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Giant Scale Insects (Genus Coelostomidia)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Insect moving around on a footbridge handrail over a stream in native bush.
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Tribe PlatycraniniObserver
christianlangnerDescription
extraordinary striking colored new species, eventually new Genus (see observation of a similar individual here: http://endemia.nc/en/faune/fiche1948)
Note the excretion of a milky defense liquid after handling...
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Australian Twig-mimicking Katydid (Zaprochilus australis)Observer
peter-langDescription
Found on dead branch in Eucalyptus oleosa (-E. socialis) Open Mallee community on hill crest.
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Southern Two-striped Walkingstick (Anisomorpha buprestoides)Observer
marciabDescription
Dead, being eaten by crazy ants.
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Stick Insects (Order Phasmida)Observer
earthknightDescription
Being eaten by a Giant Asian Mantis
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Red-winged Stick Insect (Podacanthus viridiroseus)Observer
ianmcmillanDescription
Predated by Holconia immanis, Sparassidae
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Common European Yellowjacket (Vespula vulgaris)Observer
jefffryettDescription
Wasp predating on a stick insect. Saw the wasp on a path and stopped on it then saw the stick insect after
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Asian Paper Wasp (Polistes chinensis)Observer
angelamoonjonesDescription
This wasp was eating some sort of long green insect. I thought it was a caterpillar but perhaps it was a stick insect?
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Found the three eggs shells in small hollow in foliage on a bank above a bush access road. Photos 4&5 show the eggs in situ. Looks like a dead stick insect in the leaf litter as well. Eggs maybe predated? This area has regular pest control, baiting and trapping.
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Stick insect attacked by a paper wasp. Back end bitten off. Unlikely to survive. Probably the same stick insect observed on this small guava bush Dec 20 & Dec 25:
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Genus MelobasisObserver
jo_poultonDescription
Found in spider web under mixed exotic/macadamia spp hedge
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
davidwhyteDescription
Found in my van after putting in some firewood logs. Firewood was kowhai, exotic conifer and some other fast growing exotic.
Released back onto native vegetation
It was swaying in the wind, even though there was not wind in the van.
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Cape Stick Insect (Phalces brevis)Observer
qgroblerDescription
Mantid -attacked by ants
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Titan Stick Insect (Acrophylla titan)Observer
littlerunacresDescription
Field Notes - Found on the road when driving home. A magpie was attacking him. i pulled up to see why the magpie was interested in the stick. Not a stick. Moved him to the side of the road to avoid cars. Magpie may come back but such is nature
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Ramulus caiiObserver
jennahmDescription
Being attacked in abdomen by two wasps while very much alive. To lay eggs?
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Children’s Stick Insect (Tropidoderus childrenii)Observer
questagameDescription
Sighting and photos (c) green_eggs_and_ham.
Field Notes - Beautiful phasmid who was being attacked by birds! We think he's a male. Would love to know the species. Has a nice set of yellow and purple (?) wings and can fly a bit.
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Titan Stick Insect (Acrophylla titan)Observer
questagameDescription
Sighting and photos (c) mark3.
Field Notes - It was just attacked by a bird which is why we saw it. It seems about 25-30cm long
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Pink-winged Phasma (Podacanthus typhon)Observer
possumpeteDescription
Didn't realise when I picked it up a battle for survival was going on as a large water skink was attacking this big insect.
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Northern Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata)Observer
reuvenmDescription
Being attacked by yellowjacket
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Northern Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata)Observer
jhiebertDescription
A Walkingstick being attacked by some sort of true bug. There is a duplicate observation for the bug.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
siobhanleachmanDescription
Was on the ground. Saw it attacked by a wasp. Waved the wasp off and placed the stick insect on a tree.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
epitreeDescription
Eating Phormium tenax.
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
dougaltDescription
50 mm long; eating new foliage on a young kahikatea tree.
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Unarmed Stick-Insect (Acanthoxyla inermis)Observer
mckee2rDescription
Eating pohutakawa leaves.
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Unarmed Stick-Insect (Acanthoxyla inermis)Observer
mike1963Description
Stick insect seen on a privet hedge
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Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
mandyhDescription
Observed in a Kanuka with a beakful of insects. Three juvenile stick insects and an unidentified winged insect.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
metanatureDescription
On body of 20cm stick insect.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
jefffryettDescription
Predated on by wasp
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greyDescription
Found on a garden shrub, missing 2 legs. Body about 10 cm long.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
metanatureDescription
This specimen was over 20cm long and infested with some kind of sucking insect.
