Whoa, this is amazing! Such a gorgeous closeup of that face.

thanks! one of the benefits of working with megafauna, i suppose, is that there are lots of good close ups of them lol. this one for example www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Giant Petaltail (Petalura ingentissima)

Giant Petaltail in February 2024 by Christina Suttner. He repeatedly landed on our heads and hands -we made nice perches.