgroper, a mountain lair and a spider-flax – not just any spider-flax, but one that must be milked by the most annoying brother to accompany a girl on a pilgrimage.
baffledbearbooks.com/2025/06/12/s...
baffledbearbooks.com/2025/06/12/s...
Starchild: The Age of Akra, by Vacen Taylor. First book in the saga
An adventure full of strangeness and perils- and this is just the beginning!
baffledbearbooks.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
We follow Mai on her quest to the Valley of a Thousand Thoughts, and come upon a terrifying sandgroper, a mountain lair and a spider-flax – not just any spider-flax, but one that must be milked by the most annoying brother to accompany a girl on a pilgrimage.
baffledbearbooks.com/2025/06/12/s...
baffledbearbooks.com/2025/06/12/s...
Looks a bit like a sandgroper...
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Looks a bit like a sandgroper...
These were big in Perth in the 80’s.
February 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
These were big in Perth in the 80’s.