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luca_dtDescription
Now this was a bit of a surprise.
Swam out when I lifted a rock. It then tucked into a space nearby. Very weird things. Habitat shot last. That's the spot he was in before I flipped the rock.
~4cm long
Lower intertidal.
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New Zealand Glowworm (Arachnocampa luminosa)Observer
dougaltDescription
Glow worm larva beside a track at Otari/Wiltons Bush. 30 sec. exposure and fill flash.
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Polycera maddoxiObserver
apteryx54Description
An old photograph from colour positive slide taken in ~ January 1993. Depth 5m. New Plymouth breakwater.
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
emily_rDescription
Perfectly placed for a photograph lol!
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Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)Observer
vickydDescription
First time observing Bittern in the wild. Waitara estuary 30 April 2022
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Tunneling Mud Crab (Austrohelice crassa)Observer
emily_rDescription
Kindly picked out by kotare. See https://inaturalist.nz/observations/114436427. At this location at the river mouth it's pretty much the only crab species it could be. Observations of the mud tunnels nearby and shape of the crab in the kotare's beak further support this.
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
simonnicholasDescription
counted 40 babies
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Tōrea (Variable Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor)Observer
emily_rDescription
Band K-7446
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Tara (White Fronted Tern) (Sterna striata)Observer
enzedfredDescription
About 120 mixed ages on the wharf.
