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In alpine scrub.

Pitfall trap, in ethanol

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? Crazy spinners

found on a karamū plant in the middle of the day, very big - diameter of about a gingernut i reckon

Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night.
Observed with Andy Xiong

Native Podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night.

On concrete walkway near grass at night

Native podocarp-broadleaved bush.

indoors, quite tiny (aprox. 2mm lenght 1 mm width)

Collected from a pond.

A small spider (body length less than 10mm), quite common among the screes on Mount Arthur

On limestone bluffs at 1600m of elevation. Even among Uliodon, this was a very large specimen.

Found under a rock on a slope just outside a pine forest patch.

Beneath large rock on grassland.

Semi-clitellate, but sufficient for ID

found in borer hole on cotton branch of Olearia fimbriata

found in hole in loose slip material ! 100-150m below Mt Grandview peak

5mm long parasitic wasp caught in white pan trap beside flowering Gentians

on flower of Aciphylla aurea, near Grandview Mountain, Otago, NZ. This one has spines and sharp back end

on flower of Aciphylla aurea, near Grandview Mountain, Otago, NZ. This one has no spines and rounded back end

found under rocks. Male and female found under rocks within 10m apart. Possibly H. petriei

found under rocks

Unknown freshwater larvae from Lagoon Creek. I was struggling to distinguish hairs from tarsal claws. A photo of the feet are included for reference.

Plot UB01. Part of Mt Grandview Inventory.
Last picture shows the rock and habitat it was found in.

Native mixed podocarp / broadleaf forest, resting on a tree trunk at night.
With cute juveniles!!!

Under a leaf on the ground.

All creatures in this set sieved from leaf litter in this spot.

keyed using Manual of nearctic diptera, interesting lobed halteres

From soil sample

Seen hanging from a small branch. A bit less than 1 cm across.

Half way in the cave