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Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)Observer
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I placed the trap in the bushes outside my flat for a night and checked on it the following morning, only to find that the hedgehog had entered the trap, eaten all the peanut butter, and left out the same way it came. There are foot prints, in addition to quill marks, in the ink.
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
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Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Suborder HelicinaObserver
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Centipedes (Class Chilopoda)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site. Smaller of two centipedes.
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Beetle Mites (Suborder Oribatida)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Hypogastrurid Springtails (Family Hypogastruridae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site. Count is approximate, but they were the largest constituent taxa.
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Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site. Male spider.
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Snake Millipedes (Order Julida)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Pill Woodlice (Family Armadillidiidae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump site.
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Centipedes (Class Chilopoda)Observer
ahooverDescription
Collected from pitfall trap deployed in a wood pile in the Linc Works vegetative dump.
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Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus)Observer
ahooverDescription
A flock of chickens by the BHU organic garden.
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South Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. fuliginosa)Observer
ahooverDescription
I spotted several individuals flitting through the branches of an arboretum tree as I climbed into the upper canopy. They were calling to one another, but generally did not seem to mind my presence too much.
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Western European Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos ssp. clarkei)Observer
ahooverDescription
What resembled a juvenile bird perched on the bench outside my flat. It stared about almost nervously, defecated, and then hopped off in to the bushes.
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Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)Observer
ahooverDescription
One individual seen outside the Hilgendorf Building enclosure near but not interacting with a Celastraceae species.
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Kea (Nestor notabilis)Observer
ahooverDescription
There were Kea sitting on the roof of a building near the entrance for Avalanche Peak. They were calling to one another and causing general mischief by picking at cars.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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A small paddling of ducks. They are quite tame and interested in crinkling wrappers in the hopes that they contain food.
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Southeastern Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)Observer
ahooverDescription
A small group of individuals was spotted along a small creek by the Linc Works dump site. They were calling to one another and browsing in the riparian weeds and mud. They frequent the area, as judged by the presence of old feces, worn paths, and numerous foot prints.
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Small White (Pieris rapae)Observer
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Flew overhead and landed to feed on Daucus carota.
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Small White (Pieris rapae)Observer
ahooverDescription
Clinging to long grass in twilight.
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New Zealand Blue (Zizina oxleyi)Observer
ahooverDescription
Found feeding on white clover in direct sunlight.
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
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Flew by while I walked home.
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Small White (Pieris rapae)Observer
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Sunny field, hot direct sunlight.
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
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Found sunning itself outside of flat window in the early morning.
