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?
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:
c. 1 mm long in bark mulch. Opalescent sheen on body. A nymph?
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).