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Mud Whelk Cominella glandiformisObserver
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Would love to know exactly what these snails (commonly called "whelks") are. I didnt take the photo for ID purposes so I realize it's not great. They are very common I'm sandy and muddy estuaries, and I am assuming they are all the same species but could easily be wrong.
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Japanese Spindle Tree Euonymus japonicusObserver
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Not sure what this is. Growing among several very weedy species including Brush wattle and bamboo
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My photos are sadly poor quality. I am not certain of the species but am familiar with this species from Australia, and I think it's the same one.
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Hukihuki Coprosma tenuicaulisObserver
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Probably a coprosma, growing in swampy soils under dead Willow trees.
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White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae ssp. novaehollandiaeObserver
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Ate a bug ^v^
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Reed Meadowgrass Glyceria maximaObserver
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Prolific around the drains and streams in Kopurererua reserve
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Fungi Including Lichens Kingdom FungiObserver
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Epiphytic fungus on cultivated Gardenia jasminoides. (I think)
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Oyster Borer Haustrum scobinaObserver
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Black speckled shell. Possibly still a common whelk but not sure.
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Robust Bracket Fomitiporia robustaObserver
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I know this as a "Bracket fungus" don't know the scientific name though. Growing on Metrosideros excelsa.
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Blue Morning Glory Ipomoea indicaObserver
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I have been wondering what these invasive purple flowers around the Tauranga roadsides are for a while now.
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Spiders Order AraneaeObserver
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Tunnelweb web or Grey House Spider? Unsure
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Silver Orb Spider Leucauge dromedariaObserver
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Spider with bright markings. Never noticed one before.
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Big-headed Ants Genus PheidoleObserver
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Small yellow/orange ant looks like many species I know from Australia, maybe Linepithema humile? They are small (suspected Ochetellus ant for comparison) hence the blurry photos!
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Pukatea Laurelia novae-zelandiaeObserver
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Variegated Laurelia seedling near Otanewainuku.
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Cicadas Superfamily CicadoideaObserver
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2 cicadas mating (not sure what the technical term is?) in suburban Tauranga.
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Mountain Neinei Dracophyllum traversiiObserver
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Quite a few bushes around. Steep, rocky scrub land with many old landslides.
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Silver Beech Nothofagus menziesiiObserver
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Beautiful silver beech forest up here! Many trees are very stunted, some are quite large.
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Dunnock Prunella modularisObserver
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Small blue eggs, cracked on the floor, no visible nest around.
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North Island Tomtit Petroica macrocephala ssp. toitoiObserver
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I dont know if anyone can tell what this bird is from the bad quality photos. It looks to me like a Brown Creeper which are only in the SI. I thought maybe a female tomtit or a juvenile robin... I dont know! Cute though
