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Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Isopods of Mound Springs

The isopods (Phreatomerus latipes) living in the trickling overflow of the unique and beautiful Mound Springs north of the Flinders Ranges may look like garden slaters but are in fact a rare and ancient species of crustacean endemic to the ecological niche of the desert springs. Learn more about these evolutionary time capsules of the desert on the Friends of Mound Springs website.

Blanche Cup mound spring
Posted on May 31, 2018April 5, 2022

Mound spring

Mound springs are natural outlets for the aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin. For more information on this wonderful geological and ecological phenomenon, visit the Friends of Mound Springs website, from which the following diagram was sourced.

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