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Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp (Xanthocryptus novozealandicus)Observer
maritha
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Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)Observer
petemcgregorDescription
First walk after the shift to Level 3, and this karearea flew up the ridge to settle on the stump in front of the top seat and check me out for a minute or two. One of two.
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Green Vegetable Bug (Nezara viridula)Observer
robert_briggsDescription
2nd photo taken 24 hours after the first photo, eggs hatched this morning. Video https://youtu.be/DuV8TObcXMo
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Brown Soldier Bug (Cermatulus nasalis)Observer
tony_willsDescription
Liquid lunch.
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Australasian Green Shield Bug (Glaucias amyoti)Observer
eainsi_7117Description
Found on dried club of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) at night.
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New Zealand Mason Wasp (Pison spinolae)Observer
petemcgregorDescription
Mason wasp egg on a knobbled orb weaver (Eriophora pustulosa) that fell from a nest I inadvertently destroyed when I opened the hut window :-(
Spider recorded in a separate observation.
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Golden Hunting Wasp (Sphictostethus nitidus)Observer
emma-and-tomDescription
Flew into the house. We've seen a number of them recently on the house exterior and deck.
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Green Orbweb Spider (Colaranea viriditas)Observer
flossiepipDescription
Small 4/5mm, a male I think.
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Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis ssp. lateralis)Observer
petemcgregorDescription
Several tauhou foraging on old cowpats.
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Basket-cocoon Parasitoid (Meteorus pulchricornis)Observer
grahameDescription
Any guesses folks as to who used to live here.
Hanging from a fine thread from a branch.
5 - 10 mm long
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Golden Hunting Wasp (Sphictostethus nitidus)Observer
lisa_bennettDescription
Dead - the parasite has been listed as a separate observation
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
mike68luskDescription
A rare sight at our place, almost all mantids are the South African sp
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Golden Hunting Wasp (Sphictostethus nitidus)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
with paralyzed Uliodon albopunctatus prey
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Genus GynoplistiaObserver
dwilsonDescription
Fly caught on window. Body length c.15mm.
I think this fly mimics a pompilid wasp. It is similar in size, coloration and movements to a pompilid in another Naturewatch observation from 8/10/16 at Mt Tamahunga.
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Scorpion-tailed Spiders (Genus Arachnura)Observer
nakileighDescription
One spider seen on kiekie.
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steve_kerrDescription
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae: Campoletis sp. ?
male vigorously pursuing and displaying for female
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Bentbristles (Genus Neoitamus)Observer
petemcgregorDescription
Predating what appears to be a soldier fly.
First image focus-stacked from 8 hand-held photographs at f4.
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Tūī (Mainland Tūī) (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
petemcgregor
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Tūī (Mainland Tūī) (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
petemcgregorDescription
Feeding on Callistemon flowers.
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House Spiders (Genus Badumna)Observer
dwilsonDescription
Rainbow skinks have been running up the wall today, and this one has been caught in the web of the spider.
The second photo was taken an hour later, and shows the spider trying to free the tail so that the skink can be pulled into the hole in the wall.
The space between the bricks is 10mm wide.
