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Cyclops Jumping Spider (Opisthoncus polyphemus)Observer
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Jumping spider guarding web nest in curled leaf in messy long grass patch at Waitangi.
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Arrowhead (Diasemia grammalis)Observer
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Tiny moth in long grass beside old Waitangi Bowling Green and a small tract of NZ native forest.
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Genus SerphoObserver
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Small snail, about 20mm total length, on a wooden sign in the forest at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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Sheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)Observer
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Magnificent specimen built a large web against our house adk=jacent to a small tract of NZ native bush.
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Spider made web in banana plant near our house, adjacent to a large tract of NZ native bush.
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Green Lacewings (Family Chrysopidae)Observer
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This little creature was walking across our stainless steel sink bench at Opua.
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Diaea ambaraObserver
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Very tiny single crab spider in flower of our Yellow Daisy Bush on our property.
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Blackjack Fly (Campiglossa sororcula)Observer
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I'm seeing quite a lot of these during Summer, at our property at Opua, Bay of Islands.
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Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)Observer
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Two nymphs seen under a banana leaf in our garden in Opua.
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla geisovii)Observer
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Adult climbing up the side of our house in Opua, Bay of Islands, adjacent to NZ native bush.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Holding on to her sac in our doorway.
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Genus OdontriaObserver
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Adult beetle swimming in our birdbath in Opua, Northland, New Zealand.
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Australian Leafroller Tachinid (Trigonospila brevifacies)Observer
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Single fly resting on a banana leaf on our property.
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Northern Armyworm (Mythimna separata)Observer
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Single moth resting in white net surrounding swan plants and monarch caterpillars on our property adjacent to NZ native bush.
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Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)Observer
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Adult Jumping Spider in our house, near to the sea and adjacent to NZ native bush reserve.
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Daddy Longlegs Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)Observer
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Daddy Longlegs has caught its prey and trussed it up, in our kitchen. We get a lot of Daddy Longlegs spiders in our house, next to a large tract of NZ native bush.
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Sheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)Observer
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Magnificent sheet web spider approx 20mm body length, 75mm leg lengths. Seen on a deck post on our house, near native bush and close to the sea.
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Maui's Copper (Lycaena edna)Observer
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Small cluster of butterflies living around the long grass and trees on the spit at the coastal end of Matauri Bay.
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North Island Coastal Copper (Lycaena salustius)Observer
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Many butterflies flying and resting in a hilly area on the coast, with much long grass, wild carrot flowers, pohutukawa trees.
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Lycaena Butterflies (Genus Lycaena)Observer
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Several butterflies within an area between Matauri Bay and Putataua Bay, with long grass, a few wild flowers and much sun. Plenty of Muehlenbeckia growing in the area too.
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White Porch Spider (Cryptachaea gigantipes)Observer
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Single spider with prey on the nozzle of our hose adjacent to our house and some NZ native bush. Spider body about 5mm long.
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
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Large Orb-weaver has made a big web just outside our kitchen window. It re-weaves the web most frequently, either every night or every second night. During the day there are about 3 accompanying Dewdrop spiders working away on their webs almost toughing the Orb-weaver web.
Our house is bound by NZ native bush on 2 1/2 sides and is fairly close to the sea.
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
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Single spider curled into dying swanplant in our garden, adjacent to large native forest area.
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Turf Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)Observer
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Tiny plant growing in our lawn, in an area surrounded by native bush and fairly close to the sea.
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Heath Star-Moss (Campylopus introflexus)Observer
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Several tiny clumps growing in a very dry clay bank at the edge of a NZ native tree forest of mainly Celery Pine.
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Bicolored Pennant Ant (Tetramorium bicarinatum)Observer
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Single ant in our lawn in front of out house. We do have these ants in quantity during summer, however now that we're into spring we'll no doubt see more. It had a white fungal growth on parts of the body.
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White Porch Spider (Cryptachaea gigantipes)Observer
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Medium-sized spider climbing our ranchslider, on our property near to the sea and surrounded by native NZ bush.
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
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Large spider - about 4cm length when hanging in the web. It has spun a large web between roof struts and poles on our deck, in the Bay of Islands and close to a large tract of native bush.
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Genus FistulinellaObserver
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Single specimen about 20mm diameter, smaller one below, growing in the mossy floor of Celery Pine Forest.