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Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp. merula)Observer
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Leucistic blackbird
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Sombrero Spider (Stiphidion facetum)Observer
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A visitor in the kitchen
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No photos or sounds
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Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Flying around garden
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla)Observer
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Typical Octopuses (Family Octopodidae)Observer
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On the shore of Quarantine Island in Otago Harbour. Octopus was just above tide line and very still - we thought it was dead for a while, but once in the water it changed colour and there was visible pulsing.
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
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Missing DateDescription
Largish (5-6") grub in compost.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Missing Location
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Genus SpathiusObserver
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Ant with long stinger ... Or is it?
No, turns out it's a tiny wasp without wings.
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No photos or sounds
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Unknown shrub, leaves look like lavender but no smell of it. This photo makes the flower look more blue and less purple than it ought.
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Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle (Laemostenus complanatus)Observer
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Unsure of ID. Ground Beetle?
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Sheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)Observer
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Unsure of ID on this one.
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Stone Centipedes (Order Lithobiomorpha)Observer
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Not a very giant one this time, but they do grow larger around our garden. Probably about 4cm body here.
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Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)Observer
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Missing Location
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Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)Observer
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Missing Location
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Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)Observer
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Plump!
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Tarata Looper (Xyridacma ustaria)Observer
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On tiled kitchen floor in morning.
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