Found this guy (or girl) in the bathroom. Quite different to the Sheetweb i saw outside the other week but thats the closest one iNaturalist is recommending. This one has a much smaller abdomen and much bigger cephalothorax. Hope someone can confirm?
Found this guy (or girl) in the bathroom. Quite different to the Sheetweb i saw outside the other week but thats the closest one iNaturalist is recommending. This one has a much smaller abdomen and much bigger cephalothorax. Hope someone can confirm?
Crawling around my bathroom mirror this morning!
Credit: Forest & Bird top of the South bat recovery project.
INaturalist Mātaki Taiao has a distinct lack of photos of our precious NZ bat species even though there are many records out there. Together with NZBCT I’m endeavouring to upload photos where the locations/dates are available and attributing the photographer. Photos with strict copyright etc will obviously not be uploaded. To find out more about NZBCT please go here:
Having forage on the back lawn.
Having forage on the back lawn.
Having forage on the back lawn.
Having forage on the back lawn.
Crawling around my bathroom mirror this morning!
Pitfall trap set up near my vegetable garden (contains mostly Kale, Silverbeet, Wild Mint, Carrot, Tomato & some Marigolds).
The trap was set for research added to Lincoln University's ECOL 202 class for 5 days/nights (3-8th May 2018).
Diplazon laetatorius - Hover Fly Parasite. Assumed female since males are extremely rare (and not needed in order to breed - through a process called thelytokous parthenogenesis).