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Prickly Stick Insect Acanthoxyla prasinaObserver
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On young kahikatea

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New Zealand Sentinel Crab Hemiplax hirtipesObserver
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Many feeding on dead octopus (?)

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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies Order AgaricalesObserver
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On a dead black beech

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Peron's Camouflage Crab Notomithrax peroniiObserver
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Shell was lying empty in a tidal pool. I moved it onto a piece of broken pottery for clearer photo. What is the dark purple stain inside and out?

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Robust Bracket Fomitiporia robustaObserver
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On dead mature kanuka.

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There were 20 or more specimens of this sea star that I saw within a 5 minutes walk. The photos are of different specimens. Most were in the process of regenerating some legs.

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Karearea Falco novaeseelandiaeObserver
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It was eating a dead animal (rabbit, possum?) on the road just before I took this photo.

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Mainland Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatusObserver
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Juvenile?

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Waratah Anemone Actinia tenebrosaObserver
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Opened within 8 minutes as tide rose.