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Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
Tui's (near a nectar feeder)
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Icing Sugar Fungus (Beauveria bassiana)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
White fungus on a cicada.
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Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
I've seen a number of these before, not sure what they are
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Two-spined Spider (Poecilopachys australasia)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
A two spined spider
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Scale Insects (Superfamily Coccoidea)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
Found this on the leg of a bee, the same bee had a Varroa mite on it. To be clear, this observation is about what is on the bee's leg.
I have no idea as to an ID...
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Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor)Observer
mohawkalexDescription
Found a Varroa mite on this poor bee at the Forrest and Bird Matuku Reserve (near Bethells Beach in Auckland)