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Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)Observer
treegrowDescription
Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
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Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)Observer
pjd1Description
Common under concrete block lying in wasteland near Chatham William Innia Tuuta Airport car park.
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Chatham Island Cicada (Kikihia longula)Observer
pjd1Place
Chatham Islands, Rekohu (Chatham Island), South Chatham, Kawenata near Rangaika Scenic Reserve (Google, OSM)Description
Common in rough pasture and fernland.
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Oramia chathamensisObserver
pjd1Description
Not sure about the identification. Found in artificial Chatham Island Petrel burrow, associated with numerous weta. A large spider measuring c.90 mm in length. Rather reddish to my colour blind eyes. Such spiders are habitually called on this island Cambridgea annulata - so I place it here and await others conclusions. I did see sheet web spiders commonly on their webs the island at night and they sort of looked like this. This particular spider is reputed to have a painful bite.
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New Zealand Giant Stick Insect (Argosarchus horridus)Observer
naturewatchwidow
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Knobbled Orbweaver (Socca pustulosa)Observer
flossiepipDescription
I think that the prey is a Brown Shield Bug!
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
obblueDescription
Attacked by wasps
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Rescued a live stick insect being attacked by Vespula wasps on leaf litter in native bush.
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Stick Insects (Order Phasmida)Observer
ngr124Description
Noticed on track as it was trying to defend itself from attack by a wasp. Amazed at how flexible it was when it curved the hind part of its abdomen around into a 'scorpion-like' posture to dislodge the wasp which was on its back.
Help with species ID would be appreciated please.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Stick insect was repeatedly attacked by a wasp, but managed to scramble up the kanuka to safety.
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
shanmonkey31Description
A wasp was attacking this phasmid
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
jon_sullivanDescription
The stick insect I rescued from a Vespula wasp. Also see my observation of the attack in progress.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
williambrockelsbyDescription
We found so many stick insects in this stream, a number worse for wear. Is this a parasite?
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
claire_gummerDescription
male and female stick insects mating on NZ flax. Clitarchus sp?? Female has 2 red protuberances, 1 each end of body, on 1 side only - tubercles? parasites? injuries? I have more photos; this is the most comprehensive with best focus.
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Stick Insects (Order Phasmida)Observer
manishaprasadDescription
Stick insect with mites? found on Lophomyrtus obcordata.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Several red mites on a live stick insect.
Insect obs: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/37364360
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
ecomanDescription
Green stick insect found on Metrosideros perforata. A mite was also found on it.
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
jeremy_rolfeDescription
On cultivated apple tree (Malus Xdomestica). Note mite on thorax behind foreleg.
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Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
This was funny. A fledgling tui was begging and waiting for food. Finally an adult brought it a big stick insect, but then had a lot of trouble getting it into the fledgling's mouth. Insect was probably wriggling around. Adult nearly dropped it a couple of times. (Apologies for poor quality images.)
A second tui fledgling close by was also being fed by an adult.
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Gray Gerygone (Gerygone igata)Observer
christopherstephensDescription
smashing what appears to be a yellow and orange stick insect (what type?) against a branch, the begging juvenile off to the right.
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North Island Robin (Petroica longipes)Observer
emanningDescription
Robin in the wattle track. This little robin had an insect in its beak - a moth maybe. It didn't stop to eat it but flew off with it - so it was probably going back to a nest.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
flyingkiwigirlDescription
Sparrow killing and eating a NZ Grasshopper
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New Zealand Giant Stick Insect (Argosarchus horridus)Observer
steve_kerrDescription
Cryptic colourations and quick to assume "stick-like" postures when disturbed (see photo #4)
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
vladlissDescription
Some kind of stick insect? Probably fell off the tree on our deck after it was injured by something.
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
jacqui-nzDescription
I thought the two-legged stick insect caught in a spider web was dead, but found it 6 hours later on the house wall! Native bush surrounding the property.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
greyDescription
On a totara tree.
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Genus AcanthoxylaObserver
sam-speightDescription
One of many in the manuka along the wilderness trail
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
julievause_nzDescription
Single specimen about 15cm long in domestic garden comprising many naive tree species, seen on deck railing.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
linda_gDescription
a lot of these seemed to have some kind of parasites or beetles stuck to them. Found in eucalyptus trees.
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Smooth Stick Insect (Clitarchus hookeri)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Resting on a kauri trunk. Insect had a number of red mites on it.
Mites obs: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/37364545
