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Sooty Orbweaver

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Salsa fuliginata, commonly known as the sooty orbweaver, is a orb-weaver spider in the genus Salsa. The species is found throughout southeastern Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia has a great write up about these beautiful little spiders. Found this beautiful little spider in St Leonards, Dunedin, New … Continue reading →

Helicoverpa punctigera, Australian fruitworm

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Helicoverpa Punctigera, native to Australia, capable of long distance migration, sometimes ending up in New Zealand. Larvae feed on plants like peas, sunflowers and tomatoes. Females lay up to 1000 eggs in their few week life time.

Cephalotus follicularis – Australian Pitcher Plant

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This little guy is so beautiful. I had recently lost all the pitchers on this plant but they’re finally growing back. They’re currently so, so tiny (about 5mm) and so cute. Look at all that fluff!

Devil’s Coach Horse

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This is cool! And so beautiful! Creophilus oculatus or devil’s coach horse is a species of large carrion-feeding rove beetle endemic to New Zealand. “The name “devil’s coach horse” is used for Ocypus olens, another large species of rove beetle … Continue reading →

Gull Bird

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Just a gull bird hanging out on a post. The classic red-billed gull or tarāpunga, (also known as silver gull, tarapunga, mackerel gull, Jackie (Chathams), akiaki, seagull, redbilled gull, red billed gull), are found in most coastal locations throughout New … Continue reading →

Longtailed Mealybug

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Good morning 🙂 I had an unwanted visitor on my Hoya Polyneura, as far as I can tell she is the only one but I have not properly looked. She was very cool to photograph though, so beautiful and alien … Continue reading →