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Hexathele petrieiObserver
samuelpurdiewildlifeDescription
Thanks to James Stacy for suggesting an ID! I was initially perplexed by this spider as it resembled Hexathele, but appeared to only have four spinnerets. I subsequently acquired a close-up photograph of this species and realised that it does indeed have six spinnerets, one pair is just tiny! 🕷️
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Banded Tunnelweb Spiders (Genus Hexathele)Observer
barred_looperDescription
Found in a burrow beside the Mt Cass road, North Canterbury. approximate location.
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Banded Tunnelweb Spiders (Genus Hexathele)Observer
barred_looperDescription
Many burrows of these found in the clay banks beside the road. Some specimens are a reasonable size. The location is approximate.
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Typical Jumping Spiders (Subfamily Salticinae)Observer
frankashwoodDescription
Has a fungal fruiting body growing out of abdomen?
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Hongos (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
A white fungus that grows on the old flowers of ivy.
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Ngahue Reserve, Saint Johns, Auckland.
One dryinidised cicadellid nymph, in long grass (kikuyu).
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Dryinus koebeleiObserver
aldwin3Description
It has mantid-like front legs, will be keeping this specimen.
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Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Genus Clubiona)Observer
catchwordsDescription
Presumably mating.
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stephen_thorpeDescription
Titirangi, Auckland.
Inside a fallen nikau palm leaf base, near the Park Rd entrance to Zigzag Track, Atkinson Park.
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Australasian Pirate Spiders (Genus Australomimetus)Observer
commoncopperDescription
Amazing pedipalps!
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
frankashwoodDescription
On beating sheet under various trees
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Western Rook (Corvus frugilegus ssp. frugilegus)Observer
tim_hopleyDescription
These have been on my hit list to see and record for a while now. Every chance I get close they fly away before the camera is out.. but not today!!! Stretching the lens abit. Collective noun for rooks is apparently a building, I counted 24 in the building.
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Meshweavers and Allies (Zoosubsection Marronoid)Observer
brendandooganDescription
One of many darting furtively around in the shell bank at high tide. Lots of amphi- and isopods moving around in the cast up seagrass and shell.
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Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)Observer
hayley22473Description
This is third one that I have found outside one of our hives. This one was in Burnside and the other sitings were in Lincoln. It looks and sounds like a bee and had been clearly Ina fight with guard bees outside the hive which suggests it is wanting food. I would like to know what it is. Shiny round abdomen, wing, buzzed when I moved it.
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Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)Observer
dccopleyDescription
Specimen collected by @doviende
Now in the RBCM collection
Original record here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206356244
Species ID confirmed with epigynum.
This is a first BC and Canadian record of this spider documented by a specimen. Nice work on noticing that it was different from our much more common Larinioides.
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Orbweavers and Allies (Superfamily Araneoidea)Observer
dustinlamontDescription
on Corokia.
Specimen collected.
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
aliciahpDescription
The outside of our brick home is a popular spot for praying mantis eggs. Unfortunately during a previous witnessed hatching, the young were eaten by the resident jumping spiders.
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Sheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)Observer
toheroaDescription
Found outside house in Ostend, Waiheke Island
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Comb-footed Spiders (Family Theridiidae)Observer
anna540Description
Photo by Pete Baxter. A mm or so in size. Cave species
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Leafless Pōhuehue (Muehlenbeckia ephedroides)Observer
tarahhDescription
Multiple plants of different sizes growing in disturbed soil
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Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brouni)Observer
tomsubDescription
Found all over our restoration site. Often making their home in Paspalum grass.
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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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Banded Tunnelweb Spiders (Genus Hexathele)Observer
carogeenzDescription
Discovered indoors
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Tarata Looper (Xyridacma ustaria)Observer
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
Lepidoptera survey of Te Ahu Patiki / Mt Herbert. Day-flying moths searched for around the top in tussock grassland, damp areas, and rocky bluffs. Night work done on forest fragments on the northern slopes between My Herbert and Mt Bradley. Forest fragments consisted of kowhai, totara, narrow-leaved lacebark, ribbonwood, amongst others. A diverse range of vines and lots of tree nettle (Urtica ferox) - a wonderful plant that supports many moth species - oh, and the red admiral. A stunning diversity of Lepidoptera and would love to return. Many thanks to Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust.
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Periscope Spiders (Genus Plectophanes)Observer
commoncopperDescription
See https://inaturalist.nz/observations/196188911 for a similar specimen.
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Vagrant Spiders (Genus Uliodon)Observer
kowhaitreehuggerDescription
Squares (in second photo) are 1cm by 1cm.
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Crafty Fishing Spider (Dolomedes facetus)Observer
mlambertnzDescription
Looks like D facetus to me but I could be wrong given only observations are in Northland.
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Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
barred_looperDescription
Saw this wasp dragging a spider along the ground at the base of large Totata at Montgomery Reserve, Banks Peninsula. Approximate Co-ordinates.
