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Auckland Tree Weta (Hemideina thoracica)Observer
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And then we got one in the house
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Dark Sheetwebber (Euprosthenopsis pulchella)Observer
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small long legs spider
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Blue Pony Ant (Rhytidoponera chalybaea)Observer
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Large ants appearing on split Kanuka.
Body length about 10mm
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Warou (Welcome Swallow) (Hirundo neoxena ssp. neoxena)Observer
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It hit the house window but came right after a couple of minutes
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Grey Duck × Mallard Hybrid (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)Observer
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The mail bird is very black
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Two different organisms with no relation to each other. The Leatherleaf Fern seems to grow through the fungi.
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Bush Lawyer (Rubus cissoides)Observer
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Pretty nasty plant which will easily draw blood.
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Wellington Tree Wētā (Hemideina crassidens)Observer
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This Weta felt the need to overnight crawl into my shoe. It was lucky I didn't crush it in the morning...
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Eupolypods I (Suborder Polypodiineae)Observer
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Two different organisms with no relation to each other. I'm not sure what fungi this is.